Phasal Verbs 2 Flashcards
cut something off
cortar, amputar
The doctors cut off his leg because it was severely injured.
cut something off
cortar
The phone company cut off our phone because we didn’t pay the bill.
cut someone off
distanciar, sacar del testamento
My grandparents cut my father off when he remarried.
cut something out
recortar
I cut this ad out of the newspaper.
ad: anuncio comercial.
do someone/something over
golpear, saquear
His shop was done over by a street gang.
do something over
hacer de nuevo, volver a hacer
My teacher wants me to do my essay over because she doesn’t like my topic.
do away with something
eliminar, acabar con, deshacerse de
It’s time to do away with all of these old tax.
do something up
abrochar, abotonar
Do your coat up before you go outside. It’s snowing!
dress up
vestirse, arreglarse, ponerse elegante
It’s a fancy restaurant so we have to dress up.
drop back
quedarse atrás
Andrea dropped back to third place when she fell off her bike.
drop in/by/over
pasar, dejarse caer
I might drop in/by/over for tea sometime this week.
drop someone/something off
dejar, llevar
I have to drop my sister off at work before I come over.
drop out
abandonar, dejar
I dropped out of science because it was too difficult.
eat out
cenar fuera, salir a cenar
I don’t fell like cooking tonight, Let’s eat out.
end up
acabar, terminar
We ended up renting a movie instead of going to the theatre.
fall apart
descuajaringarse, hacerse pedacitos
My new dress fell apart int he washing machine.
fall down
caerse
The picture that you hang up last night fell down this morning.
fall out
caérsele a uno algo
The money must have fallen out of my pocket.
fall out
caérsele el pelo, los dientes…
His hair started to fall out when he was only 35.
figure something out
resolver, entender, darse cuenta
I need to figure out how to fit the piano and the table in this room.
fill something in
completar, rellenar
Please fill in the form with your name, address, and phone number.
fill something out
completar, rellenar
The form must be filled out in capital letters.
find something up
llenar, saturar, abarrotar
I always fill the water jug (jarra) up went it is empty.
find out
descubrir
We don’t know where he lives. How can we find out?
