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Phrasal ll Flashcards

1
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Darse prisa / do smth more quickly

A
  • Hurry up*

- We are going to lose the train,hurry up!

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to quit / perder el gusto por

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  • Go off*

- I started to go off the idea. It seems really complicated.

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Ahorrar

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  • Save up*

- I will save up for my new car.

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Comer todo

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  • Eat up*

- You must eat up your lunch.

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Come to your home (to see you)

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  • Come round*

- Beryl came round this morning to apologize.

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Understand smth / to become popular

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  • Catch on*
  • Wait a minute! I’m beginning to catch on that math’s problem.
  • That style has been around for ages without catching on.
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Romper a

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  • Break into*

- He broke into a wide grin.

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Reduce the amount you consume of smth

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  • Cut down on*

- I going to cut down on cigarettes because I’m an avid smoker.

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9
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Criar / sacar un tema

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  • Bring up*
  • I brought up my children in the countryside.
  • He brought up a subject rarely raised during the course.
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Go to anywhere that’s not your destination for visiting or doing smth

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  • Drop by/in*

- I will drop I the supermarket to by some water.

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Poner en su sitio

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  • Put away*

- Can you put away that doll? It’s not in its place

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Animarse

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  • Cheer up*

- Come on, cheer up!! It will be a fantastic trip.

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Crear / urbanizar

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  • Build up*

- We build up a jigsaw.

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Partir

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  • Set off*

- I set off very quickly from our home.

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15
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Salir

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  • Come out*

- I came out the wardrobe with my family last year.

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16
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To end a relationship

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  • Break up*

- They broke up and she broke into tears.

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17
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Encontrarse por casualidad (smth)

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Come across

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To continue/ Seguir

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  • Carry on*

- 🎶Carry on, carry on… Like nothing really matters

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An end result of smth.

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  • end up*

- This story end up pretty nice.

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Eliminate / deshacerse de

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  • Get rid off*

- I got rid off that bicycle years ago.

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To continue

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  • Go on*

- You have to go on with the tasks.

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22
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Crecer

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  • Grow up*

- I grown up in the countryside.

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23
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Discover

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  • Find out*

- I was relieved to find out that my problems were due to a genuine disorder.

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to continue (to know the newest information about)

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  • Keep up // (with)*
  • I keep up with my a classes
  • I keep up with the news because I keen on them
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25
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Start a hobby

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  • Take up*

- I toke up tennis last summer and I love it.

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26
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Aparecer

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  • Come up*

- He came up from the bushes.

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27
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Subir / Colgar

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  • Put up (smth)*

- The teacher training college put up a plaque to the college’s founder.

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28
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Entristecer / to become miserable

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  • Bring (someone) down*

- This song bring me down because it is so sad.

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29
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Escapar

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  • Get away*

- I will get away with my parents to a paradisal island.

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30
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Infravalorar a alguien / considerar que tú eres mejor que alguien

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  • Look down on (someone)*

- I look down on my aunt because she is so silly.

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31
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Admire

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  • look up to (someone)*

- I look up to my uncle because he is so clever.

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32
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Absorber

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  • Soak up*

- This sponge soaked up all the water.

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33
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Cancelar

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  • Call off*

- They call off the rehearsal.

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34
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Inventar / glow-up

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  • make up (smth) // make (smone) up*

- I reckon it’s very unkind of you to make up stories about him.
- his making himself up due to his date

35
Q

Enfrentarse / dar la cara /

TO TACKLE

A
  • Stand up to*

- I will stand up to my destiny.

36
Q

Recoger

A
  • Tidy up*

- Tidy up your room!

37
Q

Talar

A
  • Chop down*

- The hurricane chopped down all the trees.

38
Q

Llover mucho

A
  • Pouring down*

- It is pouring down now! Pedro will be wet in a minute.

39
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To do / Llevar a cabo algo

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  • Carry out*
    (only: threats, tasks or instructions)
  • Police say they believe the attacks were carried out by nationalists.
40
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Hacer el tonto / Perder el tiempo

A
  • Mess around*
  • We were just messing around, playing with paint instead of studying.
  • They are messing around. They are so annoying!
41
Q

Postpone / Desanimar

A
  • Put (smth/ someone) off*
  • They put the competition off for the next Monday.
  • He can’t put me off for doing the birthday.
42
Q

Dress smarter

A
  • Dress up*

- You don’t need to dress up, it’s an informal dinner.

43
Q

Llevarse bien con alguien

A
  • Get along with (someone)*

- I get along with Eva. She’s so nice:)

44
Q

Darse por vencido

A
  • Give up*

- Well, I give up! This is impossible.

45
Q

Distanciarse

A
  • Fall out*

- She fell out with her sister.

46
Q

Contar con (someone)

A

Count on

47
Q

Regañar

A

Tell off

48
Q

Se reduce / la esencia de algo

A

Comes down

49
Q

Repasar (smth)

A
  • Brush up*

- I must brush up my English for the trip to England.

50
Q

Caer en enfermedad

A

Come down

51
Q

Salir del colegio, universidad etc.

A

Drop out

I am going to drop out school

52
Q

Acabarse / agotarse

A
  • Run out*

- My patience has run out.

53
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Dar el brazo a torcer

A

Back down

- I will back down in this decision.

54
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Darle vida a algo (animarlo)

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  • Liven (smth) up*

- We are going to liven this party up

55
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Encontrarse con alguien por casualidad

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  • Run into / bumped into*

- I run into Eva yesterday.

56
Q

Heredar

A

Come into (money)

57
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To wait (because you think it will be enjoyable)

A

looking forward

He was looking forward to working with the new Prime Minister

58
Q

Calentar (before the exercise)

A

Warm up

59
Q

Grow up quickly / dispararse de precio

A

Shoot up

- Sales shot up by 9% last month.

60
Q

Talk loudly

A

Speak up

61
Q

Levantarse

A

Stand up

62
Q

Llenar el depósito / echar gasolina

A

Fill up

- Maje sure you fill up the petrol tank

63
Q

Curar / sana

A

Heal up

- This wound will take a long time to heal up.

64
Q

Llamar a

A

Ring (someone) up

- You can ring me up whenever you want.

65
Q

To solve a misunderstanding/ aclarar

A

Clear up

- Can we clear up this problem??

66
Q

Renovar

A

Do ( smth) up

- Nicholas has bought a house and is spending August doing it up

67
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To get rid off

A

Do away with

- She will do away with all her cigarettes because she want to quite smoking.

68
Q

Recoger

A

Pick up

69
Q

Refuse

A

Turn (smth/someone) down

- I thanked him for the offer but tuned it down.

70
Q

Decepcionar / dejar tirado

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Let (somebody) down

- This car won’t let you down.

71
Q

Revise

A

Look into

- He had once looked into buying his own island.

72
Q

Choose

A

Go for

- People have tried to persuade him to go for a science career since then.

73
Q

Preguntar por

A

Ask after

74
Q

Pedir o solicitar algo

A

Ask for

75
Q

To say a bad response

A

Answer back

76
Q

To have success in smth or to do it well

A

Carry off
- She carried off the dance rehearsal perfectly

77
Q

To revise

A

Go over
- If you want, we can go over your test

78
Q

To select smth

A

Pick out
Thank you for picking out something for my mum

79
Q

Delatar

A

Tell on

80
Q

To happen something that you didn’t expected

A

Turn out
It’s turns out that I was wrong

81
Q

To brag / to boust

A

Show off

82
Q

seguir el rollo

A

Go along with (an idea)

83
Q

Llevar acabo (only an experiment or a survey)

A

I will carry out the survey in order to have better results

84
Q

Fardar

A

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