phrasal verbs #1 Flashcards

1
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be in for

A

be about to experience something (usually unpleasant)

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2
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break in

A

to train people or an animal
to use something new to get it more comfortable

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3
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break into

A

enter by force

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4
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break off

A

desprender/partir/quebrar
to separate a piece from the main part
terminar/poner fin
to end a relationship or to stop comunicating

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5
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break out

A

to suddenly start (desastarse/estallar)
to begin to have pimples
to escape from prision

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6
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bring about

A

dar lugar a algo
lograr

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7
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bring down

A

hacer caer/derrocar
to reduce prices

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8
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bring foward

A

adelantar

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9
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bring on

A

cause (usually unpleasant)
causar/producir

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10
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bring out

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to reveal a quality (sacar) (like highlight)
to put a new product on sale (publicar)

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11
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bring (someone) around

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to make conscious to somebody
to persuade

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12
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bring up

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to raise a child (criar)
to mention or introduce a subject (introducir/abrir)

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13
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be/get carried away

A

be get excited (dejarse llevar)

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14
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carry off

A

to succeed in doing something difficult

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15
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carry on

A

continue doing something

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16
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carry out

A

cumplir/ llevar a cabo ordenes

17
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come across

A

to find or meet by chance (encontrar/toparse)

18
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come by

A

obtain (conseguir algo)
to visit sb (pasarse)