Phrasal verbs 1

Question 1

ask after

Answer 1

preguntar por alguien

to ask for news about somebody

Question 2

back down

Answer 2

echarse atras

to stop asking for something, or stop saying that you will do something

Question 3

back out

Answer 3

retractarse, volverse atrás

to decide not to do something you agreed to do

Question 4

bank on

Answer 4

contar con

to depend on something happening or on someone doing something

Question 5

bend down

Answer 5

inclinarse, agacharse

to move the top part of your body fordwards and downwards

Question 6

break down

Answer 6

averiarse (maquina), sufrir colapso(persona)

if machine or vehicle breaks down, it stop working

Question 7

break out

Answer 7

estallar (violencia)

if something bad such a war or disease breaks out, it starts

Question 8

break out

Answer 8

evadirse (carcel)

to scape from a prison

Question 9

bring fordward

Answer 9

adelantar una cita

to change the date or time of an event so that it happens earlier

Question 10

bring in

Answer 10

introducir (ley)

to introduce a new law or system

Question 11

bring on

Answer 11

provocar

to be the cause of something bad, specially an illness

Question 12

bring out

Answer 12

lanzar, sacar (nuevo producto)

to produce a new product and start to sell it

Question 13

bring up

Answer 13

educar (un niño)

lo look after a child until he or she becomes an adult