Phrasal Verbs 1

Question 1

ask someone out

Answer 1

invitar a salir

Brian Asked Judy out to dinner and a movie.

Question 2

ask around

Answer 2

preguntar por ahí

I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.

Question 3

add up to something

Answer 3

sumar, cifrar, ascender, comprender un total de

Your purchases add up to $205,32.

Question 4

back something up

Answer 4

hacer una copia, confirmar, dar marcha atrás, retroceder

You’ll have to back up your car so that I can get out.

Question 5

back someone up

Answer 5

respaldar

My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job.

Question 6

blow up

Answer 6

explotar

The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence.

Question 7

blow something up

Answer 7

inflar

We have to blew 50 balloons up for the party.

Question 8

break down

Answer 8

derrumbarse

The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died.

Question 9

break down

Answer 9

estropearse, averiarse

Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm

Question 10

break something down

Answer 10

descomponer, dividir

Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts.

Question 11

break in

Answer 11

robar en una casa

Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo.

Question 12

break into something

Answer 12

entrar por la fuerza, asaltar

The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children.

Question 13

break something in

Answer 13

rodaje, domar, amansar

I need to break these shoes in before we run next week.

Question 14

break in

Answer 14

interrumpir

The TV station broke in to report the news of the president’s death.

Question 15

break up

Answer 15

romper una relación

My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America.

Question 16

Break up

Answer 16

estallar en risas
The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking.
Clown: payaso

Question 17

break out

Answer 17

escapar

The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren’t looking.

Question 18

break out in something

Answer 18

sarpullido, urticaria, aparecer

I broke out in a rash after our camping trip.

Question 19

Bring someone down

Answer 19

abatir, hundir

This sad music is bringing me down.

Question 20

bring someone up

Answer 20

criar

My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.

Question 21

bring something up

Answer 21

sacar un tema

My mother walks out of the room when my father brings up sports.

Question 22

bring something up

Answer 22

vomitar

He drank so much that he brought his dinner up in the toilet.

Question 23

call around

Answer 23

telefonear a diferentes sitios/personas

We called around bur we weren’t able to find the car part we needed.

Question 24

call someone back

Answer 24

devolver una llamada

I called the company back but the offices were closed for the weekend.

Question 25

call something off

Answer 25

cancelar

Jason called the wedding off because he wasn’t in love with his fiancé.

Question 26

call on someone

Answer 26

preguntar por una respuesta o una opinión

The professor called on me for question 1.

Question 27

call on someone

Answer 27

visitar a alguien, pasar a saludar

We called on you last night bur you weren’t home.

Question 28

call someone up

Answer 28

telefonear

Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town.

Question 29

calm down

Answer 29

calmarse, recuperar el control

You are still mad. You need to calm down before you drive the car.

Question 30

not CARE FOR someone/something

Answer 30

no gustar

I don’t care for his behaviour.

Question 31

catch up

Answer 31

alcanzar

You’ll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty.

Question 32

check in

Answer 32

facturar o registrarse

Question 33

check out

Answer 33

dejar el hotel…

Question 34

check someone/something out

Answer 34

Mirar cuidadosamente, investigar

The company checks out all new employees.

Question 35

check out someone/something

Answer 35

Mirar (informal)

Check out the crazy hair in that guy!

Question 36

cheer up

Answer 36

alegrar, alegrarse

She cheered up when she heard the good news.

Question 37

cheer someone up

Answer 37

hacer feliz a alguien

I brought you some flowers to cheer you up.

Question 38

chip in

Answer 38

ayudar, poner un fondo, a escote

If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon. (mediodía)

Question 39

clean something up

Answer 39

limpiar, ordenar

Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside.

Question 40

come across something

Answer 40

encontrarse con, toparse con

I came across these old photos when I was tidying the closet (armario).

Question 41

come apart

Answer 41

desmoronarse, caerse a pedazos, descoserse

Question 42

come down with something

Answer 42

caer enfermo, caer en cama

My nephew came down with chicken pox this weekend. (chickenpox: varicela)

Question 43

come forward

Answer 43

presentarse ante la policia, ofrecerse

The woman came forward with her husband’s finger prints.

Question 44

come from somewhere

Answer 44

original de

The art of origami comes from Asia.

Question 45

count on someone/something

Answer 45

contar con (rely on)
I am counting on you to make dinner while I am out.

Question 46

cross something out

Answer 46

tachar

Please cross out your old address and write your new one.

Question 47

cut back on something

Answer 47

recortar en, reducir en, recortar gastos

My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods.

Question 48

cut something down

Answer 48

talar, bajar, derribar, recortar

We had to cut the old tree in our yard down after the storm.

Question 49

cut in

Answer 49

interrumpir

Your father cut in while I was dancing with your uncle.

Question 50

cut in

Answer 50

adelantarse, colarse, interponerse, parar muy cerca delante de otro vehículo.
The bus driver got angry when that car cut in.

Question 51

cut in

Answer 51

empezar a funcionar (motor o máquina eléctrica)

The air conditioner cuts in when the temperature gets to 22ºC.