Phrasal verbs

Question 1

Ask someone out

Answer 1

pedirle salir a alguien Steven me ha pedido salir, pero no sé si decirle que sí. Steven asked me out but I don’t know if I should say yes

Question 2

To be off

Answer 2

largarse¡Me largo! Nos vemos el lunes. I’m off! See you on Monday.

Question 3

Beat sb up

Answer 3

largarse¡Me largo! Nos vemos el lunes. I’m off! See you on Monday./Dar una paliza

Question 4

To blow up

Answer 4

largarse¡Me largo! Nos vemos el lunes. I’m off! See you on Monday.

Question 5

To blow out

Answer 5

apagar / soplarPide un deseo antes de soplar las velas. Make a wish before you blow out the candles.

Question 6

To break down

Answer 6

averiarseMi coche se averió en medio de la nada. My car broke down in the middle of nowhere.

Question 7

To break up

Answer 7

separarse / romper una relación sentimentalSus padres se separaron cuando tenía cinco años. Her parents broke up when she was five years old.Amigos Ingleses2

Question 8

Bring up

Answer 8

criarMe crié en una granja al norte de Inglaterra. I was brought up on a farm in Northern England.

Sacar un tema: Disculpa que saque este tema de nuevo, pero me debes 20 libras. Sorry to bring this up again, but you owe me £20

Question 9

Bring it on!

Answer 9

Venga! / ¡Dale! / ¡Vamos!Si crees que me puedes ganar, ¡venga! ¡vamos! If you think you can beat me, bring it on!/para empezar una pelea por ex

Question 10

Bump into sb

Answer 10

encontrarse con alguienAdivina a quién me he encontrado en la frutería.Guess who I bumped into in the fruit shop.

chocarse con: Me choqué con una farola de camino a clase.I bumped into a lamppost on my way to class.

Question 11

Look after

Answer 11

to care for or take responsibility for
cuidar
I’m looking after her dogs while she’s gone.
Estoy cuidando a sus perros mientras ella está fuer

Question 12

Bring up

Answer 12

to care for a child as they grow up
criar
We were brought up to be polite.
Nos educaron para ser respetuosos.
2. to mention or introduce a subject
abrir
introducir
to bring up the issue/problem/question of money
para introducir el problema/la cuestión de dinero

Question 13

LOok forward to

Answer 13

to feel excited about sth that is going to happen
tener muchas ganas de
I’m really looking forward to seeing you again.
Tengo muchas ganas de verte de nuevo.

Question 14

Cut down (on sth) *(obj)

Answer 14

to eat or drink less of a particular thing, usually in order to improve your health
reducir el consumo (de algo)
I’m trying to cut down on the amount of sugar I eat.
2. to reduce an amount or frequency
bajar
reducir
We can’t cut pollution down to zero.
No podemos reducir la contaminación a cero.
3. (of tree) to make it fall with a tool
talar
They cut down all the trees.
Talaron todos los árboles.º

Question 15

Catch up (with sb/sth)*(obj)

Answer 15

to reach the same level or quality as someone or something else
ponerse al mismo nivel (que alguien/algo)
She’s doing extra work to catch up with the rest of the class.

to reach someone or something that is in front of you by moving faster
alcanzar (a alguien/algo)
We soon caught up with the car in front.
3
to learn and discuss the newest facts about something
ponerse al día
Let’s go out for lunch – I want to catch up on all your news
4
be/get caught up in

to become involved when you did not intend to
estar atrapado
They got caught up in the rioting.
Se quedaron atrapados en los disturbios.

Question 16

Come up against (obj)

Answer 16

to have to face or deal with
vérselas con
We’re coming up against all kinds of problems.
Nos las estamos viendo con todo tipo de problemas.

Question 17

Come up with (obj)

Answer 17

to think of and express
idear
ocurrirse
to come up with an offer
idear una oferta
to come up with a good excuse
se nos ocurre una buena excusa
3.
to move toward someone
acercarse
A young girl came up to me and asked for money.

Question 18

Drop in/by (on sb)* (obj)

Answer 18

to visit someone for a short time, usually without arranging it before
entrar un momento (a saludar a alguien)
I dropped in on George on my way home.

Question 19

Face up to (obj)

Answer 19

to deal with or accept sth difficult
afrontar
enfrentarse a algo
We have to face up to the fact that we’re not young anymore.
Tenemos que afrontar el hecho de que ya no somos jóvenes.

Question 20

Feel up to (obj)

Answer 20

to have enough energy or enthusiasm for
tener ganas de
sentirse en condiciones de
I don’t feel up to a big party.
No tengo ganas de una gran fiesta.

Question 21

Get away with (obj)

Answer 21

to do sth you should not do, without being discovered
escabullirse
salir impune
salirse con la suya
He lied and got away with it!
¡Él mintió y se salió con la suya!

Question 22

Get along/on with*(obj)

Answer 22

have a harmonious or friendly relationship.
Lllevarse bien con
“they seem to get on pretty well”

Question 23

Get on with(obj)

Answer 23

to make progress or make an effort to make progress
ponerse
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(continue with)
Stop chatting and get on with some work.
Deja de chatear y ponte a trabajar.
How did you get on at the interview today?
¿Cómo te ha ido la entrevista de hoy?

Question 24

Get out of(obj)

Answer 24

to avoid having to do
escaquearse de
eludir
He tried to get out of cleaning the car.
Intentó escaquearse de limpiar el coche.
2. 
to enjoy or get an advantage from
beneficiarse
ganar
I can’t see what he gets out of their relationship.
No puedo ver lo que gana de su relación.
The old lady gets a lot of pleasure out of watching the children.
A la anciana le beneficia mucho mirar a los niños.

Question 25

Get round to (obj)

Answer 25

to manage to (do something)
poder hacer, encontrar tiempo para hacer algo
I don’t know when I’ll get round to (painting) the door.

Question 26

Get up to (obj)

Answer 26

to do sth you should not do
hacer algo malo
What are they getting up to upstairs?
¿Qué están haciendo en el piso de arriba?

Question 27

Go in for(obj)

Answer 27

to do (something) as a hobby, career etc(have as a hobby)
dedicarse, interesarse; tomar parte en
My son is going in for medicine
She goes in for collecting postcards.

Question 28

Grow out of (obj)

Answer 28

(of a child) to become too big for a piece of clothing(or too old for)
quedar pequeño
He’s grown out of all his pants.
Se le han quedado pequeños todos sus pantalones.
Julie has grown out of playing with dolls.

Question 29

Keep up with(obj) *

Answer 29

to stay with someone who is moving forward by moving as quickly as them
ir al mismo paso
She was walking so fast I couldn’t keep up with her.
to be able to do the same as sb or sth else
seguir el ritmo
He couldn’t keep up with his older sister.
El no podía seguirle el ritmo a su hermana mayor.
companies trying to keep up in the marketplace
empresas que intentan mantenerse al día en el mercado

Question 30

Look down on(obj)

Answer 30

Our neighbours look down on anyone without a car. (feel superior to)

Question 31

Look up to(obj)

Answer 31

to respect and admire sb
admirar y respetar
Be nice to him. He looks up to you.
Se amable con el. Te admira

Question 32

Make up for(obj)

Answer 32

to do sth in order to make a bad thing seem less serious
compensar
It’s too late for him to make up for his mistakes.
Es demasiado tarde para compensar sus errores.

Question 33

Put up with(sb or sth)

Answer 33

to accept sth that is annoying
aguantar
soportar
I can put up with the noise during the day, but not at night.
Puedo soportar el ruido durante el día, pero no por la noche.

Question 34

Run out of* (sth)

Answer 34

to finish, use, or sell all of something so that there is none left
quedarse sin algo
I’ve nearly run out of money.

Question 35

Stand up for

Answer 35

to defend or support when others do not
defender
apoyar
My big sister always stands up for me.
Mi hermana mayor siempre me defiende.
You have to stand up for your ideals.
Tienes que defender tus ideales.

Question 36

Ask after

Answer 36

to make inquiries about the health etc of
preguntar por, interesarse por
She asked after his father.

Question 37

Call for

Answer 37

to go to a place in order to get someone
pasar a buscar a alguien
I’ll call for you at eight.

2to ask publicly that sth be done
exigir
They are calling for changes in the law.
Ellos están exigiendo cambios en la ley.

to require a particular type of treatment or skill
requerir
a situation that calls for diplomacy
una situación que requiere diplomacia

to say that a type of weather is probable
pronosticar
a forecast calling for humidity and heat
un pronóstico de humedad y calor

Question 38

Call on

Answer 38

(call on someone) to visit someone, usually for a short time

We could call on my parents if we have time.

Question 39

Come across

Answer 39

to find or meet by chance
encontrarse con
I came across my old diaries.
Encontré mis viejos diarios.

to seem or appear to be
dar la impresión
She comes across as confident.
Ella da la impresión de ser confiada.

Question 40

Come into

Answer 40

to inherit
heredar
He’s just come into a fortune.
Acaba de acceder a una fortuna.

Question 41

Count on

Answer 41

to rely or depend on sb
contar con
I can’t count on him to be here.
No puedo contar con él para que esté aquí.

to expect sth to happen
contar con
I wasn’t counting on this much traffic.
No contaba con tanto tráfico.
She was counting on us doing all the hard work.
Ella contaba con nosotros para hacer todo el trabajo duro.

Question 42

Deal with

Answer 42

to take action about, especially in order to solve a problem, get rid of a person, complete a piece of business etc
abordar, ocuparse de
She deals with all the customer inquiries.

Question 43

Do without

Answer 43

to do something well without having someone or something
pasar (de alguien/algo)
Jack’s the kind of player we can’t do without.
(manage without having)

Question 44

Get at

Answer 44

to suggest in a subtle way
insinuar
querer decir
I wasn’t sure what he was getting at.
No estaba seguro de que estaba insinuand

Question 45

Get over

Answer 45

to recover from
recuperarse de
superar
to get over an illness
recuperarse de una enfermedad
She never did get over the death of her husband.
Nunca superó la muerte de su marido.

Question 46

Go over

Answer 46

to check
revisar
I went over the math problems with her.
Repasé los problemas de matemáticas con ella.
Sinónimo
review

to repeat, especially in order to remember
repasar
I went over what I wanted to say in my mind.
Repasé lo que quería decir en mi mente.

Question 47

Join in

Answer 47

to do an activity with other people
unirse (a algo)
We’re playing cards. Would you like to join in?
Try to join in the lesson as much as you can. (take part in, contribute to)

Question 48

Live onc

Answer 48

to eat one type of food in order to survive
vivir gracias a
They lived on rice and beans for months.
Vivieron durante meses gracias al arroz y judías.

to have an amount of money to survive
mantenerse
arreglárselas
How can anyone live on just $300 a month?
¿Cómo se las puede arregar alguien con solo 300 dólares al mes?
They live on the money her father gives them. (have as income)

Question 49

Look into

Answer 49

to try to find more information about
investigar
He asked his lawyer to look into the matter.
Le pidió a su abogado que investigara el asunto.

Question 50

Look around/round sth

Answer 50

to visit a place and look at the things in it
echar un vistazo (a algo), visitar algo
She spent the afternoon looking round the town.
Let’s look round the town today. (look at everything)

Question 51

Make for

Answer 51

to go towards
dirigirse hacia
We were making for home when something unusual happened.

Question 52

Pick on

Answer 52

to tease, criticize, or say unkind things to
meterse con
criticar a
Stop picking on the little kids.
Deja de meterte con los niños pequeños.
My teacher is always picking on me. (choose a person to punish)

Question 53

Run into

Answer 53

to meet by chance
encontrarse
They ran into a bear in the woods.
Se encontraron con un oso en el bosque.
 run into difficulties/trouble/problems etc.

to start having difficulties/trouble/problems etc.
tener dificultades
Their business had run into serious difficulties.
Su negocio había tenido serias dificultades.

Question 54

See about

Answer 54

to check whether sth is possible
considerar
pensar
Can you see about taking a day off work?
¿Puedes pensarte coger un día libre?

Question 55

See to

Answer 55

to deal with sth
encargarse
His boss left him to see to the details.
Su jefe lo dejó encargarse de los detalles.
Can you see to the dog’s food? (attend to, take care of)

Question 56

Stand for

Answer 56

If a letter stands for a word, it is used to mean it.
significar algo
UFO stands for ‘unidentified flying object’.
I won’t stand for such rudeness! (tolerate)
Andrew is standing for parliament. (be a candidate for)

Question 57

Take after

Answer 57

Helen takes after her mother. (have the same characteristics as)
to look or be like sb in your family
cuidar
parecerse a
salir a
He takes after his father in looks.
Él se parece a su padre en apariencia.