Phrasal Verbs

Question 1

Write Down

Answer 1

Make a written note (Escribir una nota)

I write this sentence down / I write down this sentence

Question 2

Leave Out

Answer 2

Omit (Omitir)

I leave your name out / I leave out your name

Question 3

Look Up

Answer 3

Search in a list or in a dictionary (Buscar en una lista or diccionario)

I look that term up / I look up that term

Question 4

Make Up

Answer 4

Invent a story or lie (Invertar una historia o mentira)

I make that story up / I make up that story

Question 5

Sort Out

Answer 5

Organize, arrange, place in order (Organizar, colocar, poner en orden)

I sort the patients list out / I sort out the patients list

Question 6

Look After

Answer 6

Take care of something or someone (Cuidar de algo o alguien)

I look after your brother

Question 7

Look Forward To

Answer 7

Await something with excitement [if followed by a verb, it ends in -ing] (Esperar algo con entusiasmo [si es seguido de un verbo, este acaba en -ing])

I look forward to meeting you / I look forward to this

Question 8

Put up with

Answer 8

Tolerate (Tolerar)

An employee has to put up with the boss

Question 9

Check Out

Answer 9

Verify or consult something (Verificar o consultar algo)

I have to check out the meaning / I have to check the meaning out

Question 10

Bring Up

Answer 10

Mention a topic (Mencionar un tema)

He always brings that topic up / He always brings up that topic

Question 11

Fill Out

Answer 11

Complete a form or app (Completar un formulario o app)

To enter, you have to fill out this form / To enter, you have to fill this form out

Question 12

Find out

Answer 12

Discover something (Descubrir algo)

I find out the meaning of this phrasal verb / I find the meaning of this phrasal verb out

Question 13

Point Out

Answer 13

Call attention to something (Llamar la atención hacia algo)

I point that picture out / I point out that picture

Question 14

Look For

Answer 14

Search for, seek (Buscar algo en general)

I am looking for my friend in this town

Question 15

Look Into

Answer 15

Investigate or explore (Investigar o explorar)

I look into that topic for my essay

Question 16

Run Across

Answer 16

Find by chance (Encontrar por casualidad)

I run across my friend when I was in the supermarket

Question 17

Hand In

Answer 17

Submit (Entregar) [un trabajo, redacción, etc]

I submitted the last task (He entregado la última tarea)

Question 18

Hold Up

Answer 18

Delay (Retrasar)

You should hold up the doctor’s appointment 15 minutes (Deberías retrasar la cita con el médico 15 minutos)

Question 19

Put Off

Answer 19

Postpone (Posponer)

You should postpone the doctor’s appointment for tomorrow (Deberías posponer la cita con el médico para mañana)

Question 20

Get On Well With [Somebody]

Answer 20

Be friends with [somebody] (Llevarse bien con [alguien])

I get on well with you (Me llevo bien contigo)

Question 21

Take Part In

Answer 21

Participate in (Participar en)

I took part in the group essay (Participé en la redacción grupal)

Question 22

Take Place

Answer 22

Happen (Suceder)

The meeting will take place in the office (La reunión sucederá en la oficina)