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Para negocios

Hacerle a muchas personas la misma pregunta

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ask about / around

(ɑːsk əˈbaʊt / əˈraʊnd)

I’ll ask around and see if there’s a room vacant somewhere.

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Para negocios

Apoyar

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back * up

(bæk*ʌp)

Make sure that you have some examples to back up your arguments.

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Para negocios

Devolver una llamada telefónica despues

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call * back

(kɔːl*bæk)

Can you ask her to call me back, please?.

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Para negocios

Cancelar

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call * off

(kɔːl*ɒf)

It’s too late to call off the ceremony now.

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Para negocios

Llegar y registrarse en un hotel o aeropuerto

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check in

(ʧɛkɪn)

I arrived in London a few days ago and checked into the Bolsover Hotel.

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Para negocios

Salir de un hotel / Revisar algo

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check out

(ʧɛkaʊt)

After breakfast I checked out of the hotel.
Hey, check this out!

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Para negocios

Ayudar con / Contribuir en / Colaborar para

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chip / pitch in

(ʧɪp/pɪʧɪn)

Some senior Army officials chipped in to say it was safe and there was no danger.
We all pitched in to unload the furniture and boxes.

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Para negocios

Encontrar inesperadamente

(a alguien o algo)

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come across

(kʌməˈkrɒs)

I came across an old friend from the gang.
This stretch of coastline is famous for the fossils that you just come across lying on the beach.

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Para negocios

Confiar en

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count on

(kaʊntɒn)

Ask Mary. You can always count on her to know the latest information.

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Para negocios

Recortar / Consumir menos

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cut back on

(kʌtbækɒn)

Oreo cookies announced plans Tuesday to cut back on sugar and fat in some products.

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Para negocios

Interrumpir

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cut in

(kʌtɪn)

Can I cut in and say something, please?

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Para negocios

Hacer de nuevo

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do * over

(duː*ˈəʊvə)

Now I’m going to have to do the whole thing over.

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Para negocios

Descartar / Poner fin a…

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do away with

(duːəˈweɪwɪð)

They did away with bonuses last year because their profits were so low.

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Para negocios

Llevar a alguien o algo a algún lugar y dejarlo allí /
Quedarse dormido

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drop * off

(drɒp*ɒf)

Come on. I’ll drop you off at your flat.
Ashley finally dropped off to sleep after midnight.

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Para negocios

Venir sin cita previa / Visitar brevemente

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drop by / stop by

(drɒpbaɪ/stɒpbaɪ)

John dropped by my office to talk about last month’s sales figures.

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Para negocios

Eventualmente alcanzar, hacer o decidir

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end up

(ɛndʌp)

You’ll end up in prison if you go on like that.

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Para negocios

Comprender / Encontrar la respuesta

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figure * out

(ˈfɪɡə*aʊt)

I just can’t **figure **her out.
Have you figured out what the problem is?

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Para negocios

Escribir información en espacios en blanco

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fill * out

(fɪl*aʊt)

Please fill out these forms and bring them on your first day of work.

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Para negocios

Obtener conocimiento sobre algo / Descubrir

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find out

(faɪndaʊt)

What will she say when she finds out?
When you lose everything you find out who your real friends are.

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Para negocios

Regresar / Recibir algo que tenías antes

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get * back

(ɡɛt*bæk)

I’ll tell her when she gets back.
You’ll get it back when you exit the building.

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Para negocios

Vengarse / Vengarse de alguien

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get back at

(ɡɛtbækæt)

He might get back at you.

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Para negocios

Entrar / Llegar / Meterse en algo

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get in

(ɡɛtɪn)

Get into the car. We’re leaving

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Para negocios

Para recuperar

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get over

(ɡɛtˈəʊvə)

I was upset that I didn’t get the promotion, but I got over it after a while.

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Para negocios

Juntar / Ensamblar

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get together

(ɡɛttəˈɡɛðə)

This weekend I’m going to get together with some friends from college.

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# Para negocios Levantarse de la cama / Ponerse de pie
get up | (ɡɛt ʌp) ## Footnote I **get up** late on the weekends because I have to **get up** really early during the week. He **got up** and walked to the podium to give his speech.
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# Para negocios Dejar de pelear o discutir a regañadientes
give in | (ɡɪv ɪn) ## Footnote He's very stubborn. He won't **give in** no matter how much you try to persuade him.
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# Para negocios Dejar de intentar / Dejar un hábito o dejar de hacer cierta actividad
give * up | (ɡɪv * ʌp) ## Footnote My doctor tried to persuade me to **give** smoking **up**.
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Dejar de intentar
give up | (ɡɪv ʌp) ## Footnote If you want to lose weight you'll have to **give up** eating sweets.
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# Para negocios Seguir a alguien / Tratar de lograr algo
go after | (ɡəʊ ˈɑːftə) ## Footnote Pam will give her talk first, and Scott will **go after** her. I'm really going to **go after** the account.
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# Para negocios Competir / Opuesto
go against | (ɡəʊ əˈɡɛnst) ## Footnote We're **going against** three or four other contractors.
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# Para negocios Revisar
go over | (ɡəʊ ˈəʊvə) ## Footnote I want to **go over** last month's numbers with you.
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# Para negocios Presentar / Entregar | (un informe, un artículo, etc.)
hand * in | (hænd * ɪn) ## Footnote I forgot to **hand in** my expense reports. You can **hand in** your homework on Monday.
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# Para negocios Distribuir lo mismo a un grupo de personas
hand * out | (hænd * aʊt) ## Footnote Mary, could you help me **hand out** the photocopies, please?
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# Para negocios Esperar un rato | (informal)
hang on / hold on | (hæŋ ɒn / həʊld ɒn) ## Footnote Could you **hang on** for a second? I'll be right there.
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# Para negocios Seguir haciendo algo
keep * up | (kiːp * ʌp) ## Footnote You're doing a fantastic job. **Keep** it **up**!
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# Para negocios Decepcionar / No ayudar ni apoyar
let * down | (lɛt * daʊn) ## Footnote Don't **let** me **down**.
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# Para negocios Permitir entrar
let * in | (lɛt * ɪn) ## Footnote Her father **let** me **in**.
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# Para negocios Verificar / Examinar
look * over | (lʊk * ˈəʊvə) ## Footnote Could you **look over** this report to make sure there are no mistakes?
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# Para negocios Estar emocionado por algo en el futuro
look forward to | (lʊk ˈfɔːwəd tuː) ## Footnote I'm **looking forward to** the three-day weekend.
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# Para negocios Investigar
look into | (lʊk ˈɪntuː) ## Footnote We're **looking into** ways to cut costs.
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# Para negocios Ser cuidadoso, vigilante y tomar nota
look out for | (lʊk aʊt fɔː) ## Footnote You must always **look out for** new business opportunities.
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# Para negocios Tener mucho respeto por alguien
look up to | (lʊk ʌp tuː) ## Footnote I **look up to** Madeline.
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# Para negocios Compensar algo / Inventar | (una historia, mentira, excusa, razón, etc.)
make * up | (meɪk * ʌp) ## Footnote I'm going to have to work extra hard today to **make up** for it. I don't believe their story. I think they **made** it **up**.
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# Para negocios Resolver una discusión o disputa
make up | (meɪk ʌp) ## Footnote I thought they had **made up** a while ago?
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# Para negocios Confundir dos o más cosas
mix * up | (mɪks * ʌp) ## Footnote I always **mix** their names **up**.
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# Para negocios No importar | (formal)
not care for | (nɒt keə fɔː) ## Footnote I **don't care for** team building activities.
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# Para negocios Dar lo mismo a muchas personas
pass * out | (pɑːs * aʊt) ## Footnote Carly is **passing out** a schedule of today's events.
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# Para negocios Rechazar | (generalmente algo bueno)
pass * up | (pɑːs * ʌp) ## Footnote Don't **pass up** on this great opportunity.
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# Para negocios Posponer
put * off | (pʊt * ɒf) ## Footnote I've been **putting **it **off** for a long time.
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# Para negocios Armar / Construir / Juntar
put * together | (pʊt * təˈɡɛðə) ## Footnote We have **put together** some ideas for you to consider.
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# Para negocios Ver a alguien inesperadamente
run into | (rʌn ˈɪntuː) ## Footnote You'll never guess who I **ran into** the other day.
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# Para negocios Regresar / Devolver
send * back | (sɛnd * bæk) ## Footnote The product was defective. We're **sending** it **back**.
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# Para negocios Arreglar / Organizar
set * up | (sɛt * ʌp) ## Footnote A commission has been **set up** to investigate the incident.
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# Para negocios Comparar precios
shop around | (ʃɒp əˈraʊnd) ## Footnote They always **shop around**.
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# Para negocios Organizar o resolver un problema
sort * out | (sɔːt * aʊt) ## Footnote We have to talk. We have to **sort** this **out**.
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# Para negocios Devolver un artículo / retractarse de una declaración
take * back | (teɪk * bæk) ## Footnote I'm going to **take** it **back** to the store. I didn't mean it. I **take** it **back**.
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# Para negocios Considerar
think * over | (θɪŋk * ˈəʊvə) ## Footnote I'll have to **think** it **over**.
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# Para negocios Probar o usar algo experimentalmente
try * out | (traɪ * aʊt) ## Footnote We're going to **try** it **out** for a few weeks and let you know what we think.
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# Para negocios Rechazar una oferta / Disminuir el volumen o la fuerza de algo | (volumen, calor, etc.)
turn * down | (tɜːn * daʊn) ## Footnote They **turned down** our proposal. Could you **turn** your music **down** so I can take this call?
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# Para negocios Terminar el suministro
use * up | (juːz * ʌp) ## Footnote I can't believe it's only May and I've already **used up** all my sick days.
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# Para negocios Cuando termina una escena o filmación
It's / That's a wrap (ɪts / ðæts ə ræp) ## Footnote I can't believe it's only May and I've already used up all my sick days.

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