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1
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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

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get up

(ɡɛtʌp)

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

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give in

(ɡɪvɪn)

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

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give * up

(ɡɪv*ʌp)

My doctor tried to persuade me to give smoking up.

28
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Dejar de intentar

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give up

(ɡɪvʌp)

If you want to lose weight you’ll have to give up eating sweets.

29
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Para negocios

Seguir a alguien / Tratar de lograr algo

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go after

(ɡəʊˈɑːftə)

Pam will give her talk first, and Scott will go after her.
I’m really going to go after the account.

30
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Para negocios

Competir / Opuesto

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go against

(ɡəʊəˈɡɛnst)

We’re going against three or four other contractors.

31
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Para negocios

Revisar

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go over

(ɡəʊˈəʊvə)

I want to go over last month’s numbers with you.

32
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Para negocios

Presentar / Entregar

(un informe, un artículo, etc.)

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hand * in

(hænd*ɪn)

I forgot to hand in my expense reports.
You can hand in your homework on Monday.

33
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Para negocios

Distribuir lo mismo a un grupo de personas

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hand * out

(hænd*aʊt)

Mary, could you help me hand out the photocopies, please?

34
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Para negocios

Esperar un rato

(informal)

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hang on / hold on

(hæŋɒn/həʊldɒn)

Could you hang on for a second? I’ll be right there.

35
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Para negocios

Seguir haciendo algo

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keep * up

(kiːp*ʌp)

You’re doing a fantastic job. Keep it up!

36
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Para negocios

Decepcionar / No ayudar ni apoyar

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let * down

(lɛt*daʊn)

Don’t let me down.

37
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Para negocios

Permitir entrar

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let * in

(lɛt*ɪn)

Her father let me in.

38
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Para negocios

Verificar / Examinar

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look * over

(lʊk*ˈəʊvə)

Could you look over this report to make sure there are no mistakes?

39
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Para negocios

Estar emocionado por algo en el futuro

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look forward to

(lʊkˈfɔːwədtuː)

I’m looking forward to the three-day weekend.

40
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Para negocios

Investigar

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look into

(lʊkˈɪntuː)

We’re looking into ways to cut costs.

41
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Para negocios

Ser cuidadoso, vigilante y tomar nota

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look out for

(lʊkaʊtfɔː)

You must always look out for new business opportunities.

42
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Para negocios

Tener mucho respeto por alguien

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look up to

(lʊkʌptuː)

I look up to Madeline.

43
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Para negocios

Compensar algo / Inventar

(una historia, mentira, excusa, razón, etc.)

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make * up

(meɪk*ʌp)

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.

44
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Para negocios

Resolver una discusión o disputa

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make up

(meɪkʌp)

I thought they had made up a while ago?

45
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Para negocios

Confundir dos o más cosas

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mix * up

(mɪks*ʌp)

I always mix their names up.

46
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Para negocios

No importar

(formal)

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not care for

(nɒtkeəfɔː)

I don’t care for team building activities.

47
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Para negocios

Dar lo mismo a muchas personas

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pass * out

(pɑːs*aʊt)

Carly is passing out a schedule of today’s events.

48
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Para negocios

Rechazar

(generalmente algo bueno)

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pass * up

(pɑːs*ʌp)

Don’t pass up on this great opportunity.

49
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Para negocios

Posponer

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put * off

(pʊt*ɒf)

I’ve been **putting **it off for a long time.

50
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Para negocios

Armar / Construir / Juntar

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put * together

(pʊt*təˈɡɛðə)

We have put together some ideas for you to consider.

51
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Para negocios

Ver a alguien inesperadamente

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run into

(rʌnˈɪntuː)

You’ll never guess who I ran into the other day.

52
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Para negocios

Regresar / Devolver

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send * back

(sɛnd*bæk)

The product was defective. We’re sending it back.

53
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Para negocios

Arreglar / Organizar

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set * up

(sɛt*ʌp)

A commission has been set up to investigate the incident.

54
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Para negocios

Comparar precios

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shop around

(ʃɒpəˈraʊnd)

They always shop around.

55
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Para negocios

Organizar o resolver un problema

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sort * out

(sɔːt*aʊt)

We have to talk. We have to sort this out.

56
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Para negocios

Devolver un artículo / retractarse de una declaración

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take * back

(teɪk*bæk)

I’m going to take it back to the store.
I didn’t mean it. I take it back.

57
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Para negocios

Considerar

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think * over

(θɪŋk*ˈəʊvə)

I’ll have to think it over.

58
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Para negocios

Probar o usar algo experimentalmente

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try * out

(traɪ*aʊt)

We’re going to try it out for a few weeks and let you know what we think.

59
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Para negocios

Rechazar una oferta / Disminuir el volumen o la fuerza de algo

(volumen, calor, etc.)

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turn * down

(tɜːn*daʊn)

They turned down our proposal.
Could you turn your music down so I can take this call?

60
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Para negocios

Terminar el suministro

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use * up

(juːz*ʌp)

I can’t believe it’s only May and I’ve already used up all my sick days.

61
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Para negocios

Cuando termina una escena o filmación

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It’s / That’s a wrap (ɪts / ðæts ə ræp)

I can’t believe it’s only May and I’ve already used up all my sick days.

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