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CUT OFF

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  • AMPUTAR

He had his hand cut off in an industrial accident.

  • INTERRUMPIR, CORTARSE LA COMUNICACIÓN

We were cut off in the middle of our conversation.

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FACE UP TO

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– AFRONTAR, HACER FRENTE A

You have to face up to your responsibilities

She had to face up to the fact that she would never walk again

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CHEER UP

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– ANIMAR(SE), LEVANTAR EL ÁNIMO, ALEGRAR(SE)

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FIGURE OUT

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–ENCONTRAR LA SOLUCIÓN

I spent 30 minutes figuring out how to make this new software work

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DROP OFF

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– QUEDARSE DORMIDO

My husband usually drops off in front of the telly

– DEJAR EN UN SITIO

Can you drop the kids off at the school, please?

– A DROP-OFF

DISMINUCIÓN/CAÍDA/REDUCCIÓN
Sales suffered a 53 per cent drop-off last year

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WORK OUT

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– QUE ALGO SALGA COMO TU ESPERABAS

Luckily, things worked out as we planned

– SALIR LOS CÁLCULOS

Taking the train works out more expensive than going by car.

– HACER DEPORTE
I try to work out five times a week.

– ENTENDER EL TRABAJO DE ALGUIEN MÁS

I’ve never been able to work her out

– A WORKOUT (noun): SESIÓN DE EJERCICIO FÍSICO/GIMNASIA, TANDA DE EJERCICIOS FÍSICOS

When possible, I do a 30-minute workout every morning

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PUT OFF

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APLAZAR, POSPONER

We’ve had to put off our wedding until September because of the current circumstances

I keep putting off going to the dentist

– QUITAR LAS GANAS
The accident put her off driving for life

– DISTRAER A
Don’t put me off when I’m trying to work

–APAGAR, DESCONECTAR

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TURN OUT (to/that)

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– RESULTAR

The job turned out to be harder than we thought

It turned out that she was a friend of my sister

– ACUDIR, ASISTIR, IR A (to go somewhere, appear/take part in, be present at an event)

A vast crowd turned out to watch the procession

– PRODUCIR

The factory turns out 900 cars a week

– A TURNOUT (noun): NÚMERO DE VOTANTES/ASISTENTES

We’re expecting a low turnout for the local elections

Sunny weather helped boost the turnout at Sunday’s football match

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CLOSE DOWN

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– CERRAR ESTABLECIMIENTO (PERMANENTEMENTE)
Restaurants are closing down all over the country because of the coronavirus pandemic

– SHUT DOWN (sinónimo)
The bookshop is shutting down after 25 years of business

– A CLOSE-DOWN/CLOSEDOWN (noun): CIERRE

After its closedown, the station returned at noon and continued until after midnight

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BREAK DOWN

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– DEJAR DE FUNCIONAR
Our washing machine broke down just one week after the guarantee had expired

– ROMPER A LLORAR

– DESGLOSAR

Let’s break down our expenses by month and categories

– FRACASAR
Many marriages have broken down since the pandemic
It’s a well-known fact that health may break down under the pressure of work

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TAKE AFTER

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– PARECERSE, SALIR A

My brother takes after my mother’s side of the family

I hope the children don’t take after their grandfatheR

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FALL OUT

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– PELEARSE, REÑIR (to argue with someone and stop being friendly with them)

My sister-in-law left home after falling out with her parents

– CAERSE (when something –hair, a tooth, etc.- become loose and drop)

–A FALLOUT (noun): SECUELAS

The fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has been global

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LOOK FORWARD TO (usado al final de un email o carta, es uno de los phrasal verbs B2 de manual)

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TENER GANAS DE, ESTAR DESEANDO ALGO CON ILUSIÓN

My mother, who had worked hard her whole life, was looking forward to her retirement

I’m really looking forward to the weekend/meeting you again

*I look forward to hearing from you soon (=espero tener noticias suyas/tuyas pronto)

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MAKE UP (with/of/for)

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INVENTARSE (EXPLICATION, STORY, EXCUSE)

He made up some excuse about his dog eating his homework

HACER LAS PACES, RECONCILIARSE

Have you made it up with your siblings?

– ESTAR COMPUESTO POR

This compelling book is made up of twelve separate short stories

  • PREPARAR
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WATCH OUT

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– TENER CUIDADO CON, ESTAR ATENTO A

Watch out! You’re going to hit that car!

Watch out for the stairs—they’re steep

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CALL OFF

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– To cancel: meeting, wedding, trip, strike, match, etc.)

Today’s match has been called off because of bad weather

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CATCH UP (with/on)

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– PONERSE AL DÍA/TANTO SOBRE
(to do something you have not done earlier or learn the latest news/talk to somebody to exchange new information)

I have a lot of work to catch up on

Let’s have a coffee next week and catch up (on each other’s news/on all the gossip)

  • ALCANZAR, PILLAR A (to reach the same level or standard as somebody/something else)

Go on ahead. I’ll catch up with you/I’ll catch you up

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SET UP

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– LEVANTAR, MONTAR (to build something or prepare something to be used)

I need one or two people to help me set up the equipment

We set up the tent to spend the night near the river

– FUNDAR

She’s planning to set up her own business next year

– ORGANIZAR, CONVOCAR

– A SET-UP (noun): SISTEMA/ORGANIZACIÓN, MONTAJE/TINGLADO

I’ve only been in this job a couple of weeks and I don’t really know the set-up

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LOOK DOWN ON

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MIRAR POR ENCIMA DEL HOMBRO, MENOSPRECIAR A

She looks down on people who haven’t had a university education

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GET OVER

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-RECUPERARSE TOTALMENTE
She never completely got over the loss of her first child.

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CALM DOWN

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– TRANQUILIZARSE, CALMARSE (to become calm or make somebody/something become calm)

Please, calm down and tell us what’s going on

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USE UP

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– AGOTAR, CONSUMIR, GASTAR

Sorry, but we’ve used up all the hot water

You could have told me that you’d used up all the toothpaste!

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SHOW OFF

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– PRESUMIR, ALARDEAR, TRATAR DE IMPRESIONAR (to try to impress others/atract people’s attention/make people admire you)

– A SHOW-OFF (noun): FANFARRÓN, FANTASMA.
He’s a real show-off in the kitchen. He loves having dinner guests but he doesn’t even know how to fry an egg.

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GO OFF

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IRSE, MARCHARSE (to leave for a particular purpose, especially when you end your work/duties)

Yesterday, some colleagues and I went off to get a drink after work

–** APAGARSE LA LUZ**

All the lights in the town suddenly went off

– PONERSE MALO, ECHARSE A PERDER (when food or drink)

If you don’t put the milk back in the fridge, it will go off

– DEJAR DE GUSTARTE/DE ESTAR INTERESADO

I’ve gone off beer. I’m into wine now

I went off him as soon as he started calling me every single day.

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SELL OUT (of)

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– AGOTARSE, VERNDERSE TODO, LIQUIDAR EXISTENCIAS

I went to get some wholemale bread, but the shop had sold out

A SELL-OUT (noun): ÉXITO DE TAQUILLA, TRAICIÓN (=vender a alguien – en sentido figurativo)

Friday’s show was a sellout

The peace deal was praised by some as a sellout

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TURN UP

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– APARECER DESPUÉS DE ESTAR PERDIDA

I can’t find my car keys –they’ll turn up, don’t worry!

– SALIR, SURGIR UN TRABAJO

You can’t just sit around waiting for the next job to turn up

– SUBIR EL VOLUMEN, PONER ALGO MÁS FUERTE/ALTO
Don’t turn the TV up –I’m trying to read

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TURN DOWN

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– REDUCIR (to reduce the noise, heat, etc.)

Please turn the volume down a bit

– RECHAZAR, NO ACEPTAR

– A DOWNTURN (noun): BAJÓN

The company saw a downturn in sales over the last six months

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PUT UP WITH

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AGUANTAR, TOLERAR, SOPORTAR

I don’t know how she puts up with him

Your father will not put up with your bad behaviour any long.

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TAKE OFF

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QUITARSE PRENDAS –ropa, maquillaje, etc.

I’d better take my shoes off before coming in

– TOMARSE UNOS DÍAS DE DESCANSO

I’ve decided to take a few days off next week

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Dress up

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  • VESTIRSE ELEGANTE

There’s no need to dress up –it’s an informal dinner

  • DISFRAZAR(SE) (special clothes)

All little kids love dressing up as their favorite superheros and superheroines

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DO UP

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  • ABROCHAR, ANUDAR, ATAR, SUBIR, PEINARSE/ARREGLARSE EL PELO

This dress does up at the back. Could you help me?

– ENVOLVER

She was done up the present with coloured paper.

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PASS OUT

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  • DESMAYARSE, PERDER EL CONOCIMIENTO

People everywhere were passing out from the heat

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CUT DOWN (on)

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  • ACORTAR, RECORTAR

We need to cut the article down to 1000 words

  • REDUCIR, DISMINUIR EL CONSUMO DE

I’ll have a tea, please. I’m trying to cut down on caffeine

  • CORTAR, TALAR

Some trees will be cut down next month.

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GET BY (on/in/with)

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– APAÑÁRSELAS, ARREGLÁRSELAS CON

We’re not well-off (=ricos) but we get by

I can get by with my computer at the moment.

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GET DOWN

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DEPRIMIRSE, DEJAR A ALGUIEN CON EL ÁNIMO POR LOS SUELOS

Doing the same thing every single day can get you down

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POINT OUT

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INDICAR, SEÑALAR, PARA INDICAR QUE ES IMPPORTANT

He pointed out some interesting towns to visit on the map

She pointed out some spelling errors in my paper

They pointed out that we had two hours of free time before dinner

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  1. COUNT ON
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CONTAR CON, CONFIAR EN, ESTAR SEGURO DE, DAR (ALGO) POR DESCONTADO

I can always count on my parents to help me

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LOOK UP TO

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ADMIRAR, RESPETAR A (to admire and respect somebody)

My parents are a role model and I’ve always looked up to them

*LOOK DOWN ON (antónimo) 👆

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DO WITHOUT

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ARREGLARSE SIN, PRESCINDIR DE, NO NECESITAR

I think we can do without a dishwasher for a week

There’s no more milk, so we’ll have to do without

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THINK OVER

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PENSARLO BIEN, REFLEXIONAR

I’ll think over your proposal and give you an answer next week.

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COME ACROSS

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– TOPARSE CON ALGUIEN POR CASUALIDAD

I came across a word and I’ve never seen before.
I came across some children who were sleeping on the streets

– RUN ACROSS something/somebody (sinónimo)

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GET ACROSS

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– HACER LLEGAR UN MENSAJE/IDEA
What message are you trying to get across to the students?

Our ideas are good but we need to find a better way of getting them across

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RUN OUT (of)

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– QUEDARSE SIN, AGOTARSE

We’ve run out of toilet roll/milk/olive oil, etc.

Time is running out for them

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TAKE UP

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– EMPEZAR ALGO NUEVO O POR PLACER

I’ve taken up yoga recently

– RETOMAR
I’d like to take up the point you raised earlier

– LLEVAR TIEMPO

The table takes up too much room

Do you have a moment? I’ll try not to take up too much of your time

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GET THROUGH

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SUPERAR ALGUNA SITUACIÓN

To be honest with you, I don’t know how I got through the first months after my mum’s death

– APROBAR UN EXAMEN, COMPETICIÓN

She got through her driving test without too much trouble

– COMUNICARSE (by phone)

I tried to call her twice but couldn’t get through.

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PASS AWAY

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– FALLECER (to die)

My granny on my mother’s side passed away just before the coronavirus pandemic started

An explanatory note: 👉 en inglés, al igual que en español, a veces es preferible usar el verbo «fallecer» para evitar decir «morir», término que puede sonar un poco brusco según la ocasión; en realidad, no es más que un eufemismo, you know, una palabra o expresión «más suave» que sustituye a otra considerada tabú o de mal gusto 🤐

Así que, si quieres sonar un poco más «polite» en inglés, mejor optar por «pass away». Pero mucho cuidado con las preposiciones porque ¡las carga el diablo! No vayas a confundirte entre «AWAY» y «OUT» (ojo al siguiente phrasal verb de B2) y acabes ¡liándola un poquito! 😂 Quiero decir, que no es lo mismo «irse al otro barrio» que «desmayarse» 😅 Pay attention, my friend!

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TELL OFF

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– ECHARLE LA BRONCA A

The teacher told me off for talking today.

A TELLING-OFF (noun): BRONCA

The nurses gave me a telling-off for smoking in the hospital

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DROP BY/IN

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– PASARSE, DEJARSE CAER POR

I have to drop by the office on my way home

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DEAL WITH

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– OCUPARSE/ENCARGARSE DE, MANEJAR
- NEGOCIAR, HACER NEGOCIOS CON
- LIDIAR CON
- TRATAR, ABORDAR EL TEMA DE
I likes novels that deal with serious moral issues

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WORK ON

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  • ESTAR TRABAJANDO EN
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LET DOWN

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DEFRAUDAR, HACER QUEDAR MAL

This car won’t let you down

I’m relying on your help tomorrow – please don’t let me down

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A TAKE-OFF/TAKEOFF (noun):

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DESPEGUE

The plane is ready for take-off

Our local company is ready for take-off

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GET AWAY (from/with)

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– ALEJARSE, ESCAPAR(SE), HUIR DE (to go somewhere to have a holiday, to go away, to leave a place or escape from somebody)

We’re hoping to get away for a few days at Christmas.

I had to get away from the party. It was awful

A police officer grabbed him, but he got away with all the money and some jewels

– SALIRTE CON LA TUYA, LIBRARSE DE ALGO (sin castigo, multa, etc.)

You’ll never get away with it

He was lucky to get away with only a fine

– A GETAWAY (noun): HUIDA, FUGA, ESCAPADA (=vaciones cortas)

Three masked men made their getaway in a van parked outside the bank

I’m planning a weekend getaway

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LOOK BACK (on/at)

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MIRAR HACIA ATRÁS SOBRE TU PASADO

One day we’ll look back on this and laugh

Honestly, looking back now, I admit I didn’t always do the right thing

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CLEAR UP

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– RESOLVER UN MISTERIO,

The thing is, they never cleared up the mystery of the missing money
-ACLARAR LA SITUACIÓN

I hope my explanations clear up any confusion

– RECOGER, ORDENAR UN SITIO

Please, clear up your room!

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COME DOWN (with)

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– CONTRAER, CAER ENFERMO DE (to become ill with/catch an illness, usually not a serious one)

I think I’m coming down with flu
I feel like I’m coming down with a cold

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LOOK INTO

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  • INVESTIGAR
  • ESTUDIAR
  • CONSIDERAR

We are looking into the possibility of moving in

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SET OFF/OUT

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– PARTIR A UN VIAJE

We set off early tomorrow morning

They’ve just set off on a round-the-world cruise

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SLOW DOWN

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AFLOJAR EL PASO

Could you slow down? You’re walking too fast and I can’t keep pace with you.

A car slowed down and stopped beside me.

– TOMARSE LAS COSAS CON MÁS CALMA

The doctor has told me to slow down or I’ll have another heart attack.

– A SLOWDOWN (noun): DISMINUCIÓN, RALENTIZACIÓN

The economic slowdown has affected both public and privates sectors

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COME UP (with)

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– IDEAR, TENER UNA IDEA (cuando se te ocurre algo)

–PRESENTAR, PLANTEAR ALGO
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