Phrasal verbs 151-200

Question 1

blandir, agitar

Answer 1

to wave [about | around] # The professor waved the pencil about while he explained the lesson. # When Ruth found the money, she waved it around so everyone could see it.

Question 2

compuesto de, formado por, integrado por

Answer 2

to made up of # A computer is made up of many high-tech components. # It will be assisted by a committee made up of representatives from the Member States.

Question 3

rellenar la información requerida

Answer 3

to fill in # f you want your free copy of the Patients’ Charter fill this form in. # Fill in the coupon and send it first class to the address shown.

Question 4

salir, partir

Answer 4

to set off # What time are you setting off tomorrow?

Question 5

arrancar

Answer 5

to pull [out | up], to rip out # Don’t pull up the grass. # Start at one corner of your room and try to pull up the carpet. # I’ve been pulling up the weeds in the garden. # Now his girlfriend is threatening to rip my hair out.

Question 6

apartar

Answer 6

to move away, to push aside, to put aside # Move the child away from the window. # He had to push aside the papers on the table to place his books there. # She put the microphone aside.

Question 7

insistirle a alguien, darle a alguien la vara sobre algo, estar siempre con la misma historia

Answer 7

to harp /hɑːp/ on (at sb) (about) sth # My mother always harps on at me about doing my chores. # She concentrated on the good parts of her trip instead of harping on about the bad. # He’s always harping on about lack of discipline. # I know you want to go to Paris. Don’t keep harping on (about it)!

Question 8

poner, colocar (tumbado)

Answer 8

to put down # Put down some newspaper first to keep the table clean.

Question 9

acercarse

Answer 9

to come up # She came up and introduced herself to me. # Her cat came up and rubbed itself against my legs.

Question 10

(un problema, dificultad, asunto) surgir, aparecer

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to come up # This issue just keeps coming up again and again. # Ninety-seven percent of issues that are coming up are localised. # Something’s come up so I’ll be late home.

Question 11

hacer, realizar, llevar a cabo

Answer 11

to carry out # What activities do you tend to carry out in the UK around Easter time?

Question 12

(alimentos) incorporar, mezclar suavemente

Answer 12

to fold in # When the eggs and butter are well mixed, fold in the flour.

Question 13

dejar entrar; hacer pasar

Answer 13

to let in # Close the door. You’re letting in all the cold. # There’s someone at the door asking for you. Should I let him in?

Question 14

dejar salir

Answer 14

to let out # Could you let out the dog?

Question 15

(vi) destacar por encima de los demás, sobresalir

Answer 15

to stand out # Alejandra is so brilliant that she stands out among everyone else. # The black lettering really stands out on that orange background. # We had lots of good applicants /ˈæplɪkənts/ for the job, but one stood out from the rest.

Question 16

dar cabezadas

Answer 16

to nod off # He nodded off while driving and had an accident.

Question 17

tender, ofrecer, alargar algo a alguien

Answer 17

to hold out sth to sb # He held out his hand for the dog to sniff it.

Question 18

meter por dentro; arropar

Answer 18

to tuck in # Tuck your vest in. # Tuck in your shirt! You look sloppy /ˈslɒpɪ/. # She read the children a bedtime story before she tucked them in.

Question 19

rodear, pasar por el lado

Answer 19

to [go | walk] around sth # Walk around the muddy puddle. # They didn’t take the direct route; they went around by the cliff.

Question 20

quitar, arrancar (hojas, pintura…), to remove by picking or plucking

Answer 20

to pick off # The monkey picked a louse off its friend and ate it.

Question 21

encajar

Answer 21

to fit together # I finally began to fit the pieces together. # The ends of the tube fit together.

Question 22

poner a alguien el cinturón

Answer 22

to strap sb in # Let me strap you in.

Question 23

salir un momento

Answer 23

to pop out # She popped out to buy a tin of soup. # He popped out for a quick coffee break.

Question 24

dispersarse, diseminarse, abrirse en abanico

Answer 24

to fan out # Groups of searchers fanned out in all directions. # Korontzis picked up his hand slowly and fanned out the cards one by one. # She lay on her back, her black hair fanned out over the pillow.

Question 25

realizar, completar, cumplimentar

Answer 25

to go through # We’ll go through some warm-up exercises first. # You need to have the application installed to go through the tutorials,

Question 26

ir de lado

Answer 26

to lean over #

Question 27

[abandonar | salirse de] la carretera

Answer 27

to turn off # We turned off the main road and drove into the country.

Question 28

superar la vergüenza

Answer 28

to live down # It had taken two full years for me to live that episode down. # If people have made mistakes, they should be able to live them down. # As time went by, the incident became a memory, but the crew chief never really lived it down.

Question 29

enterarse de algo, llegar a oídos de

Answer 29

to get wind of # I’d never live it down if Lily got wind of this. # I don’t want the public, and especially not the press, to get wind of it at this stage. # It’s not something you want teachers and people to get wind of. # It would be risky; if he got wind of what she was up to, that would be it for her.

Question 30

conspirar, confabular o maquinar algo

Answer 30

to be up to sth # I think those two are up to something. # They’ve been acting squirrelly all morning. # What are you up to?

Question 31

encender (luz, fuego, música)

Answer 31

to put on # Put the lights on, will you? It’s getting dark. # Let’s go into the study and put on some music. # I put the radio on. # I put on the light by the bed.

Question 32

(verbo intransitivo) distinguir, diferenciar

Answer 32

to set apart # There are several things that set raisins, sultanas, and dried currants apart from each other. # What sets it apart from hundreds of similar small French towns is the huge factory. # Only his accent sets him apart.

Question 33

pasar por encima, apenas tratar

Answer 33

to gloss over # We’ll gloss over some of the detail in the…

Question 34

arrancar violentamente o bruscamente

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to rip off # The mugger ripped my purse off of me. # I ripped the tag off the pillow. # Rip off a few more bits of cloth to make rags. # He ripped off his shirt and threw it into the laundry basket.

Question 35

sobresalir, asomar

Answer 35

to stick out, to protrude /prəˈtruːd/ # Other children tease him because his ears stick out. # Her teeth stick out a bit. # I could see a foot sticking out from under the duvet. # The wallet was sticking out.

Question 36

soltarse, caerse, desprenderse

Answer 36

to come off # My shoe has come off. # The door handle came off in his hands. # The cover of my book came off.

Question 37

hacer algo más interesante o excitante; animar, avivar

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to pep up # I add chilli oil to my food to pep it up when it tastes a bit bland. # The sight and smell of a rose will pep you up. # measures to pep up the economy

Question 38

hacer seguimiento

Answer 38

to follow up with sb # Please follow up with Ingrid to be sure that the project is still on schedule.

Question 39

continuar (contando una historia, moviéndose hacia adelante o haciendo algo, cuando ha habido una interrupción)

Answer 39

to go on (with sth) # Go on with your story! # Please go on with what you’re doing and don’t let us interrupt you. # Please, go on.

Question 40

continuar (contando una historia)

Answer 40

to carry on (with sth), to go on (with sth) # Please [go | carry] on with your story!

Question 41

componer, disponer, ordenar, diseñar, presentar

Answer 41

to lay out # Before packing his bag for the trip, he carefully laid out the clothes he wanted to take. # Our recommendation is to use flexbox to lay out your web pages as much as possible. # The house is well laid out.

Question 42

ser algo responsabilidad de alguien

Answer 42

to be up to sb to do sth # It’s up to the manager to make the final decision. # It’s up to the container to determine their layout.

Question 43

salir (algo)

Answer 43

to come out # There’s no water coming out of the shower.

Question 44

comer fuera

Answer 44

to eat out # Let’s eat out tonight—I don’t feel like cooking.

Question 45

apretujarse, arrimarse (para hacer más espacio)

Answer 45

to squeeze up # Everyone squeezed themselves up in the tiny car so there would be room for one more. Let’s squeeze up so Jamie can sit down.

Question 46

apiñarse, apelotonarse, amontonarse (habitualmente por frío o miedo)

Answer 46

to huddle ([together | around]) # Tired and lost, we huddled together. # Hundreds of people huddled around a single radio listening to the announcement. # The survivors spent the night huddled around bonfires.

Question 47

[dirigir | orientar] algo a/hacia

Answer 47

to gear towards sth/sb # Most public places are simply not geared to the needs of people with disabilities. # The workshops are geared towards helping people to become more employable. # These advertisements are geared towards a younger audience.

Question 48

desparramarse

Answer 48

to spill out # She fell over and everything spilled out of her purse. # Don’t cut too deeply or the innards will spill out. # The contents of the truck spilled out across the road.

Question 49

caerse (saliendo de algo: habitualmente pelo o dientes)

Answer 49

to fall out # Her baby teeth are starting to fall out. # A side effect of the treatment is that your hair starts to fall out.

Question 50

salir corriendo

Answer 50

to run out # I saw her run out to the parking lot. # I can run out right now and bring some right back.