Phrasal verbs Flashcards
Work out
Ejercitarse, resolver
I need to work out regularly to stay healthy
Turn down
Rechazar, bajar (el volumen)
He turned down the job offer because the salary was too low
Take after
Parecerse a (en carácter o apariencia)
She takes after her father in both looks and temperament
Stand for
Significar, representar, tolerar
The letters “USA” stand for the United States of America.
Slow down
Reducir la velocidad
The car needs to slow down in the school zone.
Send for
Mandar a buscar
We had to send for a doctor when she got sick
Run into
Encontrarse con, tropezar con
I ran into an old friend at the grocery store yesterday
Put up with
Tolerar, soportar
: I can’t put up with the noise any longer
Make up for
Compensar
I’ll make up for missing your birthday by taking you out to dinner.
Let in on
Dejar participar, compartir un secreto
She let me in on her plans for the surprise party
Keep up
Mantenerse al día, seguir el ritmo
It’s hard to keep up with all the new technolog
Grow up
Crecer, hacerse adulto
When I grow up, I want to be a doctor
Get through to
Comunicarse con, hacer entender
I finally got through to my friend after calling him several times.
Eat out
Comer fuera
We decided to eat out at a nice restaurant for our anniversary
Cross out
Tachar
Please cross out the incorrect answers on your test.
Break into
Entrar por la fuerza
Someone tried to break into our house last night
come up with
proponer
BREAK OFF
DESPENDERSE, TERMINAR, PONER FIN
John and Marjorie have decided TO BREAK OFF after being together for 5 years
BRING IN
Traer
The prosecutor brought in TO AN EXPERT on DNA analysis.
BURST IN
Irrumpir
The man burst in the room without knocking and told us about the accident that had just happened.
CALL FOR
exigir - requerir
Being a primary school teacher call for a lot of nerves and patience.
COME OUT
Salir
The sun has just come out so I expect that the rest of the afternoon will be quite warm.
DROP OFF
DEJAR
I’ll drop you of at the station on my way to work. It’s not a problem.
FILL IN
rellenar
All the employees had to fill in a form that was given to them by the personnel manager.
GET UP TO
LLEGAR A
You shouldn’t leave the children alone for so long or they’ll get up to something bad
GIVE UP
ABANDONAR - rendirse
My doctor advised me to give up smoking.
GO WITH
IR CON - quedar bien
The bright blue scarf GOes WITH your new dress perfectly.
HANG ON
esperar
Could you hang on a minute while I get something to write?
KEEP BACK
Ocultar algo
Although he answered most of my questions, I had the feeling he was keeping back something.
LOOK INTO
EXAMINAR - mirar a fondo - investigar
The investigator told me he would look into the matter.
MAKE OUT
Distinguir - enrollarse - fingir
It’s difficult to make out the licence plate number of the car over there. It’s so far away.
PICK ON
METERSE CON
The older boys always pick on the younger ones at the school playground. It’s so disgusting.
PUT OUT
APAGAR
It took the fire fighters almost an hour to put out the fire.
tidying up
poner en orden
came across
encontré
give back
devolver
take back
devolver
nearly out
a punto de terminar
come up against
toparse
The company came up against some financial difficulties and had to close some of their factories.
die down
calmarse
The noise died down after the politician appeared in the middle of the crowd
draw up
pararse “coche”
A black limousine drew up near the Capitol and the President get out.
fall for
caer en
The teacher wasn’t paying any attention, so he fell for an old trick I played on him.
find out
descubrir
John found out about his wife’s cheating on him and filed for divorce
get by
descubrir
They don’t have so much money but in most months they can get by
let down
dejar fuera - defraudar
I’m counting on you for support so please don’t let me down
hold back
aguantar - contener
Jack couldn’t hold back his anger and started shouting at everyone.
go through
atravesar
The manager had gone through the new documents with his lawyers before he came to a decision.
live up to
