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Work out

A

Ejercitarse, resolver

I need to work out regularly to stay healthy

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Turn down

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Rechazar, bajar (el volumen)

He turned down the job offer because the salary was too low

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Take after

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Parecerse a (en carácter o apariencia)

She takes after her father in both looks and temperament

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Stand for

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Significar, representar, tolerar

The letters “USA” stand for the United States of America.

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Slow down

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Reducir la velocidad

The car needs to slow down in the school zone.

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Send for

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Mandar a buscar

We had to send for a doctor when she got sick

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Run into

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Encontrarse con, tropezar con

I ran into an old friend at the grocery store yesterday

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Put up with

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Tolerar, soportar

: I can’t put up with the noise any longer

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Make up for

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Compensar

I’ll make up for missing your birthday by taking you out to dinner.

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Let in on

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Dejar participar, compartir un secreto

She let me in on her plans for the surprise party

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Keep up

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Mantenerse al día, seguir el ritmo

It’s hard to keep up with all the new technolog

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Grow up

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Crecer, hacerse adulto

When I grow up, I want to be a doctor

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Get through to

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Comunicarse con, hacer entender

I finally got through to my friend after calling him several times.

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Eat out

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Comer fuera

We decided to eat out at a nice restaurant for our anniversary

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Cross out

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Tachar

Please cross out the incorrect answers on your test.

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Break into

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Entrar por la fuerza

Someone tried to break into our house last night

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come up with

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proponer

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BREAK OFF

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DESPENDERSE, TERMINAR, PONER FIN
John and Marjorie have decided TO BREAK OFF after being together for 5 years

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BRING IN

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Traer
The prosecutor brought in TO AN EXPERT on DNA analysis.

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BURST IN

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Irrumpir
The man burst in the room without knocking and told us about the accident that had just happened.

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CALL FOR

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exigir - requerir
Being a primary school teacher call for a lot of nerves and patience.

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COME OUT

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Salir
The sun has just come out so I expect that the rest of the afternoon will be quite warm.

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DROP OFF

A

DEJAR
I’ll drop you of at the station on my way to work. It’s not a problem.

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FILL IN

A

rellenar
All the employees had to fill in a form that was given to them by the personnel manager.

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GET UP TO

A

LLEGAR A
You shouldn’t leave the children alone for so long or they’ll get up to something bad

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GIVE UP

A

ABANDONAR - rendirse
My doctor advised me to give up smoking.

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GO WITH

A

IR CON - quedar bien
The bright blue scarf GOes WITH your new dress perfectly.

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HANG ON

A

esperar
Could you hang on a minute while I get something to write?

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KEEP BACK

A

Ocultar algo
Although he answered most of my questions, I had the feeling he was keeping back something.

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LOOK INTO

A

EXAMINAR - mirar a fondo - investigar
The investigator told me he would look into the matter.

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MAKE OUT

A

Distinguir - enrollarse - fingir
It’s difficult to make out the licence plate number of the car over there. It’s so far away.

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PICK ON

A

METERSE CON
The older boys always pick on the younger ones at the school playground. It’s so disgusting.

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PUT OUT

A

APAGAR
It took the fire fighters almost an hour to put out the fire.

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tidying up

A

poner en orden

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came across

A

encontré

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give back

A

devolver

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take back

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devolver

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nearly out

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a punto de terminar

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come up against

A

toparse
The company came up against some financial difficulties and had to close some of their factories.

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die down

A

calmarse
The noise died down after the politician appeared in the middle of the crowd

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draw up

A

pararse “coche”
A black limousine drew up near the Capitol and the President get out.

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fall for

A

caer en
The teacher wasn’t paying any attention, so he fell for an old trick I played on him.

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find out

A

descubrir
John found out about his wife’s cheating on him and filed for divorce

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get by

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descubrir
They don’t have so much money but in most months they can get by

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let down

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dejar fuera - defraudar
I’m counting on you for support so please don’t let me down

45
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hold back

A

aguantar - contener
Jack couldn’t hold back his anger and started shouting at everyone.

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go through

A

atravesar
The manager had gone through the new documents with his lawyers before he came to a decision.

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live up to

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