Phrasal verbs

Question 1

Respaldar a alguien/algo

Answer 1

Back up

Question 2

Hacer una copia de seguridad

Answer 2

Back up

Question 3

Dar marcha atrás, retroceder

Answer 3

Back up

Question 4

Dejarse llevar por la emoción,

Answer 4

Be carried away
to become so excited about something that you do not control what you say or do

Question 5

Ser engañado

Answer 5

Be taken in
“I was taken in by the scam.”

Question 6

Ser acogido

Answer 6

Be taken in
“The stray dog was taken in by a kind family.”

Question 7

Inflar algo

Answer 7

Blow up
Would you help me blow up these balloons?

Question 8

Explotar

Answer 8

Blow up
The building blew up.

Question 9

Averiarse, descomponerse (coche)

Answer 9

Break down
Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road.

Question 10

Derrumbar algo físico o en sentido metafórico

Answer 10

Break down
She broke down and cried.

Question 11

Deshacer, desintegrar, descomponerse

Answer 11

Break down
as the plant matter breaks down

Question 12

Explicar algo con más claridad o dividirlo en partes

Answer 12

Break down
Can you break down this concept for me?

Question 13

Bailar, expresarse din inhibiciones

Answer 13

Break it down

Question 14

Entrar a la fuerza

Answer 14

Break in
“Thieves broke in through the window.”

Question 15

Interrumpir una conversación

Answer 15

Break in
“Sorry to break in, but I have a question.”

Question 16

Domar o entrenar, acostumbrar un caballo o sentido metafórico

Answer 16

Break in
“It takes time to break in new shoes.”
“She’s breaking in the new horse.”

Question 17

Terminar algo repentinamente y de manera abrupta una relación, acuerdo o compromiso

Answer 17

Break off
“They broke off their engagement last week.”
The brothers broke off all contact with each other.

Question 18

To separate a piece from the main part

Answer 18

Break off
“She broke off a piece of chocolate and gave it to me.”

Question 19

Dejar de hablar o hacer algo de repente

Answer 19

Break off
“He broke off in the middle of his speech when he heard a noise.”

Question 20

Something dangerous or unpleasant suddenly starts (de manera repentina) for wars, epidemics

Answer 20

Break out
“A fire broke out in the building last night.”
War broke out in 1914.

Question 21

(Of a person) to begin to have pimples on the skin

Answer 21

Break out
“I broke out in a rash after eating that seafood.”

Question 22

To escape from prision or a place where you are confined

Answer 22

“Three prisoners broke out of jail last night.”

Question 23

Abrirse camino (a través de algo)

Answer 23

Break through
Protesters broke through the barriers.
to break through the crowd.

Question 24

To overcome a difficulty or an obstacle (figuratively)

Answer 24

Break through
“She finally broke through the challenges and achieved her goal.”

Question 25

Start succeeding in a competitive field

Answer 25

Break through
“The band broke through with their latest album.”

Question 26

End a romantic relationship

Answer 26

Break up
“They broke up after five years of dating.”

Question 27

End an activity, meeting or event.

Answer 27

Break up
We broke up for the holidays in June.
“The meeting broke up at noon.”

Question 28

Divide into smaller parts.

Answer 28

Break up
“The class was broken up into smaller groups for the project.”

Question 29

To have interruptions or distortions in audio, often due to technical issues.

Answer 29

Break up
“You’re breaking up; I can’t hear you clearly.”

Question 30

Start laughing uncontrollably (informal).

Answer 30

Break up
“The joke was so funny, it broke everyone up.”

Question 31

To intervene and separate people or groups who are fighting.

Answer 31

Break up
“The teacher broke up the fight between the two students.”

Question 32

Resaltar.

Answer 32

Bring out
The dress really brings out the color of your eyes.

Question 33

Publicar o lanzar algo, such as a book, a product or album.

Answer 33

Bring out.
The company is bringing out a new smartphone next month.

Question 34

Sacar de alguien.
To cause someone to show a particular emotion, behavior, or quality.

Answer 34

Bring out.
She brings out the best in him.

Question 35

To reveal or emphasize something that might otherwise be hidden.

Question 36

To mention a topic (mencionar un tema).

Answer 36

Bring up.
She brought up the issue during the meeting.

Question 37

To raise a child (criar a un niño).

Answer 37

Bring up.
They brought up their children in a small town.

Question 38

To vomit (vomitar).

Answer 38

Bring up.
He felt sick and brought up his dinner.

Question 39

To raise a matter for discussion (presentar un asunto para discutir).

Answer 39

Bring up.

He brought up a question about the budget.
Planteó una pregunta sobre el presupuesto.

Question 40

To increase or accumulate / Incrementar o acumular

Answer 40

Build up.
She built up her savings over the years.

Question 41

To strengthen or improve / Fortalecer o mejorar

Answer 41

Build up.
Regular exercise helps to build up your stamina.

Question 42

To develop or promote

Answer 42

Build up.
The media has been building up the new artist as the next big thing.

Question 43

Crear tensión o expectativa antes de un evento.

Answer 43

Build up.
The movie’s trailer really built up the suspense.

Question 44

To enter suddenly and forcefully / Entrar de repente y con fuerza, interrumpiendo algo

Answer 44

Burst in.
He burst in without knocking and surprised everyone.

Question 45

Interrumpir de forma abrupta

Answer 45

Burst in.
She burst in while we were discussing the project.

Question 46

To suddenly express an emotion (e.g., laughing, crying)

Answer 46

Burst out.
She burst out laughing when she saw the joke.

Question 47

To suddenly exclaim or say something

Answer 47

Burst out.
He burst out, “I can’t believe this is happening!”.

Question 48

Escapar o emerger de un lugar repentinamente

Answer 48

Burst out.
Flames burst out of the building during the fire.

Question 49

Pedir a una persona, como un médico o un experto, que venga para ayudar o trabajar.

Answer 49

Call in.
We had to call in a plumber to fix the leak.

Question 50

To make a phone call to a place, like a workplace or radio station

Answer 50

Call in.
She called in to report that she was feeling sick and couldn’t come to work.

Question 51

To order someone to return something

Answer 51

Call in.
The company called in all defective products for a safety check.

Question 52

To cancel or postpone something /

Answer 52

Call off.
They had to call off the meeting due to bad weather.

Question 53

To stop or interrupt an action, usually to prevent something

Answer 53

Call off.
The police officer called off the chase when it became too dangerous for everyone involved.

Question 54

To order someone or something to stop an action

Answer 54

Call off.

Estructura peculiar:
The coach called off the players when the game was over.

The manager called off the workers when the fire alarm went off.

Question 55

To ask someone to do something (usually formally). Para participar en algo, una pregunta, una tarea o una ocasión.

Answer 55

Call on.
The teacher called on John to answer the question.

Question 56

To visit someone

Answer 56

Call on.
I’ll call on you tomorrow to discuss the project.

Question 57

To make use or rely on something

Answer 57

Call on.
We had to call on all our resources to finish the project on time.

Question 58

To look after or take care of someone or something

Answer 58

Care for.
She cares for her elderly parents every day.

Question 59

To provide for someone’s needs (physics or emotionals)

Answer 59

Care for.
The nurse cares for the patients in the hospital.

Question 60

Seguir realizando una actividad o tarea después de una interrupción o en general

Answer 60

Carry on.
Despite the rain, they carried on with the game.

Question 61

To behave in an emotional or exaggerated way, uncontrollably

Answer 61

Carry on.
He carried on about the mistake for hours.

Question 62

Realizar / llevar a cabo

Answer 62

Carry out