Phrasal Verbs Flashcards

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Keep out

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Mantener afuera

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Keep up with

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Mantener el ritmo

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Keep away

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Mantener a distancia

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Keep up

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1-mantener despierto
2-mantener, seguir asi

Minister for health is sure that current levels of health care can be kept up

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Keep from

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Evitar q alguien haga algo

I don’t want to keep you from your studies

I put my hand in her mouth to keep her from shouting

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Keep on

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1-seguir haciendo algo

2-Mantener a alguien contratado
The Hospital can only keep on a limited number of workers

3-Hablar constantemente de algo de forma molesta
She keeps on about How much money she makes

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Keep on at

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Nagging-dar la lata

My dr keeps on at me about my lack of exercise

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Keep to

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Ceñirse

I have to keep to the diet

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Keep out of

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Mantenerse al margen

When they starr arguing I just keep out of it

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Go into

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1-Entrar en detalle
This problem is complex and we want to go into it in detail

2-Destinar dinero tempo o esfuerzo a algo: lot of effort has gone into producing this book

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Go up to

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Llegar a un lugar concreto

The water went up to the top of the bridge

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Go up

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1-cuando una cantidad o tasa sube
The price has gone up by €3000

2-approach somebody/something
Some of them went up to congratulate her

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Go off

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1-explode a bomb
2-alarm clock went off
3-stop working a device: I have set the heating to go off at 11

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13
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Go out

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Apagar (velas/luz)

Salir de casa

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Go over

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1-Repasar
I’d like to go over your essay when you’ve half an hour to spare
2-to visit someone who lives nearby
I might go over Patrick’s an hour or so

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Go back over

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1-Repasar dp de haber ocurrido

I went back over the figures to check they were okay

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Go back on

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Romper una promesa

You said you’d be there so don’t go back on your word

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Come out

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  1. Resultado
  2. salir publicado~bring out

The party came out fine
His new book comes out next month

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Come down with

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Ponerse enfermo

I couldn’t go to work because I came down with a cold

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Come down on

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Castigar duramente

The police are coming down hard on the offenders

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Come down to

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Se reduce a

It all comes down to money

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Come about

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Suceder/ocurrir

How did this come about?
It came about that there were…

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22
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Come off

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1-quitarse
This stain won't come off
2-caerse
She came off her bike
3-salir bien/mal
It came off well/badly
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Come across

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1-encontrarse
I came across Michael yesterday 
2-causar una impression
it didn’t come across like that
3-to convey
Her ideas came across with great force
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Come apart

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Deshacerse en pedazos
~fall apart

The book came apart in my hands

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25
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Come forward

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Volunteer:

The police are asking witnesses to come forward

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Come by

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1-Visitar
You should come by next time 
2-obtener
How did you come by this job?
Accurate statistics are difficult to come by
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Come around

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1-visitar a alguien en su casa
Mark came around

2-cambiar de idea
She’ll come around to our plan

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Come in for

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Ser criticado o alabado

The minister coming for a lot of criticism/Praise

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29
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Come into

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1-heredar

I came into a fortune when he died

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30
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Come after

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Ir tras de uno, perseguir

He is coming after us

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31
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Come through

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1-sobrevivir, recuperarse
It was a miracle he came through that car crash

2-To be conveyed-communicated: The coach’s displeasure came through loud and clear.

3-to receive a telephone call/message
Have your exam results come through yet?

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Put on

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  1. To clothe oneself with; don: put on a coat; put socks on. (Take off-opposite)
  2. To apply; activate: put on the brakes.
  3. To assume affectedly: put on an English accent.
  4. Slang To tease or mislead (another): You’re putting me on!
  5. To add: put on weight.
  6. To produce; perform, organize : put on a variety show.
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Take down

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  1. To bring to a lower position from a higher one (off shelf)
  2. To take apart; dismantle: take down the Christmas tree.
  3. To lower the arrogance or the self-esteem of (a person): really took him down during the debate.
  4. To put down in writing-apuntar
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Show up

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~turn up

Aparecer

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35
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Come up with

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Ocurrirse

He came up with the answer

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36
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Put out

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Apagar

To put out a cigaret

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37
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Blow out

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Soplar, apagar
To blow out a cake

A blow-out: pinchazo

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Run up

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1.Run up to: Aproximarse a alguien

2.[+debt] contraer
• she had run up a huge bill at the hairdresser’s

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39
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Act out

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To copy actions in a theatrical manner

a. To perform in or as if in a play; represent dramatically: act out a story.
b. To realize in action: wanted to act out his theory.

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40
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Act up

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1-to misbehave
2-not work properly
My computer has been acting up lately. It keeps crashing

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Break away

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To detach from

Several leading members broke away from the party and set up an independent parliamentary bloc

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Break down

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1-to stop (negotiations, talks)
Negotiations between the two companies have broken down
2-to malfunction
The elevator broke down.
3-To divide into or consider in parts; analyze.
The population breaks down into three main groups.

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Break in

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Allanamiento

A burglar was trying to break in.

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Break into

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To suddenly start doing sth

The child broke into a flood of tears.

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Break off

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a. To discontinue (a relationship).
b. Stop doing something

She broke off their conversation to answer her mobile phone

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Break through

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To make a sudden, quick advance, as through an obstruction.

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47
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Call for

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To require, to need

That work calls for patience.

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48
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Call off

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To cancel

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49
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Look up to sb

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Admirar

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50
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Look down on sb

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Despise

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51
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Put off

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1-sth: postpone
2-sb: Discourage:

he’s not easily put off

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52
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Put up with

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Soportar

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53
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Put down

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1-write down: put me down for £15
2-Criticize 
3- dejar, bajar...
-put it down!
-once I started the book I couldn’t put it down
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54
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to put sb down as sth

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Catalogar a alguien como algo

I had put him down as a complete fool

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to put sth down to sth

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Atribuir

I put his bad humor down to his illness

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56
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Leave out

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Omit by accident

• it got left out in the rain

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57
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Leave on

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Dejar algo encendido

Leave the computer on

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58
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Leave for

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Irse

What time are you leaving for Milan?

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59
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Leave up to

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Let sb else decide

I leave the decision up to my boss

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60
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Pass out

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To faint

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61
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Pass by

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  1. pasar cerca
  2. hacer una visita corta
  3. dejar pasar

He passes by our house on his way
I’ll pass by your house later
Don’t let this opportunity pass you by

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62
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Pass through

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Cruzar una interseccion, un puente etc

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63
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Pass up

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Let an opportunity go by

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64
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Ask around

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Preguntar lo mismo a mucha gente

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65
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Back up

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1-respaldar
2-ir marcha atras con el coche
3-congestionado: traffic is backed up

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Blow up

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1-Hinchar globos
2-estallar bomba
3-aumentar una foto

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67
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Wind up

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1~wrap up, summarize
2-dar cuerda
3-to wind sb up: to tease
He said I'd miss the train but he just was winding me up
4-~end up: we wound up in Rome
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68
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Stay out

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not come home:

she stayed out all night

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69
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Stay out of

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Quedarse fuera

stay out of this!
stay out of trouble

70
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Stay away from

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To maintain a distance from sth (friends, drugs…)

71
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Stay on

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To remain provisionally in a position

Bush stayed on the presidency after Obama won the elections

72
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Stay in

A

To remain at home and not go out

73
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Stay up

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To remain awake until late

74
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Put back

A

1-retornar algo: put it back!
2-delay
this will put us back ten years

75
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Bring up

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1-to raise a children
he was brought up to believe that …

2-to introduce a point/idea
Why did you have to bring that up?

76
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Bring out

A

1-publicar algo
I am bringing a new book out.

2-sacar lo mejor/peor de alguien
You bring the best out in me.
This kind of thing brings out the worst in me.

77
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Fall out

A

1-fall out with sb over sth (enfadarse)

2-fall out of (caerse fuera)

To fall out of a tree (in)
To fall off a branch (on)

78
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Fall into

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1-caerse dentro (into a pool)
2-clasificar o incluir algo
his poems fall into three categories

79
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Fall off

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1-caerse de algun sitio ;estas encima de algo y te caes (on a branch)
Fall off a branch

2- To become less; decrease: Stock prices have fallen off

80
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Fall behind

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Retrasarse

81
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Fall through

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To fail

Our plans fell through at the last minute.

82
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Turn out~

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~work out~come out~end up

Salir bien/mal

83
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~call on~stop by~drop in~drop by~call in~come by

A

Hacer visita corta

84
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Fall over

A

Caer despues de haber tropezado con algo

85
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Stay off

A

1-to stay off school/work: no ir al colegio/trabajo

2-no hacer algo en algun tiempo: to stay off drink

86
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Stay behind

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Quedarse (trabajo, colegio)

The teacher made the whole class stay behind

87
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Stay over

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Quedarse a dormir

88
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Fall back on

A

Recurrir, echar mano de

To fall back on his parents

89
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Fall for

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Creerse algo

I completely fell for his story

90
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Think up

A

To invent sth~ to make up

I have to think up a slogan for the product

91
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Think over

A

Weigh possibilities

I need to think it over

92
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Think through

A

To plan sth carefully and to consider its implications

It seems a good idea but we need to think it through

93
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Stand out

A

Sobresalir

94
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Set off

A
  1. partir de viaje
  2. Iniciar algo
  3. estallar (bomba/saltar alarma
  4. enhance.

To set off on a journey
That was what set off the riot
The smoke had set off the fire alarm
That red scarf would set off your beige jacket beautifully

95
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Look over

A

Mirar en detalle

Supervisar

96
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Look through

A

Hojear

Echar un vistazo

97
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Carry on

A
  1. seguir haciendo algo

2. Continuar hablando si te han interrumpido

98
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Clear up

A
  1. ordenar
  2. resolver/ aclarar
  3. desaparecer de la piel

To clear up this misunderstanding
The rash took 2 days to clear up

99
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Run into

A
1.encontrar x casualidad
~come across
2.encontrarse con problemas
Run into problems
3.to collide with
Run into a tree
4.amounts to
Our debts run into thousands of €
100
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Cut off

A
  1. disconection (gas,electricidad): we’d better pay the electricity bill before we get cut off
  2. amputar: they cut off his finger
  3. interrumpir: you cut me off in the middle of a sentence
  4. aislar: she was cut off from the family
101
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Walk into

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1-entrar
She walked into the room
2-collide with~bump into
She walked into me
3.get a job easily
She walked into a well-paid job after leaving university
102
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Draw up

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  1. Write down a report/plan/list
  2. erguirse

The agreement was drawn up in secret by the health minister

The lawyers are drawing up the contract

103
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Pick up

A
  1. collect sth/sb
  2. to retrieve sth from a lower level

did you pick up my laundry?
Pick up the pencil from the floor

104
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Pick out

A
  1. choose among alternatives
  2. discernir

She picked out a pink shirt for me
The witness picked out the attacker from the police photos

105
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Pick on

A

To tease, harass

106
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Turn on

A

.switch on

107
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Turn off

A

1.apagar
2.girar, doblar (persona, coche)
turn off at the next exit

108
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Turn up

A

1.subir (volumen)
2.desvelar, sacar a la luz
3.llegar, aparecer
something will turn up

109
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Turn down

A
  1. bajar volumen

2. rechazar: turn down an offer

110
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Turn into

A

Transformar a

111
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Turn over

A
  1. dar la vuelta a la pagina
  2. produccion, facturacion

they turn over a million a year

112
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Turn around

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  1. Darse la vuelta
  2. Negocios-recuperarse, sacar a flote
  3. Tramitar un pedido
    to turn an order around
113
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Bank on

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Expect/depend on sth to happen

I’m banking on getting a raise
I’m hoping she’ll be here on time but I’m not banking on it

114
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Set out

A

Start a journey

115
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Set down

A

To put in writing; record:

We set down the facts.

116
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Set up

A
  1. To establish; found: set up a business

2. concertar: set up an interview

117
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Put in

A

1.devote, expend (time)
It’s important to put in years of training

I put in eight hours at the office.

118
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Put up

A

Contribuir con dinero

We all put up the money to buy a present

119
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Bail out

A
1.salir bajo fianza 
To bail out of prison
2.help a troubled person/organization
The EU. bailed out Greece
3.To stop supporting or being part of sth or involved with sb
I'm bailing out on you
I have to bail out before it goes down
120
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Black out

A
  1. To suddenly loose consciousness

2. to make a piece completely dark

121
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Run by

A

Consult/ask for confirmation

Can you run those names by me again?

122
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Make out

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  1. To discern or see, especially with difficulty: I could barely make out the traffic signs through the rain.
  2. To understand: could not make out what she said.
  3. To write out; draw up: made out the invoices.
  4. To fill in (a form, for example).
  5. To represent as being: made me out to be a liar.
  6. To try to establish or prove: He made out that he was innocent.
  7. To get along in a given way; fare: made out well in business.
123
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Make up

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  1. To put together; construct or compose: make up a prescription.
  2. To constitute; form: Ten years make up a decade.
    3.
    a. To alter one’s appearance for a role on the stage, as with a costume and cosmetics.
    b. To apply cosmetics.
  3. To invent: made up an excuse.
    5.compensate
    a. To make good (a deficit or lack): made up the difference in the bill.
    b. To compensate for: make up for lost time.
  4. To resolve a quarrel: kissed and made up.
  5. To take (an examination or course) again or at a later time because of previous absence or failure.
  6. To set in order: make up a room
124
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Stand in

A

Replace

They need another teacher to stand in

125
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Stand up for

A

To defend

126
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Tear up

A

Romper, hacer pedazos

~rip up

127
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Hold down

A

1.keep or have a job
It’s difficult to hold down a job in this company

  1. prevent from moving by restrain
  2. retain in your stomach
128
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Bring down

A
  1. Bajar los niveles
    Government is trying to bring down inflation
    2.derribar/derrocar-to tackle
    The crisis is going to bring down they government
129
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Hold off

A

1.delay~ put off
I’m holding off the meeting
2.defend
I’m holding off a burglar

130
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Stir up

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Cause trouble

he’s always trying to stir things up

131
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Drop out

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Abandonar

to drop out of society/university

132
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Drop off

A
  1. To fall asleep.
  2. To decrease: Sales dropped off in the fourth quarter
    3.dejar
    could you drop me off at the station?
133
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Do away with

A
  1. Get rid of something/stop using something/abolish
  2. To kill
  3. Those regulations should have been done away with years ago
  4. I try to do away with myself but I couldn’t
134
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Do down

A

Menospreciar

It seemed that everyone in the meeting was trying to do her down

135
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Do out

A

To decorate or to clean a room

I’m off work so I’m going to do out the kitchen

136
Q

Do out of

A

Impedir que alguien consiga o conserve algo de una forma deshonesta

he has done me out of thousands of pounds

137
Q

Do over

A
  1. to repeat sth
  2. to ransack

In this area some houses have been done over many times

138
Q

Do without

A

To manage without something

I can’t do without my computer
I can do without your advice

139
Q

Done for

A

To be doomed

We are done for if she ever finds out what really happened

140
Q

Drive at

A

To allude to, what they really mean
To mean to do or say
I don’t understand what you’re driving at

141
Q

Drive away

A

force to go away; discourage

“Drive away potential burglars”; “drive away bad thoughts”;

142
Q

Drive off

A

To repel

The enemy attack was driven off by their army

143
Q

Hold up

A

1.ser retenido/retrasado
I was held up in the metro
2.atraco
This is a hold up

144
Q

Carry out

A

To perform

Carry out a market research/ a clinical trial

145
Q

Pin down

A

1.oblige to be specific-concretar
to pin sb down
• you can’t pin him down to a date es

146
Q

Drag on

A

Prolong sth very boring

The speech dragged on for two hours

147
Q

Add up

A

Make sense

I’m afraid your story just doesn’t add up

148
Q

Allow for

A

Take into account

You having allowed for the cost of all the materials

149
Q

Break up

A

Come to an end

The meeting broke up in Confusion

150
Q

Break out

A

When I war or disease begins

Fighting has broken out on the southern border of the country

151
Q

Build up

A
  1. To develop or increase in stages or by degrees: built up the business; building up my endurance for the marathon.
  2. To accumulate or collect: sediment building up on the ocean floor.
  3. To bolster: build up the product with a massive ad campaign; built up my hopes after the interview.
  4. To fill up (an area) with buildings.
152
Q

Catch on

A

Become popular

Camera phones have really caught on lately

153
Q

Run away with

A

1.To easily win a competition

Once again STeve wants away with the title

  1. To perform in a way that makes you receive more praise and attention than anyone else

The audience loved them and they run away with the show

154
Q

Bear out

A

Confirmar, corroborar una historia

Jane will bear me out

155
Q

Bear with

A

Tener paciencia con

if you’ll bear with me, I’ll explain

156
Q

Fall apart

A

To break into pieces

157
Q

Fall in with

A

To agree with

I’ll just fall in with whatever you decide

158
Q

Fall to

A

To become someone’s duty

It falls to me to thank the committee

159
Q

Get about/around

A
  1. To circumvent or evade:
    He managed to get around the real issues.
  2. To travel from place to place: It is hard to get around without a car.
  3. To become known; circulate:
    It soon got around that they were dating
160
Q

Get along

A

1(=leave) marcharse, irse
• it’s time we were getting along ya es hora de que nos marchemos o nos vayamos
2(=manage) arreglárselas, apañárselas
• to get along without sth
3(=progress) how is he getting along?
• we were getting along fine until he arrived
4(=be on good terms) (with sb)

161
Q

Get around to

A

1.To eventually do something

to get around to (doing) sth: I shan’t get around to that before next week
• we never got around to exchanging addresses

2.(=persuade) convencer
• we got him around to our way of thinking

162
Q

Hold back

A
  1. To retain in one’s possession or control: held back valuable information; held back my tears.
  2. To impede the progress of. The police held back the crowds
  3. To restrain oneself. I held back my irritation and tried to speak calmly
163
Q

Hold out (for)

A

To insist on something
To wait until you get what you want And refuse to accept anything else

We could sell now or we could hold out for a better offer
He held out for £10

164
Q

Hold with

A

To approve of an idea or activity

I don’t hold with your theories

165
Q

Run up against

A

To encounter problems

They ran up against the opposition of the community

166
Q

Run through

A

1(=read quickly) leer (por encima), echar un vistazo a
2(=rehearse) [+play] ensayar
Let’s run through the first act again.
3(=recapitulate) repasar

167
Q

Make for

A

(=go towards) [+place] dirigirse hacia o a

• he made for the door

168
Q

Make of

A

To have an opinion on something

What do you make of this letter?

169
Q

Look back

A

To think about the past

170
Q

Look to

A

To expect that someone will do something for you

We are looking to you to advise us on how to proceed

171
Q

Look upon

A

To consider sth/sb in a particular way

You shouldn’t look upon this as a failure

172
Q

Grind down

A

1(lit) pulverizar
2(=wear away) desgastar
3(=oppress) agobiar, oprimir
• to grind down the opposition destruir lentamente a la oposición

173
Q

Die down

A

Disminuir la intensidad

This is not going to die down overnight