Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
1
Q
Enchufar - Conectar
A
plug in
2
Q
Cerrar
A
Shut down
The restaurant will shut down at 10 p.m.
The company had to shut down its operations due to financial issues
3
Q
Callarse
A
Shut up
4
Q
Cancelar
A
Call off
5
Q
Despegar (avion)
A
take off
6
Q
Encender
A
Turn on
7
Q
Apagar
A
turn off
8
Q
Volver a hacer
A
Do over
9
Q
Quitarse algo (ropa)
A
take off
10
Q
Hacer ejercicio
A
work out
11
Q
Reducir el consumo de algo
A
Cut back on
The doctor advised him to cut back on sugar to improve his health.
12
Q
Regresar
A
Come back
13
Q
Acompañar (fisico)
A
Come along
We’re going to the park, do you want to come along?
14
Q
Encontrar algo o alguien por casualidad
A
Come across
I came across an old letter while cleaning my room.
15
Q
Esperar con ansias
A
Look Forward
I really look forward to meeting you next week.
16
Q
Terminar una relacion / terminar
A
Break up
17
Q
Resolver o entender algo
A
Figure out
She finally figured out the solution to the math problem.
18
Q
Renunciar o dejar de intentar algo
A
Give up
19
Q
Cuidar de alguien o algo
A
Look after
20
Q
Posponer
A
Put off
The meeting has been put off for a week
21
Q
Preparar u organizar algo
A
Set up
She set up a meeting with the new client for Monday.
22
Q
Dejar de Funionar o colapsar emocionalmente
A
Break down
23
Q
Devolver algo
A
Give back
24
Q
Esperar o aguantar
A
Hold on
25
Quedarse Sin algo
Run out of
We’ve run out of milk
26
Probarse ropa o accesorios
Try on
27
Tener cuidado o estar atento
Watch out
28
Buscar information
Look up
I need to look up the meaning of this word in the dictionary.
29
Inventar o crear algo
Make up
He made up an excuse for being late.
30
Apoyar o defender alguien
Back up
Can you back me up in the meeting if I forget something?
31
Examinar una cosa o Persona
(sin morbo)
check out
32
"Atrapar" una enfermedad
Come down with (x)
I think I’m coming down with a cold
33
Contar con alguien o algo
Count on
You can always count on me for support.
I didn’t count on the traffic being this bad!
34
Romperse en piezas
Fall apart
My old shoes are falling apart; I need a new pair.
After the breakup, she completely fell apart.
35
Vestirse elegante
Dress up
We have to dress up for the wedding this weekend.
The kids love to dress up as superheroes for Halloween.
36
Empezar algo con entusiasmo
Dive into
He dove into his work as soon as he arrived at the office.
He dived into the pool to cool off.
37
Descubrir o aprender algo nuevo
Find out
I just found out that we have a test tomorrow!
38
Llenar a tope algo
Fill up
Can you please fill up the water bottle?
39
Tener exito o progresar
Get ahead
She works extra hours to get ahead in her career.
40
Ceder ante algo o alguien
Give in
After hours of arguing, he finally gave in
41
Tratar de lograr algo
Go for (x)
42
Continuar
Go on
43
Continuar haciendo algo
keep (x) up
44
Omitir algo/ dejar por fuera
Leave (x) out
Don't leave out any details in your report, or your boss might ask for more information.
She felt sad because her friends left her out of the group project.
45
Confundir una o mas cosas con otra
Mix up (x)
46
Alardear o demostrar habilidades
Show off
She showed off her painting at the art exhibition.
47
Considerar algo
Think over
I need some time to think over your offer before I decide.
48
Botar
throw away
49
Esperar hasta que algo desagradable termine
Wait out
We decided to stay inside and wait out the storm.
50
Arrancar/ Quitar
Rip out
She ripped out a page from her notebook to write a note
It felt like she ripped out my soul when she left.
51
Interrumpir una conversacion
Cut in
Sorry to cut in, but I have something important to add.
52
Interrumpir a alguien
Cut off
She tried to explain, but he kept cutting her off.
53
Cortar
Cut off
The storm cut off electricity in the entire neighborhood.
54
Encontrarse algo o alguien por casualidad
Run into
I ran into my old friend at the mall yesterday.
55
Tropezar ( golpear algo accidentalmente)
Run into
He wasn’t paying attention and ran into a street sign.
56
Orillarse
Pull over
She pulled over to let the ambulance pass.
57
Derramar o regar
Spill out
58
Quedarse dormido (no despertarse a la hora prevista)
Sleep in
59
Entender algo
Take in
There was so much to learn in class today, I couldn’t take it all in
60
Enfocarse en algo o alguien
Focus on
61
Sostener de que algo se caiga
Hold up
62
Salir/ evitar hacer algo
Get out of
I told the kids to get out of the kitchen.
He always tries to get out of doing his homework.
63
Entrar
Come in
64
Emerger o hacerse conocido
Come out
65
Publicar (Tipo libros)
Come out
66
Despedir (del trabajo)
Take on
He took me on as an apprentice
67
Asumir o tomar responsabilidad
Take on
I can't take on any extra work
68
Separar (personas)
Cut off
She was cut off from her family
69
Detener ayuda emotional o financiera
Cut off
The company cut off funding for the project
70
Quitar o cortar servicios (Suplementos)
Cut off
If this bill is not paid within five days, your gas supply will be cut off
The electricity was cut off due to non-payment
71
Dejar ( de estudiar o una carrera )
Drop out
72
Ir hacia adelante/ (decir) adelante
Go ahead
You can go ahead and start the meeting without me
73
Responder de manera irrespetuosa
Talk back
Don’t talk back to your mother; show some respect
74
Persuadir a alguien
Talk into
She talked me into going on the roller coaster, even though I was scared.
75
Absorber
Soak up
use clean tissues to soak up any droplets of water
76
Aguantar / Lidiar con algo que no te gusta
Suck it up
77
Acompañar ( estar a tu lado y apoyarte)
Stand by
I know you'll stand by me no matter what
78
Retroceder
Back up
He backed up to give her more space.
79
Hacer una copia /guardar
Back up
The company backs up all customer data daily.
80
Tener facturas acumuladas
(deudas acumuladas)
Ran up
She ran up a huge credit card bill after shopping all day. (accumulated debt)
81
Incrementar rapido de precios
Ran up
Gas prices ran up after the shortage.
82
Ganar el control de algo
Take over
The new CEO will take over the company next month.
Fear took over his mind before the big speech.
83
Reemplazar algo o alguien
Take over/ step in
Can you take over for me while I go on break?
The robots are taking over many human jobs.
84
Intervenir
Step in
The teacher had to step in when the students started arguing.
The police stepped in to break up the fight.
86
Retrazar/ contener/ obstaculizar
Hold back
Fear of failure held him back from starting his own business
Don’t hold back your ideas—share them with the team!
87
Derrumbar / bajar algo
Pull down
They pulled down the old house to build a shopping mall.
He pulled down his hat to cover his face
88
Colaborar /trabajar juntos
Team up
Let's team up and finish this project faster
The two companies decided to team up to create a new product.
89
Causar miedo o incomodidad /asustarse
Creep out
That old abandoned house really creeps me out.
90
Desretrasar /ponerse al dia
Catch up
I haven’t seen you in months! We need to catch up.
After being sick for a week, she worked hard to catch up at work.
91
Arruinar
Mess up / Messed up
Screw up / screwed up
I really messed up my test.
He fucked up the whole project by missing the deadline.
92
Tratar injustamente
Screw over
They screwed him over by not paying him fairly
93
Bajarse de un vehiculo o animal (dejar)
Get off
He got off the bus at the next stop.
94
Salir de trabajar
Get off
I usually get off work at 6 PM.
95
Remover o quitar algo
Get off
Can you help me get this sticker off the table?
96
Evitar un castigo
Get off
He got off with just a warning instead of a fine.
97
Soportar una situacion dificil
Stick out
I know this job is tough, but if you stick it out, you’ll gain great experience.
98
Quitarle/ remover algo a alguien
Take away
Give me the toy, or I'll take it away from you
The waiter took away our plates after we finished eating.
