Phrasal Verbs 3

Question 1

go ahead

Answer 1

ir adelante, empezar, proceder

Please go ahead and eat before the food gets cold.

Question 2

go back

Answer 2

volver a un lugar

I have to go back home and get m lunch.

Question 3

go out

Answer 3

salir

We’re going out for dinner tonight.

Question 4

go out with someone

Answer 4

salir con, cita

Jesse has been going out with Luke since they met last winter.

Question 5

go over something

Answer 5

revisar

Please go over your answers before you submit your test.

Question 6

go over

Answer 6

visitar a alguien cercano

I haven’t seen Tina for a long time. I think I’ll go over for an hour or two.

Question 7

go without something

Answer 7

pasar sin

When I was young, we went without winter boots.

Question 8

grow apart

Answer 8

alejarse, separarse, irse alejando

My best friend and I grew apart after she changed schools.

Question 9

grow back

Answer 9

volver a crecer

My roses grew back this summer.

Question 10

grow up

Answer 10

crecer, hacerse mayor, madurar

When Jack grows up he wants to be a fireman.

Question 11

grow out of something

Answer 11

quedarle chico

Pepi needs a new pair of shoes because she has grown out of her old ones.

Question 12

hand something down

Answer 12

heredar, dar algo usado a alguien

I handed my old comic books down to my little cousin.

Question 13

hand something in

Answer 13

entregar

I have to hand in my essay by Friday.

Question 14

hand something out

Answer 14

distribuir, repartir

We will hand out the invitations at the door.

Question 15

hand something over

Answer 15

entregar

The police asked the man to hand over his wallet.

Question 16

hang in

Answer 16

perseverar

Hang in there. I’m sure you’ll find a job very soon.

Question 17

hang on

Answer 17

no cuelgue, aguardar, esperar

Hang on while I grab my coat and shoes!

Question 18

hang out

Answer 18

pasar el rato

Instead of going to the party we are just going to hang out at my place.

Question 19

hang up

Answer 19

colgar

He didn’t say goodbye before he hang up.

Question 20

hold someone/sth back

Answer 20

contener

I had to hold my dog back because there was a cat in the park.

Question 21

hold sth back

Answer 21

contener una emoción

Jamie held back his tears at his grandfather’s funeral.

Question 22

hold on

Answer 22

esperar un momento

Please hold on while I transfer you to the Sales Department.

Question 23

hold onto someone/sth

Answer 23

agarrar, retener, conservar

Hold onto your hat because It’s very windy outside.

Question 24

hold someone/sth up

Answer 24

atraco

A man in a black mask held the bank up this morning.

Question 25

keep on doing sth

Answer 25

continuar haciendo algo

Keep on stirring (agitando) until the liquid comes to a boil.

Question 26

keep sth from someone

Answer 26

ocultar

We kept our relationship from our parents for two years.

Question 27

keep someone/sth out

Answer 27

impedir la entrada, mantener fuera

Try to keep the wet dog out of the living room.

Question 28

keep sth up

Answer 28

mantener, aguantar el ritmo

If you keep those results up you will get into a great college.

Question 29

let someone down

Answer 29

decepcionar, desilusionar

I need you to be on time. Don’t let me down this time.

Question 30

let someone in

Answer 30

dejar entrar, dejar pasar

Can you let the cat in before you go to school?

Question 31

log in (or on)

Answer 31

iniciar sesión

I can’t log in to Facebook because I’ve forgotten my password.

Question 32

log out (or off)

Answer 32

finalizar sesión

Question 33

look after someone/sth

Answer 33

cuidar

I have to look after my sick grandmother.

Question 34

look down on someone

Answer 34

menospreciar, ver desde lo alto, mirar a bajo

Ever since we stole that chocolate bar your dad has looked down on me.

Question 35

look for someone/sth

Answer 35

buscar

I’m looking for a red dress for the wedding.

Question 36

look forward to sth

Answer 36

tener muchas ganas de, ansiar

I’m looking forward to the Christmas break.

Question 37

look into sth

Answer 37

investigar

We are going to look into the price of snowboards today.

Question 38

look out

Answer 38

cuidado, atención

Look out! That car’s going to hit you!

Question 39

look out for someone/sth

Answer 39

ten cuidado con

Don’t forget to look out for snakes on the hiking trail.

Question 40

look sth over

Answer 40

revisar, examinar

Can you look over my essay for spelling mistakes?

Question 41

look sth up

Answer 41

buscar información en un diccionario, libro…

We can look her phone up on the Internet.

Question 42

look up to someone

Answer 42

admirar

My little sister has always looked up to me.

Question 43

make sth up

Answer 43

inventar, mentir a cerca de algo

Josie made up a story about why we were late.

Question 44

make up

Answer 44

hacer las paces

We were angry last night, but we made up at breakfast.

Question 45

make someone up

Answer 45

maquillar

My sisters made me up for my graduation party.

Question 46

mix sth up

Answer 46

confundir

I mixed up the twins’ names again!

Question 47

pass away

Answer 47

fallecer

His uncle passed away last night after a long illness.

Question 48

pass out

Answer 48

desmayarse

It was so hot in the church that an elderly lady passed out.

Question 49

pass sth out

Answer 49

repartir la misma cosa

The professor passed the textbooks out before class.

Question 50

pass sth up

Answer 50

pasar, renunciar (de algo bueno normalmente)

I passed up the job because I am afraid of change.