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Phrasal Verbs Flashcards

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Surround, confine, trap, “encurralar “

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Hem (someone/ something) in

“Hemmed in”

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Appear, arrive, be visible

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Show up

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Annoy or upset someone, get on someone’s nerves
“After a while his teasing started to g__ __ me.”
Reach
“I just can’t g__ __ that box on the top shelf without the ladder”
To arrive at a destination
“When do you think you’ll g__ __ the party?”

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Get to

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Tolerate

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Put up with

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Move the vehicle to the side of or off the road, “estacionar “

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Pull over

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Provoke, cause

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Bring about

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Postpone something/ give up/ distract someone
“Are you ______ this ___? (Marriage)”
“She ___ ___ being a nurse cause of the night shifts”
“Stop ______ me __!! I’m trying to concentrate”

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Put off

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Descer do ônibus

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Get off

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Acabar sendo (end up, happen)/ comparecer

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Turn out (to)

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To reach someone or something.
“You go with Sara and I’ll ______ __ ____ you.”
Por o papo em dia.
“Its a chance to ______ ___ ____ old friends.”

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Catch up (with)

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Educar ou criar/ trazer uma questão, geralmente para ser discutido

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Bring up

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To contribute with a group or shared activity, do your bit

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Chip in

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“Passar (protetor solar)”

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Put on

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To _____ needs/ expectations/ requirements (atender necessidades/ atingir expectativas/ cumprir os requisitos)

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Meet

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Overcome, recover from

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Get over

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“Trapacear, enganar, tirar vantagem, plagiar “ cheat

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Rip off

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Ficar do lado de alguém, tomar partido

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Take (someone’s) side

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Be excited by something

“He was _______ ___ __ watching me be damaged”

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Get off on

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Sair com (amigos)

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Hang out with

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Let’s ______ this agreement __

Encerrar ou concluir uma discussão

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Wrap (something) up

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Participate in, to be involved in something with other people.
“We have come here to ______ ______ __ the game”

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Take part in

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Fortalecer, desenvolver. “______ __ your strength, the courage, my confidence”
Construir, desenvolver
“______ __ muscles”

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Build up

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Renovate or redecorate a room or building. “it is worth ____ __ (ing) the place by painting and replacing worn carpets.”

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Doing up/ do up

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24
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Registrar. “______ ___ to the gym”

Fechar negócio, contrato. “______ ___ with a new Russian company”

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Sign up

25
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Opposite of “pick up”

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Drop off

26
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Procurar por alguém específico. “A guy named Jack ______ ___ you today”
Fazer necessário, “demand”.
“The building conditions _____ ___ renovation”

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Call for

27
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To produce something especially when challenged. “De improviso ou última hora”
Usually used with ideas, theories.
“Propor/ apresentar/ sugerir/inventar, descobrir/ produzir”

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Come up with

28
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Defender, ficar “do lado”

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Stick up for

29
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Resolver, descobrir, solucionar

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Figure out

30
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“I bought some mild milk, but it ______ ___ so quickly..” (also go rotten, decompose)
Also “disparar”, alarme ou notificações
“My alarm ____ ___ at 7am everyday”

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Go off / go bad (not for alarm)

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Increase, become stronger
“The wind has \_\_\_\_\_ \_\_”
Improve, become better 
“My luck’s \_\_\_\_\_ \_\_” 
“The sales will start to \_\_\_\_ \_\_”
To learn in an informal way (a new language or skill)
“He has \_\_\_\_ things \_\_ quicker than I imagined” 
Collect something left before 
“She came over to \_\_\_\_ \_\_ her things”
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Pick up

32
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Desistir de um compromisso, pular fora, withdraw
“He _____ ___ his shift in the last minute”
Partir de um lugar, geralmente um meio de transporte
“The train just _____ ___ from the station”
Coitus interruptus

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Pull out/ pulled out

33
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Desgastar (material)
“My nail polish is _____ __ after less than a week” (peel off)
Perder o efeito
“The effects of the drugs were _____ ___”

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Wear off

34
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Se destacar
“His orange car _____ ___ from all the rest”
“Her unusual style always makes her _____ ___ in a crowd”

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Stood/ stand out

35
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Ir mal, geralmente relacionamentos ou investimentos
“The relationship _____ ____ over a financial dispute”
“Their investments had begun to __ ____”

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Turn/ go sour

36
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Search for information, pesquisar

“I ______ __ the number of the restaurant on Google”

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Look up

37
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Save or store, guardar
“Let me ___ ____ the cereal box”
“It’s better to ___ ____ money for your retirement”

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Put away

38
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Cancelar, evento ou reunião

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Call off

39
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Take control

“Omg! Cockroaches have _____ ____ the apartment!!”

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Take over/ taken over

40
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Movement verb + ____ = join someone
Come to where you are
“Can I ____ ____?

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Come over

41
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Pensar melhor

“Please _____ it ____!”

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Think (st) over

42
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Organizar, resolver

“I felt we _____ ___ a lot of problemas today!”

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Sort out / Sorted out

43
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Deitar-se

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Lie down

44
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Tomar conta, cuidar
“As Roxane is the oldest, she’s always ______ ___ ___ her siblings”
Look after, care for, take care of

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Look out for

45
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Head \_\_\_ = entrar em algum lugar 
Head \_\_\_ = voltar 
Head \_\_\_ = sair, partir (same as leave)
Head \_\_\_ = leave. 
“We should be heading \_\_\_ soon”
Prevent or stop
“The police acted quickly and managed to head \_\_\_ a violent confrontation.
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Head in = entrar em algum lugar
Head back = voltar
Head out = sair, partir (same as leave)
Head off = leave and also prevent or stop

46
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Establish a business, institution, or other organization
“She ___ __ the business with a £4,000 bank loan”
Agendar, preparar, providenciar (meetings, arrangements)
“Public meetings have been ___ __ to explain the move to tenants.”
Armar (uma situação)
“Suppose Lorton had ___ him __ for Newley’s murder”

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Set up

47
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Se aproximar, vir (menstruação ou doença)

“I think I’ve got a cold c____g _n”

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Come on

48
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Animar (alguém que está desanimado)

“She went shopping to c____ herself __”

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Cheer up

49
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Sem fôlego

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Puffed out

50
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To be good enough or as good as expected
“Feelings of guilt cause us to feel that we don’t quite m______ __ to others and that we’re worthy of being abandoned.”
Corresponder. To meet a particular requirement, standard, or expectation.
“I can’t possibly m_____ __ to Mom’s sky-high expectations!”
“I didn’t get the job after all—I guess I just didn’t m_____ __.”

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Measure up

51
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Estar no mesmo ritmo, dar conta, acompanhar
“He started to walk faster and the children had to run to k___ __.”
“It was difficult to k___ __ ___ all the orders that were coming in”
“Wages are failing to k___ __ ___ inflation”

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Keep up (with)

52
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Checar

“I need to c_____ __ the potatoes”

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Check on

53
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Parecer, soar, aparentar
“I don’t want to c____ ___ as desperate”
Soltar-se de algo em que estava fixado
“One of the legs has c____ ___ the table.”

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Come off

54
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Passar por (lugar ou pessoa)
“I got shouted at, by some idiot, for w\_\_\_ing p\_\_\_ his house.”
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Walk past

55
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Se aproximar, vir até

“He c____ __ to me at a party and introduced himself.”

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Come up

56
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Tombar
“The cat managed to t__ the Christmas tree o___”
“The bookcase must be wall attached to help prevent t__ o___”

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Tip over

57
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Acrescentar, ajudar em nada (negativo)
“His story just didn’t a\_\_ \_\_”
Não fazer sentido, “não bate”
“There’s something about this case that just doesn’t a\_\_ \_\_.”
Acumular, fazer diferença 
“All these little expenses soon a\_\_ \_\_.”
Calcular ou fazer contas
“I’m not very good at a\_\_ing\_\_ in my head.”
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Add up

58
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Compor
“The suburbs that m___ __ the Inner West are …”
“Women m___ up_ 56 per cent of the student body”

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Make up

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