Phrasal Verbs Flashcards

1
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to call something off

A

to cancel sth

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2
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to hold on

A

to wait

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3
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to look down on sb.

A

to consider sb to be inferior

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4
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to look into sth

A

to investigate sth

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5
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to look up to sb

A

to admire sb

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6
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to put sb down

A

to humiliate sb

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7
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to put sth down to sth

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to attribute sth to sth

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8
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to put sb off (doing sth)

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to discourage sb (from doing sth)

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9
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to put sth off

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to postpone sth

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10
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to put sth out

A

to extinguish sth (auslöschen)

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11
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to put up with sb./sth.

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to tolerate sb/sth

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12
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to put sb through

A

to connect sb (with sb)

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13
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to fall back on sb./sth.

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to resort sb./sth. (zurückgreifen)

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14
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to fall out (with sb)

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to quarrel with sb (streiten)

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15
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to fall through

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to fail

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16
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to let sb down

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to disappoint sb

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17
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to live up to sth

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to be as good as sth

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18
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to make out sth

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to discern sth (erkennen)

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19
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to make up (with sb)

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to become friends again (with sb)

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20
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to make sth up

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to invent sth

21
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to make up sth

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to constitute sth (bilden, Formen)

22
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to make up for sth

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to compensate sth

23
Q

to mix sb

A

to confuse sb/sth

24
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to set off

25
to set sth up
to establish sth (gründen)
26
to bring sth about
to cause sth
27
to bring sth out
to launch sth
28
to bring sb up
to raise sb
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to bring sth up
to mention sth OR | to raise sth
30
to catch up (with sb/sth)
to reach the same level
31
to come across sth
to find sth unexpectedly
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to come down with sth
to become ill with sth (infectious)
33
to come out
to arise
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to come round
to regain consciousness
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to come up
to be published
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to come up with sth
to develop sth
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This article *says* that consumers spending will...
assumes
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Experts have *said* that the management needs to take *action* soon
claimed - measures
39
PP is a *good* possibility to market products
effective, efficient
40
*There were lots of* problems during...
A wide array of problems arose
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This change will not make a *big* difference
major/tremendous
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Labor costs are *far* lower in Easter Europe
significantly
43
Central European cities *like* Prague and Vienna
such as
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Many companies are *moving* their production facilities
relocating
45
The finance department will *make* the report
submit/prepare
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Our firms turnover increased *a lot* last quarter, but our profit fell *a bit*
significantly/slightly
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The management should *make sure*
ensure
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The marketing department *cannot do anything about this problem*
is unable to resolve this issue
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Many studies have *looked at* the effects...
investigated