Phrasal Verbs II. Flashcards
odprevadiť niekoho (kde)
nie “to” ale “at”
to go somewhere such as a station or airport with someone in order to say goodbye to them
see sb off
saw – seen
Anne saw Tom off at the station.
Anne is seeing Tom off at the station.
I cannot see them off…………
blázniť sa
fool around with sb
My children have been fooling a.
zahasiť
put out
We haven´t put that fire out yet.
odvolať niečo
call off sth
The meeting has been called off.
natrafiť na niekoho, naraziť na (náhodou)
to meet someone, or to find something by chance - náhodou
come across sb
I came across a friend of mine.
I came across interesting information.
odložiť časove
to delay doing sth, especially because you do not want to do it
put sth off
put – put
I have put my vacation off.
When she’s depressed, she puts everything off.
uvoľniť sa, odpočinúť si
informal - to relax and stop being angry or nervous, or to spend time relaxing
chill out
chilled – chilled
We need to chill out.
When I come from work, I need to chill out.
sadnúť si na niekoho
to be bad or unfair to sb and criticize them very often, teachers sometimes pick on sb
pick on sb
picked – picked
Our teacher picks on my brother.
This teacher never picks on anybody.
vychádzať s niekým
if people get along, they like each other and are friendly to each other
get on/along (with sb)
We sometimes don´t get on with ….
I get on with my parents very well.
spustiť sa( signál )
to start making a noise as a signal or warning
go off
The alarm clock went off.
I hate it when my alarm clock goes off in the morning.
vymyslieť si niečo
to create or to imagine something, especially an excuse
think sth up
thought – thought
Children can think excuses up.
uskutočniť, (z)realizovať
to do a particular piece of work, research, task, etc.
carry sth out
carried – carried
She carries research out every year.
šetriť (na)
to regularly put money in a bank or invest it so that you can use it later
save up (for)
saved – saved
Jane wants to save up for a new car.
(po)ukázať na
to show sb who a person is or where sth is
point sth/sb out
He pointed the best beaches out on the map.
zbaviť sa
to throw away or give away sth that you no longer need or want
do away (with)
did – done
I need to do away with these old clothes.