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Unit 2: Interesting aspects of phrasal verbs Flashcards

1
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Pore over

A

Leer cuidadosamente, detenidamente, atentamente

It used to refer to books or manuscripts

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Be riddled with sth NEGATIVE (problems)

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Estar lleno, plagado, acribillado de

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Sth NEGATIVE (the rain) has eased off/up

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Ha cesado, bajado, disminuido, reducido

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Hit on sth POSITIVE (a solution)

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Se nos ha ocurrido algo

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Go off sth or sb

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Dejar de gustar

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Keep in with sb

A

Seguir en contacto, mantener buena relación con alguien

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Sth stream into swh
Sb stream into swh

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Entró de repente, de golpe, en oleada
La gente entra a raudales

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Sb dash off
Sth dash off (headed off or the car drove off at high speed)

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Irse pitando, corriendo
Salió disparado

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Sail through

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Pasar por algo sin problemas o sin esfuerzo

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Hankering after/for sth

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Añorar, anhelar algo que sabes que no puedes o no debes tener

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Rely on sb

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Confiar en alguien

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Come up with

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Inventarse algo (no tiene porque ser bueno)

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Put forward

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Postular, proponer

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Be gunning for me (only in continuous)
Be gunning for sth

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Te la tiene jurada

Buscar algo, tener algo entre ceja y ceja

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Mucked up sth

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Cagarla, meter la pata

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Ganged up with sb

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Aliarse, unirse al bando de otra persona contra alguien

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Hang around together/with sb

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Pasar mucho tiempo juntos, andar con alguien

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Shoot down sth

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Echar por tierra, derribar

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Asking for (sth NEGATIVE = problems) (only in continuous)

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Buscar o meterse en problemas

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I couldn’t ask for a better boss

A

No puedo pedir un jefe mejor

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Acceded to sth

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Acceder, consentir, estar de acuerdo con

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Attend to

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Atender, ocuparse de

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Ascribes sth to sth/sb

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Explicar, atrbuir

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Predispose sb to sth

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Predisponer a alguien a algo

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Preside over

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Presidir, estar al cargo

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Bear on sth

A

Estar conectado con

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Call on

A

Recurrir a, usar

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Wanted for

A

Necesitar, faltar

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29
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Back up

A

Hacer una copia de seguridad

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30
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Log in

A

Iniciar sesión

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31
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Scroll up/down

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Desplazarse hacia arriba o hacia abajo

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32
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Hack into sth

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Hackear

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33
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Print off

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Sum up

35
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Gloss over

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Pasar, tratar por encima

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Base on

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Basado, fundamentado en

37
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Sell up

38
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Turn over

A

Ganar, facturar

39
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Bail out

A

Rescatar, pagar la fianza

40
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Carry forward

A

Transferir

41
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Take over

A

Encargarse de, tomar el mando, hacerse cargo de

42
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Square up

A

Echar cuentas, cuadrar cuentas, cuadrar la caja

43
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Going on about

A

Hablar mucho de algo

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Look into

A

Investigar

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Get back

46
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Go for

A

Ir a por algo, lanzarse a

47
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Live up

A

Alcanzar, lograr

48
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Go on

49
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Look after

A

Cuidar, atender

50
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Go into

A

Meterse en, explorar

51
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Take on sth

A

Asumir algo, hacerse con

52
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Ask out

53
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Buy up

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Put out

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Call in on

56
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Fell through

57
Q

Get buy

A

Sobrevivir, arreglárselas

58
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Run over

A

Literal > Atropellar
Figurativo > Leer algo rápidamente, echar un vistazo, comprobar
Algo que dura más de lo esperado

59
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Brush sth/sb off

A

Literal > Cepillar, limpiar
Figurado > ningunear, menospreciar, restar importancia a algo y negarse a escuchar a alguien o a pensar algo.

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Shoot up

A

Dispararse

61
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Dive into

A

Sumergirse/meterse en algo a la tremenda, rápido y sin pensar.

62
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Hit out at

A

Atacar (verbalmente), mostrarse hostil.

63
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Spurred sb on
(spurs > espuelas)

A

Animar a alguien.

64
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Stand by

A

Estar sin hacer nada, esperando

65
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Strike out

A

Empezar a hacer algo que no habías hecho antes

66
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Sweep aside sth

A

Apartar o pasar de algo.

67
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Boils down to

A

Reducirse a

68
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Drag sb away

A

Arrastrar, sacar por la fuerza

69
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Sandwiched between sb/sth and sth

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Atrapado entre

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Eat into

71
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Soldier on

A

No aflojar

72
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Fished out

A

Sacar algo de un bolso después de estar buscando

73
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Wandered round

A

Vagar alrededor de, deambular.

74
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Drinking in sth

A

Empaparse de

75
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Glued to

76
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Nosing around swh/sth

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Husmear, curiosear en, meter las narices, fisgonear.

77
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Flooding into

A

Inundar o invadir un lugar

78
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Warm up

A

Literal > Calentar
Figurativo > Emocionar, entusiasmar

79
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Fell into sth

A

Literal > Caerse
Figurativo > Que algo sucede rápidamente y con éxito.

80
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Climb down

A

Literal > Descender&raquo_space; Got up: ascender
Figurativo > Echarse atrás

Phrasal Verbs In Use (2 decks)

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