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Lista
Phrasal Verbs
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Phrasal
Verb / vb compuesto
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Significados
en español
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Ejemplo
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add (something) up |
sumar
algo |
The
waiter added the bill up in no time. |
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break down |
parar
de trabajar, averiarse |
The
car broke down when we were arriving. |
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blow up |
explotar
(bomba), desatarse (tormenta, crisis) |
A
storm blew up just after I left. |
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blow (something/somebody) up |
volar
a algo o a alguien |
The
car was blown up by two terrorists. |
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break into (something) |
entrar
en algo (forzando la entrada) para robar |
Burglars
broke into my apartment
while I was on holidays.
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bring (somebody) up |
criar
y educar a un nio |
I
was brought up by my grandmother. |
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carry on (doing/with something) |
continuar
haciendo algo |
Carry
on! You are doing it very well. |
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carry on (with somebody) |
estar
liado con alguien (coloquial) |
She
is carrying on with her boss. |
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check out of |
pagar
la factura y marcharse (hotel) |
They
checked out on monday. |
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cheer (somebody) up |
animar
a alguien, animarse |
She
sent him a funny card to cheer him up |
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close (something) down |
cerrar
o terminar una actividad |
The
factory was closed down last month. |
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come by (something) |
lograr,
obtener, conseguir |
Good
teachers are hard to come by in this city. |
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come down with |
enfermarse
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I
came down with the flu last week. |
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fall out with (somebody) |
pelearse
o discutir con alguien |
I
fell out with my best friend. |
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find (something) out |
averiguar
o enterarse de algo |
You'll
never find out what happened. |
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get (something) across |
comunicar
una idea |
I'm
going to get across our idea to my boss. |
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get away with |
salir
impune |
She
got away with stealing the money. |
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get by |
defenderse en algo, sobrevivir (financieramente) |
She
can get by in english. |
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get on (with somebody) |
llevarse
bien con alguien |
He
doesn't get on with his parents. |
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get on |
continuar
haciendo algo (trabajo) |
You
have to get on with your work. |
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get out |
salir
de, bajarse de un vehículo |
You
must get out of my room. |
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get over |
recuperarse
de una mala experiencia o enfermedad |
She
is getting over the flu. |
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give (something) away |
regalar |
I'll give all my dolls away to your daughter. |
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give (something) back |
devolver |
Please,
give my pencil back. |
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give in (somebody) |
estar
deacuerdo con alguien, ceder, rendirse |
You'll
never guess the answer! Do you give in? |
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go on (doing sth/with sth) |
continuar,
seguir (haciendo algo o con algo) |
After
University she went on studying. |
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grow up |
crecer,
llegar a hacerse adulto |
I
grew up in France but now I live in Italy. |
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hold on |
esperar |
Could
you hold on, please? |
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keep on (doing something) |
continuar
haciendo algo (a veces repetidamente) |
She
kept on asking me the same questions. |
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lay (somebody) off |
despedir
a alguien (por falta de trabajo o temporal) |
Because
of falling orders we need to lay off some people. |
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let (somebody) down |
defraudar
o decepcionar a alguien |
When
I was fired, I felt I had let my wife down |
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look forward to |
tener
ganas de, esperar con ilusión |
We
are looking forward our holiday. |
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look out |
prestar
atencin, tener cuidado |
Look
out! Don't burn yourself! |
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look (something) up |
buscar
informacin, consultar |
You
can look up the word in the dictionary. |
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look up to (somebody) |
admirar
a alguien |
My
brohter has always looked up to you. |
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make (something) up |
inventar
algo |
I
don't believe Mary's story. I'm sure she made it up |
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make up (with somebody) |
empezar
a ser amigos otra vez, reconciliarse |
Our
parents had an argument last night but they made up today. |
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move away (from sb/sth) |
alejarse
de / mudarse |
She
said good bye and moved away (from him) |
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pick on (somebody) |
criticar
duramente o fastidiar |
When
I was younger my brother picked on me all the time. |
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put (money) by |
ahorrar
dinero |
You
have to put a little by every week. |
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put (somebody) down |
denigrar,
ensuciar la honra de alguien |
I'm
very angry because you put me down in front of everyone. |
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put (something) off |
posponer,
retrasar algo |
I've
put off the visit with the doctor. |
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put (somebody) through |
transmitir,
conectar por teléfono |
Could
you put me through to Mr.Smith, please? |
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rely on (somebody/something) |
contar
con, confiar en |
I
hope I can rely on you to be discreet |
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slow down |
reducir
la velocidad |
Slow
down! We go too fast. |
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speak up |
hablar
alto, subir la voz |
You
have to speak up, I can't understand you. |
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take after (somebody) |
parecerse
o tener el mismo carácter de alguien |
He
takes after her mother with her bad temper |
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take over (from sb/sth) |
sustituir, tomar el relevo, hacerse con el control |
If
you are tired of driving I can take over for a while |
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take off |
despegar |
The
plane is taking off at this moment. |
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take (something) up |
ocupar,
empezar una afición |
He's
taken up tennis in his free time. |
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tell (somebody) off |
regañar
a alguien |
It's
very late! My father will tell me off. |
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throw (somebody) out |
echar
a alguien (por mal comportamiento) |
The
manager should throw these people out because are drunk. |
