Phrasal Verbs

derribar

parar aparcar

extraer

volcar

parar, detenerse

coger peso

asegurate

sentirse agotado

a punto de resfriarse

señalar

- aprender gradualmente sin una enseñanza formal

- recoger, pasar a buscar

- conseguir, encontrar por casualidad

- ponerse de pie levantarse
- captar, sintonizar

dar buenos resultados

escoger, elegir, designar

desmayarse

fallecer

repartió algo

to think that one person or thing is another person or thing

They look so alike that it’s easy to mix them up.

mix up with: 

I think I’m mixing him up with someone else.

mezclar cosas sin ningún orden

I sorted all the papers and you’ve mixed them up again.

perderse algo

compensar

Next week we’ll try to make up for lost time.

to invent (make sth Up)

inventar

He made up the whole story.

They made up an excuse not to go to the meeting.

She told us stories about her family, but they were all made up.

There was no fire - he made it all up.

If you can't think what to write, just make something up.

I made up a few words about his role in the company.


to compose or be part(s) of

componer, formar, integrar (make sth up)

The group was mainly made up of doctors and lawyers.

to complete

completar

We need one more player – will you make up the number(s)?

to apply cosmetics to (theface)

maquillar

She was making up her face in frontof the mirror.

to become friends again (after a quarrel etc)

hacer las paces, reconciliarse

They’ve finally made up (theirdisagreement).

to prepare or arrangesomething by putting different things together:

Could you make up a list of all the things that need to be done?

He asked the man behind the counter to make up a box with a selection of chocolates.

The maid will make up your room later.

to see, hear or understand

ver, oir o comprender

He could make out a ship in the distance.

to make it seem that

fingir

He made out that he was earning a huge amount of money.

to write or fill in

escribir o rellenar

The doctor made out a prescription.

(slang) to kiss, hug andcaress; to neck

darse el lote, pegarse el lote

They were making out in the back seat of the car.

empezar, comenzar

to change something into something else

convertir algo en algo

They’ve made the spare room into an office.

make for phrasal verb

to go towards

dirigirse hacia

to respect and admiresomeone

admirar, respetar a alguien

to look at or study briefly

revisar

I’ve looked through your report.

cuidado

to watch something

mirar

No, I don’t want to play – I’d ratherlook on.

(with as) to think of orconsider

considerar

I have lived with my aunt since I was a baby, and I look on her as my mother.

to examine the facts about a situation

investigar algo

They are looking into the causes of the accident.

look forward to phrasal verb

to wait with pleasure for

esperar con interés

I am looking forward to seeing you / to the holidays.

 to think about something that happened in the past:

When I look back I can see where we went wrong.

It wasn't such a bad experience when I look back on it.

Más ejemplos

When I look back, I'm filled with sadness.

He looked back on his time as president with pride.

One day we'll look back on this and laugh.

When you look back on this in a year or two, it won't seem so bad.

Looking back, I admit I didn't always do the right thing.

to think about a subjectcarefully so that you can make a decision about it:

Management is looking at ways of cutting costs.

Más ejemplos

We're looking at the feasibility of building a shopping centre there.

In this exercise, a word is blanked out and you have to guess what it is by looking at the context.

We looked at the job applicationsin two batches.

"Have you decided what to do?" "No, I'm still looking at the various possibilities."

I'm going to spend some time
looking at my options before I decide to apply for the job.

to be too friendly to someone or to praise them in order to get advantages for yourself:

Have you seen the disgusting way she makes up to the boss?

apartar algo

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If you put or set something aside, you do not use it now, but keep it to uselater.

apartar algo

We put some money aside for ourholiday.

to put something that you are holding onto thefloor or onto anothersurface

dejar algo, soltar algo

You can put your suitcase down in the hall.

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B1 If you put the phonedown, you put the part of the phone that you speakinto back to its usualposition.

colgar el teléfono put the phone down

to put something that you are holding onto thefloor or onto anothersurface

dejar algo, soltar algo

You can put your suitcase down in the hall.

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B1 If you put the phonedown, you put the part of the phone that you speakinto back to its usualposition.

colgar el teléfono put the phone down

to switch off (a light etc)

apagar

Please put the light off!

to delay; to postpone

aplazar, posponer

He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.

to cancel an arrangedmeeting etc with (a person)

cancelar

I had to put the Browns off because I had ’flu.

to cause (a person) to feeldisgust or dislike (for)

repugnar, dar asco

The cheese looked nice, but the smell put me off

The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.

to switch on (a light etc)

encender

Put the light on!

to dress oneself in

ponerse

Which shoes are you going to put on?

to add or increase

aumentar; (weight) engordar

The car put on speed

I’ve put on weight.

to present or produce (aplay etc)

dar, echar; presentar

They’re putting on ’Hamlet’ next week.

to provide (eg transport)

poner

They always put on extra busesbetween 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.

to make a false show of; topretend

fingir

She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.

to bet (money) on

apostar por

I’ve put a pound on that horse to win.

to extend (a hand etc)

tender (la mano a alguien)

He put out his hand to steady her.

(of plants etc ) to produce(shoots, leaves etc).

echar

to extinguish (a fire, lightetc)

apagar

The fire brigade soon put out the fire.

to issue, give out

emitir, lanzar

They put out a distress call.

to cause bother or troubleto

molestarse (por)

Don’t put yourself out for my sake!

to annoy

molestarse

I was put out by his decision.

to arrange (a deal,agreement etc)

cerrar, despachar; llevar a cabo

We’re doing all we can to put the deal through.

to connect by telephone

poner

I’m trying to put you through (to London).

to raise (a hand etc)

levantar

He put up his hand to ask a question.

to build; to erect

levantar, construir

They’re putting up some new houses.

to fix on a wall etc

colgar, fijar

He put the poster up.

to increase (a price etc)

aumentar

They’re putting up the fees again.

to offer or show (resistanceetc)

ofrecer (resistencia), defenderse

He’s putting up a brave fight.

to provide (money) for apurpose

proporcionar

He promised to put up the moneyfor the scheme.

to provide a bed etc for (aperson) in one’s home

alojar, hospedar

Can you put us up next Thursdaynight?

to persuade (a person) to do something

empujar, incitar

Who put you up to writing that letter?

to bear patiently

soportar, aguantar

I cannot put up with all this noise.

If a quality or characteristicthat someone has rubs off, other people begin to have it because they have been with that person and learned it from them:

His enthusiasm is starting to rub off onthe rest of us.

deshacerse de algo, o matar a alguien

to leave a place or personsecretly and suddenly:

He ran away from home when he was only twelve.

Mark and my sister are planning to runaway together to get married.

to lose energy, power, orstrength:

By 1923 the radio boom seemed to be running down.

to meet

topar con, encontrarse con

I ran into her in the street.

to crash into or collide with

chocar con

The car ran into a lamp-post.

(of a supply) to come to an end

agotarse, acabarse

The food has run out.

(with of) to have no more

acabarse

We’ve run out of money.

(of a vehicle or driver) toknock down or drive over

atropellar

Don’t let the dog out of the gardenor he’ll get run over.

to repeat for practice

revisar, repasar

Let’s run over the plan again.

to accompany (a personstarting on a journey) to theairport, train station etcfrom which he is to leave

despedir

He saw me off at the station.

to last longer than

durar, sobrevivir

These old trees will see us all out.

to continue to the end of a period of time or an activity

continuar hasta el final del un periodo de tiempo o una actividad

He will see out the year remaining on hiscontract.

see someone out: to go with someone to the door when they are leaving in order to saygoodbye to them

My secretary will see you out.

to give support to (aperson, plan etc) until the end is reached

terminar, llevar a buen término

I’d like to see the job through.

not to be deceived by (aperson, trick etc)

calar (a), verle el plumero (a), no dejarse engañar

We soon saw through him and his little plan.

 to start a journey

ponerse en camino, partir

What time are you setting off tomorrow morning?

to delay the progress of

retrasar, atrasar

His illness set him back a bit at school.

to discover

descubrir, averiguar

I found out what was troubling her.

to discover the truth (about someone), usually that he has done wrong

enterarse

He had been stealing from the company for years, but eventuallythey found him out.

to give, usually to severalpeople

repartir, distribuir

The headmaster’s wife gave out the school prizes.

to come to an end

terminar, llegar al límite

My patience gave out.

to produce

producir, causar, emitir

The fire gave out a lot of heat.

to use or occupy (space,time etc)

tomar, robar

I won’t take up much of your time.

to begin doing, playing etc

empezar a, emprender

He has taken up the violin/teaching.

to shorten (clothes)

acortar

My skirts were too long, so I had them taken up.

to lift or raise; to pick up

recoger

He took up the book in his righthand.

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