# Phrasal verb Meaning Example

1 Ask for Pedir, preguntar por, provocar una reaccin negativa He asked for the menu.
2 Break up Terminar, romper una relacin, parar una pelea He broke up with her last night.
3 Bring up Sacar un tema, criar My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.
4 Bump into Encontrarse con Had a feeling we might bump into you again.
5 Call back Llamar de vuelta Call me back in five minutes.
6 Calm down Calmarse You need to calm down right now.
7 Check in Registrase You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM.
8 Eat out Comer fuera I used to eat out all the time.
9 Find out Averiguar, hallar, descubrir, enterarse I found out I was adopted
10 Get along with Llevarse bien con I get along with them.
11 Get by Arreglarselas, ingeniarselas We'll have to get by with what we have.
12 Give away Regalar, obsequiar, revelar, traicionar The library was giving away old books on Friday.
13 Give up Rendirse, abandonar, ceder, dejar,parar I am giving up smoking as of January 1st.
14 Grow up Crecer When Jack grows up he wants to be a fireman.
15 Hand in Entregar, presentar I have to hand in my essay by Friday.
16 Keep on Continuar, seguir, mantener Keep on stirring until the liquid comes to a boil.
17 Live off Vivir de, vivir a costa de, alimentarse de All his life he had lived off his father.
18 Look forward Pensar, soar, esperar, alegrarse, prometerse I look forward to seeing you again soon.
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19 Make into Convertir en She made her old pair of jeans into a new skirt.
20 Make up Inventar, preparar, construir, recuperar,reconciliarse You should be a writer, you make up such interesting stories.
21 Move back Retroceder, tegresar, retirar I will move back home when my exams finish.
22 Pass away Morir, fallecer His grandfather passed away.
23 Pick out Seleccionar, elegir, escoger, identificar They've gone to pick out her engagement ring.
24 Pick up Recoger, buscar, levantar, captar, conseguir I'll pick up the kids from school today.
25 Plug in Conectar, enchufar, complemento He plugged in the television and switched it on.
26 Sell out Vender todo, agotarse, traicionarse The artist sold out.
27 Set off Partir, explorar, salir, empezar un viaje We set off on our trip to Canad.
28 Set up Instalar, fundar, armar, crear, ontar, establecer,fundar The Camp was set up on playing fields.
29 Slow down Desacelerar, atrasar, ir ms despacio She tried to slow down, but it was too late to avoid the
collision.
30 Take back Retirar, retractarse, recuperar, devolver I wish I could take back what I said in anger.
31 Take off Quitarse, sacarse, despegar If you're hot, why not take off that jumper?
32 Take out Salir con, invitar a salir, sacar, arrebatar Lisa was happy that Carl wanted to take her out.
33 Take up Empezar a hacer, comenzar, emprender, levantar, Patricia took up gardening when she moved to the
aceptar countryside.
34 Turn off Apagar, salir de Before I go to sleep I turn off the T.V.
35 Turn on Encender, prender, excitar Turn on the laptop.
36 Turn up Aparecer, presentarse, subir el nivel de algo I cant hear it, turn it up.
37 Turn down Bajar el nivel de algo, rechazar, doblar I turned down the job offer.
38 Work out Ejercitarse, salir bien, resolver, calcular We're going to the gym to work out this afternoon.
39 Go out Salir, pasarse de moda, apagarse Were go out for dinner tonight
40 Put on Ponerse (una prenda o accesorios en el cuerpo) Dont forget to put on your new earrings for the party.
41 Go away Marcharse, viajar, salir fuera, desaparecer, irse This drug should make the pain go away
42 Fill out Completar, rellenar, llenar, engordar The form must be filled out in capital letters.
43 Throw away Tirar, deshacerse de, I had to throw away a lot of old books that nobody
wanted.
44 Look for Buscar, esperar (alguien o algo) Some people look for love on the internet.