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101. Hand something back hænd ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈbæk Devolver I handed the CD back to my sister.
Le devolví el CD a mi hermana.
102. Hand something in hænd ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɪn Entregar The students handed the homework in to their
teacher.
103. Hand something out hænd ˈsʌmθɪŋ aʊt Repartir Volunteers were handing out food and clothes after
the flood.
hæŋ ɒn
104. Hang on Esperar/mantener a la Hang on please, I’ll put you through.
espera
Permanezca a la espera por favor, le pasaré.
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105. Hang out hæŋ aʊt Pasar el rato He hangs out in the park for hours.
106. Hang up hæŋ ʌp Colgar (teléfono) He hung up in the middle of the conversation.
107. Head for Dirigirse a I head for work at 6.30 every morning.
hed fɔː
Me dirijo al trabajo a las 6:30 cada mañana.
108. Hear about hɪər əˈbaʊt Enterarse/conocer How did you hear about us?
109. Hide away haɪd əˈweɪ Esconder, ocultar The murderer hid away the gun.
110. Hold something back həʊld ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈbæk Contener (emoción) He held back his anger.
Contuvo su enfado.
111. Hold on həʊld ɒn Mantenerse a la espera Please hold on, I’ll put you through.
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112. Joke around dʒəʊk əˈraʊnd Hacer gracias/bromear She was always joking around.
113. Jump in dʒʌmp ɪn Meterse en (conversación) He jumped in the discussion and gave his point of
view.
114. Keep away No acercarse/Mantener I keep away from people who are ill.
kiːp əˈweɪ
fuera del alcance
No me acerco a personas enfermas.
kiːp ɒn ˈduːɪŋ
115. Keep on doing ˈsʌmθɪŋ Seguir haciendo algo Keep on walking, we are almost there.
something
Sigue andando, ya casi hemos llegado.
kiːp ˈsʌmwʌn
116. Keep ˈsʌmθɪŋ aʊt No pasar Keep out of that room.
someone/something out
No entres en esa habitación.
117. Leave out liːv aʊt No incluir/dejar fuera I was left out by my friends.
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118. Let someone down let ˈsʌmwʌn daʊn Decepcionar/fallar (a I needed your support but you let me down.
alguien)
Necesitaba tu apoyo pero me decepcionaste.
119. Let someone in let ˈsʌmwʌn ɪn Permitir la entrada It’s raining! Can I let the dog in?
120. Log in Iniciar sesión (a una I can't log in because I haven’t registered yet.
lɒɡ ɪn
página web)
No puedo iniciar sesión porque aún no me he
registrado.
121. Log out Cerrar sesión (a una Remember to log out just.
lɒɡ aʊt
página web)
Recuerda cerrar sesión.
122. Look after lʊk ˈɑːftə Cuidar de I have to look after my little brother this weekend.
someone/something
Tengo que cuidar de mi hermano pequeño este fin
de semana.
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123. Look back ˈsʌmwʌn ˈsʌmθɪŋ Echar la vista atrás (al Don’t look back with regret, look forward with hope.
pasado)
No te lamentes por el pasado, ten esperanza en el
futuro.
124. Look down on lʊk ˈbæk Menospreciar Don’t look back on me!
someone
¡No me menosprecies!
lʊk daʊn ɒn
125. Look for Buscar I'm looking for Peter. Have you seen him?
ˈsʌmwʌn
someone/something
Estoy buscando a Peter, ¿lo has visto?
lʊk fə ˈsʌmwʌn
126. Look forward to ˈsʌmθɪŋ Desear/anhelar (que I'm looking forward to summer time.
something suceda algo)
Espero con impaciencia la llegada del verano.
lʊk ˈfɔːwəd tə
127. Look out ˈsʌmθɪŋ Tener cuidado/estar atento Look out for pedestrians!
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128. Look something over lʊk aʊt Revisar You should look over your writing before you hand it
in to the teacher.
129. Look something up lʊk ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈəʊvə Buscar información/hacer I didn’t know that word in English so I looked it up in
una consulta the dictionary.
130. Look up to someone lʊk ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʌp Mostrar respeto People should look up to their parents.
por/admirar
La gente debería mostrar respeto a sus padres.
131. Make something up ˈmeɪk ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʌp Inventarse algo He is always making up crazy stories about his past.
132. Make up ˈmeɪk ʌp Hacer las paces My friend and I were angry but we made up.
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133. Make someone up ˈmeɪk ˈsʌmwʌn ʌp Maquillar/maquillarse When I was a teenager I loved making up for
parties.
134. Mix something up mɪks ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʌp Confundir algo The new teacher kept mixing up our names.
135. Pass away pɑːs əˈweɪ Fallecer/morir My grandmother passed away last year.
136. Pass out Desmayarse It was so hot in the room that I was about to pass
pɑːs aʊt
out.
137. Pass something up pɑːs ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʌp Dejar pasar (algo positivo) You passed up that opportunity because you weren’t
self-confident enough.
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138. Pay someone back peɪ ˈsʌmwʌn ˈbæk Devolver el dinero (que se Can you lend me some money, please? I'll
le debe a alguien) pay you back tomorrow.
139. Pick at pɪk æt Molestar con My parents were always picking at me because of
críticas/meterse con my clothes.
alguien
Mis padres siempre se estaban metiendo conmigo
por mi ropa.
140. Pick something out pɪk ˈsʌmθɪŋ aʊt Elegir Pick out one skirt you like and I’ll buy it for you.
142. Pig out pɪɡ aʊt Comer demasiado At Christmas is the time when people pig out before
their New Year’s resolutions.
(hartarse)
Navidad es una época donde la gente se harta a
comer antes de hacer sus propósitos de Año Nuevo.
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pɔɪnt ˈsʌmwʌn
143. Point ˈsʌmθɪŋ aʊt Señalar algo Stop pointing out my mistakes!
someone/something out
¡Deja de mostrar mis fallos!
144. Put down ˈpʊt daʊn Dormir (sacrificar un Putting your pet down is a difficult decision to take.
animal)
Dormir a tu mascota es una decisión difícil.
145. Put someone down ˈpʊt ˈsʌmwʌn daʊn Insultar, hacer sentir a The students put the substitute
alguien estúpido teacher down because his pants were too short.
146. Put something off ˈpʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɒf Posponer We had to put the meeting off for next week.
147. Put something out ˈpʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ aʊt Extinguir The firemen put the fire out.
148. Put something together ˈpʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ Armar (piezas) I’m terrible with putting together build-it-yourself
furniture.
təˈɡeðə
Soy incapaz de armar muebles.
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ˈpʊt ʌp wɪð
149. Put up with ˈsʌmwʌn ˈsʌmθɪŋ Soportar/tolerar I can’t put up with my neighbours.
someone/something
No soporto a mis vecinos.
150. Put something on ˈpʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɒn Ponerse (una pieza de Put on your coat. It’s cold outside.
ropa, peso)
Ponte el abrigo. Hace frío afuera.
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