ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ENGLISH PHRASAL VERBS

abide by

cumplir con el respeto u obedecer. cuenta para

(La ley, una decisin, una regla)

If you want to stay at this school, you must abide by the rules.

Si usted desea permanecer en esta escuela, debe acatar las normas. explicar, dar una razn
I hope you can account for the money you spent!

account for

Espero que pueda explicar el dinero que gasta!

add up advise against

Sumar.

sentido, parecerf razonable

Her story just doesn't add up.

Su historia no tiene sentido.

The doctor advised him against carrying heavy loads.

Desaconsejar, Recomendar no hacer recomendar no. algo

El mdico le desaconsejo transporte de cargas pesadas.

I agree with you. I think she deserves the award too.

agree with

de acuerdo con

tener la misma opinin que otra persona. algo en la direccin de un objetivo

Estoy de acuerdo contigo. Creo que se merece el premio tambin.

The policeman aimed his gun at the hijacker.

aim at

apuntar a permitir

El polica apunt con su arma al secuestrador.

allow for

tomar en consideracin You'd better leave early to allow for traffic incluir en el clculo jams. Ser mejor que salir temprano para permitir los atascos de trfico. respuesta grosera 1) defender o hacer una peticin sincera 2) ser atractivo o interesante
Don't answer back your mother!

answer back appeal to

responder llamamiento a llamado a

No responderle a tu madre! 1) The organizers appealed to the crowd to

stay calm. 2) A trekking holiday doesn't appeal to me.

1) La organizacin hizo un llamamiento a la multitud a mantener la calma. 2) Un da de fiesta trekking no me atrae.

He applied for the job he saw advertised in the newspaper.

apply for

aplicar para

hacer una solicitud formal de algo (Trabajo, permisos, etc prstamo)

El aplico para el trabajo que se anunciaba en el peridico. Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie. I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.

ask someone out ask around I

avail (oneself) of

disponibilidad aprovecharse de algo (uno mismo) de (una oportunidad)

When the company is privatized, you should avail yourself of the opportunity and buy some shares.

Cuando la empresa se privatiza, se debe disponer de s mismo la oportunidad y comprar algunas acciones. back away
back down

retroceder

desplazarse hacia atrs, con miedo o disgusto retirar, reconocer la derrota

1) dar apoyo o estmulo 2) hacer una copia de (archivo, programa, etc)

When he saw the dog, he backed away. Al ver el perro, el retrocedi.

Local authorities backed down on their plans to demolish the building.

hacia abajo

Autoridades locales dieron marcha atrs en sus planes de demoler el edificio.

back up

una copia de seguridad

1) If I tell the boss we've got too much work,

will you back me up? 2) It is recommended to back up all files in a secure location.

1) Si le digo al jefe que tenemos demasiado trabajo, me copia? 2) Se recomienda hacer copias de seguridad todos los archivos en una ubicacin segura.
bail out

rescatar a financieras

1) pagar dinero para lograr la liberacin de una persona 2) rescate de las dificultades basado en esperanzas de alguien / algo mejorar, hacer ms sustancial dbil, perder el conocimiento separado con una barrera 1) explotar; 2) ser destruidos por una explosin

1) When he was arrested, his family refused to bail him out. 2) The government bailed out the bank. 1)

Cuando fue detenido, su familia se neg a pagarle la fianza. 2) El gobierno rescat a la banca.
Don't forget the date. I'm banking on your help.No olvides la fecha.Estoy contando

bank on

Contar con

con su ayuda. Hebeefeduphispresentationwith diagramsandstatistics.l reforz su presentacin con grficos y estadsticas. Whenhefelloffthehorseheblacked out.cuando se cay el caballo se desmay. Theareawasblockedoffduringthe demonstration.El rea fue bloqueada durante la manifestacin.
1) The terrorists said the bomb would blow up at 9 o'clock.1) Los terroristas dijeron que la

beef up

reforzar

black out

Desmayar

block off bloquear.

blow up

volar explotar

bomba estallara a las 9 en punto.

2) The car blew up but luckily there was nobody in it.2) El coche explot, pero por suerte

no haba nadie en ella.

boil down to boot up

se reducen a arrancar

resumirse como iniciar un equipo por la carga de un sistema operativo o programa. escapar de su cautiverio 1) ir fuera de servicio, dejan de funcionar 2) perder el control de las emociones entrar por la fuerza

el problema se reduce a la falta de dinero.

The problem boils down to a lack of money.

Just give a few minutes to boot up the computer. Slo doy unos minutos para arrancar el ordenador.
A few horses broke away from the paddock.

break away

Escapar
break down

Unos pocos caballos se separ del paddock.

1) John's car broke down so he had to take the bus.1) auto de Juan se rompi por lo que

Romper.

tuvo que tomar el autobs.

2) The parents broke down when they heard the bad news. 2) Los padres se rompi al or

las malas noticias.

break into

entrar en ,irrumpir Comenzar, estallar

Burglars broke into the house around midnight. Ladrones irrumpieron en la casa cerca de

la medianoche.
break out break out of

comenzar sbitamente

Los disturbios estallaron a raz de la huelga.

Rioting broke out as a result of the strike. Three prisoners broke out of jail.

Salir de, escapar Escapar de un lugar de. por la fuerza

tres prisioneros se escaparon de la crcel.

bring someone down

break up

This sad music is bringing me down.

After her marriage broke up, Emma went to live Romper,termin llegar a su fin ar acabar (matrimonio, relacin) in London. Despus de que su matrimonio se separ, Emma fue a vivir a Londres.

bring up

criar

(un nio)

She stopped working in order to bring up her children. Ella dej de trabajar para criar

sus hijos.
brush up on Mary had to brush up on her Spanish before Repasar, actualizar su mejora,refresc conocimiento de algo going to South America.Mary tuvo que refrescar su espaol antes de ir a arr Amrica del Sur.

bump into

chocar con, encuentrarse por tropezar casualidad o con,encontrars inesperadamente e con. Quemar, parar 1) parar de trabajar (algo) 2) agotarse de un exceso de trabajo

Pedro bumped into his English teacher at the supermarket.Pedro tropez con su profesor

de Ingls en el supermercado.
1) The fuse has burnt out. 2) Tom will burn himself out if he doesn't slow down.1) El fusible se ha quemado.

burn out

2) Tom se quema a s mismo si no se frena.

butt in (on sthg)

Interrumpir,ento interrupcin meter se (en descorts algo)

It's rude to butt in on a conversation like that! Es de mala educacin entrometerse en una conversacin de esa manera! We called around but we weren't able to find the car part we needed.

call around
call back

llamar

devolver una llamada telefnica cancelar

I'll call you back as soon as possible. Te Devolvere la llamada tan pronto como

sea

posible.
The meeting was called off because of the strike.

call off call on/upon sby calm down

cancelar

la sesin fue suspendida debido a la huelga. Solicitar, llamar, formalmente invitar o hacer un solicitar llamado a / a alg calmar estar ms relajado, menos enojado o molesto
I now call upon the President to address the assembly.ahora la palabra al Presidente para

hacer frente a la asamblea.

He was angry at first but he eventually calmed down. l estaba enojado al principio, pero

finalmente se calm. not care for someone/s omething

carry on carry out

I don't care for his behaviour. Continuar,seguir continuar . llevar a cabo 1) hacer algo como se especifica (Un plan, un orden, una amenaza)2) realizar o conducta (ensayo, experimento) posponer hasta ms tarde
He carried on gardening in spite of the rain. Continuo en la jardinera, a pesar de la lluvia. 1) The plan was carried out to perfection.1) El plan se llev a cabo a la perfeccin. 2) Tests are carried out to determine the efficiency of a new drug. 2) Las pruebas se

llevan a cabo para determinar la eficacia de un medicamento nuevo.

As regards holidays, can you carry over any days from one year to the next? En lo que respecta a las

carry over

posponer

vacaciones, puedes posponer algunos das del ao para el siguiente? catch up

check in

You'll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty. Comprobar,revi registro en un hotel o sar aeropuerto
For security reasons you have to check in two hours before your flight. por razones de

seguridad tienes que comprobar en dos horas antes de su vuelo.

check out

echar un 1) pagar un proyecto de 1) Is Mr. Blair still at the hotel? No, he checked out this morning. vistazo, ley y dejar (un hotel) 2) I don't know if the address is still valid. I'll dejar,comprobar 2) investigar check it out. 1) Est el seor Blair, todava en

el hotel? No, lo dejo esta maana. 2) No s si la direccin sigue siendo vlida. Voy a comprobarlo. cheer up cheer someone up chip in
clam up clamp down on

She cheered up when she heard the good news.

I brought you some flowers to cheer you up. If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon. negar a hablar,callar negar a hablar
When the teacher arrived she clammed up.cuando el profesor lleg, callaron. The government has decided to clamp down on smoking in public places. El gobierno ha

reprimir a,tomar Acten estrictamente medidas para evitar algo drasticas contra.

decidido tomar medidas drsticas contra de fumar en lugares pblicos. Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside.

clean something up
close down

Cerrar,dejar de funcionar vienen a travs,encontrar se con,ser percivido.

dejar de funcionar (empresa, restaurante, cine). 1) encontrar por casualidad 2) parece, parece, hacer una impresin

When the factory closed down, the employees lost their jobs. Cuando la fbrica cerr, los

empleados perdieron sus puestos de trabajo.

1) Julie came across some photographs of her grandparents in the attic. 2) The candidate came across as a dynamic person during the interview.1) Julio se encontr

come across

con algunas fotografas de sus abuelos en el tico. 2) El candidato fue percibido como una persona dinmica durante la entrevista. The top and bottom come apart if you pull hard enough.

come apart
come forward come up against

Presentarse,decl presente a s mismo arar enfrentar

The police have asked any witnesses to come forward.La polica ha pedido a los testigos a

declarar.

enfrentar a la oposicin The project came up against a lot of criticism.El proyecto se enfrent muchas crticas.

conk out

tan 1) dejar de trabajar 1) The car conked out on the motorway. agotado,detener, 2) detener o conciliar el 2) He was so exhausted, he conked out sueo (por agotamiento) in front of the TV. 1) El coche conked a cabo en la autopista. 2) El estaba tan agotado, que conked en frente del televisor. contar depender o dependen de I'm counting on the taxi driver to find the theatre.

count on

(ayuda)
cross out

cuento con el taxista para encontrar el teatro..

through In some exercises, you are asked to cross out the incorrect word.A travs de

Tachar,eliminar eliminar al trazar una lnea

algunos ejercicios, se le pide que tachar la palabra incorrecta. cut in Your father cut in while I was dancing with your uncle. The bus driver got angry when that car cut in. My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods. reducir reducir en nmero o el tamao
The doctor told him to cut down on cigarettes.El

cut back on something

cut down on

mdico le dijo que reducir los cigarrillos. The doctors cut off his leg because it was severely injured. The phone company cut off our phone because we didn't pay the bill. My grandparents cut my father off when he remarried.

cut off

cut out

Cortar, dejar de. 1) eliminar con unas tijeras 2) dejar de hacer algo acuerdo con el mango, tratar con.
tener en cuenta (problema, situacin)

1) She cut out a picture in a magazine. 2) I'm going to cut out eating between meals.1)

Ella corta una foto en una revista. 2) Me voy a dejar de comer entre comidas.

deal with

The manager is good at dealing with difficult customers. El director es bueno para tratar

con clientes difciles.

die down

Cesar, bajar, dejar de sonar,morir

se vuelven menos fuerte

When the applause died down, she started to sing. Cuando los aplausos, comenz a cantar.

do away with something do over

It's time to do away with all of these old tax records. He's lucky to be alive. His shop was done over by a street gang. My teacher wants me to do my essay over because she doesn't like my topic. Do your coat up before you go outside. It's snowing! hacer sin, prescindir de. prescindir de
The shops are closed so we'll have to do without sugar.las tiendas estn cerradas, as que tendremos que hacer sin azcar.

do something up
do without

drag on

Durar, durar ms tiempo de prolongar,alarga lo esperado r. Elaborar, redactar. vestir

Elaborar. (contrato, convenio, documento) 1) usar ropa elegante 2) disfrazarse

We expected a short speech but it dragged on and on!Esperbamos un discurso corto, pero se prolong y en!
An agreement was drawn up and signed by the two parties.Un acuerdo fue elaborado y firmado por las dos partes. 1) Do people dress up to go to the opera in your country?1) la gente se viste para ir a la pera en su pas? 2) Children love to dress up at Halloween.2)A los nios les encanta disfrazarse en Halloween.

draw up

dress up

drop in/by/over

Visitar,caer,baja visitar, por lo general en la I sometimes drop in/by/over to see my forma en algn lugar grandparents on my way home from school.a r.

veces bajo a ver a mis abuelos en mi camino a casa desde la escuela.

I might drop in/by/over for tea some time this week.

drop off

Dejar, caer.

1) entregar a alguien o algo 2) conciliar el sueo

1) I'll drop you off at the bus stop if you like. 2) Granddad often drops off in front of the TV.

1) yo te deje en la parada de autobs si lo desea. 2) abuelo a menudo cae en frente del televisor.
She decided to go to art school then dropped out after the first term.Ella decidi ir a la escuela de arte a continuacin, se retir despus del primer trmino.

drop out

Abandonar, dejar,retirarse.

dejar la escuela sin terminarla

ease off

Facilitar, reducir.

Reducir, ser menos After Christmas the workload generally eases grave o ms lento off.Despus de la Navidad en general, se (Dolor, trfico, trabajo) facilita la carga de trabajo fuera. I don't feel like cooking tonight. Let's eat out. acabar de una manera Their marriage ended in divorce.su determinada; resultar en matrimonio termin en divorcio. finalmente llegar a un estado, lugar o accin 1) eliminar las diferencias de opinin. 2) se convierten en el nivel o regular
If he continues his misconduct he'll end up in prison. Si contina su mala conducta va a

eat out end in

end up

finalizar en, terminar en. Terminar,

terminar en la crcel.
1) After a long discussion they managed to even out their differences. 2) The road was evened out to make it safer. 1)

even out

Nivelar, igualado.

Despus de una larga discusin se las arreglaron para nivelar sus diferencias. 2) El camino estaba igualado para hacerla ms segura. My new dress fell apart in the washing machine. The picture that you hung up last night fell down this morning.

fall apart fall down

fall through

Fracasar,fallar,n Fallar; no pasar o darse.

Our planned boat trip fell through because of the storm. Nuestro viaje en barco previsto fracas

debido a la tormenta. The money must have fallen out of my pocket. His hair started to fall out when he was only 35.

fall out

figure out

Encontrar,enten Entender, encontrar una I'm trying to figure out how to assemble the bookshelves. Estoy tratando de encontrar la der. respuesta o solucin. manera de montar las estanteras. We'll have to
figure out a way to deliver the goods faster.Vamos a tener que encontrar una manera

de entregar las mercancas ms rpido. fill something in fill out Llenar, completar completa (una forma / de una aplicacin) Please fill in the form with your name, address, and phone number. Please fill out the enclosed form and return it as soon as possible. Por favor, rellene el formulario adjunto y envielo lo antes posible. I always fill the water jug up when it is empty. Saber descubrir u obtener una I'm going to call the cinema to find out what time the film starts.voy a llamar al cine para saber informacin qu hora empieza la pelcula.
The advertising campaign will focus on the quality of the product.la campaa publicitaria se

fill something up
find out

focus on

Concentrarse en concentrarse en algo

centrar en la calidad del producto. get something across/ove r

get along/on (with) Llevarse bien (con) tener buenas relaciones I get along/on (well) with my mother-in-law. Me llevo bien con (bien) con mi suegra.

I tried to get my point across/over to the judge but she wouldn't listen.

get around
get at

My grandfather can get around fine in his new wheelchair. Averiguar,descu implicar brir,quereer decir Alejarse,escapar escape
What exactly are you trying to get at?Qu es exactamente lo que ests tratando de averiguar? The robbers got away in a black car.Los ladrones escaparon en un coche negro.

get away

get something back

Liz finally got her Science notes back from my room-mate.

get back at someone

get by get in get into (+noun) get off

My sister got back at me for stealing her shoes. She stole my favourite hat. Sobrevivir,arreg direccin para hacer frente o para sobrevivir larselas
Entrar. Entrar. It's difficult to get by on a low salary.Es difcil sobrevivir con un salario bajo. How did the burglar get in?Cmo entro el ladron? How did the burglar get into the house?Cmo el ladrn entro en la casa? 1) You should get off the bus at Trafalgar Square. 2) She can't get the stain off her sweater.1) Debe bajar del autobs en Trafalgar Square. 2) No puede sacar la mancha de su suter. You can pay when you get on the bus. Usted puede pagar al lsubir al autobs. Be quiet and get on with your homework.Cllate y seguir adelante con su tarea. I get on very well with my colleagues.me llevo muy bien con mis colegas. How did he get out?Cmo se salio el? How did he get out of the house?Cmo dejo que saliera de la casa? Some husbands manage to get out of doing any housework.algunos maridos evitan realizar cualquier trabajo domstico. My grandmother had pneumonia but she got over it.Mi abuela tena neumona, pero lo super. It's difficult to get rid of old habits.Es difcil deshacerse de viejos hbitos. Let's get together for lunch on day.Vamos juntos por el almuerzo del da. I usually get up at 7 o'clock.por lo general me levanto a las siete de la maana.

Entrar en (+ Entrar nombre),introduci r. Bajar,sacar,elimin 1) La licencia (autobs, ar. tren, avin) 2) eliminar Subir a bordo (autobs, tren, avin) seguir haciendo; avanzar tener una buena relacin con dejar dejar Evitar hacer algo

get on

get on with Seguir adelante (something) con (algo) get on (well) with (somebody) get out get out of (+noun) get out of

Llevarse bien.
Salir salir de (+ nombre) Evitar.

get over

Recuperarse de. recuperarse de

Deshacerse de Reunirse. Levantarse. eliminar Conocerse Dejar la cama

(enfermedad, desilusin)

get rid of get together get up

give someone away give something back give in give something out

His wife gave him away to the police. My little sister gave the surprise party away by accident. I have to give these skates back to Franz before his hockey game. My boyfriend didn't want to go to the ballet, but he finally gave in. They were giving out free perfume samples at the department store.

give up

Renunciar a, dejar de.

dejar de hacer algo

Sarah gave up smoking 5 years ago.Sara dej de fumar hace 5 aos.

go after

My brother tried to go after the thief in his car. I went after my dream and now I am a published writer. We are going against the best soccer team in the city tonight. Please go ahead and eat before the food gets cold. I have to go back home and get my lunch. We're going out for dinner tonight. Jesse has been going out with Luke since they met last winter. Please go over your answers before you submit your test. I haven't seen Tina for a long time. I think I'll go over for an hour or two. Pasar por,sufrir. experiencia
Pete went through a lot of pain after the accident. Pete sufrio mucho dolor despus del accidente.

go against someone go ahead go back go out go out with someone go over something go over
go through

go without something grow apart grow back

grow up

When I was young, we went without winter boots. My best friend and I grew apart after she changed schools. My roses grew back this summer. Crecer.
pasar su infancia, desarrollar, convertirse en He grew up in a small village in the mountains. El creci en una pequea aldea en las montaas. un adulto

grow out of something grow into something hand something down

hand in

Elizabeth needs a new pair of shoes because she has grown out of her old ones. This bike is too big for him now, but he should grow into it by next year. I handed my old comic books down to my little cousin. Presentar,entreg ar. presentar (informe, tarea)
All application forms must be handed in before the end of the month. Todos los formularios

deben ser entregados antes del final del mes.

hang on Hang on while I grab my coat and shoes!

hand out

Entregar, distribuir.

distribuir

Samples will be handed out at the end of the demonstration. muestras se entregarn al final

de la manifestacin.

hang out

pasar el rato

pasar el tiempo en un lugar determinado, o con un grupo de amigos

Where does he hang out these days? Who does he hang out with? Dnde pasa el tiempo el en estos das? con quin pasa el tiempo?

hand something over

hang up

The police asked the man to hand over his wallet and his weapons. colgar poner fin a una conversacin telefnica
"Don't hang up. I haven't finished yet."

"No cuelgue. No he terminado todava."

hit at

Golpear a.

al objetivo

He hit at the wasp with the newspaper.Golpe a la avispa con el peridico.

hit back

devolver el golpe

represalias, respuesta a un ataque

When he was attacked by the others, the boy hit back. cuando fue atacado por los dems, el chico devolvi el golpe.

hit Encontrar,ocurri encontrar on/upon r. inesperadamente o por la inspiracin hold someone/s omething back Poner,aferrar. hold on Agarrar firmemente

She hit upon an idea for her new collection. se le ocurri una idea para su nueva coleccin. I had to hold my dog back because there was a cat in the park. Jamie held back his tears at his grandfather's funeral. 'Hold on please. I'll put you through to Mr. Brown." She held on to the railing as she crossed the bridge. Un momento por favor. Voy a ponerlo usted a travs del seor

Brown. " - Ella se aferr a la barandilla mientras cruzaba el puente. hold onto someone/s omething hold someone/s omethingu p
hurry up

Hold onto your hat because it's very windy outside.

A man in a black mask held the bank up this morning. Darse prisa ser rpido, actuar con rapidez
Hurry up! We'll miss the bus. Date

prisa! Vamos

a perder el autobs.

iron out

Resolver, eliminar.

Resolver mediante la The meeting tomorrow will be an opportunity to discusin, eliminar las iron out difficulties. La reunin de maana ser diferencias. una oportunidad para resolver las dificultades.

join in

Unirse a, participar en.

participar en

She was too shy to join in the game. Ella era demasiado tmida para participar en el juego.

join up

Unirse,encontrar se.

Participar en, llegar a John was in the Army and Tom joined up ser miembro de as soon as he left school. encuentrar y se unirse - The two groups of tourists joined up at con the hotel. Juan estaba en el Ejrcito y Tom se uni tan pronto como sali de la escuela. - Los dos grupos de turistas se encontraron en el hotel.

jot down

Anotar

Tomar notas rpidas

I jotted down the address while watching the programme on TV. Anot la direccin mientras

ve el programa en la televisin.

keep on

Seguir.

seguir haciendo algo.

It told him to be quiet but he kept on making noise. Le dijo que se callara, pero l sigui

haciendo ruido.

keep something from someone keep someone/s omething out

keep up with

We kept our relationship from our parents for two years.

Try to keep the wet dog out of the living room. Mantenerse al da/ Estar en el mismo nivel Bill walks so fast it's difficult to keep up with him. que alguien o algo. Bill camina tan rpido que es difcil mantenerse al da con l.

kick off

Iniciar,comenzar .

Comenzar, iniciar

The football match kicked off at 3 o'clock. El partido de ftbol comenz a las 3:00.

leave out

Dejar de lado, omitir.

Omitir, sin mencionar

The child's name was left out of the report. El nombre del nio se qued fuera del informe.

let down

Decepcionar, fallar.

Decepcionar

You promised to come to the party, so don't let me down! Usted prometi venir a la fiesta, as que

no me falles!

let someone in

Can you let the cat in before you go to school? Cuidar a Cuidar de
A babysitter looks after the children when they go out. Una niera cuida a los nios cuando salen

look after

a la calle.

look ahead

Mirar hacia adelante

Pensar en el futuro

It's time to forget the past and look ahead. Es

hora de olvidar el pasado y mirar hacia adelante.

Menospreciar a. look down on

Considerar como inferior.

He tends to look down on anyone who is not successful. l tiende a menospreciar a cualquier persona que no es correcta.

Mirar, espectar.
look on

Ser un espectador en un evento

Billy didn't take part in the fight. He just looked on. Billy no particip en la lucha. l slo

miraba.

look for

Buscar

Tratar de encontrar algo

Jane went to the shops to look for a pair of shoes. Jane se fue a las tiendas en busca de un

par de zapatos. Esperar.

look forward to

Esperar o anticipar con placer

I look forward to seeing you soon. Espero

verlos pronto.

look into something look out

We are going to look into the price of snowboards today.

Look out! That car's going to hit you! look out for someone/s omething look something over look something up look up to Admirar a. Admirar

Don't forget to look out for snakes on the hiking trail. Can you look over my essay for spelling mistakes? We can look her phone number up on the Internet. He was a wonderful teacher and many students looked up to him. l era un maestro maravilloso y muchos estudiantes lo admiraban.

make fun Burlarse de, rer de. of

Bromear de.

The old lady dresses so strangely that the kids make fun of her. La anciana se vistio tan extraamente que los nios se burlan de ella.
Some employees make up excuses when they arrive late for work. Algunos empleados

make up

Conformar, inventar,prepara

inventar (con perdn, una historia)

r,recobrar,maqui llar
mix up

inventar excusas cuando llegan tarde al trabajo. mezclar una cosa o persona por otra
I don't know my neighbours' names yet. I keep mixing them up.no s los nombres de mis

Confundir,mescl ar,error
move in

vecinos todava. Sigo confundiendolos. Llegar, apoderarse de.

move out

llegar a un nuevo hogar o la oficina

You've bought a new house? When are you moving in?. Tu has comprado una casa nueva?

Cuando te apoderas?. Salir Salir de su casa u oficina por otro. Dormir.

My neighbour is leaving. He's moving out next Saturday. Mi vecino se est yendo. Se sale el

prximo sbado.
My grandfather often nods off in front of the television. Mi abuelo a menudo se duerme

nod off

Dormirse, quedar dormido. Anotar, tomar nota. Optar por salir

delante de la televisin. Escribir algo.

I'll call the station and note down the departure times. voy a llamar a la estacin y tomar nota

note down

de los horarios de salida. De un sistema o decidir no participar.

I enjoy tennis but I'm so busy I had to opt out of the tournament. Me gusta el tenis, pero estoy

opt out

tan ocupado que tuve que optar por salir de el torneo.

The boy owned up. He said he kicked the ball through the window. El muchacho confes. Dijo

own up

admitir o confesar algo Confesar.

que pate el baln a travs de la ventana.

pass away Morir.

Pasar,morir.
pass out

The old lady passed away peacefully. La anciana falleci pacficamente. Desmayar. She passed out when she heard the bad news. Ella se desmay cuando escuch las malas noticias. I'll lend you 20 provided you pay me back before the end of the week. Yo te presto 20 siempre que me pagues antes del final de la semana.

Desmayar.
pay back

Devolver,pagar. pick something out point someone/s omething out

Reembolsar.

I picked out three sweaters for you to try on.

I'll point my boyfriend out when he runs by.

put down

You can put the groceries down on the kitchen counter. The students put the substitute teacher down because his pants were too short. Posponer.
Posponer, una fecha ms tarde

put off The meeting was put off because of the strike.

La sesin fue aplazada debido a la huelga.

put on

Encender.
put out

Encender. Apagar.

Could you put on the light please?

Podra encender la luz por favor?

It took a long time to put out the fire.

Apagar.

Me tom un tiempo para apagar el fuego. The neighbours put the fire out before the firemen arrived.

put up

Acondicionar, albergar.
pick up

Albergar, dar a alguien una cama

We can put you up if you'd like to come for a week-end. Le podemos albergar si quieres venir por un fin de semana. I'll pick you up at the station when you arrive. Te recojere en la estacin a tu llegada.

recoger a que
point out

Recoger a alguien.

Sealar. put something together

rely on

Indicar o dirigir la atencin hacia algo She pointed out the mistake. Ella seal el error.

I have to put the crib together before the baby arrives. Confar en
Contar, depende de, la confianza Eliminar. Don't worry. You can rely on me. I can keep a secret. No se preocupe. Usted puede confiar en

m. Puedo guardar un secreto.

rule out Descartar. The police ruled out political motives. La polica

descart motivos polticos.

run away

huir Encontrarse con.

Escapar de un lugar o de repente dejar

He ran away from home at the age of fourteen.

l se escap de casa a la edad de catorce aos.

run into

encuentran por casualidad o inesperadamente (tambin: chocar= bump

into) No tener ms de algo.

Sophie ran into Maria at the shopping centre.Sophie se encontr con Mara en el centro comercial.
What a nuisance! We've run out of coffee.Qu

run out of

Quedar sin.

fastidio! Nos hemos quedado sin caf.

run over someone/s omething run over/throu gh something send something back
set off

I accidentally ran over your bicycle in the driveway.

Let's run over/through these lines one more time before the show. My letter got sent back to me because I used the wrong stamp. Partir. Iniciar un viaje
Early Saturday morning we set off for the ski slopes . Temprano por la maana partimos

hacia las pistas de esqu

set up

Establecer,prepa rar, iniciar,crear. Darse una vuelta por mostrar

iniciar un negocio

She set up her own company 10 years ago.cre

su propia compaa hace 10 aos. Comparar los precios

It's always wise to shop around before buying anything. Siempre es aconsejable darse una

shop around show off

vuelta antes de comprar nada. presumir o desea ser admirada aparecer / llegar
There's David showing off in his new sports car! Alli eata David mostrandose en su nuevo coche

deportivo! We expected David to come but he didn't show up.Esperbamos que David viniera pero no se present.

show up

Aparecer.

shut up(impolite ) sit down

Callar (Mala educacin) Sentarse.

guardar silencio, dejar de hablar

Oh shut up, you idiot!

Oh cllate, idiota! favor, ven y

Tomar asiento

Please come in and sit down. Por

sintate. sleep over sort something out

stand up

You should sleep over tonight if the weather is too bad to drive home. We need to sort the bills out before the first of the month. Ponerse de pie,levantarse. Dar la cara por. Levantarse de una posicin sentada Defender
The pupils stood up when the headmaster arrived. Los alumnos se puso de pie cuando

el

director lleg. It's important to stick up for one's principles. Es importante dar la cara por los propios principios. The light's too bright. Could you switch it off.

stick up for

switch something

off switch something on

take after

We heard the news as soon as we switched on the car radio. Parecerse a. parecerse, en la apariencia o el carcter
Jamie really takes after his dad. Jamie

realmente se parece a su pap. He took the car brakes apart and found the problem. I have to take our new TV back because it doesn't work.

take something apart take something back

take care of

Hacerse cargo de,cuidar. Despegar. Tomar, contratar. Sacar.

Cuidar de

I'll take care of your plants while you're away.

voy a cuidar de sus plantas mientras est fuera.

The plane took off at 6 a.m. El

take off take on

Dejar el suelo Alquiler o compromiso de las empresas Quitar; extraer.

avin despeg a

las 6 am
Business is good so the company is taking on extra staff. El personal es bueno para la

empresa contrata personal adicional. She took out a pen to note the address. Sac un bolgrafo para tomar nota de la direccin. The teacher told her off for not doing her homework. El profesor la rega por no hacer su tarea.
I'll have to think over the proposal before I decide. Tendre que reflexionar sobre la

take out

tell off

Criticar,reprimir ,regaar. Reflexionar,pen sar bien. Probar.

reprimenda / criticar severamente

Considerar.

think over

propuesta antesde decidir. Llevar algo para ver si se adapta.

Negarse. Finalizar un producto. I'm not sure about the size. Can I try it on? No

try on

estoy seguro sobre el tamao. Puedo probarla?

I couldn't turn down an offer like that! No

turn down use up vouch for

Negar, rechazar. Agotar, acabar. Dar fe de, responder por. Tener cuidado,mirar,v er,fijarse en,vigilar,cuidar

poda

rechazar una oferta como esa!

The kids have used up all the toothpaste.

Los nios han acabado la pasta de dientes.

Expresar confianza, o garantizar algo Con cuidado.

You can give the keys to Andy. I can vouch for him. Puedes dar las claves claves a Andy. Yo

puedo responder por l.

Watch out! There's a car coming. Cuidado!

watch out

Hay

viene un coche.

, velar, tener cuidado con.

wear out

Consumir, durar, cansar,gastar. Elaborar, trabajar.

1) Julie wore out her shoes visiting the city. 1) llegar a ser inservible 2) At the end of the day Julie was worn out. 1) 2) llegar a ser muy Julie gasto sus zapatos que visitan la ciudad. cansado 2) Al final del da Julie estuvo cansada . 1) I work out twice a week at the gym club. 1) hacer ejercicio fsico 2) It's expensive but I haven't worked out the 2) encontrar una solucin o calcular algo exact cost yet. 1) Trabaje dos veces por semana en el club del gimnasio. 2) Es caro, pero no he elaborado an el costo exacto. The teacher asked Lee to wipe off the board.El

work out

wipe off

Limpiar, quitar. Limpiar (saln, mesa).

profesor pregunt a Lee para limpiar el tablero.