jueves, 14 de mayo de 2015

PHRASAL VERBS: S-W

set off      partirShe set off early for work.
set out     partirThey set out on the long journey.
set up     establecerHer mother helped her to set up in  business.
sort out   solventarWe need to sort out this problem.
split up  romper• She's just split up with her boyfriend.
stay behind  quedarse She stayed behind after the lesson to speak to the teacher.

take away (v)  restar• Take 15 away from 78.
take care of (v)    cuidar• take care of someone.
take off   quitarse• Do you want to take off your coat?      despegar• The plane takes off at 6.
take part (in) (v)  participar • Everybody took part in the meeting.
take place (v)    tener lugar• The meeting took place at six.
take up   empezar• He decided to take up a new hobby.
throw away  tirar• He threw away the old TV.
tidy up  ordenar• Please tidy up when you've finished.
turn down   bajar el volumen • Could you turn down the music?
Turn into  convertirse The water had turned into ice.
turn off   apagarShe turned off the engine.
turn on   encender• Can you turn on the TV?
turn up  subir el volumenTurn up the radio - can hardly hear it.
wake up  despertar
wear out (phr v &adj) destrozar  • You'll wear out those shoes. (v)• My shoes are worn out. (adj)
work out  entrenar  • I work out at the gym every day.
wrap (up) (v &phr v}  envolver • to wrap (up) a parcel

write down    escribir • write down an address

PHRASAL VERBS: H-R


hand in  entregar       Please hand in the answer sheet when you’ve finished.
hand out  distribuir    Hand out the books please, Tom.
hang out  reunirse         • to hang out with friends
hang up colgar• She hung up at the end of the phone call.
hold up  retener He was held up in the heavy traffic for over two hours.

 keep in  mantener  She kept the children in as it was so cold.
keep on seguirHe kept on talking.
keep up  mantenerKeep up the good work!
knock down  atropellarHe was knocked down by the car as he stepped into the road.
knock out       noquearThe fall knocked him out.

leave out        omitirHe left out several important facts.
look after       cuidarWho's looking after your baby now?
look forward to desearI’m looking forward to the party!
look like (v)  parecerseShe looks like her sister.
look out    cuidadoLook out or you'll have an accident.
look up      buscarLook up the meaning of the word in your dictionary.

pick up     recoger/cogerI picked up a pencil.I’ll pick up my sister from the station.
put away  guardarHe put the book away.
put down  escribirShe put her name down.
put off    posponerThe meeting was put off until the following week.
put on            ponerseHe put on a suit.     encenderCan you put on the light?                                                         ganarHe didn’t want to put on weight.
put out   extinguirThe fire was quickly put out.
put through   ponerme en contactoCan you put me through to the  manager, please?
put up subirThe company was forced to put up its prices.
ring back  devolver la llamada
ring off  colgar
ring up  llamar
run out of  quedarse sin   He ran out of time and didn’t finish.

miércoles, 13 de mayo de 2015

PHRASAL VERBS: B-G

base on               basar en           The book is based on real facts.
break down         romper     The car has broken down.
break in          robar  Someone broke in and stole the computer.
break up          romper relaciónWhen does school break up? The pop group has broken up.
bring up        educar She was brought up in London.

call for          visitar I’ll call for you at 7.
call in            visitor brevementeShe called in to see a friend.
Carry out        llevar a cabo
carry on         seguir  He carried on walking despite the rain.
check in        registrarse (hotel) They checked in to a hotel.
checkout        irse (después de pagar)  He checked out of the hotel at the end of his stay.
come down        bajar The house had come down in price.
come on        seguir Come on or we'll miss the bus.
cross out        tachar  Cross it out and write it again.
cut up       cortar en trozos   She cut up the cake into small pieces.

end up         terminar

fill in         rellenarYou need to fill in a form.
fill up         llenarHe filled up the car with petrol.
find out         descubrirI must find out when he’s arriving.

get along (with) llevarse (bien/mal) conHow do you get along with Harry?
get back     volverWhen did you get back from New  York?
get down   bajar copiar Get down at once! Did you get all the notes down?
get in      introducirse Can you get in through the window?
get off   bajarseWe get off at the next stop.
get on   subirGet your coat on and then we can leave. How are you getting on now?
get on (with)   She got on with her work.  I’m getting on well with French.
       • Do you get on well with Sam?
get rid of  liquidar/dar cuenta de
get up  levantarse What time do you get up in the morning?
give back  devolverGive me back this book on Tuesday, please.
give in  entregarHave you given in your homework yet?Do you give in?
give out   distribuirWill you give out these papers for me,please?
give up dejar de hacer algoHas David given up playing tennis?
give way   ceder pasoYou must give way to traffic at a roundabout.
go for  He went for the job.  The dog went for the man.
go off  They went off to Australia.   Suddenly the lights went off.
go on continuar/ocurrirThe meeting went on until six o'clock.What's going on?
go out  salirThe fire has gone out.Are you going out with Thomas tonight?
go with  ir conYour tie doesn't go with your shirt.

grow up    crecer   Children grow up fast.