phrasal verbs definitiva

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Phrasal verbs definitiva

1 Verb + particle (no object). Intransitive verb. Inseparable.

2 Verb + particle + object / Verb + object + particle. Transitive verb. Separable.

3 Verb + particle + object. Inseparable.

Verb + particle + particle + object. Inseparable

T! "S#

3 "s$ after% To ask for news of.

Jim asked after you yesterday.

T! &' (oplativo)

&e in /ot% Estar de moda o no: The jeans are in this summer, but the military look is

definitely out.

&e into sth/+in*% Gustar ,dar por / deber algo a alguien.

- he!s into ja"". he!s into walking.

- To be into sb for sth: he!s into me for #$ euros.

&e over% To finish:

- The %on%ert is o&er. 't!s all o&er between us.

- ()n illness, %risis, person*: '!m not +uite o&er this flu (no me +uito de en%ima esta

gripe*. o, you aren!t o&er it yet.&e ta$en abac$%To surprise, dis%on%ert: ' was taken aba%k by his attitude.

p (,ith sb)%To happen: hats up with you 01u2 pasa

p to%

- To be doing (usually sth reprehensible*: hat are you up to 01u2 demonios ha%es

- To be up to sth: Estar tramando algo.

- 3e sb!s responsibility: 't!s up to you4 5epende de ti4

T! &'"

&ear in ind%Tener presente.

T! &'"T

&eat p% 5ar una pali"a

T! &0T

&lrt (sth) ot% Espetar, soltar algo sin pensar: 1ui%k pupils who blurt out the answers

do better than slower.

T! &!"ST

&oast abot% Enorgulle%erse, &anagloriarse.


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T! &!SS

&oss (sb/sth) abot or arond% To speak in an authoritary way: mandonear,

mangonear: 6e!s always bossing people about.

T! &'"#

1 &rea$ do,n%

- To stop working (ma%hines*: )&eriarse. 7y %ar broke down on my way to work.

- To %ollapse in tears: 8enirse abajo. he broke down when she heard the news

1/3 &rea$ in/into%(in si no se indi%a el lugar, en %aso %ontrario into* To enter by for%e:

Entrar por la fuer"a , entrar a robar.

- The poli%e broke into the house.

- Thie&es broke into my house

1/3 &rea$ p / brea$ (sth) p (si aparece el !..)%

- (9or s%hools* To begin the holidays: 'n July most s%hools break up for si; weeks.

- To di&ide or be%ome di&ided:


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2 &rin* (sth) in% To introdu%e: introdu%ir, implantar. Go&erments around the world

need to bring in tougher laws to regulate emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.

&rin* oneself to do sth% er %apa", llegar a ha%er algo.

2 &rin* (sth) to*ether% To unite: ) tragedy like this %an bring a family together.

2 &rin* (sth) ot% To produ%e, put on market: The first ele%tri% %ar was brought out in

AB##.

2 &rin* (sb) p%

To look after and edu%ate: Criar ( to rear* y edu%ar (transiti&e &erb*:

- 7y aunt brought me up.

- They brought us up to respe%t authority. os edu%aron en el respeto a la autoridad.

- Dur parents brought us up +uite stri%tly.

- 'ntrodu%e a subje%t into the %on&ersation: To raise a subje%t, mention: a%ar a relu%ir:

- '!m sorry to keep bringing this up but you still ha&en!t paid me the money you oweme.

- 5id you ha&e to bring that up Tu&iste +ue sa%ar el tema

T! &ST

1 &rst in/into% Entrar de sopetn, irrumpir. 'nto si se di%e donde: They 3urst into the

room.

3 &rst into tears/la*hter/flaes%@omper a llorar, ponerse a reir, estallar en llamas.

T! &4P

3 &p into sth% To %ome a%ross.

T! &S5

3 &rsh p on sth% 5ar un repaso a


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e ha&e de%ided to %all off the mat%h.

3 all on%

- To &isit: ' %alled on some friends in ew


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T! 0I4&

lib p% Trepar (por*, subir, es%alar.

lib do,n% 3ajarse de/por. e managed to %limb down on knotted sheets.

T! 0&

1 lb to*ether%To %ontribute money:@eunir dinero. They %lubbed together to buy

her a present. Fe %ompraron un regalo entre todos.

T! !4'

3 oe across (sb/sth)% To find sth, meet sb by %han%eEn%ontrar algo, en%ontrarse %on

alguien. hen ' was looking for a pen, ' %ame a%ross the letters of my mother

oe alon*% ?resentar(se*: ' take any opportunities that %ome along.

oe arond/rond%

- @egain %on%iousness: 7ary fainted when she heard the news but %ame round a few

minutes later.

- 8isit:


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- 'f they %ome up against one of the top teams: si se tienen +ue enfrentar

oe p ,ith% 5e&ise, find:'dear, %on%ebir, %rear, en%ontrar, pensar (think of*.

- 'f you %an %ome up with a better idea: i se te o%urre algo mejor

- Can you %ome up with the money by 7onday ?uedes %onseguir- 6a&e you %ome up with an answer yet6as pensado en%ontrado.

oe thro*h%D&er%ome: uperar, dominar, &en%er:


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- They %ut down all the rainforest.

- '!m trying to %ut down on %igarettes.

- '!&e de%ided to %ut down : 'ntransiti&o sin preposi%in.

2 t (sth/sb) off%

- To %ut sb off: 5esheredar: 6e %ut off his son without a penny. 5eshered a su hijo y lo

dej sin un %ha&o.

- To %ut sth off: Cortarse algo, lu", telfhen my %ard run out, ' got %ut off: Cuando la

tarjeta se agoto, la linea de %orto.

- 'mpedir: The fen%e %uts off our &iew of the sea.

- itio: The &illage was %ut off by the snow storm. .+ued in%ommuni%ado

2 t (sth) ot% To e;%lude: Eliminar , suprimir.

- @edu%ir el %onsumo de algo: he was ad&ised to %ut out fat from diet.

T! '"0

3 eal ,ith% Tratar %on, tener rela%iones %omer%iales %on, nego%iar. The go&ernment

wont deal with terrorists. El gobierno no nego%iarN %on los terroristas.

T! !

o a,a7 ,ith% To abolish, put a stop to, eliminate, to *et rid of sth% )%abar %on,

suprimir ,eliminar, desha%erse de:They must do away with this sort of dis%rimination

o a,a7 ,ith oneself% To %ommit sui%ide.

2 o (sth) p%

- To fasten (buttons, "ip, fly, %oat, shoela%es*

5o the buttons of your %oat up, you look like a hobo4

5o up the buttons of your %oat4

5o them up4

- To reno&ate, repair, rede%orate (a house*: ' house-sat properties that were to be pull

down or done up and sold.

3 o ,ith% To need. To benefit from. )lways pre%eded by C) or CDLF5.

- The %ar %ould ha&e done with some %hanges. -

- That door %ould do with a %oat of paint. o le &endrHa mal una mano de pintura a esa

puerta.

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T! !9'

1 o:e off% 1uedarse dormido, dormirse, E%har una %abe"ada.

T! ";

1 ra, p%

- To %ome to a stop: uddenly an ambulan%e drew up outside.

- To write a legal do%ument ( a %he%k, will*: 7y lawyer is drawing up a %ontra%t for

us

T! !P

3 rop b7% ?asar, pasar por. ' ha&e to drop by the offi%e

1/ rop in (on)% To pay an informal &isit: ?asar:

- 1'!ll drop in sometime tomorrow: pasar2 maKana en algOn momento. 'ntransiti&o sinon

- ' dropped in on 3ill and heila on my way home: ' &isited.

1/ rop ot (of)% To abandon.

1 6e dropped out at the last moment. En el Oltimo momento de%idi no presentarse.

6e dropped out of s%hool : )bandon los estudios.

T! '"T

3 'at into% Comerse (profits/sa&ings*. 5oing this %ourse is really eating into my

sa&ings4 E&ery week ' ha&e to pay $ Euros.

T! '"S'

3 'ase p% To work less intensely: Tomarse las %osas %on %alma.


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- Theyre letting the house fall apart: e &enga abajo.

- 6e just fell apart after her death: 1ued deshe%ho.


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- b: En%ajar:

- he doesnt fit in here: o en%aja a+uH.

- th: )moldarse, %on%ordar, %uadrar:

- hell ha&e to fit in with our plans.

- This theory fits in with the statisti%al e&iden%e.

T! 'T

1 et ahead% )delantar, progresar, tomar la delantera. 'n the days we li&e, that is the

way to get ahead.

2 et (sth) across% To %ommuni%ate an idea to others: 6a%erse entender:

- 6e!s a good publi% speaker.6e has no problem getting his message a%ross.

- They seem to be getting a%ross the idea: ?are%en estarentendiendo/%aptando la idea.

1 et arond / abot% To mo&e from pla%e to pla%e often o&er%oming (&en%iendo*diffi%ulties.

Dld people find it hard to get around in a big %ity.

3 et at%

- To hint, suggest: 'nsinuar: hat are you getting at 1u2 insinuas

- To %riti%ise:


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et b7% To manage. ' %ouldn!t ha&e got by without your help.

et (sb) do,n% To depress. To make sb unhappy. This endless rain is really getting me

down. iempre separable. 3ut ' %an!t say: 't got down Ja&ier4444

et hold of sb% ?onerse en %onta%to %on

et in/into% (into si se di%e donde*

- To enter, arri&e at, put on, wear (6ouse, %ar, station, dress, pair of trousers

- ) rage (%abreomontar en %olera*, a mess (lHo*, an argument (dis%usin*.< sin

artH%ulo trouble, drugs.

- To be%ome in&ol&ed:


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- )%%identally re&eal information, to make sth known: @e&elar, des%ubrir: 6e refused to

tell anyone his age, but he ga&e it away when he said he was ten years older than my

mother.

- Dur body language gi&es us awayos delata.

- 5onar. To gi&e without taking money in return: he kept some of the money but ga&e

the rest away to %harity.

ive bac$% To return: 5e&ol&er: Gi&e it ba%k to me4

1/2ive in%

1 To yield: Ceder, abandonar, rendirse.

- ' gi&e in, who was the a%tress 7e doy por &en%ido, me rindo, +ui2n era la a%tri"

- he pleaded with me, and finally ga&e in.

ote: To plead with sb to: upli%ar a alguien +ue Ssubj. ' pleaded with him to %ome: Fe

supli+u2 +ue &iniera.

2To hand in (especially British English) verb + object + adverb, verb + adverb + object

keys/documentsentregar!" noticepresentar" she decided to give in her noticedecidi#presentar su renuncia

- ?lease gi&e in your papers at the end of the lesson.

3 ive off%5esprender: omething in the fridge is gi&ing off a funny smell.

1/2 ive p%

-1 topped trying: )fter trying hard, george finally ga&e up.

-2 5ejar de, renun%iar a (un proye%to, una idea*: 'm trying to gi&e up smoking.

T! !

o alon* ,ith (sth/sb)%

- To agree, %ooperate, a%+uies%e(%onsentir*:

- 'll go along with that: Estoy de a%uerdo %on eso

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1 o off%

- To start operating, e;plode:

a* The alarm %lo%k will go off at # o!%lo%k: El despertador sonarN / estallarN

(bomba* a las #.

b* E&eryone pani%ked when the bomb went off.

- 7ar%harse, largarse, irse.- To be%ome sour, rotten: E%harse a perder, pudrirse.'!m sure this yoghurt has gone off.

- To lose liking for: '!&e gone off beer.


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- ' hung around to see what: 7e +ued2 por ahH para &er.

- ' saw them hanging around outside: Fos &i merodeando, rondando.

- ' don!t like the people you hang around with: o me gusta la gente %on la +ue andas.

- e hung around the town for a few days: os +uedamos unos dHas dando &ueltas por

la %iudad.

1 5an* on% - To wait (esperar*/ 6old on (agarrar, abra"ar*. '!&e been hanging on for

about minutes on the phone.

5an* p% Colgarle el telf. a alguien. ' %ouldn!t say anything he just hung up.

T! 5"V'

5ave sth to do ,ith% &e sth to do ,ith% E;pressing %onne%tion or not. 3eing related

to.

This meeting has sth to do with tomorrows party.

' dont want to ha&e anything to do with it.'m nothing to do with it.

T! 5'"

3 5ead for% To go toward: the car was heading straight for meel coche ven$a derechohacia m$%it's getting late, let's head for homese est& haciendo tarde, va a ser mejor 'ue nospongamos en camino a casa%

T! 5IT

3 Hit it off with: to hit it off with somebodycongeniar con alguien" Pete and Sue hit it offimmediatelyete y ue enseguida congeniaron, ete y ue se cayeron bien desde elprincipio" I didn't exactly hit it off with his familya su *amilia no le ca$ muy bien, 'uedigamos%

T! 5!0

3 5old for% 5eparar.hat does the future hold for us

1 5old on%

To wait:

- 6old on4


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- To grip (agarrar*( sb!s arm, rope (%uerda, %abo**: 6old on to me4 4)gNrrate a mi4

- To keep (do%ument, letter*: Conser&ar algo: ' still hold on to the letters of my

mother.

2 5old (sth) p%

- To delay: 6e was held up at the offi%e. )lgo lo detu&o o retu&o en la ofi%ina.- To rob: )tra%ar, asaltar. Two masked men held up the bank.

T! 5!00!;

5ollo, (sth) ot% 8a%iar, ahue%ar.

T! 5'0P

5elp (sb) ot% E%har una mano: Can you help me out

T! >!I

3 >oin in% To %ontribute: ?arti%ipar, tomar parte en, inter&enir. Try to join in the lesson

as mu%h as you %an.

T! #I00

#ill (sth/sb) off% )%abar %on, ani+uilar, e;terminar: The new breed killed off the rest of

the spe%ies.

T! #''P

#eep a,a7 fro%ot go near: 7antenerse alejado de.

3 #eep off%o to%ar, e&itar:


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2 #noc$ (sb) ot% To make un%ons%ious. 5ejar sin sentido, ha%er perder el

%ono%imiento. The blow on the head kno%ked me out. El golpe.

2 #noc$ (sth) over% Cause to fall, tirar: a glass, a %up)tropellar.

T! 0"6

0a7 (sb) off%

- 5espedir: (uspender temporalmente por falta de trabajo*. Fe&i trauss has been

for%ed to lay off A$$$ workers be%ause of falling sales.

- To gi&e up:


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- To look after sth: En%argarse de algo.

- To look after oneself/sb: Cuidarse, %uidar de alguien.

0oo$ bac$ (on)% (into the past*: re%ordar y mirar atrNs:e %an look ba%k on A$ years

of su%%essful partnership:


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b/To help to make possible, to ensure sth: Garanti"ar, asegurar, fa&ore%er, mejorar. ?ara

dirigirse a una persona, use *o p to.)ll his fans went up to him to ask for an

autograph.

- 'nternational football mat%hes do not always make for the better understanding

between %ountries. ( 9a&ore%en , mejoran, %ontribuyen, fa%ilitan*.

- e find that this type of tyre makes for safer dri&ing in wet weather.- ' %an!t a$e it to your party, ' need to study for an e;am. o puedo ir

2 4a$e (sth) into sth% To transform (things or people*.

'll make this skirt into a pair of trousers/shorts.

4a$e (sth) of% To interpret: 'nterpretar, opinar. To understand: Entender. Dften

pre%eded by C) or CDLF5.

' didnt know what to make of this gesture (or how to interpret*. o supe %omo

interpretar este gesto.

herlo%k 6olmes might ha&e made sth of these %lues. .6. podrHa haber sabido sa%ar

algo de estas pistas.hat do you make of the introdu%tion of the Euro 0 1u2 opinas de

hat did you make of the old lady

('m looking at an abstra%t pi%ture and ' say* ' %ant really make anything of this. o

puedo entender nada de esto.

othing mu%h %ould be made of the s%ribble in his notes. o se pudo entender mu%ho m

de los garabatos (mala letra, es%ritura muy rNpida* de sus notas.

4a$e off ,ith%To es%ape with sth stolen. Fle&arse algo, es%aparse %on algo.

They robbed the bank and made off with all the money

2 4a$e (sth) ot%

- rite out a bill, et%Can you make out the %he+ue to me

- 7anage to read, hear or see sth: 5es%ifrar, entender, dis%ernir:

There was so mu%h noise that ' %ouldn!t make out what they were saying.

ith this handwriting it!s impossible to make out the address.

4a$e ot ,ith sb% Figar %on alguien ()mr*.

1/2 4a$e p%

- 1 9orgi&e and be%ome friends again after an argument: e often argue but we always

make up soon after.

- 2 'n&ent sth, sometimes in order to de%ei&e: 'n&entar %uentos, rollos:

6e was &ery good at making up %on&in%ing e;%uses.

' %an!t belie&e him, 6e!s made it up4

- To make it up with: ' made it up with Ja&ier4 6i%e las pa%es. 7e re%on%ili2 %on Ja&ier.

4a$e p for/to% To %ompensate:

A 6er unattra%ti&eness was made up for her intelligen%e.

I @esar%ir, pagar: '!m sorry it was my mistake, ' %an promise we will do our best to

make it up to you


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3 4a$e p (of)% To %onstitute, form, %ompose, prepare: Constituir, formar, %omponer,

representar, preparar.

) resear%h team made up of twenty s%ientists has dis%o&ered a new flu &a%%ine.

Girls make up half of the students in the s%hool.

e %an easily make up a bed for you on the sofa.

;ith cosetics% 7a+uillar, %ara%teri"ar. To make oneself up: ma+uillarse. To make

someone up: 'f you make someone up, you put make up on his or her fa%e.

The %lowns make themsel&es up to make people laugh.

he taught me how to make up. 7e enseK a ma+uillarme.

T! 4"P

2 4ap (sth) p% ?lanear, planifi%ar. '!&e got the plot mapped out already:


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T! P"6

Pa7 (sth) off% Can%elar, li+uidar, saldar: 6e will be released from prison when he pays

off all his debts.

T! P5!'

Phone bac$% To return a %all.

T! PI#

3 Pic$ on (sb)% Elegir, es%oger/ meterse %on:

- They pi%ked on me to go and tell her: 7e es%ogieron para de%Hrselo.

- The tea%her is always pi%king on me:7eti2ndose %onmigo.

Pic$ ot% To sele%t, to %hoose, to tell the differen%e(diferen%iar, distinguir*. 'n

psy%hologi%al tests they %an pi%k out the ones who are %heating A$$ per %ent of the time.

2 Pic$ (sth) p%

- To %olle%t people or things: ' will pi%k you up at Q o%lo%k. Te re%oger2 a las Q en

punto.

- To learn %asually (language, skill, Unowledge of sth*: )prender, ad+uirir, agarrar,

%oger el tran+uillo. 'ts not hard, youll soon pi%k it up: o es difH%il, &erNs %omo

enseguida le %oges el tran+uillo.

- To raise (off the floor*: Fe&antar, tomar, agarrar, %oger: ' had to pi%k him up when

he fell o&er: Tu&e +ue le&antarlo %uando se %ay.

- To re%ei&e (radio signal*: Captar: ' %an ne&er pi%k up this radio station.

- To %at%h (a &irus, a %old, flu*.

1 Pic$ p% To impro&e, in%rease (sales, e%onomy, weather*: ubir, repuntar, mejorar:

't looks as though the weather is pi%king up: ?are%e +ue estN mejorando el tiempo.

T! P!IT

2 Point (sb/sth) ot% eKalar, resaltar: 6e is keen to point out that speed does ha&e its

pla%e. 'll point her out to you if ' see her.

T! P!P

Pop over% To %ross +ui%kly.

T! P00

Pll bac$% @etirarse, e%harse atrNs: They pulled ba%k from signing the %ontra%t.

2 Pll (sth) do,n%

- To lower: bajar por ejm una bandera (flag*

- To demolish (building*: E%har abajo.- To o&erthrow (go&ernment*: 5erro%ar, tirar abajo.


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2 Pll (sth) off:

- To remo&e: 1uitar(se*, sa%ar, arran%ar:

6e!d pulled a button off the man!s slee&e.

6e pulled his boots off.

2 Pll (sth) ot%

- 5e%ide not to %ontinue an a%ti&ity: 5ejar de ha%er algo: John had to pull out of the

%hampionship when he hurt his arm.

- Fea&e: The army will put out of the %ity as soon as the situation stabili"es.

- @emo&e: The dentist told me he would ha&e to pull out the tooth.

3 Pll thro*h% To re%o&er, salir adelante.

- To pull through an illness. @eponerse de

- To pull through a %risis: uperar una %risis.

T! PS5

2 Psh (sth/sb) a,a7% )partar, ha%er a un lado.)man grabbed my hand, but ' pushed

him away and got ba%k to my room.

T! PT

2 Pt (sth) aside% To sa&e. 6arry puts money aside e&ery week for his holiday.

2 Pt (sth) a,a7%

- ?ut sth tidily in its pla%e: John ne&er puts his %lothes away, he just drop them on the

floor.

-a&e money: 7y mother told us that we should put sth away for emergen%ies like

une;pe%ted house or %ar repairs.

2 Pt (sth) b7%To sa&e. John!s been putting money for his holiday all year. 6e!s sa&ed

o&er A$$$ Euros.

2 Pt (sb) do,n% 7enos pre%iar. ' wish you!d stopped getting at me, you!re always

putting me down.

2 Pt (sth) for,ard%?resentar, e;poner, proponer (theory, plan*. To make a

suggestion.

2 Pt (sth/sb) off%

- 5elay or postpone: Fet!s put off the meeting till e&eryone %an attend.

- E;tinguish (a light, a t&*: )pagar: Can you put off the lights when you go to bed-

- 7ake sb lose their %on%entration: Can you be +uiet '!m trying to do my homework

and you!re putting me off.

- 7ake sb lose interest in sth/ dis%ourage: 5esalentar, desanimar. ' was thinking of

%amping when ' went to 'reland but Ja&ier put me off the idea.


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2 Pt (sth) on%

- Gain: Ganar (years, weight*, engodar:

@obert de iro put on $ pounds in the film @aging 3ull.

he has put ten years on in the last few months. 6a en&eje%ido

- ?onerse ropa.

2 Pt (sth) ot%

- a%ar algo: To put out the dustbins: a%ar la basura.

- To e;tinguish: )pagar algo: 9uego, lu", %igarrilloTo stub Vbb- (sth* out.

- ?rodu%ir algo, sa%ar al mer%ado.

- ?ubli%ar, emitir: The poli%e has put out a des%ription of the suspe%t.

- To be put out: 7olestarse, oferderse.

Pt thro*h (to)% To %onne%t by phone:

- 'f there!s a %all, put it straight through:?Nsamela enseguida.

- he put me through to the manager: 7e %one%t %on el dire%tor.

2 Pt (sb) p% ?ro&ide a%%ommodation: )lojar:

- e put up of the students.

- 'f you %ome to 9loren%e ' %an put you up.

Pt p ,ith% oportar, aguantar. 't ama"es me that you put up with her: o entiendo

%mo la aguantas.

T! "#'

2 a$e (sth) p% a%ar a relu%ir, remo&er desenterrar el pasado. Dne ha&e to take %are

not to rake up old grie&an%es (moti&o de +ueja*.

T! '06

1 el7 on /pon (foral) (sb or sth) (to do sth)%To trust, ha&e %onfiden%e, depend on:

Confiar en algo o alguien para ha%er algo. 5epender de.


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n a,a7 (fro)% To es%ape.

3 n into% To meet by %han%e. ' ran into te&e in the supermarket yesterday.

n ot of% To finish, e;haust: 1uedarse sin algo, a%abarse, agotarse.

'm running out of patien%e: Estoy perdiendo la pa%ien%ia.'&e run out of money: 7e he +uedado sin un duro.

n (sb/sth) over% )tropellar %uando pasas por en%ima ( %on un %o%he...*:

- e nearly ran him o&er, the stupid fool4

- ' was on%e run o&er by a %ar being pushed by two guys.

T! S''

3 See abot%

a/ To arrange, deal with: En%argarse.

- 5on!t worry, 'll see about it.

- e!ll ha&e to see about getting you an offi%e.

b/ To %onsider, de%ide. 7ay ' borrow the %ar '!ll see about thatTendr2 +ue pensarlo.

2 See (sb) off% to say goodbye to:'!ll be at the statition to see you off.

3 See to% To attend to, take %are of. Can you see to the dog!s food

T! S'

Send (sth) off%

- En&iar, mandar, despa%har (signal/message/par%el/letter*: @uth sent off appli%ations

for ten jobs but she hasn!t re%ei&ed any replies yet.

- E;pulsar, e%har: 6ow many players were sent off

T! S'T

1 Set in% To begin as if to %ontinue:

- )t last a thaw seems to be setting in: ?are%e +ue empie"a el deshielo.

- 'f rust/de%ay set in: Lna &e" +ue empie"a a o;idarse/deteriorarse.- 5e%larase infe%%in: )fter the operation %ompli%ations set in:..urgieron...

- ' think the rain has set in for the day.

1 Set off (for a place)% To start a journey: ?artir.

)lthough we set off for s%hool in plenty of time, we arri&ed late.

e set off for Fondon just after A$ o%lo%k.

2 Set (sth) off%

- To make an alarm ring: 'ts easy for the wind to set %ar alarms off.

- To make sth e;plode: 'ts safer if professionals set off fireworks

Set ot% et off: To begin, intend. ' didn!t set out with that intention V no empe%2 -.


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To set out to: ' didn!t set out to offend him. o era mi inten%in ofenderlo, no +uerHa

ofenderlo.

Set (sth) p%

- Fe&antar, erigir, montar, %rear, estable%er (ma%hine, e+uipment, business*: he set

up her own business.- Con&o%ar, llamar a, planear: 6a&e we got anything set up for the weekend

T! S'TT0'

Settle do,n% To %alm down: entar la %abe"a.

T! S5!;

2 Sho, (sb) arond%To gi&e a guide tour: Fet me show you around the new building.

1 Sho, off% To boast, beha&e to atra%t attention: )lardear.


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- 6e immediately si"ed up the situation:..E&alu

- 6e si"ed him up straight away: Enseguida lo %al.

T! S0IP

Slip bac$ (into)%To return, %ome ba%k. Criminals out of prison run the risk ofslipping ba%k into their old ways.8ol&er a sus andadas.

T! S0!;

Slo, (sth) do,n% @elenti"ar. Time bandits must slow down any part of their li&es.

T! S!T

Sort (sth) ot% To put in order, organi"e, sol&entar,solu%ionar.


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3 Stand for%

a/ @.'.?. stands for: @est in pea%e.

b/ To tolerate: ' won!t stand for su%h a rudeness.

%/ To be a %andidate for: )lin is standing for the parliament.

1/ Stand ot (fro)% obresalir, desta%arThis student stands out from the rest of

the %lass.

2 Stand (sb) p% 5ar un plantn.

Stand p for% To defend: tand up for your rights.

T! ST"T

1/2 Start off / start (sth) off%Empe"ar / pro&o%ar algo, %ausar algo:

A 6e started off by thanking his hosts Empe" agrade%iendo (por agrade%er* a susanfitriones

I The postman started the dog off (barking*: El %artero hi"o +ue el perro empe"ara a

ladrar.

T! ST"6

1 Sta7 p% A ostenerse. I 1uedarse le&antado.

A 6is trousers won!t stay up: e le %aen los pantalones.

I ' stayed up all night: 7e +ued2 le&antado toda la no%he.

T! S;IT5

2 S,itch (sth) off% )pagar, des%one%tar. The ma%hine swit%hes itself off automati%ally.

T! T"#'

3 Ta$e after% To resemble, ha&e the same %hara%teristi%s as. 6e takes after his father:

e pare%e) salido a

Ta$e (sth) a,a7%- Take sth from sb: The tea%her took the maga"ine away from the pupil, saying she

%ould ha&e it ba%k later.

- @emo&e sth to another pla%e: Fle&arse, retirar. 5on!t take the maga"ine away if you

dont want it, 'll ha&e it.

Ta$e (sth)bac$%

- To return: 't was so big that ' had to take it ba%k.

- To withdraw, retra%t:


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- To understand or remember sth you had heard, seen, or read. There was too mu%h

information to take in all at on%e.

- To go to see a film, a museumhen you!re &isiting a pla%e. e took in a show

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Tear off% )rran%ar: @oofs were torn off.

Tear (sth) p%@omper: That!s a horrible photo of me. ?lease tear it up4

T! T'00

Tell (sb/sth) apart% 5istinguir: Can you tell them apart Fos puedes distinguir, sabes

%ual es %ual

Tell (sb/sth) off% @egaKar, reKir.

T! T5I#

Thin$ abot% To %onsider, refle%t.

Thin$ bac$ to sth% @e%ordar algo, a%ordarse de algo, ha%er memoria:Think ba%k to youearly %hildhood and %ompare it with a partner.

Thin$ of%

- To bring to mind: 't made me think of you.

- To ha&e an opinion: hat do you think of the euro

Thin$ (sth) over% Consider %arefully: @efle;ionar: )fter she left, he had to think things

o&er again and re%onsider his position.

Thin$ (sth) thro*h% Think %arefully, thoroughly: 6a&e you really thought this

through

T! T5!;.

Thro, (sth) a,a7%

- Get rid of sth you dont want. )rrojar, tirar, lle&arse. 6e throw all the rubbish away

- Fose an opportunity or waste a possibility. 6e threw away his %han%es of promotion

when he %riti%i"ed the managing dire%tor to his fa%e.

T! TI#

Tic$ over% 7ar%har a relentH: To work:

- The business is just ti%king o&er (&a tirando*

- ' like keeping my brain ti%king o&er

T! TI6

Tid7 p% Drdenar.

T! TIP


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2 Tip over% derramar, &ol%ar , %aerseThe glasses broke when ean tipped o&er the

sideboard (aparador*

T! TIP

1 Trip over% Trope"ar y %aerse. E&eryone laughed when she tripped o&er the %able.

T! T6

Tr7 (sth) on% ?robarse (%lothes..*.

Tr7 (sth) ot% To use for the first time (tiene el sentido de e;perimentar*.

- They tried the drug out on $ patients.

- 6a&e you tried out the new %omputer.

T! T

T* (sth) off% Tirar, arran%ar. he!s tugging the lip (tapa* off.

T! T

Trn a*ainst%8ol&erse en %ontra: The fans ha&e turned against the group.

2 Trn (sth/sb) a,a7% To send away.

The doorman turned them away be%ause they weren!t wearing ties. El portero no les

dejo entrar...

2 Trn (sth) do,n% To refuse an offer. @afael was offered a job but he turned it down.

Trn off%

- To lea&e (with the sense of turning*: ' turned off the main road on to a dirt tra%k

- To swit%h off: )pagar, des%one%tar ( Tap(lla&e, grifo*, aparatos el2%tri%os*

Trn on% En%ender, %one%tar.

Trn ot% @esultar: Things turned out well/bad/right.

Trn rond% Girar, dar la &uelta.

1 Trn p%

- To arri&e (often une;pe%tedly* Guess who turned up at the party./ e turned up at #

a.m. as re+uested.

- To be found (after being lost*. W ' %ant find the report you wanted W W5ont worry4 'll

turn up e&entually!

2 Trn (sth) p/do,n% To in%rease/de%rease the &olume. Could you turn up/down the

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T! S'

2 To se (sth) p% Consumir, absorber (Energies/resour%es*.

T! ;"#'

1/2 ;a$e p / ,a$e (sb or anial) p% 5espertarse / despertar:

A hat time do you usually wake up

I ake me up at # o%lo%k4

;a$e p to (sth)% 5arse %uenta de algo: They woke up to the danger.

T! ;"S5

;ash (sb/sth) a,a7%Fle&arse, arrasar %on, +uitar (sins, stains*: The flood washed the

house away during the night.

T! ;"T5

1 ;atch ot (for sth/sb)% To be %areful:

- at%h out for spelling mistakes4 Estate atento por si hay faltas de ortografHa4

- at%h out what youre doing4

T! ;'"

1 ;ear off% To fade away. hen the drug wears off you may feel pain.

2 ;ear ot% E;haust% )gotar para personas o pilas (battery*.

- hen we get home from work in the e&ening, we!re worn out.

- The battery was worn out.

- )ll this work has worn me out.

T! ;I

1 ;ind do,n% To rela; %ompletely.


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- ' %ouldn!t work out why the house was in darkness. Then ' remembered they were

away.

- Things will work out for themsel&es: Fas %osas se arreglarNn solas.

- They&e got to work things out for themsel&es: Tienen +ue resol&er las %osas por sH

mismos.

- To %al%ulate ( %ost, salary*: ' %an!t +uite work out my pension.-the complete pacage wors out at !"#$el pa'uete completo sale (por) - d#lares

- To understand: ' %ouldn!t work out what he meant: o pude entender lo +ue +uerHa

de%ir.

- To plan, de&ise (idear, elaborar, %on%ebir*(Theory, programme*: The ministry is

working out a new plan.

T! ;IT'

;rite (sth) ot%?asar a limpio. ow its time to write out your essay.

S!4' II!4S

To a$e a *ood ipression% 5ar una buena impression.

To a$e a difference% 'nfluir, importar

' %ould make a differen%e in /to the out%ome: ?odrHa influir en el resultado.

' %an!t belie&e the differen%e it has made: o puedo %reer %omo ha influido en el

%ambio

hat differen%e does it make 1u2 importa't will %ost you euros as near as makes no differen%e:po%o mas o menos.

't will make no differen%e to you: ) ti no te &a a afe%tar.

To do ,ell/bad in% 7aths

To do overtie% 6a%er horas e;tras.

.

To do badl7%ot to be su%%essful.

To do har% To injure: Fesionar, herir, lastimar.

To do e@ercises% 6a%er la tarea de %lase.

To do 7or best% To try as hard as possible.

'f you do your best in your job, youll be upgraded for sure.

To do soe e@ercise% To pra%tise a set of mo&ements to stay healthy:6a%er ejer%i%io.

E&ery time ' see you jogging in the morning, ' say to myself: ' must do some e;er%ise.

To have a do:e% E%har una %abe"ada.

To a$e the best of% 5o one!s best in diffi%ult %ir%umstan%es or with limited means.Though sorry his talents were no grater, he was ready to make the best of them.


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To a$e the best of a bad job% 5o the best one %an in unfa&ourable %ir%umstan%es.

Though unhappily married, ea%h had determined to make the best of a bad job.

To a$e an e@aple of% ?unish sb for an offen%e in order to deter (-rr-disuadir* others

from %ommitting similar offen%es: 5ar ejemplo.6igh time an e;ample was made of these ju&enile thugs (matones*4

To a$e a fool of oneself% 7ake oneself appear ridi%ulous through %lumsy (torpe,

patoso* or thoughtless beha&iour.

ot the first time shes made a %omplete fool of herself in front of e&eryone.

To a$e an attept% To try.

To a$e an effort% 6a%er un esfuer"o.

To a$e an honest ,oan of% 7arry a woman one has been ha&ing an affair with.' promise 'll make an honest woman of you as soon as the war is o&er.

To a$e a an of% 6elp to grow up, to rea%h manhood.

Two years in the )rmy should help to make a man of him.

To a$e a eal of it% D&erdo sth, do sth to e;%ess.

6e wasnt satified with a token (simbli%a* protest.6e had to make a meal of it. (

Tu&o +ue formar la marimorena por ello.*

To a$e the ost of%take best possible ad&antage of: )pro&e%har, sa%ar el mayor

partido.

7ake the most of your youthR indeed, of your life.

To a$e a point of% 3e %areful to, take parti%ular %are to: 5ar importan%ia a/ha%er

in%api2.

he makes a point of being on time for work and so%ial appointments.

To a$e a beeline for%6urry dire%t towards: 'rse dere%hito a.

)s soon as he %he%ked into the hotel, he made a beeline for the bar.

To a$e sense% To understand be%ause it is %lear.' %ouldnt make sense of half of what he said.

To a$e a fortne% To work and be%ome ri%h.

To a$e sre% To %he%k that sth is %ertain: )segurarse.

To a$e notes% To ta$e notes%Tomar notas, tomar apuntes.

To make/take a note of sth: )notar algo.

To a$e a clean brea$% Cortar por lo sano.

To vanish into thin air% 5esapare%er %omo por arte de magia.


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To see e7e to e7e ,ith sb% ' don!t really see eye to eye with my mother: ' don!t get on

well with my mother.

To be on bad ters% e!&e been on bad terms e&er sin%e: ha&e a bad relationship

be%ause sth happened.

To ,rap sb rond 7or little fin*er% to make sb do e;a%tly what you want them to do.

To be sbAs cp of tea% he!s not my %up of teaThe person ' like.

To spport sb thro*h thic$ and thin%)poyar a alguien durante lo bueno y lo malo.

To *ive sb a sholder to cr7 on%to listen and understand sb!s problem.

To be on the sae ,avelen*th% To think on the same way.

To *et off on the ,ron* foot% Empe"ar algo mal, %on el pie i"+ o %on mal pie.

To ,ind (,ond for past and pp) sb p the ,ron* ,a7% To annoy sb more and more.

To have 7or ps and do,ns% Good times and bad times.

To be cra:7 abot sb% Estar %olgado por alguien.

To be nder oneAs thb% To be influen%ed and %ontrolled.

To be on the roc$s ( of a relationship)% Cuando es inestable y posiblemente muerta.

To be at each otherAs throat% To ha&e &iolent arguments.


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To tal$ bsiness% 6ablar de nego%ios: 1uit stalling and let!s talk business: 5eja de

andarte %on rodeos y &ayamos al grano.

To spea$ oneAs ind/tho*hts% 6ablar %laro o %on fran+ue"a.

To spea$ the trth% 5e%ir la &erdad.

To ta$e an interest in% 'nteresarse por algo.

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