66 VERBOS FRASALES ESENCIALES |
66 ESSENTIAL PHRASAL VERBS (INTERMEDIATE)
PHRASAL VERB |
SPANISH TRANSLATION |
EXAMPLES |
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Agree with |
Estar de acuerdo |
I don't AGREE WITH you. |
Be about to |
Estar a punto de |
I WAS ABOUT TO leave the house when he arrived. |
Be back |
Regresar |
I'm working late so I won't BE BACK until 10. |
Be out of |
Quedarse sin |
We ARE OUT OF eggs so we can't make a tortilla. |
Be over |
Terminarse |
When the football match WAS OVER, we went to the pub. |
Be up |
Estar levantado |
Phil ISn't UP yet so phone again in an hour. |
Blow up |
Estallar (una bomba) |
The bomb BLEW UP killing six people. |
Blow up |
Inflar |
We BLEW UP at least a hundred balloons. |
Break down |
Averiarse |
My car BROKE DOWN on the way to San Juan. |
Call back |
Volver a llama |
Could you CALL BACK later? |
Carry on |
Seguir, continuar |
I'm sorry to interrupted you. Please, CARRY ON. |
Carry out |
Cumplir (una promesa) |
The President CARRIED OUT his promise to reduce taxation. |
Carry out |
Llevar a cabo |
The execution was CARRIED OUT at seven o'clock in the morning. |
Clear up |
Poner en orden |
It took four hours to CLEAR UP after the party. |
Come across |
Encontrar, dar con |
I CAME ACROSS an old friend on the subway. |
Come back |
Regresar |
I'm COMING BACK on the fifth. |
Come in |
Entrar |
COME IN and sit down. |
Come on |
¡Vamos!, ¡Date prisa! |
COME ON. We're going to be late. |
Cut down on |
Consumir menos |
You must CUT DOWN ON cholesterol or you'll have a heart attack. |
Cut off |
Cortar, desconectar |
When we didn't pay the bill, the electricity was CUT OFF. |
Cut up |
Cortar en pedazos |
We CUT UP the birthday cake and gave everyone a slice. |
Do up |
Abrochar, atar |
I was five years old before I knew how to DO UP my shoelaces. |
Do with |
Tener algo que ver con, tener relación con |
What is MS DOS? It's got something to DO WITH computers. |
Do without |
Pasarse sin, prescindir de |
The shops are shut so we'll have to DO WITHOUT sugar. |
Draw up |
Pararse |
The car DREW UP at the zebra crossing. |
Get back |
Volver, regresar |
Cinderella had to GET BACK by twelve o'clock. |
Get in(to) |
Entrar |
I lost my keys so I couldn't GET INTO the house. |
Get off |
Bajarse (de un tren o autobús) |
You have to GET OFF the bus at the next stop. |
Get on |
Subirse (a un tren o autobús) |
Quick! GET ON the train, it's about to leave. |
Get up |
Levantarse |
When I GOT UP this morning it was still dark. |
Give back |
Devolver |
If you don't like the dress, the shop will GIVE you your money BACK. |
Give up |
Perder la esperanza, rendirse |
If you find phrasal verbs difficult, don't GIVE UP. |
Give up |
Dejar (de fumar o beber) |
You'll get cancer if you don't GIVE UP smoking. |
Go ahead |
¡Siga! |
Can I use the telephone? Yes, GO AHEAD. |
Go away |
Irse, marcharse |
Are you GOING AWAY for Christmas? |
Go back |
Volver, regresar |
She's GOING BACK to University to study French. |
Go down |
Bajar |
The price of fruits GOES DOWN in the summer. |
Go out |
Salir (por la calle) |
I always GO OUT and have a few drinks on Sunday night. |
Go up |
Subir |
The price of cigarettes WENT UP in January. |
Hang on/Hold on |
Esperar |
HOLD ON for a minute. |
Hang up |
Colgar (el teléfono) |
My boyfriend HUNG UP when I phoned him. |
Keep up with |
Mantenerse (a la altura de) |
I can't KEEP UP WITH my friend when we go cycling. |
Knock down |
Derribar |
My grandfather's old house was KNOCKED DOWN last year. |
Leave behind |
Olvidar, dejar |
When I got to the airport, I realized I had LEFT my passport BEHIND. |
Let in |
Dejar entrar |
She opened the door and LET IN the cat. |
Look after |
Cuidar |
My mother LOOKS AFTER the children when we go away. |
Look for |
Buscar |
I spent two hours LOOKING FOR my glasses. |
Look forward to |
Esperar con ilusión |
I'm LOOKING FORWARD TO the Easter holidays. |
Look out |
Tener cuidado |
LOOK OUT! There's a car coming. |
Look up |
Buscar algo (en un diccionario) |
If you don't understand the word, LOOK it UP in a dictionary. |
Put in |
Meter, introducir |
PUT ten cents IN the machine and you'll get a cup of coffee. |
Put on |
Encender |
PUT ON the light, it's getting dark. |
Put on |
Ponerse (la ropa) |
PUT your coat ON or you'll get sick. |
Run out of |
Quedarse sin algo |
We RAN OUT OF gas so we had to get the bus. |
Set off |
Ponerse en camino |
We SET OFF to Madrid at five o'clock to avoid the traffic. |
Take after |
Parecerse a |
Pablo TAKES AFTER his mother. They are both optimistic. |
Take off |
Despegar |
The flight was delayed for two hours and the plane eventually TOOK OFF at six o'clock. |
Take off |
Quitarse la ropa |
TAKE OFF your coat and make yourself comfortable. |
Take out |
Extraer, sacar |
He TOOK OUT a cigarette and lit it. |
Throw away |
Tirar (en la basura) |
Don't THROW these papers AWAY. They're important. |
Turn down |
Bajar (el volumen) |
TURN DOWN the radio. It's too loud. |
Turn up |
Subir (el volumen) |
TURN UP the radio. I can't hear it. |
Turn on |
Encender |
TURN ON the television, please, I want to see the news |