AGREE WITH
- estar de acuerdo - "All women are bad drivers." "I
don't agree with you."
BE ABOUT TO
- estar a punto de -I was about to leave the house
when my friends arrived.
BE BACK
- regresar -I'm working late at the office tonight so
I won't be back until 10.
BE OUT OF
- quedarse sin - We're 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: he's still in
bed. Phone again in ten minutes."
BLOW UP
- estallar (una bomba) - The bomb blew up killing six
people.
BLOW UP
- inflar - We blew up at least a hundred balloons for
the Christmas party.
BREAK DOWN
- averiarse - My car broke down on the way to Motril.
CALL BACK
- volver a llamar - "I'm afraid the manager isn't
here at the moment. Could you call back later?"
CARRY ON
- seguir. continuar - I'm sorry if I 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 metro in Madrid.
COME BACK
- regresar - I'm going to England for two weeks. I'm
coming back on the fifth.
COME IN
- entrar - "Good morning. 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, desconnectar - 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 before I knew how to do
up my shoelaces.
DO WITH
- tener algo que ver con, tener relación con
- "What's 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.
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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 and so I couldn't get into
the house.
GET OFF
- bajar (de un autobus, tren) - You have to get off
the bus at the next stop if you want the station.
GET ON
- subir (a un autobus, tren, moto) - 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, 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,
or are you staying at home.
GO BACK
- volver, regresar - Although she's forty, she's going
back to University to study French.
GO DOWN
- bajar - The price of fruit goes down in the summer.
GO OUT
- salir (por la calle) - I always go out and have a few
drinks on Saturday night.
GO UP
- subir - The price of cigarettes went up in January 1992.
HANG ON/HOLD ON
- esperar - Hold on for a minute as Pablo will
be back in five minute.
HANG UP
- colgar (el teléfono) - My ex-girlfriend hung
up when I phoned her.
KEEP UP WITH
- mantenerse (a la altura de) - I can't keep up
with my father when we go cycling as he goes too fast.
KNOCK DOWN
- derribar, atropear, demoler - My grandfather's
old house was knocked down and a bank was built.
LEAVE BEHIND
- olvidar, dejar - When I got to the airport, I
realised 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
before I found them.
LOOK FORWARD TO
- esperar con ilusión - I'm looking forward
to the Easter holidays.
LOOK OUT
- tener cuidado, ¡Ojo! Look out! - There's a
car coming. JOHN & SARAH 1996 (c)
LOOK UP
- buscar algo (en un libro, diccionario) - If you don't
understand the word, look it up in a dictionary.
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PUT IN
- meter, introducir - Put ten pence in the machine and
you will 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
cold.
RUN OUT OF
- quedars sin algo We ran out of petrol 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 6 p.m.
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
- poner el volumen más fuerte - Turn up the radio.
I can't hear it.
TURN ON
- encender (televisión, luces etc.) - Turn on
the television, please, I want to see the news.
