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PHRASAL VERBS 1. Agree with: estar de acuerdo - I'm afraid I can't agree with you in this matter. 2. Answer back: replicar. - Don´t answer me back! 3 Back out: volverse atrás, romper un acuerdo. - It´s too late to back out now; I´m afraid we shall have to go through with it. 4. Back up: apoyar, respaldar - If I protest against the decision, will you back me up? 5. Be after: querer, pretender - What are you after? Just tell me plainly. 6. Be along: venir, llegar - The doctor will be along any minute now. 7. Be back: regresar, volver - I´ll be back as soon as I can. 8. Be fed up: estar harto - I'm fed up with this wet weather. 9. Be for: ser partidario de. - Are you for or against the abolition of the death penalty? 10. Be in: estar en casa. - I´d like to see Dr Bentley. Is he in? 11. Be over: terminarse, acabarse - Well, it's all over now. You needn't worry about it any longer. 12. Be up to: depender de uno, incumbir a uno - It's not up to me to decide on these matters. 13. Blow up: estallar (una bomba), hacer saltar, volar - The bomb blew up killing five people. 14. Blow up: hinchar - The child kept blowing up the balloon till it burst. 15. Blow up: echar una bronca a uno. - The teacher blew me up for arriving late this morning. 16. Break down: estropearse, averiarse - These machines will break down if they are left without maintenance 17. Break in: entrar rompiendo la puerta... - The thieves broke in and stole the paintings. 18. Break up: separarse (una pareja). - Peter and Lily broke up nearly a year ago. 19. Bring back: devolver. - I´ll lend you my car provided you bring it back tomorrow. 20. Bring on: causar, ocasionar. - Such cold and extremely damp weather often brings on influenza. 21. Bring up: educar. - She brought up her children to be truthful. 22. Carry on: seguir, continuar - Sorry if I interrupted you. Please, carry on. 23. Carry out: cumplir (una promesa), llevar a cabo - They didn't carry out their promise to help us. 24. Clear up: aclarar - I'd like to clear up this matter once and for all. 25. Do with: tener que ver con, tener relación con - She's very interested in anything to do with Roman art. 26. Do without: pasarse sin, prescindir de - Children can't do without the help of their parents 27. Find out: averiguar - In the end I found out what was wrong with my radio. 28. Fix up: fijar, arreglar, organizar (una fecha...) - The club has already fixed up several matches for next season. 29. Get along = Get on: llevarse bien con uno - It's very easy to get along with the new boss. He's very nice. 30. Get away: escaparse, evadirse

- The cashier got away with all the money in the safe. 31. Get away with: quedarse sin castigo - Some people can get away with murder. 32. Get off: apearse, bajar (de un autobus...) - You get off at the next station. 33. Get on: subir (a un autobus...) / hacer progresos - How is he getting on at school? 34. Get through: comunicarse por teléfono - I coudn't get through (to him). The line was engaged all the time. 35. Get up: levantarse, ponerse en pie - What time did you get up this morning? 36. Give away: regalar - My aunt has given her old clothes away (to the poor). 37. Give back: devolver - Having finished reading the book I gave it back to the library. 38. Give out: repartir - The teacher gave out the exam papers to the students. 39. Give up: dejar de (fumar, beber...), ceder, rendirse - I tried to give up smoking, but without success. 40. Go ahead: continuar, seguir (adelante) - May I use your telephone? - Please go ahead. - We have decided not to go ahead with the project, after all. 41. Go away: irse, salir de la ciudad - Are you goig away for Christmas? 42. Go by: pasar, transcurrir - As the months went by he got accostumed to the daily routine. 43. Go on: durar, continuar - It looks as though this war will go on forever. 44. Go through: Sufrir, resistir - No one knows what I went through while I was waiting for the verdict. 45. Go through: examinar, revisar, inspeccionar - Let's go through the details of the plan once more. 46. Grow up: hacerse adulto, educar - What are you going to do when you grow up? 47. Hang on: esperar - Just hang on a second while I do up my dress. 48. Hold on: esperar - If you hold on a moment, madam, I'll go and see if Mr Jones is free. 49. Keep off: no dejar acercarse - "Keep off the grass" (sign displayed in public parks). 50. Keep on: seguir, insistir en - Why do you have to keep on bothering me? 51. Keep out: No permitir entrar, pasar - "Private. Keep out" (notice on the door). 52. Let down: fallar a uno - I'll do everything I can to help you. I won't let you down. 53. Let in: dejar entrar, hacer pasar - She opened the door and let the cat in. 54. Look after: cuidar de - The nurse looks after the children when we go away. 55. Look for: buscar - what do you look for in a woman? 56. Look forward to: estar deseando (con gerundio) - We are looking forward to going back to Spain. 57. Look out: (imperative) ten cuidado, ojo - Look out! You nearly ran over that child. 58. Make up: maquillarse - It takes my wife ages to make up her face. 59. Make up: inventarse - I'm not very good at making up excuses, I'm afraid.

60. Make up (con MIND): decidirse - My mind is made up. I am not going on that trip. 61. Mix up: confundir - He mixed up the addresses so that no one got the right letter. 62. Pick up: recoger algo - She scatters newspapers all over the floor and I have to pick them up. 63. Pick up: recoger a alguien (con el coche) - I'll pick you up at six. 64. Point out: indicar, mostrar - The guide pointed out the most important buildings in the city. 65. Put away: poner algo en su sitio - Don't leave your things about, put them away. 66. Put on: ponerse la ropa Take off: quitarse la ropa - Take off that dirty shirt and put on a clean one. 67. Turn on: encender la luz Turn off: apagar (= put on /put off) - She put on the radio to listen to the news. 68. Turn up: subir el volumen Turn down: bajar el volumen - Don't forget to turn down the gas when the water boils. 69. Put up: alojar - Can you put me up for the night? 70. Talk over: discutir, comentar con alguien. - Talk it over with your wife and give me your answer tomorrow. 71. Think over: considerar, reflexionar sobre - Please, think this matter over and let me know your answer soon. 72. Throw away: tirar, desechar - We should throw away this table and buy a new one. 73. Try on: probarse una prenda de ropa. - I like this dress, could I try it on? 74. Try out: comprobar - We won´t know how the plan works till we have tried it out. 75. Turn into: convertir - I am going to turn my garage into a playroom for the children. 76. Turn out: resultar ser - He turned out to be a thoroughly dishonest person. 77. Turn over: volcar (vehículos), darse la vuelta (personas). - The car struck the wall and turned over. - When his alarm went off he just turned over and went to sleep again. 78. Turn up: llegar, asistir - I waited for him for nearly one hour but he didn't turn up. 32. IDIOMS 1. To be about to: estar a punto de -They are about to come. 2. All over the world: por todo el mundo -You find such people all over the world. 3. Come what may: pase lo que pase - I'll go this weekend come what may. 4. To do: ser suficiente, servir (future, conditional) - That'll do, thank you. 5. I'll do my best: haré todo lo posible 6. Let's face it: reconozcámoslo - Let's face it, we're ruined. 7. It isn't my fault: no es culpa mía - It isn't my fault that the bus didn't come, so I was late. 8. To feel like (gerund): apetecer - I feel like swimming 9. First things first: cada cosa a su tiempo 10. I haven't the foggiest idea: no tengo ni la más remota idea. - I haven't the foggiest idea what this means. 11. To get in touch with: ponerse en o con - Can you tell me how to get in touch with him?

12. To get rid of: librarse de - Let's get rid of that dog. 13. For goodness' sake: Por lo que más quieras - For goodness' sake, stop talking! 14. On the other hand: por otra parte - On the other hand there are things that you should consider 15. To have a good time: pasárselo bien - We had a very good time at the disco 16. To have to do with: tener que ver con - It has nothing to do with me 17. By heart: de memoria - He learnt his lesson by heart 18. To be in a hurry: tener prisa - Are you in a hurry? 19. The last but one: el penúltimo 20. To leave alone: dejar en paz - Leave me alone 21. To manage to: arreglárselas - He managed to get there in time. 22. What's the matter?= What's up?= What's wrong?: ¿qué pasa? 23. Mind your own business: métete en tus asuntos 24. To be... missing: faltar - There are three books missing from this shelf. 25. Nothing doing: no hay nada que hacer 26. On foot: a pie 27. Once and for all: de una vez por todas - I'll tell you once and for all, stop bothering me 28. To put something down to: atribuir a - I put it down to lack of information 29. To see somebody off: despedir al que se va de viaje - He went to the station to see her off 30. To take it easy: Tomárselo con calma - Take it easy my friend, there's nothing to worry about 31. To take one's time: tomarse el tiempo necesario - Take your time there's no hurry. 32. Not to think much of: no tener muy buena opinión de - They don't think much of him as a writer 33. In time: a tiempo - Are you still in time? 34. On time: puntual - He likes to be on time. 35. To be in the way: estar estorbando - You are in the way. 36. In a way: en cierto modo - That's also yours in a way. 37. To be well off: estar acomodado, tener mucho dinero - They're quite well off Sinónimo= Wealthy, rich 38. In a word: En una palabra - In a word, my answer is no. 39. If the wost comes to the worst: en el peor de los casos - If the worst comes to the worst we'll always have your flat 40. You are driving me mad: me estás volviendo loco 41. How is it going?= How are things?:= How are you doing?(USA): ¿qué tal? 42. Let alone: Y no digamos, y mucho menos - He can't ride a bike, let alone a motorbike. 43. Over and over again: Una y otra vez - I've told you over and over again not to be late 44. To vanish into thin air: desaparecer - He just vanished into thin air. 45. To change one's mind: cambiar de opinión

- I may have said that yesterday but I've changed my mind. 46. Day in and day out: todos los dias - He went to school day in and day out but seemed to learn very little. 47. It doesn't make any difference: es igual - It really doesn't make any difference to me wheter you go or not. 48. To come to the point: ir al grano - I'll come to the point, when are you going to pay us? 49. I think so, I hope so, I suppose so... : Creo que sí... 50. To have a go at: Intentarlo, probar - Have a go at it yourself. 51. Last but not least: por último pero no por eso menos importante. 52. It's a must: Es obligado, no te lo pierdas - If you come to London, visit the National Gallery, it's a must. 53. Every now and then: de vez en cuando - He comes to see us every now and then. 54. On second thoughts: pensándolo bien - On second thoughts, I'd rather stay at home. 55. At random: al azar - He chose ten men at random. 56. Two days (etc) running: dos dias (etc) seguidos - This week I have to play basketball two days running 57. It's the last straw...(that breaks the camel's back): lo que faltaba, la gota que colma el vaso. - He didn't come yesterday either. Really, it's the last straw. 58. Time is money: el tiempo es oro 59. The trouble is: lo malo es que - The trouble is that I haven't got any either. 60. This way, please: por aquí, por favor 61. The other way round: Al revés, todo lo contrario - So, you've got two and they haven't got any? - No, it's the other way round. 62. To come in handy: venir muy bien - That money will come in handy one day. 63. To jump to conclusions: Sacar una conclusión precipitada - Don't jump to conclusions, please. 64. To make up one's mind: decidirse - Have you made up your mind yet? 65. Any minute now: en cualquier momento. - They will arrive any minute now. 66. You asked for it: tú te lo has buscado. 67. As busy as a bee: muy ocupado. 68. Stop bossing me about: deja de darme órdenes. 69. By all means = of course: por supuesto. - May I borrow your ladder? - By all means. 70. By myself = on my own: solo. - She likes to be by herself. 71. To cap it all: para colmo. - And to cap it all, I got a fine too. 72. Cheer up: anímate. - Cheer up, everything will be all right. 73. Her dreams have come true: sus dueños se han cumplido. 74. That was a crying shame: eso fue una vergüenza. 75. One must know where to draw the line: uno debe saber dónde poner los límites. 76. What on earth are you talking about?: ¿de qué demonios estás hablando? 77. He fell for it: se lo creyó. 78. Things were going too far, so I had to put my foot down: tuve que plantarme. 79. You'll get into trouble: te meterás en líos. 80. They get on very well: se llevan muy bien. 81. Two heads are better than one: dos mejor que uno. 82. I´ll do ir right away: lo haré ahora mismo. 83. It's no laughing matter: no es cosa de risa. 84. Leave me alone: déjame en paz.

85. I'm looking forward to seeing her: Estoy deseando verla. 86. Make yourself at home: considérate en tu casa. 87. To make the most of something: sacarle máximo provecho a algo - She knows how to make the most of her good looks: Sabe sacarle partido a su belleza. 88. As a matter of fact: en realidad. 89. She understood me at once: me entendió enseguida. 90. I'm sure they can put you up for the night: Seguro que os pueden hospedar esta