Phrasal verbs (significado en español)

Phrasal Verbs List

Phrasal verbs are usually two-word phrases consisting of verb + adverb or verb + preposition. They often have more than one meaning. Some phrasal verbs require a direct object (someone/something), while others do not. Some phrasal verbs can be separated by the object, while others cannot. 

Verb*
Meaning*
Example*

ask someone out*
Invitar a una cita
Brian asked Judyout to dinner and a movie.

ask around
Hacer a mucha gente la misma pregunta
I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.

blow up*
Explotar
The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence.

break down*
Dejar de funcionar (vehículo o máquina)
Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.

break down
Desmoronar
The woman broke down when the police told herthat her son had died.

break in*
Interrumpir
The TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death.

break up*
Terminar una relación
My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America.

break up
Empezar a reír
The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking.

bring someone down*
Poner triste
This sad music is bringing me down.

bring someone upCriar a un niño
My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.

bring something up*
Vomitar
He drank so much that he brought his dinner up in the toilet.

call someone back
Devolver el llamado
I called the company back but the offices were closed for the weekend.

call something off
Cancelar (un evento)
Jason called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiancé.

callon someone*
Visitar a alguien
We called on you last night but you weren't home.

call someone up*
Llamar a alguien
Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town.

calm down*
Relajarse después de enojarse
You are still mad. You need to calm down before you drive the car.

not care for someone/something
No gustar (formal)
I don't care for his behaviour.

checkin*
Registrarse en un hotel
We will get the hotel keys when we check in.

check out
Dejar un hotel
You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM.

check out someone/something*
Mirar a (informal)
Check out the crazy hair on that guy!

cheer up*
Ponerse feliz
She cheered up when she heard the good news.

cheer someone up*
Hacer feliz
I brought you some flowers to cheer youup.

clean something up*
Limpiar algo
Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside.

come across something
Encontrar inesperadamente
I came across these old photos when I was tidying the closet.

come from somewhere*
Venir de
The art of origami comes from Asia.

count on someone/something*
Confiar en
I am counting on you to make dinner while I am out.

cut something off*Dejar de prestar
The phone company cut off our phone because we didn't pay the bill.

cut something out
Eliminar parte de algo, cortar
I cut this picture out of the newspaper.

do something over*
Hacerlo denuevo (N.Amer.)
My teacher wants me to do my essay over because she doesn't like my topic.

dress up*
Usar ropa bonita
It's a fancy restaurant so we have to dress up.

drop outSalir de una clase, escuela, etc
I dropped out of Science because it was too difficult.

eat out*
Comer en un restaurante
I don't feel like cooking tonight. Let's eat out.

end up
Finalmente llegar a / hacer / decidir
We ended up renting a movie instead of going to the theatre.

fall down*
Caer al suelo
The picture that you hung up last night fell down this morning.

fall out
Aflojar,sin a taduras (pelo, dientes)
His hair started to fall out when he was only 35.

figure something out
Entender, encontrar la respuesta
I need to figure out how to fit the piano and the bookshelf in this room.

fill something out
Rellenar con información los espacios en blanco
The form must be filled out in capital letters.

fill something up
Rellenar algo
I always fill the water jug...