Phrasal Verbs

Lista Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verb / vb
compuesto
add

up

Significados en español

Ejemplo

sumar algo

The waiter added the bill up in no time.

break down

parar de trabajar, averiarse

The car broke down when we were
arriving.

blow up

explotar (bomba), desatarse (tormenta,
crisis)

A storm blew up just after I left.

volar a algo o a alguien

The car was blownup by two terrorists.

entrar en algo (forzando la entrada)
para robar

Burglars broke into my apartment while I
was on holidays.

criar y educar a un nio

I was brought up by my grandmother.

(something)

blow
up

(something/somebody)

break into
bring

(something)

(somebody)

up

carry on

(doing/with

continuar haciendo algo

Carry on! You are doing it verywell.

carry on

(with somebody)

estar liado con alguien (coloquial)

She is carrying on with her boss.

pagar la factura y marcharse (hotel)

They checked out on monday.

up

animar a alguien, animarse

She sent him a funny card to cheer him
up

down

cerrar o terminar una actividad

The factory was closed down last month.

lograr, obtener, conseguir

Good teachers arehard to come by in
this city.

come down with

enfermarse

I came down with the flu last week.

fall out with

pelearse o discutir con alguien

I fell out with my best friend.

averiguar o enterarse de algo

You'll never find out what happened.

comunicar una idea

I'm going to get across our idea to my
boss.

get away with

salir impune

She got away with stealing themoney.

get by

defenderse en algo, sobrevivir
(financieramente)

She can get by in english.

llevarse bien con alguien

He doesn't get on with his parents.

get on

continuar haciendo algo (trabajo)

You have to get on with your work.

get out

salir de, bajarse de un vehículo

You must get out of my room.

get over

recuperarse de una mala experiencia o
enfermedadShe is getting over the flu.

something)

check out of
cheer

(somebody)

close

(something)

come by

find
get

(something)

(somebody)

(something) out

(something)

get on

across

(with somebody)

give

(something)

away

regalar

I'll give all my dolls away to your
daughter.

give

(something)

back

devolver

Please, give my pencil back.estar deacuerdo con alguien, ceder,
rendirse

You'll never guess the answer! Do you
give in?

continuar, seguir (haciendo algo o con
algo)

After University she went on studying.

crecer, llegar a hacerse adulto

I grew up in France but now I live in
Italy.

give in
go on

(somebody)

(doing sth/with sth)

grow up

hold on

esperar

Could you hold on, please?continuar haciendo algo (a veces
repetidamente)

She kept on asking me the same
questions.

lay (somebody) off

despedir a alguien (por falta de trabajo
o temporal)

Because of falling orders we need to lay
off some people.

let

defraudar o decepcionar a alguien

When I was fired, I felt I had let my wife
down

look forward to

tener ganas de, esperar con ilusión

We arelooking forward our holiday.

look out

prestar atencin, tener cuidado

Look out! Don't burn yourself!

buscar informacin, consultar

You can look up the word in the
dictionary.

admirar a alguien

My brohter has always looked up to you.

inventar algo

I don't believe Mary's story. I'm sure she
made it up

empezar a ser amigos otra vez,
reconciliarse

Our parents had anargument last night
but they made up today.

alejarse de / mudarse

She said good bye and moved away
(from him)

criticar duramente o fastidiar

When I was younger my brother picked
on me all the time.

put (money) by

ahorrar dinero

You have to put a little by every week.

put

denigrar, ensuciar la honra de alguien

I'm very angry because you put me down
in front of...