(PHRASAL VERBS
SyNONTA
EXAMPLE
TRANSLATION
Get on
To board
The bas was fulve
eouldn’ get on.
Saline
Drive oF Toleavejromea [Awomangotintothe car |Partire da un posto
place Jand drove off.
Come back To return [Sally 1s Teaving toraarrow | Ritornare
Jand coming back on
Saturday.
Turn round [Change direction When I touched Rim on he |Girarst
shoulder he turned round.
Break down Stop [Sorry Tm lare.The car | Smettare di
intioning working, broke down [junzionare,guastarst
loperatiny
‘Took out [Be eareful,be ware |Fook oui?There'sacar Fare atvenzione
[Takeo
To depart
icas may rae ghee
nervous as the plane took
oot
Fartire
(con laereo)
Geton To progress Hoi was the exim?how —|mighiorare
id you get on?
Getby To manage rity froneh isn t very Good, | Fareola,sopravuwere
uti enough to get by
Run away Grom)
To escape, to
Why did you run away
Seappare vie
ee as lee(fugyire). [from me?
‘Keep up (with) [Have the same [youre walking toojast 1 |Auere To stesso ritmo
pace(ritmo) cunt keep up with you
‘Look up (at) Raise your eyes, We Tooked up at the plane [Alzare gli oeeht
to checkiine dietimary)_ us it lew above us,
Took forward (ta) |To feel excited about are you Tooking forward to [Non vedere Tora
sthg that és going to vow" holidoy
Happen
(Cetin [To enter row die the Threwos got ma? [ontrare
Let yourselfim Allow someone to | Heres a Fey,s0 you can et |Concedare a qualeuno dt
lentor powrsef in lentrare
Dive mn To plunge Sally walked up to the edge [tuffarst
ofthe pool and dived in,
‘Move tn
Transfer ones
elongins to a new
ve gor a new Matin
moving in on Friday
Traslocare.spostarst
Check
To present document
As soon as got to the
airport.t checked in
Registrarsi presentarsi
Walk out ToTeave abruptly [He just stood up an Uscirefuoriandarsene
wailed out
Tock out lie inable to enter Thad no keysotmas lassere ehfaso Juorl
locked out
Climb out
exit woth diically
She swam up and down the
pool.and then climbed out.
Usciresaltare fuori con
dipficolta,
Check out Give back the (ata hotelWhat time do | Liberare Ta camera
caine we have to check out?
Drop/eallin Visit smbd fora short [T droppedin to see Chiison | Fare una breve visita a
time without ry way hore, lqualeuno.
Jarranging to dio this.
Torn Take part tn an Were planing agame. | partecipare
cctivity that is
Jalready going on.
Why don't you join in?
Plug ie
[Connect it to the
electricity supply
The Fridge wnt working
because you haven't
eligged fin
(Connettere Ta spina alla
lcorrenteFallin (OK) Write the necessary | Please Tm tre eamplatarean.
Fill out U.S.A) informationona application form and send |documento,
fata it fo us by 28 february
Take smbdin |Deceive somebody |The man said he was a [Tngannare
ingannare) policeman and T believed
irs. Twas completely
taken in
Eat out leat ata There wamrt angihing to | angiare juort
restaurant;not at feat at home, so we decided
aria to eat out
‘Drop our [Stop Dejore you have [Gary went to university | Ritivarsi;abbandonare
completely finished but dropped out after a
year
Get out Avoid doing ti,don't [1 promise Td go tothe | Buitare di dover fare
have to do stha any
longer,
wedding.
dont wane togo, butt
Jean t get out of it now.
lqualeosa
Cut sthg out
To remove sthg from
There was a beawtiful
picture in the magazine, so
FTaghare per ricavare
lc paper or a lunimmagine,un articolo
magazine,specially | eut it out
pictures.
Leave sthg out [Omit it,uot molude w [ithe sontence She said —Jomottore
that she was ill you ean
Reawe out the word “that”
Cross/rub To dra a tine [Some of the names on the [eancelare
sthg+out through to exclude. [lst had been crossed out
Go-out Block cut [Suddenly all the Tohts tn | Smrettere di fnmionare
the building went out
Put outiafrea [To oxtinguish [We managed to pur thejire |Spognere 1 fiuoeo.
igarettea fighd
lout
Turn out (a igh
Turn off the Tight
Teurned tre Tats oat
before leavin
Spegrere Ta lave,
Blow out ONLY CANDEL We dont need acandiexou |Spegnere una candela
[Stop sthg burning. len blow it our
Work out [Do physical exercises [Rachel works out atthe | Fare exerciata Fsieo
yn three times a week
Work out Dewelop,pragress. [Good liek for the future —|Andare per W meglio
hope everuthing works out
ell for you
Work out To result [Tae roval bill for g people & |Ammmontare
Cnatheratiat £28.80 each, a+")
Work sthg out
[Calculate think about
1c problem and find
the answer.
faasepoeT need fo do Tis
fon paper cant work it out
in my heed
Calcolare a mente
Carry out Conder
lexperiment.surcey)
Do sthy and finished
it
Soldiers are expected fo
larry out orders.
Eseguire,portare a
termine,
Fall out (with smd)
Stop feing Friends
They used to be very good
friends..'m surprised to
hear that they hawe fallen
Non essere pat
aimici Rompere tegamni
dasjett.
Find out +
ruar/wuat
Lwin who ete.
(Gat information
The police never Poumoho
committed the murder.
Scoprire
Give7hand whinge
out
(Give to each
perso,to distribute
to people
Far the end af the Teorare the
speaker gave out
information chocts to the
audience,
Disiribuire
Point sthg out
(to subd)
Draw attention to
sig
didn’ realixe T make a
muistake util somebody
Far notare qualeosa @
Jqualeuno.a
Sontag out nd alton fopar Moreau sce un
sthg in order toe nee to sort out. problema,mnettere in
Tarn ou be [Tsk ight Rona ie Tat — sare
frauthe tuned tobe | (ave regione)
ran
Tom Te prone nly ah stir maT 79 — Fare BelcaaDTOR
out+good/nice the weather |good in the morning,but it | meglio
Tarn owtsthat —|Toreal T naagit eee Sat andar ae
faherbutu red out that | forpontus te nepatoo)
Try out Testi to see Pits | The company ts irging out | Provare controllare weriiic
fekSibeanwem lor Gnowconpus aetomat [ore
ne noma
coon appen at larvae? — [ace
Callan [ona Fic op ca Tad | CncTTe
Bese of ecm ofthe
Pat aig aif Bolg postpone fing Rs ee pat Rae
ent janary
[Fat aif ioag aia) [Delay Wposipone —|ite ant pa of naka Rinadare
Pata Wear get dread — |i rand ner Tae? — nasa
aon gna) [oer Peep on a Hagrams | Ingranare
i a ah
Tegan cater Tose T May FTO [Tire ona eRe Pare po were veh
see if the size is ok. enone It didn’t fit me misura é giusta
Take afar [roe irae erase Teka | Talore
‘Be off (oaplace) Tosetonajourney | lomorrow tm off to Paris. |Partire
forgoing to af hy ee wauios
Walk Ran Walkup Dia poron erWaa ardare Wa ee
Drive,Ride + aff |Run awway rode off.
yo
Sora rat ajourmey —— | esa args —Ynare on age
od eal
Taker Treas Tie around aaron tay he Devaar
nae ome a toto
Bee aabT a | dove tem to thee a ig | TTT
pene tose her af
Bree connor Shao op oF TE pST | Catia oa
Wat yon fuatkingdriving/pla stati or shail we de on [ere
a apes tothe nx oe?
coon contin Tis pay wen TG Cone
a ike morn
Go onfearry on + [Continue T dont want to carry on (Continuare a fare
fac foenion ieee? [aieGo on with7
camry on with ethg
(Continue
(doing something)
Dan tet re aera
Piease earry on with what
jow're doin
(Continuare ajare
jqualeosa
‘Keep on (oina sha)
Daw eontinuasly or
repeatedly (always)
He keeps om eriticising me
Pn fee up with it
Fare quateosa
leontinuamente
Geton To progress Hou are you getting ont [Fare progresst
your new job?
Geton Fave a good Toure and Karen dont’ | Avere una Buona relaaione
relationship.
get on They're always
Jeon qualeuno
Get on (otha)
(Continue doing sthg
you have to do
(usually after @
break or an
interruption,
TT must goF on woh ry
work
Thave a lotto do.
(Continaare a fare
Jqualeosa dopo
lun interruzione.
Daze all asteop rh eure wasat nary —[addormantarst per poco
aon interesting infact tempo
Sh earn féropped oth the mide
sit
[Finish akg off [Do the last part of — [Have wo fintahed pameng | Complotare
sth the picture? Nearly.
inh off oor.
Coo Explode fbr wen The OAL Bap lodare
centre bur fortunately
rad was hur
cot Rig Did gon hear tke lars go | Seanare
i
Put waa oF Cause smbdnorte —|We mantedio gotote —[Toghiere la voaTia
atsng sts) want sthg or to do |evhibition but we were put
hg off by the long queue
ip wae oF [Cheat somebody | do you really payttooo |Fregare
lanformal) Pr at paincing? think
jou were ripped off
Show ol Tig fo tmpress rook at that boy on Te | Farsi vedere
people with your Pike riding with ne hone
ae an He's just showing of
inowiedge ete
70 boast
Tellanb off Speak angrily ta | Clares mother told her of |Saradare,to not well at
fimbd because they [for nearing dirty shacs’in Teomeone
did smth wrong the house
Put sta up To hang put some pictaresup on |Appendere attaccare
oma ety the walt
Pick stg up To gather Tiere was aTetior on The | Raetogliere (qualeosa o
[foor.tpicked itup and ante cose)
looked att
Standup et up on your foot [alan sont up andoaRed [Alaa
Tarn athg up
To raise
Teant Fear the TV Can you
urn it up abit?
Faccondere alzare Trohane
Take down
[Grom aval ete)
rr didn like the pronin
took it dow:
sor
rTirare gt
Put etng down Taser Tsiopped writing and pat |Appoggiare
down my pen
‘Sit/Bend/Lie + Tbent down totiemy _|Sedersiinginocehiarsisdr
Down shoelace ilar
Turn ste down [Lower Tae oven isto Rok Ture |abbassare
[down to.450 degree(Knoek/
Blow/ + down
Cut
Demolish
Sonne old homer rere
nocked down to make
way for the new shopping
[Demolire,sradicare
‘Be knocked down [4 man was Fnocked down | ssere investita
by a car-and taken to
hospital
Slow down amare slowly Fyoure drotng foo landare pil Tentamento
fast Stow down
Calme down
Become calmer make
smbd calmer
(Calin down. Theres
point ix getting angry
(Calman
Cut own conathay|Eutdrink or do stig [Tin trying eat down on | Rare meno sporistare a
ess often eaffeetdrink for muchof |ateia
ft
Break down Stop working The car rake om aT | Ramapare
Gor machines,cars) [had 1 phone for kelp
cry bur history
Close? Stop doing a business [There used 0 bea shop at |Cossare aitiuia
Shut + DOWN the end af the streer:i
closed down afew years
Letembadown Disappoint smbd [You can alcayerely on —|Deludare
because you didn’do [Pete Hell never let ou
what they hoped_ dows
Tarn wabsiatha [Refuse ar T applied for carat Rifatare
down
lapplication,an offer
ete.
[iobssbut Fwas turned down
for each one
Write athe Down
[Write sthg om paper
because you may
need the information
later.
Teant remember Tine
ddress.F wrote it
own, but Fean' find i
[Sorivere solo um appunto,
Take dewn:prendere
Jappunci
(Go upjeome Approach Quicken — [Aman come upto mem —|Auoiemarst
up/walk up (vo.) your once te street and asked me for
Jpace.Hasten money
Cate up Gann [Continue at the same [Youre doing well Reap it [Raggiungore
nbd) speod or level. lupttcan’ catch up with you
Setup Stare it FTae government hasset up |Avvtare
Corgamisation co committe to investigate
butions the problem.
Take up ISrartdamg iehegin|Taura took up lintziare
(ehobbya sport photography afew years
activin) Jago.She takes really good
pictures
Fir up (ames
@
arrange W,to
fixed up a meeting
for next Monday.
Organizzare
Grow up [Become an adluli | Sarak woas bora in Treland [Creseere
Dut grew up in England
Bring up cont [Rane look affera [Wer parents died when she [ATTevare
child. waa child and she was
To rear. Drought up by her
jarandparents
Clean/Clear/Tidy |Make it clean,fidy |Look at this messiWhos —[Ordinare
uP.
ete.
going to tidy up (orto tidy
itp
Wash up
ash Te
plares,dishes,after a
meat
Thane washing up
aware T pian
Fine tap (eormoiahore)
doing sthg)
There was aight me
[street and g men ended w
[Sona jiniitathe aspiead
Give up
Stop ying
ont ovve up Keep iratng?
Smetiare (anagatie
hob) Rinunciare,laseare,ced
ere (il posto)
Tive shy up
[Stop coma
Sue got bored with hor Job
and decided to give i up
iasciare
Make up «ig
(active form)
Consist ay
(Children under 16 make up
half the population of the
cit
costituiseane
Bemade up ofthe
[passive form)
Consist oF
Pair terrae up mainly a
nitrogen and oxygen.
i costiranta
Take up
‘pacer time)
Tse space or time
Intost ofthe space ma the
room was taken up by @
targe table
fOccupare
Turn/Show UP
Arrive Appear
We arranged to meet Dave
fase night,but he din turn
Presentarst Arrivare
Tse athe up
Tse alla Wa That
nothing is left
agony torake aon
more photographs.] want
to use up the rest of the
fim
Rinive (ex valley
Bring u
(etopte ete.)
(Active form)
Tivoduce Win a
conversation,raise
fonce again
Fda want to ear an
more about this
matter.Please don’ bring it
up again
Solleoare
problema Fargoments)
‘Come up
(@assive form)
lie introduced a
conversation
[Some mnreresting mmaters
come up in our discussion
yesterday
[Sono venti juort
(sono state introdotte)
Make vikg up invent sthg that is | What Kevin told you about [Inventare
not true,ell lies himself wasn't rue. He
rade it ally
Cheer up [Be someone happier [You look so sadiCheer up? [Rallegrare
Cheer suhdup [Make smbd feel Talon i depressed atthe —|Rallegrare
happier
moment What ean we do to
cheer her up?
(Save up [Saue money to buy [Dan issaviag upjoratnip [risparmiare
Gorsthastodostha) —_|sihy round the world
(Clear up Become bright Trivas raining when T gat |Sehiarine Ti tempo
(for the weather) Jup,but iteleared up during
the mornin
‘Blow up lexplode Tie engine caught fireand |Eaplodere
(Cctive Form) lew un
[Blow sthg up Destroy witha |The Drudge was Blown up —|E esploso
(Passive Form) _|bomb cte. curing the war
Tear «thy uP Tear into pioces,to [1 didnt read tho Teter Tyust |Strappare
a tore i up and threw it
Beat sma up
Tt someone
repeatedly so that
they're badly hurt
fA friend of mine was
attacked and beaten up a
[few days ago. Fe was badly
Hurt and had to go to
ospial
Prechiare
Break/spht up
(with smbdd
[To separate
Tri surprised fo hear That
Sue and Pau have split
lup.They seemed very
happy together.
[Dividers soparare
Doup
Geoat/a
shoelace/buttons)
Fasten a
TFs ite col DOU yom
enat Before you go out
raTaccrareDoup [Rapa and improve |The Richen Tooksgreat | Rinnovare
Grvoma tuitding) — |it,Renovate now thar is has been done
Took wha up (Cheek stha,fo consult [If you don row The (Coreare
i dictionary
sencyelopedia)
meaning of a word,yow ean
Rook it up in a dictionary
‘Put up with sthg
Tolerate taro
bear with stand,
ie Tee ona busy roadlsa
we have to put up witha
lot ofroise from the trafic.
Sopportare
Told up Dela Dontwaitfor med dont [Fare ritardare qualeuno
Capweshaiptin) san to old you
“Mix up/got people [Got confined tie 2 brothers Took very —[Confondare
mixed up similar many people mixed
peoptthins) them up
taiway Pivay from home | We're going ainay on [Adare via
olny todey
aay Prana prom place |The wornan got TOTS car [Adare Wa ar
person
land drove away
posto/persona
Back home
We The back in 3 weeks
Ritornare a ease
Back to place a
person
jer eating ata
restaurant we walked back
fo our hotel
Ritornare in un posto
Get away
Escape [eave with
diffculty
We tried ro catch the
thief but he managed to get
[Scappare
Get away withathy
[Do sthg wrong
without being
discovered
parked mano paring
some, but got ancy with ft
Ion essere scapertl
‘Keep auvay gram
Dont go near
Reap away prom Me edge
lof the pool.¥ou might fell
FTenersta distanza
Give why away
ine ambd ele
Hecause you don’t
want it any more
Did gon sell pour ol
Jeomputer?No,d gave t
away
Dave ota
Put sthg aay
Putin the place
where is keptusually
lout of sight
Wien The cron Ta
finished playing with their
oysthey put them avnayy
Rinetiere a posto
Throw sthe aucay
Put itn the rubbish
Tepe the letter but ihrer
away the envelope
artare wa
Wave/smile7 | Rotana a woave anita, |i eaved fo her and ate | Soambiare wn Soro
Shout/Write/ shout ete. saved back salueo
Hit smbd + BACK
Call/Phone7 reatira a phone call |Teant talkto you now 1 [Ritelejonare
Ring nbd + fete ea you back in 20 minutes
BACK
Get back Taplyfo thera by | sent hiram email Dur Fe | Restiuire Ta chvamata
ost) phone ote never got back tome
Look back Tank about aha That [My fest Job was ma ——[Rivardave
Gon stho) Happened in the ferawelogency 1 dint like i
Ipastreminescence — very much but Looking
ack grit learnt alot
Pay back Totem moncy | Ifyou barrow money-xou | Restitaire Sova
money) nave to pay it back
Pay «mba back
To return money at
Ti yon barron money non
have to pay it back
Restitaire solr