PHRASAL VERBS

TAKE UP: comenzar una actividad Jane took up

jogging last week
SUM UP: resumir Ill sum up the argument
for you
GO OUT WITH: mantener una relacin amorosa, salir con My brother is
going out with her
HEAD OFF TO: dirigirse a They headed off to the
bar quickly
SHOOT OFF: salir disparado (figurative) The car shot
off when the traffic lights were
green
MAKE UP: inventar Ill make up an excuse
and live
PULL OFF: quitarse He pulled off his shirt
Sacar Adelante I could pull off my
mission
Salir de la carretera (un coche) Pull off at that
restaurant

HANG AROUND: quedar, juntarse I usually hang

around with my Friends
STAND OUT: destacar That colours really
stand out
TURN OVER: dares la Vuelta Turn over onto
your other side, please
FIND OUT: averiguar I found out about
your secret
CALL OFF: cancelar He called off the wedding
POINT OUT: sealar He pointed out the
importance of safety.
PUT OUT: apagar The firemen put out the
fire
RUN OUT: quedarse sin algo Weve run out of
milk
SHOW OFF: presumir He likes showing
off in front of us
SORT OUT: organizer Sort out those
papers, please!
SORT OUT: solucionar Sort out a problem
TELL OFF: reir, regaar My father told me off for
being late
TURN DOWN: bajar, reducer Turn the heating
down, please
Rechazar Your application has been
turned down
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.
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.