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IT Rept the letter;but I threw laway the envelope Twaved to her and she waved back Buttare via Scambiare un sorris jsaluto (Call/Phone/ Ring smba + BACK Return a phone call ete Tean't talk to you noiw.TT call you back in 10 minutes Ritelefonare (Get back (co smbd) Reply to them by phone etc. Tsent him an e-mail,but he never got back to me Restituire la chiamata Look back (on sthg) Pay back money) Think about sthg that happened in the past,reminescence [To return money My first Job was in a travel agency didn't like it very much but.looking back on its learnt a lot Tf you borrow money, you have to pay it back Ricordare Restituire sold Pay smbd back Fo return money at someone Tf you borrow moneyyou have to pay it back Restituire soldi(PHRASAL VERBS [SYNONYM EXAMPLE TRANSLATION Get on To board The bus was full We Salire [couldn't get on. Drive of To leave frome a [Aiwoman gotinio the car | Partire da un posto place land drove off. 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Jon paper.I can't work it out in my head. (Carry out (order, lexperiment.survey) Do sthg and finished it Soldiers are expected to carry out orders. Eseguire,portare a termine. Fall out (with smbay Stop being friends They used to be very good friends.t'm surprised to hear that they have fallen lout Non essere pit amici.Rompere legami affetto. Find out + THAT waar /WITEN/WHO ete. |Give/hand (things) lout Point sthg out eo smbd) (Get information (Give to each person,to distribute to people. Draw attention to sthg The police never founwho committed the murder. At the end of the lecture,the speaker gave out information sheets to the jaudience. didn't realise Td make a mistake until somebody Scoprire Distribuire Far notare qualcosa @ qualeuno.[potted Tout fo me. Run out @fsihg) [Finish completely __|Weran out of petrolon the |Rimanere a secco,finire sthg of important __| motorway completamente qualcosa. [Sort sthg out Find a solution to,put | There are afew problems [Risolvere un sthg in order. we nee to sort out, problema,mettere in ordine. Turn out to be Risultare stibut he turned tobe | (avere ragione) Fo have right right. Turn [Fo improve only with [The weather wasnt Farsi bello,cambiare ir louttgood/nice — |the weather good in the morning but it |megtio turned out nice later. Turn outethat |Toresult Téhought they knew each |B andata a finire che lother,but it turned out that | (in positivo o in negativo) they'd never met. Try out Testi to see itis | The company is trying out | Provare,controllare,verific Camackinea system) 1K Ja new computer system at are. tite moment. Goon happen What's all that nowe? Accadere what's going on? (Call sho off [Cancelit The open air concert had to |Cancellare be called off because of the weather. Put stho off Delay it, postpone The wedding Tas been put |Rimandare off until january Put off (doing sth) [Delay it postpone |We can't put off making a |Rimandare decision.we have to decide now My hands were cold,soT [put my gloves on Put on Gweighd Get heavier Tve put on 2 kilograms in |Ingrassare Put on Wear,get dre: the last month. Try on (clothes etc) | To see they fitsto | tried on ajacket im the | Provare per vedere se Ta see if the size is of shop,but it didn’t fit me misura é giusta very well. Take aff orien ctay |remave twas warmso took af | Toghere | Be off (eo aplace) [To set on a journey Partire for going to I'm off on holiday (avere intenzione) Walk,Run Walk away Diane got on her bike and |Andare wia ete. Drive,Ride + off |Runawway rode off. Set off Start a journey We set off very early to Tniziare un viaggio |avoid the traffic. Take off Leave the ground _ |Aftera long delay the Decollare (for planes) plane finally took off. See smbd off (Go with them to the | Helen was going away.We |Salutare jairport/station to went to the station with her say goodbye to see her off. Drive [Continue [Shall we stop atthis petrol |Continuare a camminare Walk — on _fwalking/driving/pla station or sail we drive on fete lay lying etc to the next one? Goon [Continue The party wentonuntil4 —|Continuare o'clock in the morning. The show must go on, Go onJearry on + [Continue Tdont want tocarry on —|Continuare a fare doing sthg (doing something) ees heer im going to |qualeosa look for another jo