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100 MOST COMMON VERBS ................................................ 2

REGULAR VERBS .................................................................. 2

IRREGULAR VERBS .............................................................. 2

PHRASAL VERBS .................................................................. 2

100 MOST
COMMON
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 100 MOST COMMON VERBS
N. Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle Spanish
1 Be (am/are/is) Was/were Been Ser / estar
2 Have Had Had Tener / haber
3 Do Did Done Hacer
4 Say Said Said Decir
5 Go Went Gone Ir
6 Wait Waited Waited Esperar
7 Get Got Gotten Obtener
8 Work Worked Worked Trabajar
9 Make Made Made Hacer
10 know Knew Known Saber / conocer
11 Think Thought Thought Pensar / creer
12 Call Called Called Llamar
13 Take Took Taken Tomar
14 See Saw Seen Ver
15 Come Came Come Venir
16 Try Tried Tried Tratar / intentar
17 Want Wanted Wanted Querer
18 Look Looked Looked Mirar
19 Use Used Used Usar

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20 Find Found Found Encontrar
21 Give Gave Given Dar
22 Tell Told Told Decir / narrar / contar
23 Ask Asked Asked Preguntar
24 Need Needed Needed Necesitar
25 Feel Felt Felt Sentir
26 Become Became Become Convertirse / transformarse
27 Leave Left Left Dejar / salir / irse
28 Put Put Put Poner
29 Mean Meant Meant Significar / querer decir
30 Keep Kept Kept Guardar / conservar / mantener
31 Let Let Let Permitir / dejar
32 Begin Began Begun Comenzar / empezar
33 Drive Drove Driven Manejar / conducir
34 Help Helped Helped Ayudar
35 Talk Talked Talked Hablar
36 Turn Turned Turned Convertir / girar / cumplir
37 Start Started Started Comenzar / empezar
38 Show Showed Showed Mostrar / enseñar
39 Hear Heard Heard Oír / escuchar
40 Play Played Played Jugar / tocar
41 Run Ran Run Correr / ejecutar
42 Move Moved Moved Mover / mudarse
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43 Like Liked Liked Gustar
44 Live Lived Lived Vivir
45 Believe Believed Believed Creer
46 Can Could Could Poder
47 Bring Brought Brought Traer
48 Happen Happened Happened Suceder / ocurrir
49 Fly Flew Flown Volar
50 Write Wrote Written Escribir
51 Sing Sang Sung Cantar
52 Sit Sat Sat Sentarse
53 Stand Stood Stood Pararse / estar parado
54 Lose Lost Lost Perder
55 Pay Paid Paid Pagar
56 Meet Met Met Conocer / reunirse con
57 Close Closed Closed Cerrar
58 Continue Continued Continued Continuar
59 Set Set Set Establecer / ajustar
60 Learn Learned Learned Aprender
61 Change Changed Changed Cambiar
62 Kill Killed Killed Matar
63 Understand Understood Understood Comprender / entender
64 Watch Watched Watched Mirar / observar
65 Follow Followed Followed Seguir
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66 Stop Stopped Stopped Detenerse
67 Create Created Created Crear
68 Speak Spoke Spoken Conversar
69 Read Read / red Read / red Leer
70 Allow Allowed Allowed Permitir
71 Forget Forgot Forgotten Olvidar
72 Spend Spent Spent Gastar
73 Grow Grew Grown Crecer
74 Open Opened Opened Abrir
75 Walk Walked Walked Caminar
76 Win Won Won Ganar
77 Fix Fixed Fixed Arreglar
78 Remember Remembered Remembered Recordar
79 Love Loved Loved Amar
80 Consider Considered Considered Considerar
81 Swim Swam Swum Nadar
82 Buy Bought Bought Comprar
83 Wash Washed Washed Lavar
84 Teach Taught Taught Enseñar
85 Study Studied Studied Estudiar
86 Eat Ate Eaten Comer
87 Sleep Slept Slept Dormir
88 Drink Drank Drunk Beber
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 89 Cook Cooked Cooked Cocinar
90 Wake up Woke up Woken up Despertarse
91 Die Died Died Morir
92 Send Sent Sent Enviar
93 Pick up Picked up Picked up Recoger
94 Build Built Built Construir
95 Stay Stayed Stayed Permanecer
96 Fall Fell Fallen Caer
97 Cut Cut Cut Cortar
98 Listen Listened Listened Escuchar
99 Remain Remainded Remainded Recordar
100 Pass Passed Passed Pasar

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REGULAR
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 REGULAR VERBS
N. Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle Spanish Example
1 Accept Accepted Accepted Aceptar Give her a little time to accept the idea
2 Act Acted Acted Actuar He did not act as if it was bothering him
3 Achieve Achieved Achieved Lograr / alcanzar How do you hope to achieve that?
4 Add Added Added Agregar You couldn't add wood to the fire?
I admire the effort and sacrifice you put
5 Admire Admired Admired Admirar
into it
He needed glasses, but he wouldn't
6 Admit Admitted Admitted Admitir
admit it
I couldn't think of a logical way to advise
7 Advise Advised Advised Aconsejar
Detective Jackson
It wasn't possible that it could affect their
8 Affect Affected Affected Afectar
life together
Poder pagar /
9 Afford Afforded Afforded Could they afford to buy a van?
darse el lujo
He wanted to agree out of anger but
10 Agree Agreed Agreed Acordar
couldn't
11 Alert Alerted Alerted Alertar How did you alert them?
12 Allow Allowed Allowed Permitir Allow me to give you a piece of advice
13 Amaze Amazed Amazed Asombrar I amaze myself with my cleverness
Divertir / "He shall amuse us with his tricks" said
14 Amuse Amused Amused
entretener the Princess
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 I will also announce you as the supreme
15 Announce Announced Announced Anunciar
battle strategist
Molestar / Hacer My cat likes to knock over water glasses
16 Annoy Annoyed Annoyed
enojar just to annoy me
17 Answer Answered Answered Responder He put her answer down in his note book
18 Applaud Applauded Applauded Aplaudir I applaud your anonymity
19 Appear Appeared Appeared Aparecer I tried to appear resigned to defeat
Apreciar /
20 Appreciate Appreciated Appreciated I appreciate everything you do
agradecer
21 Approve Approved Approved Aprobar I really don't approve of this
Arreglar / Annette and I were speaking of how to
22 Arrange Arranged Arranged
disponer arrange it
23 Arrive Arrived Arrived Llegar We expect visitors to arrive soon
24 Ask Asked Asked Preguntar I didn't ask about his family tree
For whatever reason, people like to
25 Attack Attacked Attacked Atacar
attack me
This would be the only attempt they
26 Attempt Attempted Attempted Intentar / tratar de
would make
My king, I must attend to the
27 Attend Attended Attended Asistir / atender
preparations
28 Avoid Avoided Avoided Evitar / Evadir You can't avoid conflict all the time.
Alex was home for lunch and he wanted
29 Bake Baked Baked Hornear
to bake a chicken
30 Bang Banged Banged Estallar / disparar Then, bang, bang, he's dead.
31 Bat Batted Batted Batear / golpear You must bat the idea around

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 "Even more so when you bathe in the
32 Bathe Bathed Bathed Bañarse
pond," Quinn quipped
Combatir / luchar "Battle is what we do," he answered then
33 Battle Battled Battled
contra looked at her
34 Beam Beamed Beamed Emitir / irradiar Beam me up Scotty!
Mendigar / pedir
35 Beg Begged Begged I beg you pardon.
limosna
I will teach you afresh, unless
36 Behave Behaved Behaved Comportarse
you behave better
37 Believe Believed Believed Creer I can't believe I've finally found you
38 Belong Belonged Belonged Pertenecer The baby didn't belong to Joseph
39 Blame Blamed Blamed Culpar I can't really blame him
Blanquear / Bromine water bleaches organic
40 Bleach Bleached Bleached
decolorar colouring matters
She was blinded as a child in a terrible
41 Blind Blinded Blinded Cegar
fire
42 Blink Blinked Blinked Parpadear She blinked when the light flashed
Don't rub the wine stain. Blot it dry with a
43 Blot Blotted Blotted Manchar / secar
paper towel
Ruborizar /
44 Blush Blushed Blushed Elisabeth's blush rose immediately
enrojecerse
Few popes can boast of greater
45 Boast Boasted Boasted Presumir
enterprise or achievements
Go and get the samovar to boil for your
46 Boil Boiled Boiled Hervir
grandfather
47 Bolt Bolted Bolted Empernar Fred sat bolt upright

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 The planes successfully bombed their
48 Bomb Bombed Bombed Bombardear
target
49 Book Booked Booked Reservar They booked two seats at the theater
50 Bore Bored Bored Aburrir I don't want to bore you to death
51 Borrow Borrowed Borrowed Pedir prestado Sarah, can I borrow your Lexus?
Then they'll bounce me to some other
52 Bounce Bounced Bounced Rebotar
place in Denver
53 Bother Bothered Bothered Molestarse I didn't even bother to ask
The principle of the compensating brake
54 Brake Braked Braked Frenar
devised by J
It's the closest city with a World Wide
55 Branch Branched Branched Ramificar
branch to Parkside
56 Burn Burned Burned Quemar It looks like it's starting to burn good
57 Buzz Buzzed Buzzed Zumbar Plus his gizmos buzz all night
She tried to calculate, and the blood
58 Calculate Calculated Calculated Calcular
pumped in her neck
59 Call Called Called Llamar He was going to call the doctor
School was out and he was scheduled to
60 Camp Camped Camped Acampar
start camping
Cancelar / Or, I can cancel, and we can live out
61 Cancel Canceled Canceled
suprimir the—" "No, thanks"
62 Carry Carried Carried Llevar / cargar Where do you carry your gold?
Well… I suppose you don't have to carve
63 Carve Carved Carved Esculpir
all of them
It would only cause him more trouble,
64 Cause Caused Caused Causar
with the trip

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 Alex took them all to dinner to celebrate
65 Celebrate Celebrated Celebrated Celebrar
the birth
Ahogar /
66 Choke Choked Choked I will choke it with my strong arms
estrangular
67 Clean Cleaned Cleaned Limpiar I have to clean the barn
68 Clear Cleared Cleared Aclarar I think you made it clear last night
69 Climb Climbed Climbed Trepar To climb means to go up
We had better close the windows; it
70 Close Closed Closed Cerrar
looks like it's going to rain
I collect facts that are out there in the
71 Collect Collected Collected Recolectar
public domain
72 Command Commanded Commanded Mandar / ordenar She commanded us to leave
At least she was willing to communicate
73 Communicate Communicated Communicated Comunicar
now
74 Compare Compared Compared Comparar I don't compare you to Josh
75 Complain Complained Complained Quejarse I have nothing to complain of
I'd have had to compete with every other
76 Compete Competed Competed Competir
guy in school
Lana needed to complete her mission,
77 Complete Completed Completed Completar
even if she wasn't sure
It takes work to concentrate and
78 Concentrate Concentrated Concentrated Concetrarse
remember
I don't confess to understanding what
79 Confess Confessed Confessed Confesar
happened but it's ok
80 Confuse Confused Confused Confundir It would only confuse the issue further
She doesn't need to connect the dots
81 Connect Connected Connected Conectar
back to me
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 It was too far to consider driving every
82 Consider Considered Considered Considerar
day
The exports consist of coffee,
83 Consist Consisted Consisted Consistir
cardamoms and coco-nuts
84 Contain Contained Contained Contener Fred could hardly contain his excitement
85 Continue Continued Continued Continuar He would continue until he was satisfied
86 Cook Cooked Cooked Cocinar I'll cook for all of us
87 Correct Corrected Corrected Corregir Maybe. Correct me if I'm wrong
Takes off his mask to cough and blow
88 Cough Coughed Coughed Toser
his nose
If that's all they give you, count yourself
89 Count Counted Counted Contar
lucky
90 Cover Covered Covered Cubrir Cora coughed to cover up her laugh
You look like a nice guy, so is it okay if I
91 Crash Crashed Crashed Chocar
crash here tonight?
They do not sting, but crawl away from
92 Crawl Crawled Crawled Gatear
danger
Trading is able to create value for two
93 Create Created Created Crear
reasons
94 Cross Crossed Crossed Cruzar He let a rare smile cross his face
She brushed an auburn curl from her
95 Curl Curled Curled Rizar
face and sighed
She didn't look back, but his muffled
96 Curse Cursed Cursed Maldecir
curse chased after her
97 Curve Curved Curved Curvear The tail curves over the dog's back
A person could change a lot in a few
98 Change Changed Changed Cambiar
years
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99 Chase Chased Chased Perseguir I don't mean to chase you out
We chatted about our plans for the
100 Chat Chatted Chatted Charlar
summer
101 Check Checked Checked Verificar Why not check it out?
You can be thankful they didn't damage
102 Damage Damaged Damaged Dañar
the tires
I'm even weady to dance the pas de
103 Dance Danced Danced Bailar
chale
104 Date Dated Dated Salir con, pololear She dated a couple guys during college
105 Decide Decided Decided Decidir I hope you decide to take the job
She found a list of things that could
106 Decrease Decreased Decreased Disminuir
decrease fertility
Retrasar / It was not without a struggle, and delay,
107 Delay Delayed Delayed
demorar far into the night
108 Delight Delighted Delighted Deleitarse The toy delighted the children
109 Deliver Delivered Delivered Entregar Not 'til we deliver the Spring waters
If I need any help, I can always depend
110 Depend Depended Depended Depender
on Josh
111 Describe Described Described Describir I can't describe how helpless I felt
112 Desert Deserted Deserted Abandonar He deserted his friend in troubles
113 Deserve Deserved Deserved Merecer I don't deserve someone like you
Design especially was under suspicion
114 Design Designed Designed Diseñar
with him
115 Destroy Destroyed Destroyed Destruir Rhyn wanted to destroy the letter
They were beginning to develop different
116 Develop Developed Developed Desarrollar
personalities
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117 Die Died Died Morir I should die of happiness!
Estar en
118 Disagree Disagreed Disagreed If we disagree, we do so privately
desacuerdo
He watched the wolf disappear into the
119 Disappear Disappeared Disappeared Desaparecer
tall grass
120 Discover Discovered Discovered Descubrir I want to discover what I can do
They could discuss it privately when they
121 Discuss Discussed Discussed Discutir
got home
They would have to be made of stone to
122 Dislike Disliked Disliked Disgustar
dislike you
123 Disturb Disturbed Disturbed Molestar I didn't mean to disturb you
Divide it among the poor people who
124 Divide Divided Divided Dividir
need it so badly
125 Double Doubled Doubled Doblar We all doubled over laughing
126 Doubt Doubted Doubted Dudar I doubt if she'll go to you
127 Drag Dragged Dragged Arrastrar I won't drag you into it
She could feel the blood drain from her
128 Drain Drained Drained Drenar
face
129 Dream Dreamed Dreamed Soñar They dream of time off
130 Dress Dressed Dressed Vestir One does not dress or act like a lady
It mixed with the rain to drip pink puddles
131 Drip Dripped Dripped Gotear
on the floor
132 Drop Dropped Dropped Soltar Can you just drop me off near the mall?
133 Dry Dried Dried Secar Her mouth felt dry and her knees weak
134 Earn Earned Earned Ganar Janet says I got to earn my keep

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135 Ease Eased Eased Aliviar I can ease that tension
Children will educate themselves under
136 Educate Educated Educated Educar
right conditions
137 Eliminate Eliminated Eliminated Eliminar First: It is possible to eliminate diseases
You should find better ways to employ
138 Employ Employed Employed Emplear
your time
139 End Ended Ended Terminar A wedding scene ends the film
140 Enjoy Enjoyed Enjoyed Disfrutar I hope you enjoy the lecture
141 Entertain Entertained Entertained Entretener I'm not here to entertain you, Xander
He came very quietly and secretly, to
142 Escape Escaped Escaped Escapar
escape the soldiers
Lisa pulled a curtain back to examine the
143 Examine Examined Examined Examinar
sky
Excusar /
144 Excuse Excused Excused "If you'll excuse me," Darian said
disculpar
145 Exercise Exercised Exercised Ejercitar I see you've exercised last days
The authorities began to exhibit
146 Exhibit Exhibited Exhibited Exhibir
something of their old spirit
147 Expect Expected Expected Esperar I didn't expect you so soon
There are three small rooms but we'll
148 Explain Explained Explained Explicar
explain about them
I cannot find words to express to you my
149 Express Expressed Expressed Expresar
displeasure
This species and many others do not
150 Extend Extended Extended Extender
extend to Tasmania
151 Face Faced Faced Encarar / afrontar She made a face at him

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 Desvanecer / He stood over her, watching the life fade
152 Fade Faded Faded
desteñir from her eyes
153 Fail Failed Failed Fallar I won't fail again, Dusty, I promise
We fear it, frankly, because we do not
154 Fear Feared Feared Temer
understand it
Ir en busca de / The two boys saw him and ran to fetch
155 Fetch Fetched Fetched
traer a his shoes
156 Film Filmed Filmed Filmar They are filming a scene
It didn't take long to fill a few plates with
157 Fill Filled Filled Llenar
pancakes
158 Fish Fished Fished Pescar We spent the afternoon fishing for trout
159 Fix Fixed Fixed Arreglar / fijar Daddy wants to fix your foot
Cameras flashed as the celebrities
160 Flash Flashed Flashed Destellar
passed
161 Flap Flapped Flapped Batir / aletear Do you think my jaws flap too much?
162 Flood Flooded Flooded Inundar Carmen felt warmth flood her face
Florear / perder la
163 Flower Flowered Flowered This tree flowers in early spring
virginidad
164 Fold Folded Folded Doblar / plegar I took it off so I could fold these towels
165 Follow Followed Followed Seguir I'll follow you back to the house
166 Fool Fooled Fooled Tontear Don't fool with that gun
The sun was trying to force its way
167 Force Forced Forced Fozar
through the curtains
168 Form Formed Formed Formar Sofia saw the tears form in her gaze
She found him in the living room reading
169 Found Founded Founded Fundar
the newspaper
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 Enmarcar /
170 Frame Framed Framed The time frame on this is all wrong
encuadrar
171 Free Freed Freed Librar Free a person from debt
172 Frighten Frightened Frightened Asustar The story really frightened me
173 Fry Fried Fried Freir We used to fry them for supper
174 Gather Gathered Gathered Recolectar I need to gather the eggs
175 Gaze Gazed Gazed Mirar fijamente He gazed out the window at the snow
Pegar con I glued the pieces of the cup back
176 Glue Glued Glued
pegamento together
You were supposed to grab Gabe's
177 Grab Grabbed Grabbed Agarrar
mate, not Darkyn's
178 Grate Grated Grated Rallar A voice that grates on the nerves
Grease the pan before you put the cake
179 Grease Greased Greased Engrasar
batter in
180 Greet Greeted Greeted Saludar She did not even get up to greet him
Grinned at the kids' fooling around in the
181 Grin Grinned Grinned Sonreír
pool
The little boy gripped his mother's hand
182 Grip Gripped Gripped Sujetar
tightly
183 Groan Groaned Groaned Gemir She groaned when she saw the bill
Two policemen were assigned to guard
184 Guard Guarded Guarded Proteger
the prisoner
185 Guess Guessed Guessed Adivinar, suponer I guess that's a good question
Of course, I cannot guide the boat very
186 Guide Guided Guided Guiar
well
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 Thunder rattled the windowpane and hail
188 Hail Hailed Hailed Granizar
pounded on the roof
Entregar / poner
189 Hand Handed Handed The clerk handed her the receipt
manos en
190 Handle Handled Handled Manejar He handles the topic briefly in his book
191 Happen Happened Happened Suceder What happened at school today?
192 Harm Harmed Harmed Dañar I promise not to harm you
193 Hate Hated Hated Odiar I hate peanut butter
194 Heat Heated Heated Calentar I heated the vegetables in the microwave
195 Help Helped Helped Ayudar So will help you God, and so only
196 Hesitate Hesitated Hesitated Dudar / titubear She didn't hesitate and took it
197 Hope Hoped Hoped Esperar I hope you like it
The look on his face made her want to
198 Hug Hugged Hugged Abrazar
hug him
She smiled and began to hum, ever so
199 Hum Hummed Hummed Tatarear
quietly
200 Hunt Hunted Hunted Cazar They hunt at night
201 Identify Identified Identified Identificar She tried to identify a sound
She was trying hard to ignore the
202 Ignore Ignored Ignored Ignorar
sensations in her body
203 Imagine Imagined Imagined Imaginar / creer Can you imagine that?
204 Impress Impressed Impressed Impresionar You sure know how to impress a girl
205 Improve Improved Improved Mejorar Maybe his mood would improve, anyway
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 That would increase the value of the
207 Increase Increased Increased Aumentar
house
He can influence opinion at the highest
208 Influence Influenced Influenced Influenciar
level
209 Inform Informed Informed Informar Allow me to inform you…
My sisters will instruct you in the
210 Instruct Instructed Instructed Instruir
behavior I expect of you
Surely he didn't intend to be verbally
211 Intend Intended Intended Intentar / tratar de
invisible the entire visit
212 Interest Interested Interested Interesar Somehow it failed to interest me
Several candidates have been
213 Interview Interviewed Interviewed Entrevistar
interviewed for the position
214 Introduce Introduced Introduced Presentarse And why didn't he introduce her?
I mean, he could invent some story—
215 Invent Invented Invented Inventar
like, blame me
216 Invest Invested Invested Invertir Now I must invest in a new vehicle
217 Invite Invited Invited Invitar Did she invite you?
"I'm afraid it will irritate your wound," she
218 Irritate Irritated Irritated Irritar
reasoned
Jeff used to jog and all but he got a bum
219 Jog Jogged Jogged Trotar
knee
Juntar / unir /
220 Join Joined Joined Come join me in a dance
acompañar
221 Joke Joked Joked Bromear Don't joke about that
222 Judge Judged Judged Juzgar I do not allow myself to judge him
223 Juggle Juggled Juggled Hacer malabares Juggle with 6 balls at a time!

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224 Jump Jumped Jumped Saltar Would anyone not jump in anyway?
225 Kick Kicked Kicked Patear I like to kick my large ball
226 Kiss Kissed Kissed Besar It is like the kiss of warm lips on my face
Golpear / llamar a
227 Knock Knocked Knocked I better knock on his door
la puerta
228 Label Labeled Labeled Rotular / etiquetar Be sure to carefully label the switches
229 Land Landed Landed Aterrizar / llegar The plane landed on the runway
230 Last Lasted Lasted Durar These happy days did not last long
231 Learn Learned Learned Aprender I have to learn to control myself
232 Like Liked Liked Gustarle a uno The people did not like this
We could move the section to another
233 Link Linked Linked Unir / vincular
page and link to it
234 List Listed Listed Listar The shifting cargo listed the ship
235 Listen Listened Listened Escuchar Just listen to what he has to say
236 Live Lived Lived Vivir I live with my mother and daughter
I told him I was just trying to locate the
237 Locate Located Located Ubicar
guy
238 Look Looked Looked Mirar / parecer Do I look that bad?
Amar / encantarle
239 Love Loved Loved I love you so much
a alguien
240 Manage Managed Managed Manejar / dirigir Jonny, I can't manage this guy
March came in like a lion with a snow
241 March Marched Marched Marchar
storm
Like a dog pissing on a tree to mark his
242 Mark Marked Marked Marcar
territory?

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243 Match Matched Matched Unir / aparejar Can you match that pedigree, little girl?
It took too much effort to look up at the
244 Measure Measured Measured Medir
sun to measure time
He's very young to come to meddle with
245 Meddle Meddled Meddled Entrometerce
us
246 Melt Melted Melted Fundir She'll melt when she sees you
247 Mend Mended Mended Arreglar "Can't you mend them?" she enquired
248 Mention Mentioned Mentioned Mencionar He didn't even mention her family
249 Mine Mined Mined Extraer / minar Mine will be taught to mind
Perder / echar de
250 Miss Missed Missed "I miss you," he whispered
menos
251 Mix Mixed Mixed Mezclar I didn't mix the two
Mover, trasladar,
252 Move Moved Moved I just want to move on
cambiarse
Muddle the berries by crushing them with
253 Muddle Muddled Muddled Confundir / aturdir
the sugar
254 Nail Nailed Nailed Clavar Then he began to nail them on
255 Name Named Named Nombrar Refused to name a suspect
256 Need Needed Needed Necesitar He did not need anything of that kind
257 Nest Nested Nested Anidar / encajar Robins nested in the tree
She nodded when I asked her if she was
258 Nod Nodded Nodded Asentir
ready
259 Note Noted Noted Notar You may have noted my late arrival
Notar / fijarse /
260 Notice Noticed Noticed She noticed a smell of gas
Darse cuenta

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 Each print is signed and numbered by
261 Number Numbered Numbered Numerar
the artist
No one objected when the paintings
262 Object Objected Objected Objetar
were removed
263 Observe Observed Observed Observar Now, good people, observe me carefully
I should like much to see it, and to obtain
264 Obtain Obtained Obtained Obtener
a few copies
I hope it will not occur to her to count the
265 Occur Occurred Occurred Ocurrir
hairs of her head
266 Offend Offended Offended Ofender I didn't mean to offend you
I was offered a position at a bank, but I
267 Offer Offered Offered Ofrecer
turned it down
268 Open Opened Opened Abrir You don't have to open your mouth
269 Order Ordered Ordered Ordenar They ordered everyone out of the house
She staved off panic and tried to
270 Organize Organized Organized Organizar
organize her thoughts
271 Owe Owed Owed Deber I think you owe me an explanation
272 Own Owned Owned Poseer We hope to someday own our own home
273 Pack Packed Packed Empacar Pierre, pack your things
I had to bring you here so I could paint a
274 Paint Painted Painted Pintar
portrait
275 Pamper Pampered Pampered Consentir / mimar But you need to pamper yourself a little
276 Pardon Pardoned Pardoned Perdonar Pardon me, are you unwell?
277 Park Parked Parked Estacionar I couldn't find anywhere to park
Boxing still occur, but the boxers
278 Participate Participated Participated Participar
participate voluntarily
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279 Pass Passed Passed Pasar / aprobar The next one to pass her did as well
280 Peep Peeped Peeped Mirar furtivamente Peep through in all directions.
The doctor said he wouldn't be able to
281 Perform Performed Performed Realizar / ejecutar
perform at first
His companions refused to permit him to
282 Permit Permitted Permitted Permitir
surrender
How did you persuade Mother to agree
283 Persuade Persuaded Persuaded Persuadir
to this?
Llamar por she phoned her friend to invite her over
284 Phone Phoned Phoned
teléfono for dinner
You'd better call one of the girls to pick
285 Pick Picked Picked Recoger
you up
286 Pine Pined Pined Empinar She pined for months after he'd gone
The box was placed at the center of the
287 Place Placed Placed Colocar / poner
room
288 Plan Planned Planned Planear Where did you plan to sleep tonight?
289 Plant Planted Planted Plantar I planted corn this year
290 Play Played Played Jugar / tocar Want to play a game?
Complacer / pedir
291 Please Pleased Pleased Please don't tell her!
de favor
Conectar /
292 Plug Plugged Plugged "Cora. Plug the holes," he ordered
enchufar
293 Point Pointed Pointed Apuntar “It's not polite to point,” she said
She laughed to herself: Not wise to poke
294 Poke Poked Poked Dar un toque
the bear
Pulir / He spent the summer polishing his math
295 Polish Polished Polished
perfeccionar skills
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 We pop some popcorn and drink some
296 Pop Popped Popped Estallar / saltar
eggnog
To be a good musician, you have to
297 Practice Practiced Practiced Practicar
practice a lot
There's little else to do now but hope and
298 Pray Prayed Prayed Orar / rezar
pray
The ministers were forbidden to preach
299 Preach Preached Preached Predicar
the sacraments
300 Precede Preceded Preceded Preceder An adverb may precede the verb
301 Predict Predicted Predicted Predecir I predict tonight will be a huge success
302 Prefer Preferred Preferred Preferir I prefer to work on my terms
303 Present Presented Presented Presentar Let him present his side
304 Press Pressed Pressed Presionar Dean didn't press the point
305 Pretend Pretended Pretended Pretender I used to pretend when I was young
306 Prevent Prevented Prevented Evitar / prevenir Nature found a way to prevent that
The nurse pricked my finger and
307 Prick Pricked Pricked Pinchar
squeezed a drop of blood
We printed 50 invitations before we ran
308 Print Printed Printed Imprimir
out of ink
Thousands of cars are produced here
309 Produce Produced Produced Producir
each year
310 Program Programmed Programmed Programar She is learning how to program in school
311 Promise Promised Promised Prometer I promise to behave
312 Protect Protected Protected Proteger "I can't protect you," she said
Fred's lady friends will provide all the
313 Provide Provided Provided Proporcionar
support I need
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 They would purchase a few things for
314 Purchase Purchased Purchased Comprar
Christmas tomorrow
315 Pull Pulled Pulled Jalar Here, let me pull out the stove
The general scheme of Geisler's pump is
316 Pump Pumped Pumped Bombear
shown in fig
317 Punish Punished Punished Castigar I'm not asking you to punish the men
318 Push Pushed Pushed Empujar You were trying to push me off the bed
Sparks from the fireworks rained on the
319 Rain Rained Rained Llover
field
320 Question Questioned Questioned Preguntar Did Mom question Dad?
I'll race you to the bottom and we can
321 Race Raced Raced Correr / competir
talk about it
The streets and avenues radiate in all
322 Radiate Radiated Radiated Irradiar
directions
You shall receive proper pay for your
323 Receive Received Received Recibir
work
324 Recommend Recommended Recommended Recomendar I recommend we start there, Dan said
I was to record his eye and body
325 Record Recorded Recorded Registrar
movements
The statement didn't reduce Burgess's
326 Reduce Reduced Reduced Reducir
concern an iota
So they don't reflect the sunlight and give
327 Reflect Reflected Reflected Reflectar
away our position
328 Refuse Refused Refused Negarse I can't refuse to answer you
329 Regret Regreted Regreted Arrepentirse We've all done things we regret later
She would relate everything I told her to
330 Relate Related Related Relacionar
Quinn
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331 Relax Relaxed Relaxed Descansar
launched the question
332 Release Released Released Soltar / producir Are you going to release the description?
333 Remember Remembered Remembered Recordar Do you remember that rumor in school?
I just need you to remind Darian of
334 Remind Reminded Reminded Recordar
something
335 Remove Removed Removed Remover I can remove them now
336 Repair Repaired Repaired Reparar He has had surgery to repair the damage
337 Repeat Repeated Repeated Repetir He had to repeat the question
You'll have to report to court tomorrow
338 Report Reported Reported Reportar
morning
339 Reproduce Reproduced Reproduced Reproducir Reproduce a single recension
"I request you to have the goodness to
340 Request Requested Requested Pedir / solicitar
change your coat
341 Resist Resisted Resisted Resistir I simply couldn't resist you
342 Rest Rested Rested Descansar Finally his gaze came to rest on hers
Retirarse / Half of the senators retire every four
343 Retire Retired Retired
jubilarse years
344 Return Returned Returned Volver I've gotta return to Florida
345 Review Reviewed Reviewed Revisar Shall we review what you've learned?
346 Rhyme Rhymed Rhymed Rimar She rhymed “moon” with “June"
347 Rob Robbed Robbed Robar Someone tried to rob me
Rockear /
348 Rock Rocked Rocked She gently rocked the baby to sleep
mecerse
349 Roll Rolled Rolled Rodar The children rolled down the hill

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350 Rub Rubbed Rubbed Frotar Not rub his face in it
351 Ruin Ruined Ruined Arruinar First you ruin my tie, now my shoes
Why save a world when we can rule
352 Rule Ruled Ruled Mandar
them?
353 Rush Rushed Rushed Apurarse Well, don't rush things
354 Sail Sailed Sailed Navegar We'll sail along the coast
A simple shake of the head obviously
355 Satisfy Satisfied Satisfied Satisfacer
didn't satisfy him
356 Save Saved Saved Ahorrar, salvar You have a chance to save yourself
357 Scan Scanned Scanned Examinar He scanned the field with binoculars
358 Scare Scared Scared Asustar You scared me. I didn't see you there
359 Scratch Scratched Scratched Rasgar Will you scratch my back for me?
360 Scream Sceeamed Sceeamed Gritar This is so irritating I could scream
361 Serve Served Served Servir / atender I serve my own purpose
362 Settle Settled Settled Asentar There was one way to settle the matter
Sombrear / dar She turned and lifted a hand to shade
363 Shade Shaded Shaded
sombra her eyes from the sun
He'd never been able to share his pain
364 Share Shared Shared Compartir
with anyone else
365 Shave Shaved Shaved Afeitar Helping you shave, I guess
It was impossible to shelter the children
366 Shelter Sheltered Sheltered Refugiarse
from it
Before she could shiver, she was
367 Shiver Shivered Shivered Temblar
somewhere else
368 Shock Shocked Shocked Conmocionarse Does that shock you?

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369 Shop Shopped Shopped Comprar Where do you like to shop?
370 Shout Shouted Shouted Gritar There's no need to shout at me
371 Shrug Shrugged Shrugged Encogerse He just shrugged his shoulders
372 Sigh Sighed Sighed Suspirar The wind sighed through the trees
373 Sign Signed Signed Firmar Sign your name on the bottom line
She sipped her coffee while she watched
374 Sip Sipped Sipped Sorber
the sun rise
375 Skate Skated Skated Patinar Couples skated around the rink
376 Ski Skied Skied Esquiar I have skied that mountain before
377 Skip Skipped Skipped Saltar / omitir Come on, let's skip on home
378 Slow Slowed Slowed Disminuir Don't let me slow you down
379 Smash Smashed Smashed Aplastar He wanted to smash something
380 Smell Smelled Smelled Oler I could smell coffee
381 Smoke Smoked Smoked Fumar She hadn't seen him smoke since
He reached out to snatch the Watcher's
382 Snatch Snatched Snatched Arrebatar
neck
Say " bless you " when you hear
383 Sneeze Sneezed Sneezed Estornudar
someone sneeze
She sniffed and wiped her nose with a
384 Sniff Sniffed Sniffed Oler
tissue
385 Snitch Snitched Snitched Delatar But you didn't snitch him out
As I snore loud I thought better one on
386 Snore Snored Snored Roncar
my own
387 Snow Snowed Snowed Nevar Easily snowed by her glib talk
388 Solve Solved Solved Resolver I told you'd I'd solve it!
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389 Soothe Soothed Soothed Calmar He used his power to soothe her sleep
390 Sound Sounded Sounded Sonar You don't sound impressed
391 Spell Spelled Spelled Deletrear We spell each other every two hours
392 Spill Spilled Spilled Derramar He was afraid she would spill the beans
393 Spoil Spoiled Spoiled Mimar / arruinar Oh, you only spoil things for me
Just spray any Immortal that gets too
394 Spray Sprayed Sprayed Rociar
close
She smiled and reached out to squeeze
395 Squeeze Squeezed Squeezed Estrujir / exprimir
his arm
396 Stain Stained Stained Manchar The red wine stained the carpet
397 Stamp Stamped Stamped Sellar / estampar He stamped his foot in anger
398 Stare Stared Stared Mirar fijamente The girl continued to stare at her
399 Start Started Started Empezar It would start all over again
Quedarse /
400 Stay Stayed Stayed They wanted to stay at the party
permanecer
401 Step Stepped Stepped Pisar Step this way, please
The cake batter must be stirred for 10
402 Stir Stired Stired Revolver
minutes
403 Stop Stopped Stopped Detener If everyone would stop talking about it…
404 Store Stored Stored Comprar We can store it in bottles
Atar con correa /
405 Strap Strapped Strapped We strapped our snowshoes on
azotar
The union stressed the need for stricter
406 Stress Stressed Stressed Acentuar
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 Jessi went up the stairs and paused to
407 Stroke Stroked Stroked Golpear
stroke the purring cat
I guess I should stay here and study as
408 Study Studied Studied Estudiar
well
409 Stuff Stuffed Stuffed Rellenar The boy stuffed his pockets with candy
They substituted real candles with
410 Substitute Substituted Substituted Sustituir
electric ones
To subtract, we may proceed in either of
411 Subtract Subtracted Subtracted Sustraer
two ways
412 Suck Sucked Sucked Chupar / mamar Deidre tried to suck in deep breaths
413 Suffer Suffered Suffered Sufrir Don't let him suffer because of me
414 Suggest Suggested Suggested Sugerir I suggest you take the advice
No, Mary, really this dress does not suit
415 Suit Suited Suited Adaptarse
you
416 Support Supported Supported Apoyar You know I always support you
417 Surprise Surprised Surprised Sorprender He likes to surprise people
Scattered olive groves surround the
418 Surround Surronded Surronded Rodear
place
419 Suspect Suspected Suspected Sospechar So they did suspect her
420 Suspend Suspended Suspended Suspender They have suspended the peace talks
Cambiar /
421 Switch Switched Switched You'll have to switch schools again
intercambiar
422 Talk Talked Talked Hablar She didn't come here to talk to me
Domar /
423 Tame Tamed Tamed It took a while to tame the horse
domesticar

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424 Tap Tapped Tapped ligeramente / Trying to tap into a new market
tocar
425 Taste Tasted Tasted Probar That way you don't have to taste it
He telephoned me to say that he was
426 Telephone Telephoned Telephoned Telefonear
going to be late
427 Tempt Tempted Tempted Tentar He'll be too sleepy to tempt me
If he thought he could terrorize her, he
428 Terrorize Terrorized Terrorized Aterrorizar
had another idea
We didn't test her for radiation yet, Kelli
429 Test Tested Tested Probar
added
430 Thank Thanked Thanked Agradecer Thank you for inviting us
It was frozen, but it would soon thaw in
431 Thaw Thawed Thawed Deshelar
this heat
Marcar / hacer
432 Tick Ticked Ticked Who knew what would tick him off?
tictac
Her little brother screamed with laughter
433 Tickle Tickled Tickled Hacer cosquillar
as she tickled him
You have to tie the bales by hand,
434 Tie Tied Tied Atar / hacer nudo
though
Cronometrar /
435 Time Timed Timed He timed his leap perfectly
medir tiempo
436 Tip Tipped Tipped Dar propina This crew has tipped you the black spot
437 Touch Touched Touched Tocar "Did he touch you?" he asked sharply
Recorrer / ir de If only he didn't have to tour the Sector
438 Tour Toured Toured
excursión tonight

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 Carmen's truck broke down and I'm
439 Tow Towed Towed Remolcar
going to tow it home
I used my charge card and he'll trace us
440 Trace Traced Traced Rastrear
here
Intercambiar / I have something you want and will trade
441 Trade Traded Traded
vender her for it
442 Train Trained Trained Entrenar "I know you train with them," he stated
How are we going to transport thirty
443 Transport Transported Transported Transportar
pumpkins?
444 Trap Trapped Trapped Atrapar You could never trap me
445 Travel Traveled Traveled Viajar I would like to travel there
446 Treat Treated Treated Tratar Don't treat me that way, Alex
447 Tremble Trembled Trembled Temblar I tremble to write these following lines
It was quite another to trick her into
448 Trick Tricked Tricked Engañar
betraying her father
Viajar / hacer
449 Trip Tripped Tripped He deliberately tried to trip me
tropezar
450 Trot Trotted Trotted Trotar A horse trotted past us
451 Trouble Troubled Troubled Complicar The accusations troubled him deeply
452 Trust Trusted Trusted Creer / confiar I thought I could trust you
Why don't you try calling your family
453 Try Tried Tried Tratar
again?
Donnie continued to tug and look up at
454 Tug Tugged Tugged Tirar de
his mother
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 She was humming a tune I didn't
456 Tune Tuned Tuned Sintonizar
recognize
457 Turn Turned Turned Girar But let's see how things turn out
458 Twist Twisted Twisted Doblar She tried to twist away from him
She continued to type while I put in the
459 Type Typed Typed Digitar
call
Make a choice list and underline your top
460 Underline Underlined Underlined Subrayar
choices
Idk why you didn't just undress me when
461 Undress Undressed Undressed Desvestirse
you put me in bed
462 Unfasten Unfastened Unfastened Desabrochar She began to unfasten her long braids
Let us join right hands and unite sword to
463 Unite United United Unir
sword
Desempacar / Once you unpack the product, it is
464 Unpack Unpacked Unpacked
deshacer almost ready to be used
465 Use Used Used Usar I figured you could use the rest
466 Vanish Vanished Vanished Desaparecer Didn't he vanish somewhere?
467 Vary Varied Varied Variar The seams vary in thickness
468 Visit Visited Visited Visitar If you're hungry, visit the kitchen
The child started wailing after she
469 Wail Wailed Wailed Gemir
stumbled and fell
470 Wait Waited Waited Lamentar / llorar I hate waiting in long lines
471 Walk Walked Walked Caminar My sister can walk and run
Hopefully he wouldn't wander off and get
472 Wander Wandered Wandered Deambular
lost
473 Want Wanted Wanted Desear I do not want all this

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474 Warn Warned Warned Advertir I warn you again, step aside
475 Wash Washed Washed Lavar Now go wash up for supper
476 Waste Wasted Wasted Desperdiciar What a waste of five years
I'll take care of the others if you want to
477 Watch Watched Watched Ver, vigilar
watch the kids
478 Water Watered Watered Regar We need to water the lawn
We waved to our friends through the
479 Wave Waved Waved Saludar / agitar
window
480 Welcome Welcomed Welcomed Recibir Welcome to your new life
Quejarse /
481 Whine Whined Whined He's always whining about the weather
gimotear
Azotar / dar con
482 Whip Whipped Whipped The jockey whipped his horse
un látigo
483 Whirl Whirled Whirled Girar / dar vueltas The cars were whirling around the track
Susurrar /
484 Whisper Whispered Whispered He whispered in my ear
murmurar
Querer / tener la He believed he could will himself to
485 Will Willed Willed
voluntad de succeed
She sighed and pulled her hands free to
486 Wipe Wiped Wiped Limpiar
wipe her eyes
487 Wish Wished Wished Desear I wish you had called me
488 Witness Witnessed Witnessed Ser testigo I wish you had called me
The tree should not wobble at the top of
489 Wobble Wobbled Wobbled Tambalearse
the root ball
"I wonder if this is how he felt," he mused
490 Wonder Wondered Wondered Preguntarse
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491 Work Worked Worked It did work this morning
funcionar
492 Worry Worried Worried Preocuparse Don't worry; everything will work out fine
I'm trying to wrap up everything as fast
493 Wrap Wrapped Wrapped Envolver
as I can, Logan said
Naufragar /
494 Wreck Wrecked Wrecked I wrecked my mother's car
arruinar
They'll be wrestling each other for the
495 Wrestle Wrestled Wrestled Luchar
championship
496 X-ray X-rayed X-rayed Radriografiar He had to have his chest x-rayed
497 Yawn Yawned Yawned Bostezar Students were yawning in class
I didn't mean to yell at you, but you
498 Yell Yelled Yelled Gritar
nearly scared me
Comprir / cerrar el He pretended to zip a zipper across his
499 Zip Zipped Zipped
zipper lips
Hacer zoom / Housing sales have zoomed in recent
500 Zoom Zoomed Zoomed
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 IRREGULAR VERBS
Simple Past
N. Infinitive Spanish Example
past participle
1 Abide Abode Abode Acatar / cumplir I will abide in the house of the Lord
Problems arise when people try to avoid
2 Arise Arose Arisen Levantarse / surgir
responsibility
Despertarse /
3 Awake Awoke Awoken The next day we awoke to the sound of drums
despabilarse
They beguiled the time by backbiting against
4 Backbite Backbit Backbitten Murmurar / maldecir
each other
5 Be Was/were Been Ser / estar The book is on the table
6 Bear Bore Born Soportar / llevar I can't bear seeing you cry
7 Beat Beat Beaten Golpear / vencer He was arrested for beating his wife
Llegar a ser /
8 Become Became Become They both became teachers
convertirse
9 Befall Befell Befallen Acontecer / suceder The fate that befell them
10 Beget Begot Begotten Engendrar / procrear He died without begetting an heir
11 Begin Began Begun Empezar / comenzar She began by introducing herself
It was a pleasure to behold the beauty of the
12 Behold Beheld Beheld Observar / considerar
sunset
13 Bend Bent Bent Doblar / curvar The road bends to the left
14 Bereave Bereft Bereft Privar / despojar Madam, you have bereft me of all words

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15 Beseech Besought Besought Implorar / rogar She beseeched him to write while he was away
16 Beset Beset Beset Acosar / asaltar The explorers were beset by wolves
Demostrar / dirigir la Her performance bespeaks considerable
17 Bespeak Bespoke Bespoken
palabra practice
18 Bestride Bestrode Bestridden Cabalgar / rodear The bloated bureaucracy that bestrides us all
19 Bet Bet Bet Apostar / poner Can you bet you'll be there?
The contractor bid $10,000 less than his
20 Bid Bade/bid Bidden/bid Ofrecer / pujar
competitor
21 Bind Bound Bound Vendar / encuadernar His hands were bound with rope
22 Bite Bit Bitten Morder / picar He was bitten by a dog
23 Bleed Bled Bled Sangrar / dar la vida A heart that bleeds at a friend's misfortune
24 Blow Blew Blown Soplar / volar A breeze blew gently
25 Break Broke Broken Romper / quebrar Break the chocolate bar in half.
26 Breed Bred Bred Criar / reproducirse Not all mothers breed their children equally
27 Bring Brought Brought Traer / llevar I brought a bottle of wine to the party
28 Broadcast Broadcast Broadcast Transmitir / difundir An event that is broadcast live on television
The government will build new hospitals and
29 Build Built Built Construir / fortalecer
schools
30 Burn Burnt Burnt Quemar / arder A small fire burns on the hearth
31 Burst Burst Burst Estallar / reventar My heart will burst
32 Buy Bought Bought Comprar / sobornar They bought peace with their freedom
33 Can Could - Poder / enlatar He can lift 200 pounds
34 Cast Cast Cast Emitir / proyectar The fire casts a warm glow
35 Catch Caught Caught Atrapar / capturar He caught her by the arm as she tripped

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36 Choose Chose Chosen Escoger / elegir We chose her as captain
Adherirse / quedar
37 Cling Clung Clung The shirt clung to his wet shoulders
pegado
38 Come Came Come Venir / llegar The time has come to make your decision
He achieved fame, but at the cost of losing
39 Cost Cost Cost Costar
several friends
Arrastrarse /
40 Creep Crept Crept A spider was creeping along the bathroom floor
deslizarse
41 Cut Cut Cut Cortar Her sarcasm cut him to the quick
42 Deal Dealt Dealt Tratar / negociar The book deals with education
43 Dig Dug Dug Cavar / excavar She dug her toes into the sand
44 Do Did Done Hacer / realizar If I can learn what it is I will do it
45 Draw Drew Drawn Dibujar / trazar We do honor to her memory
46 Dream Dreamt Dreamt Soñar / pensar Dreaming of a better future
47 Drink Drank Drunk Beber / tomar I drink a glass of water
48 Drive Drove Driven Conducir / manejar She drives cattle across the prairie
49 Dwell Dwelt Dwelt Residir / vivir The town in which he dwelled for eight years
50 Eat Ate Eaten Comer / consumir The controversy ate into his support
He interweaves his own insights with letters
51 Interweave Interwove Interwoven Entrelazar / entretejer
and memoirs
52 Fall Fell Fallen Caer / bajar An apple fell from the tree
Alimentar / dar de
53 Feed Fed Fed I fed quarters into a parking meter
comer
54 Feel Felt Felt Sentir / experimentar She felt the fabric to see if it was wool
55 Fight Fought Fought Luchar / combatir The soldiers fought bravely
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56 Find Found Found Encontrar / hallar I found a $10 bill on the ground
57 Fit Fit Fit Encajar / ajustar A movie fit for the whole family
58 Flee Fled Fled Huir / escapar The family fled from the war-torn zone
59 Fling Flung Flung Arrojar / lanzar She flung herself down on the sofa
60 Fly Flew Flown Volar / huir Bees flying around the hive
61 Forbid Forbad(e) Forbidden Prohibir / privar The law forbids stores to sell liquor to minors
62 Forecast Forecast Forecast Pronosticar / prever Such events may forecast peace
63 Forget Forgot Forgotten Olvidar / dejar They forgot their old friends
64 Forgive Forgave Forgiven Perdonar / disculpar Forgive one's enemies
65 Forsake Forsook Forsaken Abandonar / renegar Friends have forsaken her
He could not have foreseen the consequences
66 Foresee Foresaw Foreseen Prever / ver el futuro
of actions
67 Foretell Foretold Foretold Predecir / pronosticar We cannot foretell the future
The children are going to freeze out there
68 Freeze Froze Frozen Congelar / helar
without their coats
69 Get Got Got Obtener / conseguir Get your mother's permission to go
70 Give Gave Given Dar / ofrecer She gave him a camera for Christmas
71 Go Went Gone Ir / pasar He goes to the office every morning
72 Grind Ground Ground Triturar / moler The corn is ground into meal
73 Grow Grew Grown Crecer / cultivar Trees that grow in the tropics
74 Hang Hung Hung Colgar / suspender Hang the windows with velvet curtains
75 Have Had Had Tener / haber They have a new car
76 Hear Heard Heard Oír / escuchar You didn't hear what she said

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77 Hide Hid Hidden Esconder / ocultar She hid a key under the doormat
78 Hit Hit Hit Golpear / pegar His mom told him to stop hitting his sister
79 Hold Held Held Sostener / mantener The bank holds the title to the car
80 Hurt Hurt Hurt Herir / lastimar He hurt his back while moving some boxes
81 Keep Kept Kept Mantener / guardar My mom kept the money we found
82 Kneel Knelt Knelt Arrodillarse The prisoners were ordered to kneel
83 Knit Knit Knit Tejer / unir A town knit together by farming
84 Know Knew Known Saber / conocer He knows a lot about the history of the town
85 Lay Laid Laid Poner / colocar Lay the fabric carefully on the table
86 Lead Led Led Guiar / liderar I lead an orchestra
87 Lean Leant Leant Inclinarse / apoyarse He leaned back in his chair
88 Leap Leapt Leapt Saltar / brincar A fish leaps out of the water
89 Learn Learnt Learnt Aprender / conocer We just learned that he was ill
90 Leave Left Left Dejar / abandonar He left a fortune to his son
The bank lent him the money for home
91 Lend Lent Lent Prestar / dar
improvements
92 Let Let Let Dejar / permitir A break in the clouds let us see the summit
93 Lie Lay Lain Mentir / acostarse The town lay at the mercy of the invaders
94 Light Lit Lit Iluminar / encender Rockets light up the sky
95 Lose Lost Lost Perder / quedarse sin Hold my hand: I don't want to lose you
96 Make Made Made Hacer / efectuar It makes a great difference
We try to answer what we can, but I mean
97 Mean Meant Meant Significar / suponer
we're not God

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 Conocer / reunirse
98 Meet Met Met I met him as a stranger on a plane
con
99 Mistake Mistook Mistaken Equivocarse / errar Don't mistake me, I mean exactly what I said
Mown /
100 Mow Mowed Cortar / segar Machine guns mowed down the enemy
mowed
101 Outdrink Outdrank Outdrunk Beber demás The cowboys outdrink even bikers
102 Overcome Overcame Overcome Superar / vencer She stopped struggling, overcome by feelings
Oír / oír por She overheard what her boss said to his
103 Overhear Overheard Overheard
casualidad secretary
Be sure to set your alarm clock so that you
104 Oversleep Overslept Overslept Dormir demasiado
don't oversleep
105 Pay Paid Paid Pagar / abonar He's paid his dues and deserves a promotion
Proven / The vaccine has been proven effective after
106 Prove Proved Probar / demostrar
proved years of tests
107 Put Put Put Poner / colocar She put the book on the table
108 Quit Quit Quit Dejar / abandonar She quit college after one semester
109 Read Read / red Read / red Leer / interpretar She learned to read at a very early age
110 Rend Rent Rent Desgarrar / hender They rent the cloth to shreds
Rebobinar / dar It is possible to rewind and fast forward through
111 Rewind Rewound Rewound
cuerda a songs
112 Rid Rid Rid Deshacerse / eliminar A shampoo rid the dog of fleas
She learned how to ride a horse when she was
113 Ride Rode Ridden Montar / cabalgar
young
114 Ring Rang Rung Sonar / llamar The police ringed the building
115 Rise Rose Risen Subir / levantarse Bubbles rose to the surface of water

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116 Run Ran Run Correr / ejecutar How fast can you run?
Sawn /
117 Saw Sawed Serrar / rascar He sawed the boards in half
sawed
118 Say Said Said Decir / afirmar “Is anybody there?” He said
119 See Saw Seen Ver / mirar The president will see you now
120 Seek Sought Sought Buscar / solicitar The office is seeking a salesperson
121 Sell Sold Sold Vender / expender He sold his birthright for a mess of pottage
122 Send Sent Sent Enviar / mandar We sent our daughter to college
123 Set Set Set Establecer / ajustar He set their wedding day
Sewn /
124 Sew Sewed Coser / suturar She sews her own dresses by hand
sewed
125 Shake Shook Shaken Agitar / sacudir The ground shook during the earthquake
Shorn /
126 Shear Sheared Cortar / esquilar The farmers sheared the sheep
sheared
127 Shed Shed Shed Perder / derramar The company shed 100 jobs
128 Shine Shone Shone Brillar / resplandecer When will stocks really shine again?
129 Shit Shit/shat Shit/shat Defecar / hacer mier** I shat on the relationship
130 Shoot Shot Shot Disparar / filmar Does this gun shoot accurately?
131 Show Showed Shown Mostrar / demostrar You have to show your tickets at the gate
Encogerse /
132 Shrink Shrank Shrunk The sweater shrank when it was washed
contraerse
He summoned the unyielding prior to shrive his
133 Shrive Shrove Shriven Confesar
soul
134 Shut Shut Shut Cerrar / encerrar He shut his eyes and went to sleep
135 Sing Sang Sung Cantar / silbar She sings in the choir
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136 Sink Sank Sunk Hundir / caer
before it sank
137 Sit Sat Sat Sentarse / quedarse He was sitting in a chair next to the window
138 Slay Slew Slain Matar / asesinar The knight slew the dragon
139 Sleep Slept Slept Dormir / entumercerse How much sleep did you get last night?
140 Slide Slid Slid Deslizar / resbalar The door slides open easily
141 Sling Slung Slung Colgar / lanzar He slung the sack over my shoulder
142 Slink Slunk Slunk Escabullirse A cow that slinks her calf
Don't suppose little Franny slit his throat, do
143 Slit Slit Slit Rajar / cortar
you?
144 Smell Smelt Smelt Oler / olfatear She leaned over and smelled the flowers
145 Smite Smote Smitten Herir / golpear He vowed that he would smite his enemy
146 Sow Sowed Sown Sembrar / esparcir It is well to sow at least two bushels to the acre
147 Speak Spoke Spoken Hablar / decir Have you two spoken since yesterday?
148 Speed Sped Sped Acelerar / apresurarse It's all about to speed way, way up
Spelt / Spelt / It requires some pains to spell out those
149 Spell Deletrear / significar
spelled spelled decorations
150 Spend Spent Spent Gastar / agotar The hurricane gradually spent itself
151 Spin Spun Spun Girar / dar vueltas The car hit a patch of ice and spun into the wall
152 Spit Spat Spat Escupir / ensartar She spat out his words
Spilt /
153 Spill Split Derramar / verter I accidentally spilled coffee all over my new suit
spilled
154 Split Split Split Separar / dividir The river splits the town in two
155 Spoil Spoilt Spoilt Mimar / estropear A quarrel spoiled the celebration

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156 Spread Spread Spread Untar / propagar The newspaper was spread across his lap
157 Spring Sprang Sprung Brotar / brincar We'll plant the seeds next spring
158 Stand Stood Stood Pararse / estar de pie She was standing near the window
They stole thousands of dollars' worth of
159 Steal Stole Stolen Robar / hurtar
jewelry
He was going to stick by her because he made
160 Stick Stuck Stuck Pegar / adherir
a vow
161 Sting Stung Stung Picar / punzar They do not sting, but crawl away from danger
The food is good at that restaurant, but the
162 Stink Stank Stunk Oler mal / apestar
service stinks
Dar zancadas /
163 Stride Strode Stridden She strode across the room towards me
montar
Hacer huelga /
164 Strike Struck Struck The ship struck an iceberg
golpear
165 String Strung Strung Ensartar / encordar Someone tried to string him up
166 Strive Strove Striven Esforzarse / luchar We must all strive to do better
167 Swear Swore Sworn Jurar / maldecir He swore revenge on the killers
168 Sweep Swept Swept Barrer / deshollinar He swept the dirt off the driveway
Swollen /
169 Swell Swelled Hinchar / abultar Her broken ankle swelled badly
swelled
170 Swim Swam Swum Nadar / tener vértigo He's teaching the children to swim
171 Swing Swung Swung Balancearse / oscilar The sheets swung on the clothesline
172 Take Took Taken Llevar / tomar She took her things to her room
Enseñar / dar a She taught English for many years at the high
173 Teach Taught Taught
conocer school

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174 Tear Tore Torn Rasgar / desgarrar A mind torn with doubts
175 Tell Told Told Decir / contar He told us the story
176 Think Thought Thought Pensar / creer We may finish sooner than you think
177 Throw Threw Thrown Lanzar / arrojar She threw the ball to first base
178 Thrust Thrust Thrust Empujar / avanzar He thrust his hands into his pockets
179 Tread Trod Trodden Pisar / dejar huella They slowly trod back to the camp
180 Undergo Underwent Undergone Sufrir / someterse Its tendency to undergo cyclical changes
Comprender /
181 Understand Understood Understood I can't understand a word you're saying
entender
Emprender /
182 Undertake Undertook Undertaken The researchers undertook a series of studies
comprometerse
183 Undo Undid Undone Deshacer / anular You can't undo the past
184 Upset Upset Upset Alterarse / disgustarse That remark you made really upset me
She can never remember her dreams upon
185 Wake Woke Woken Despertarse / velar a
waking
186 Wear Wore Worn Usar / tener puesto She wore a red blouse to work
Small touches helped to weave the French
187 Weave Wove Woven Tejer / entrelazar
narrative together
The two held each other tight as Jamie began
188 Weep Wept Wept Llorar
to weep
Wet /
189 Wet Wet / wetted Mojar / humedecer Her face wet with tears
wetted
190 Win Won Won Ganar / vencer You won't win this one, so give up now
191 Wind Wound Wound Devanar / enrollar The river winds the valley

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192 Withdraw Withdrew Withdrawn Retirar / abandonar
invitation
At that point, no one was able to withstand
193 Withstand Withstood Withstood Resistir a
what he could do
194 Wring Wrung Wrung Exprimir / escurrir Let me wring you out
195 Write Wrote Written Escribir / redactar I'll write something every day

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 PHRASAL VERBS
N. Phrasal Verb Spanish Definition Example
The various building programmes add up to several
1 Add up to Alcanzar un total
thousand new homes
The changes in air quality are small, but after a while
2 Add up Totalizar
they do add up and affect people's health
The company criticized in the documentary was given
3 Answer back Contestar de malos modos
the opportunity to answer back
I expect parents to answer for their children's
4 Answer for Responder de
behavior
5 Ask about Preguntar por (alguien / un asunto) Tell your father I was asking about him
6 Ask after Preguntar por (la salud) Tell your father I was asking after him
I made a mess of the interview and I wasn't asked
7 Ask back Invitar a volver
back
8 Ask down Invitar a bajar He asked me down to talk with him
9 Ask for Pedir, preguntar por He asked for the menu
10 Ask in Invitar a entrar / pasar “Maria is in the door”. “Ask her in”
11 Ask out Invitar a salir He was to ask her out but he was too shy for that
12 Ask up Invitar a subir The little child asked Patty up to talk to her
13 Back away Retroceder We slowly backed away from the rattlesnake
14 Back out Volver atrás It’s too late to back out now
15 Back up Reforzar Jane would back me up if she were here
16 Be about Estar por (un lugar - acción) The train is just about to leave

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17 Be away Estar fuera I must be away on urgent business
18 Be back Estar de vuelta She left earlier but she should be back soon
19 Be for Estar a favor de I think we are for snow today
20 Be in Estar en casa I'll be in all day so you can call me anytime
21 Be off Irse, estar apagado I'm off! I've got a plane to catch
22 Be on Estar encendido The television is on
23 Be out Estar fuera Where's Peter? He's out today
24 Be over Estar acabado They fired me, I'm over!
25 Be up Estar levantado Are you up for the climb of Mt. Blanc?
She bent down and picked up her scarf which had
26 Bend down Agacharse
fallen on the floor
To mark the last page she was reading, she bent the
27 Bend over Inclinarse
corner over
28 Blow away Impresionar / hacer Her generosity just blew us away
If something blows down or is blown down, the wind
29 Blow down Derrumbarse por el viento
makes it fall
Dejar salir (el vapor) / terminar una
30 Blow off I can't believe she blew me off again
relación
It is a tradition to make a wish before blowing out the
31 Blow out Apagar (se) (una llama)
candles on your birthday cake
32 Blow up Volar (con explosivos) / explotar A police officer was killed when her car blew up
33 Break away Soltarse / escapar de repente The prisoner broke away from his guards
34 Break down Dejar de funcionar / estropearse Their marriage had broken down irretrievably
She longed to break in on their conversation but didn't
35 Break in Irrumpir / interrumpir
want to appear rude

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36 Break off Romper (se) (relaciones) They've broken off their engagement
They had escaped to America shortly before war
37 Break out Escapar / estallar (una guerra)
broke out in 1939
38 Break up Terminar una relación Their marriage has broken up
39 Bring about Acarrear What brought about the change in his attitude?
Don't forget to bring your camera along when we go
40 Bring along Traer (consigo)
to the picnic
Please bring back all library books by the end of the
41 Bring back Devolver
week
42 Bring down Derribar / rebajar The pilot managed to bring the plane down in a field
43 Bring in Hacer entrar (algo o a alguien) His freelance work brings him in about $20 000 a year
44 Bring out Hacer salir, publicar A crisis brings out the best in her
45 Bring up Criar, educar She brought up five children
46 Brush off Quitar el polvo Mud brushes off easily when it is dry
If a fire burns down, it becomes weaker and has
47 Burn down Derrumbarse (por el fuego)
smaller flames
The fire had burnt (itself) out before the fire engines
48 Burn out Consumirse (el fuego)
arrived
The spacecraft burned up as it entered the earth's
49 Burn up Consumirse (por el fuego)
atmosphere
50 Buy over Sobornar The world could not buy him over
We bought up all the shop had before the price went
51 Buy up Acaparar
up
52 Call at Hacer una visita, hacer escala This train calls at Didcot and Reading
She was called away from the meeting to take an
53 Call away Seguir llamando
urgent phone call
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54 Call back Devolver una llamada She said she'd call back
My teacher called me down in front of the class after
55 Call down Llamar (a alguien) para que baje
he caught me sticking my tongue out at him
Honey, a boy named John called for you while you
56 Call for Pedir a voces / exigir
were at tennis practice this afternoon
57 Call in Llamar (a alguien) para que entre Will you go call in the kids? It's nearly supper time
58 Call off Cancelar Stop all printing—the boss has called off this project
My grandmother always calls me on the phone on my
59 Call on Ir a ver (a alguien)
birthday
Once everyone is seated, the host will call out the
60 Call out Gritar
winners' names
Call over the waitress so we can order. I called Ted
61 Call over Pasar lista, enumerar
over
62 Call up Telefonear Please call up your mother once in a while
63 Carry along Persuadir The rushing water carried along everything with it
The kidnappers carried the child off, they carried off
64 Carry off Llevarse a la fuerza
the child
I'm sorry for all the interruptions—please, carry on
65 Carry on Continuar
with your story
You carry the baby out to the car, and I'll get her
66 Carry out Llevar a cabo
stroller and diaper bag
Now that I've cleared away those overgrown bushes,
67 Clear away Dispersar (se)
our living room gets so much more sunlight
Just clear those books off the desk and stack them
68 Clear off Limpiar
over here
The kids always seem to relish clearing out their
69 Clear out Marcharse
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 That tutoring session really cleared up my confusion
70 Clear up Aclararse (el tiempo,un misterio)
about sine and cosine
I loved that restaurant, so I'm very disappointed that it
71 Close down Cerrar
closed down
Oh, my exit comes after the one we just passed, so
72 Come after Seguir
we're almost there
73 Come back Volver We're coming back from our vacation on Tuesday
I came in while the meeting was in progress, so I
74 Come in Entrar
waited in the back
Don't use that harsh cleaner—it will eat away at a soft
75 Eat away Roer / carcomer / corroer / desgastar
metal like this
76 Eat into Corroer / comerse Acid eats into metal
“You are such a foodie! You ate out almost every
77 Eat out Comer fuera / cenar fuera
night last week!
78 Eat up Comerse / consumir / tragar / devorar The audience ate up the speaker's every word.
The other children egged the boy on, but he did not
79 Egg on Animar / incitar
want to throw the stone through the window
Opening night ended in disaster when the lead
80 End in Acabar en / terminar con
actress forgot her lines
81 End off Acabar / terminar / ir a parar I need about an hour to end off this report
She has to face up to her problems now, or else
82 Face up to Afrontar / enfrentar / enfrentarse a
they'll only get worse
83 Fall about Troncharse / partirse (de risa) We fell about when we saw him
Romperse / deshacerse / caerse a
84 Fall apart The rickety chair fell apart
pedazos
85 Fall away Disminuir / desaparecer / desprenderse The sound of the car fell away into the distance

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 Recurrir a / echar mano de / apoyarse
86 Fall back on to I have a little money in the bank to fall back on
en
87 Fall back Retroceder / retirarse The waves fell back
88 Fall behind with Atrasarse con They had fallen behind on their mortgage repayments
After five miles Tara was tired and started to fall
89 Fall behind Retrasarse / quedarse atrás / rezagarse
behind
Caer / caerse / hundirse / derrumbarse /
90 Fall down I fell down because the soil was slippery
venirse abajo
They had fallen in love when they were in school and
91 Fall in love Enamorarse de
are still going strong
Encontrarse con / juntarse con /
92 Fall in with She fell in with my idea at once
convenir en / aprobar
Desplomarse / venirse abajo / alinearse
93 Fall in The sergeant ordered his men to fall in
/ formar filas
94 Fall into Dividirse en / clasificarse en / adquirir My talk falls naturally into three parts
Bajar / disminuir / empeorar /
95 Fall off Attendance at my lectures has fallen off considerably
desprenderse / caerse
Incidir en / recaer en / tocar a /atacar /
96 Fall on They fell on him with sticks
caer sobre
97 Fall out Reñir / pelearse / romper filas / caerse His hair is falling out
98 Fall over Caer / tropezar con / caerse My spreadsheet keeps falling over
99 Fall through Fracasar / quedar en nada Our plans fell through because of lack of money
Empezar a / ponerse a / corresponder a
100 Fall to With his partner away, all the work now fell to him
/ incumbir a
101 Fall under Clasificarse en / estar incluido en He fell under her influence
102 Fasten up Abrochar Fasten up your seatbelts

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103 Feel for Compadecer a / compadecerse de I really felt for her when her husband died
Sentirse con ánimos para / sentirse con Do we have to go to the party? I really don't feel up to
104 Feel up to
fuerzas para it
105 Fiddle about Estar perdiendo el tiempo He began to fiddle around taking silly pictures
106 Figure on Contar con / esperar I hadn't figured on getting home so late
Comprender / explicarse / resolver /
107 Figure out We couldn't figure her out
calcular
108 Fill in for Sustituir a I'm filling in for the receptionist at the moment
109 Fill in Rellenar / poner al corriente You need to fill in an application form
110 Fill out Engordar/rellenar To order, fill out the coupon on p 54
111 Fill up Llenar / llenarse The ditches had filled up with mud
Preguntar / averiguar / enterarse de / She'd been seeing the boy for a while, but didn't want
112 Find out
calar / pillar her parents to find out
Moverse / desplazarse / salir / viajar /
113 Get about She gets about with the help of a stick
difundirse
Cruzar / atravesar / hacer comprender /
114 Get across Your meaning didn't really get across
hacer entende
115 Get ahead Adelantar / progresar She wants to get ahead in her career
116 Get along with Llevarse (bien) con / marchar / ir con. He's getting on very well at school
Arreglárselas / apañárselas / marcharse
117 Get along It's time we were getting along
/ irse
118 Get around to Encontrar tiempo para I meant to do the ironing but I didn't get round to it
Moverse / desplazarse / viajar /
119 Get around She gets around with the help of a stick
difundirse / sortear
Alcanzar / llegar a / insinuar / criticar /
120 Get at He's always getting at me
meterse con
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121 Get away with Salir impune de
$30 000
122 Get away Escaparse / irse / alejar / quitar / sacar We're hoping to get away for a few days at Easter
Volver / regresar / moverse hacia atrás /
123 Get back What time did you get back last night?
retroceder
124 Get behind Atrasarse I'm getting behind with my work
125 Get by Arreglárselas / pasar How does she get by on such a small salary?
126 Get down to Ponerse a Let's get down to business
Deprimir / desanimar / bajar / apuntar /
127 Get down Don’t let it get you down too much
anotar / tragar
Llegar / entrar / subir / ser elegido /
128 Get in The train got in late
meter / recoger
129 Get into Llegar a / entrar en / subir a What time do you get into Heathrow?
130 Get off with Ligar Steve got off with Tracey at the party
Quitarse / bajarse de / bajarse / salir /
131 Get off Get off me, that hurts!
comenzar
You better call them now, it's getting on for four
132 Get on for Ser casi
o'clock, and they won't be in the office all day
Ponerse en contacto con / localizar / You'll need to get on to their customer support team
133 Get on to
empezar a hablar to get that issue resolved
Subir a / subirse a / montar a / progresar Go to the police, for all I care! You haven't got
134 Get on
/ avanzar / ir anything on me!
I hope my friend finds a way of getting me out of this
135 Get out of Librarse de / dejar / perder la costumbre
stupid dinner party
Sacar / quitar / salir / bajar de / bajarse Can you get out that book for me? It's too high up on
136 Get out
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 It took her nearly four months to get over that bout of
137 Get over with Acabar con
pneumonia
It took her nearly four months to get over that bout of
138 Get over Recuperarse de / sobreponerse a
pneumonia
I have so many books that I don't know how I'll get
139 Get round to Encontrar tiempo para
round to each one!
Salvar / evitar / soslayar / convencer / When news of this tax scandal gets round, your
140 Get round
persuadir career in politics will be finished!
This blade isn't sharp enough to get through such
141 Get through Llegar / conseguir hablar
thick material
You get to watch an extra hour of TV if you eat all of
142 Get to Alcanzar
your vegetables
Reunirse / juntarse / juntar / reunir /
143 Get together Let's try to get together next week
montar / reunir
Wait, the elevator's broken? How are we supposed to
144 Get up to Hacer / llegar a
get up to the 26th floor?
Levantarse / subir / levantarse /
145 Get up Come on, kids, get up—it's time to go
despertar / disfrazarse
Distribuir / repartir / regular / entregar / I wish I hadn't given away all my old video games. I'd
146 Give away
delatar / traicionar love to play through them all again!
147 Give back Devolver Give me back my sweater, you brat!
The board of directors finally gave in to employees'
148 Give in to Ceder ante
demands for annual pay increases
Darse por vencido / rendirse / ceder / We were able to get the kids out of the house before
149 Give in
entregar the roof gave in
150 Give off Despedir / desprender / emitir The heater is giving off a strange smell these days
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152 Give out The chairman gave out that he would resign
/ agotarse
153 Give over Entregar / dedicar / asignar / dejar de Gave the day over to merrymaking
154 Give up on Abandonar / desistir We'd given up hope of ever having children
Dejar / abandonar / renunciar a /ceder /
155 Give up I give up—tell me the answer
renunciar
156 Go about Emprender / hacer / continuar She often goes about barefoot
157 Go after Perseguir / andar tras He went after the burglars
158 Go against Ir en contra de / ser desfavorable a The jury's verdict went against him
159 Go ahead with Proceder I'll go ahead and tell them you're on the way
160 Go ahead ¡Adelante! I'll go ahead and tell them you're on the way
161 Go along with Estar de acuerdo con I don't go along with her views on private medicine
162 Go along Pasar por / progresar / ir He made up the story as he went along.
Bastar / ser suficiente / haber / correr /
163 Go around To go around in a circle
circular / andar
164 Go away Marcharse Go away and think about it, then let me know
He never goes back on his word (= never fails to do
165 Go back on Romper / no cumplir
what he has said he will do).
Volver / regresar / datar de / remontarse
166 Go back Dave and I go back twenty years
a
Pasar / atenerse a / seguir / dejarse
167 Go by Things will get easier as time goes by
llevar por / juzgar
168 Go down with Coger / pillar Our youngest boy has gone down with chickenpox
Bajar / deshincharse / ponerse /
169 Go down The price of oil is going down
hundirse / ser acogido

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170 Go for Atacar / ir a buscar / gustar / valer para She went for him with a knife
Participar en / tomar parte en /
171 Go in for She's going in for the Cambridge B2 First exam
presentarse a / dedicarse a
172 Go in Entrar Let's go in, it's getting cold
173 Go into Entrar en / investigar / chocar contra The car skidded and went into a tree
174 Go off with Escaparse con He went off with his best friend's wife
175 Go off Marcharse She went off to get a drink
176 Go on Seguir / continuar / pasar / ocurrir She doesn't go on until Act 2
177 Go out Salir / apagarse She goes out a lot
We are now going over to the news desk for an
178 Go over to Pasarse a / cambiar a / pasar a
important announcement
179 Go over Revisar / repasar Go over your work before you hand it in
Dar vueltas / girar / pasar por casa de /
180 Go round There aren't enough chairs to go round
visitar
She decided not to go through with (= not to have) the
181 Go through with Llevar a cabo
operation
182 Go through Pasar por / sufrir / padecer/ examinar The deal did not go through
183 Go towards Destinar a / reservar para The money will go towards a new car
184 Go under Hundirse / fracasar He goes under the name of King Creole
185 Go up Subir / acercarse / levantarse / estallar The price of cigarettes is going up
Acompañar / ir con / estar incluido /
186 Go with A car goes with the job
hacer juego con
187 Go without Pasar sin / prescindir de There wasn't time for breakfast, so I had to go without
188 Grow apart Distanciarse As we got older we just grew apart
189 Grow away from Ir sin contacto con When she left school she grew away from her mother
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190 Grow into Convertirse en / hacerse He’s grown into a handsome young man
191 Grow on Llegar a gustar The neighbourhood was beginning to grow on me
192 Grow out of Perder / quitarse / quedarle pequeño a He's already grown out of his school uniform
Hacerse mayor / criarse / crecer / surgir
193 Grow up Their children have all grown up and left home now
/ desarrollarse
194 Hand around Repartir / ofrecer / pasar Willie helped hand the mugs around
195 Hand back Devolver She picked up the wallet and handed it back to him
These skills used to be handed down from father to
196 Hand down Transmitir / pasar / dejar en herencia
son
You must all hand in your projects by the end of next
197 Hand in Entregar / presentar / notificar
week
198 Hand on Transmitir / heredar / pasar / dar I decided not to hand this information on to the police
199 Hand out Repartir / distribuir / dar / aplicar Would you hand these papers out for me?
200 Hand over Entregar / ceder Albert bowed and handed over the letter
Hang about /
201 Esperar / perder el tiempo / frecuentar We’d better not hang about, it’s ten o’clock already
hang around
202 Hang back Quedarse atrás / vacilar Instinctively he hung back in the shelter of a rock
The puppy's droopy ears almost hung down to the
203 Hang down Colgar / caer
ground
The train rattled along and we both hung on to the
204 Hang on Agarrarse / esperar
straps
Two students were hanging out of the second floor
205 Hang out Tender / soler estar
window
206 Hang up Colgar ‘Get lost!’ she shouted, and hung up on me
207 Have on Llevar puesto a / tomar el pelo a I couldn’t see properly. I didn’t have my glasses on

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208 Have out Sacarse / operarse de I’m going round to his house to have it out with him
209 Hold back Retener / ocultar / contener / reprimir Police in riot gear held back the demonstrators
We had to hold the tent down with rocks to stop it
210 Hold down Sujetar / oprimir
blowing away
The speaker was holding forth on the collapse of
211 Hold forth Hablar largo y tendido
modern society
212 Hold off Mantener alejado a / refrenarse Buyers have been holding off until the price falls
Agarrarse fuerte / agarrarse bien /
213 Hold on Hold on, I’ll just get my coat
esperar / no colgar
214 Hold on to Cogerse a / agarrarse a / guardar The soldiers held on to the bridge for three more days
Negotiators aren’t holding out much hope of a
215 Hold out Tender / ofrecer / durar / resistir
peaceful settlement
216 Hold over Aplazar The matter was held over for further review
217 Hold up Sostener / Soportar The roof is held up by massive stone pillars
He says he doesn’t hold with all this politically correct
218 Hold with Estar de acuerdo con
stuff
219 Iron out Allanar / Nivelar We need to iron out a few problems first
Did you know that Jenna’s jacked in her college
220 Jack in Dejar / abandonar
course?
221 Jack up Levantar con gato / subir Jack the car up higher – I can’t get the tire off.
222 Jump at Aceptar sin pensarlo I jumped at the chance of a trip to Hong Kong
Perseverar en algo / no dejar en paz /
223 Keep at I know it’s hard, but keep at it! Don’t give up
machacar
224 Keep away Mantener a distancia I’ve told him to keep away, but he won’t listen
Retener / guardar / no revelar / estorbar He said he was fine, but I knew he was keeping
225 Keep back
/ contener something back
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226 Keep down We have to try and keep costs down
/ controlar
227 Keep from Abstenerse de / guardarse de These worries kept her from sleeping properly
No dejar salir / hacer quedar / contener /
228 Keep in They were kept in after school
pagar
229 Keep in with Mantener buenas relaciones con It’s a good idea to keep in with the boss
Mantenerse a distancia / no tocar / no She held an old piece of cloth over them both to keep
230 Keep off
hablar de the rain off
231 Keep on Seguir / continuar / no quitarse You just have to keep on trying
232 Keep on about Insistir en / no parar de hablar de He’s always going on about money
No dejar entrar / no dejar pasar / no
233 Keep out Cars should be kept out of the city centre
entrar
234 Keep out of No entrar en / no meterse en You keep out of this. It’s none of your concern
Atenerse a / cumplir / no dejar / no salir
235 Keep to You should keep your intake of alcohol to a minimum
de
She had to take on two jobs just to keep body and
236 Keep together Mantenerse juntos / no separarse
soul together
She decided to keep her plans under wraps for a
237 Keep under Mantener bajo
while
Mantener / seguir / mantener despierto / We’re on a winning streak – hopefully we can keep it
238 Keep up
mantenerse al día up
Seguir / mantenerse al corriente de /
239 Keep up with I told you she’s my sister, not my girlfriend. Keep up!
mantener el contacto
Kick against
240 Protestar contra / reaccionar contra She has kicked out against authority all her life
something
We kicked that suggestion around and in the end
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242 Kick in Romper a patadas The storm is expected to kick in shortly after sunrise
Sacar / hacer el saque inicial / empezar
243 Kick off What time does the laser show kick off?
/ comenzar
244 Kick out Echar / expulsar Bernard’s wife kicked him out
Rodar / recorrer / andar con / pegar /
245 Knock about My father used to knock me around
maltratar
246 Knock back Beberse Brenda knocked the brandy back quickly
Derribar / atropellar / derribar / rebajar /
247 Knock down Sue was knocked down just yards from her home
adjudicar
Tirar / hacer caer / birlar / liquidar / There was no one in the office because they’d all
248 Knock off
descontar / quitar knocked off for lunch
Dejar sin conocimiento / poner fuera de The champion knocked Biggs out in the seventh
249 Knock out
combate round
250 Knock over Volcar / tirar / atropellar A woman was knocked over by a bus last year
Hacer de prisa / hacer rápidamente/ We should be able to knock something together with
251 Knock together
entrechocarse what’s in the fridge
252 Knock up Llamar / despertar Michael knocked up a shed in the back garden
253 Lay about Agredir He laid about his attackers with a stick
Richard had laid aside his book to watch what was
254 Lay aside Dejar a un lado / dejar de lado
happening
I have some more research to do before I’m ready to
255 Lay before Presentar
lay the case before the committee
For years my mother laid by a small amount from
256 Lay by Guardar / poner aparte
every pay cheque
Dejar / soltar / entregar / imponer / fijar / He had already clearly laid down his view in his
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258 Lay in Proveerse de
season
259 Lay into Atacar Outside the club, two men were laying into each other
Despedir / dejar en paz / dejar de
260 Lay off The company laid off 250 workers in December
molestar / parar
261 Lay on Facilitar / suministrar / cargar They laid on a buffet for his farewell party
Tender / extender / disponer / colocar /
262 Lay out Lay out the map on the table and let’s have a look
exponer
We laid over for two hours in London on our way
263 Lay over Hacer una parada
home
264 Lay up Almacenar He’s still laid up with a bad back
265 Leave off Dejar de / acabar / terminar Barry took up the story where Justine had left off
She outlined the case to him, being careful not to
266 Leave out Omitir / excluir / excluir
leave anything out
Bajar / alargar / desinflar / fallar /
267 Let down She had been let down badly in the past
defraudar
TV chef Raymond Blanc lets us in on the secrets of
268 Let in Dejar entrar
his kitchen
269 Let into Abandonar It was time to let the rest of the family into the secret
270 Let off Dejar salir / dejar escapar I’ll let you off this time, but don’t do it again
271 Let on Decir / descubrir / hacer ver Don’t let on that I told you
272 Let out Dejar salir / soltar / alquilar He let out a cry of disbelief
273 Let through Dejar pasar Don’t let a chance like that slip through your fingers
274 Let up on Dejar en paz She’s a coach who never lets up on her players
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Looking ahead, we must expect radical changes to be
277 Look ahead Mirar hacia adelante
made in our system of government
278 Look at Mirar / considerar / mirar Look at that! What a horrible mess
When I look back on those days I realize I was
279 Look back Mirar atrás
desperately unhappy
Mr Garcia looks down on anyone who hasn’t had a
280 Look down on Despreciar
college education
281 Look for Buscar I’m looking for Steve – have you seen him?
282 Look forward to Esperar (con ansia) I’m really looking forward to our vacation
Can you look in on Eileen and see if she needs
283 Look in on Pasar (un momento) por
anything from the supermarket?
I wrote a letter of complaint, and the airline have
284 Look into Investigar
promised to look into the matter
He looks like hell and sounds awful, but then, as he's
285 Look like Parecerse a
the first to admit, he always did
Only one man tried to help us, the rest just looked on
286 Look on Considerer / observar
in silence
The apartment looks onto a stunning view of the
287 Look onto Dar a
beach
My cat loves looking out the window and watching all
288 Look out Tener cuidado
the birds and squirrels outside
Look out for slippery rocks on that trail, I've fallen
289 Look out for Esperar / estar al tanto / tener cuidado
there several times
The school nurse looked me over and said I was fine
290 Look over Mirar por encima
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291 Look round Volver la cabeza / mirar / mirar / visitar
and looked round, but there was no one
I pleaded to the bystanders for help, but everyone just
292 Look through Revisar / ojear
looked right through me
293 Look to Contar con / centrarse en Students look to their professors for guidance
294 Look up to Respetar Of course I look up to you, you're my big sister!
Can you please look up from that book for a second?
295 Look up Mejorar / consultar / buscar / ir a ver
I'm trying to talk to you!
I made after the bus, but there was no way I could
296 Make after Seguir a / perseguir a
catch it
Dirigirse hacia / abalanzarse sobre / They made for the storm cellar as quickly as they
297 Make for
crear / conducir a could
I make old broken speakers into cool bespoke coffee
298 Make into Convertir en / transformar en
tables
Pensar / opinar / parecer / entender /
299 Make of I made this table out of oak
dar importancia a
Make off with / The thieves busted the ATM and made off with the
300 Llevarse / escaparse con
make away cash inside
301 Make off Escaparse / largarse / huir The dog made off before I was able to grab its collar
I can read most of this, but I can't make out the last
302 Make out Extender / comprender / pretender
part. Can you?
Ceder / transferir / traspasar / convertir / We're going to make over the garage into a guest
303 Make over
transformar suite
Inventar / montar / confeccionar /
304 Make up We made up the bed in the guest room
maquillarse
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306 Make up to I’m really sorry. I’ll make it up to you
recompensar / pagar
Come on you two! It's time to shake hands and make
307 Make with Dar / traer
up
Rebajar el precio de / bajar la nota de /
308 Mark down All goods have been marked down by 15%
apuntar
Separar / dividir / distinguir / delimitar / Each of London's districts had a distinct character that
309 Mark off
tachar marked it off from its neighbours
310 Mark out Marcar / trazar / señalar / seleccionar They marked out a tennis court on the lawn
Subir (el precio de) / aumentar (el precio Share prices were marked up as soon as trading
311 Mark up
de) / subir la nota de started
Mezclar bien / preparar / desordenar /
312 Mix up Someone has mixed up all the application forms
mezclar
313 Nod off Dormirse / dar cabezadas I was practically nodding off in that meeting
314 Pan out Salir / resultar I'm happy with the way things have panned out
315 Pass away Pasar a mejor vida His mother passed away last year
316 Pass by Pasar / pasar de largo The procession passed right by my front door
These traditional stories have been passed down
317 Pass down Pasar / transmitir
from parent to child over many generations
He speaks the language so well he could easily pass
318 Pass for Pasar por
for a German
Pasar / transcurrir / parar / pasarse /
319 Pass off The demonstration passed off peacefully
hacer pasar
Pasar / dar / contagiar / pasar a mejor
320 Pass on Pass the book on to me when you've finished with it
vida
Desmayarse / perder el conocimiento /
321 Pass out People everywhere were passing out from the heat
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322 Pass over He was passed over in favour of a younger man
atravesar / cruzar
We were passing through, so we thought we'd come
323 Pass through Estar de paso / pasar por / atravesar
and say hello
Dejar pasar / dejar escapar /
324 Pass up Imagine passing up an offer like that
desperdiciar / rechazar
325 Pick at Tocar / comer sin ganas She sat at the table in silence, picking at her dinner
326 Pick off Matar uno a uno Snipers were picking off innocent civilians
She was picked on by the other girls because of her
327 Pick on Meterse con / elegir / escoger
size
Elegir / escoger / distinguir / reconocer / She was picked out from dozens of applicants for the
328 Pick out
tocar de oído job
329 Pick up Levantar / recoger / coger Trade usually picks up in the spring
330 Pick up on Hacer reseña de / volver a / señalar She failed to pick up on the humour in his remark
You can't just pitch up and expect to get in without a
331 Pitch (up) on Elegir / escoger / encontrar / dar con
ticket
The train pitched forward, causing me to spill my
332 Pitch forward Caer de bruces / caer de cabeza
coffee all over my lap
Empezar / empezar a comer / cooperar /
333 Pitch in Everyone pitched in with the work
contribuir
Emprender enérgicamente algo / atacar
334 Pitch into She started pitching into me as soon as I arrived
/ arremeter contra
335 Pitch off Quitar de encima / sacudir / caer Pinch off the dead flowers
Tirar / echar / expulsar / poner de patitas He was pitched out of office last year after a series of
336 Pitch out
en la calle blunders
Local companies pitched over with building materials
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338 Pull about Manosear / estropear
the snow
339 Pull along Arrastrar / arrastrarse The baby pulled along across the floor
Romper / partir en dos / desmontar /
340 Pull apart My tutor pulled my essay apart
criticar duramente
Arrancar / quitar arrancando / apartarse
341 Pull away The car pulled away from the lights at high speed
bruscamente de uno
Retirar / retener / tirar hacia atrás / tirar They were two-nil down until five minutes before the
342 Pull back
hacia sí end, when they pulled back a goal
Bajar / tirar hacia abajo / rebajar / hacer They pulled the old cinema down to build a new
343 Pull down
caer / tumbar shopping mall
344 Pull in Tirar hacia sí / recoger / cobrar Their last tour pulled in millions of fans
Arrancar / separar / quitar de un tirón / No-one thought that she would be able to do it, but
345 Pull off
quitarse de prisa she pulled it off in the end
346 Pull on Ponerse (de prisa) / tirar de I pulled on a jumper when the sun went in
347 Pull out Sacar / extraer / tirar hacia fuera The train was pulling out when I got there.
Acercar tirando / derribar / volcar /
348 Pull over The police pulled the car over
hacerse a un lado
349 Pull round Ayudar a uno a reponerse / reponerse He was just beginning to pull round after his operation
Sacar a uno de un apuro o de una At one stage it looked as if she was going to die, but
350 Pull through
enfermedad / recobrar la salud she pulled through in the end
Recuperar / sobreponerse / serenarse /
351 Pull together He was so angry that he couldn't pull himself together
recuperar la calma
352 Pull up Alzar / levantar / tirar hacia arriba / alzar He pulled up at the traffic lights
Comunicar / hacer entender / hacer
353 Put across She's not very good at putting her views across
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354 Put apart Separar a alguien de otras personas
tennis players
Rechazar / desechar / dejar / poner a un
355 Put aside Laura put aside her concerns and got on with the job
lado
Devolver a su lugar / restituir / volver a Can you put the book back when you’ve finished with
356 Put back
poner / guardar it?
357 Put by Ahorrar / tener dinero ahorrado I try to put a little by each month for bills
Poner en tierra / poner en el suelo /
358 Put down Emma put her bag down and went upstairs
depositar / bajar / soltar
Alargar / tender / extender / echar / The government has put forth a modest plan to
359 Put forth
emplear / desplegar streamline the whole system
He rejected all the proposals put forward by the
360 Put forward Nombrar / presentar / proponer / hacer
committee
Meter / introducir / insertar / interponer / Wendy has been putting in more hours at the office
361 Put in
presentar / aducir recently
Lack of parking space was putting potential
362 Put off Posponer
customers off
363 Put on Ganar peso Dorothy put on her coat and went out
Sacar / poner fuera / mandar a pasearse
364 Put out It took firefighters three hours to put the blaze out
/ echar / expulsar
Cerrar / despachar / hacer aprobar / Children shouldn’t be put through the ordeal of giving
365 Put through
someter a uno a una prueba evidence in court
366 Put together Poner juntos / juntar / reunir Initially, they simply put together a series of guidelines
Alzar / levantar / poner en alto / levantar Grants were available to help with the cost of putting
367 Put up
/ abrir / alzar up new school buildings
Aguantar / resignarse a / conformarse
368 Put up with How has Jan put up with him for so long?
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369 Put upon
mucho a / abusar de la amabilidad de little put upon
Ride about, (to) Pasearse a caballo / en coche / en
370 He enjoys riding around in his new car
ride around bicicleta
I am the mother of the Sun, and I command you to
371 Ride away Alejarse / irse / partir
ride away from here at once
Volver a caballo / en bicicleta / carro /
372 Ride back She got on her motorbike and rode back
etc
I feel as though my whole future is riding on this
373 Ride on Depender de
interview
The ship rode out the storm without any permanent
374 Ride out Aguantar hasta el final de
damage
375 Rip off Arrancar / timar Tourists are worried they’ll get ripped off
376 Rip up Romper / hacer pedazos I ripped up all the letters she’d sent me
The total came to £10.04, but she rounded it down to
377 Round down Redondear (a la baja)
£10
They rounded off their six-match tour with a brilliant
378 Round off Completar / acabar
victory yesterday
He rounded on critics who have been calling for his
379 Round on Volverse contra
resignation
Redondear (al alza) / acorralar / reunir / Dozens of political activists have been rounded up for
380 Round up
juntar questioning
Cruzar corriendo / encontrar / tropezar
381 Run across I ran across the letter while I was tidying the drawers
con
382 Run after Perseguir Velluci ran after the car waving his fists
383 Run along Irse Run along now, children!
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385 Run away with She ran away with Steven when she was only sixteen
/ te dejas llevar por
Atropellar / criticar / agotar / bajar
386 Run down She got run down outside school
corriendo / agotarse / pararse
Whatever system you choose, it must be run in
387 Run in Rodar / detener / entrar corriendo
properly
Entrar corriendo en / chocar con /
388 Run into Guess who I ran into today!
tropezar con
389 Run off Imprimir / irse corriendo Could you run off twenty copies of the agenda?
390 Run off with Escaparse con / llevarse He and the next-door neighbour ran off together
391 Run out of Quedarse sin (gasolina, agua, sal, etc) Time is running out for the trapped miners
392 Set about Empezar a / ponerse a / atacar / agredir She set about the business of cleaning the house
Enemistar con / poner en contra de / She accused her husband of setting the children
393 Set against
contraponer / sopesar against her
394 Set apart Distinguir / hacer diferente Her elegant style sets her apart from other journalists
Guardar / ahorrar / dejar / reservar /
395 Set aside She tries to set aside some money every month
dejar de lado / anular
Apartar / retirar / retrasar / atrasar / The bad weather set back the building programme by
396 Set back
costar several weeks
Poner por escrito / escribir / dejar / Passengers may be set down and picked up only at
397 Set down
establecer / fijar the official stops
This memorandum sets forth basic departmental
398 Set forth Emprender marcha / partir
policies
Empezar / comenzar / surgir /
399 Set in The rain seemed to have set in for the day
declararse
Salir / ponerse en camino / hacer
400 Set off We set off for London just after ten
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Partir / salir / proponerse / tener la She set out the reasons for her resignation in a long
402 Set out
intención de / querer letter
403 Set to Ponerse a / empezar a After the party we all set to and cleared everything up
Levantar / erigir / colocar / montar / After the war, she set up shop in a quiet Yorkshire
404 Set up
montar / armar town
Fanfarronear / presumir / lucirse / The children start showing off the minute anyone
405 Show off
hacerse el gracioso comes into the house
Hacer resaltar / hacer destacar / revelar
406 Show up I’ll be very surprised if they show up on time
/ sacar a la luz
407 Slip away Pasar / irse We managed to slip away early
408 Slip by Pasar / transcurrir I had the chance to switch jobs, but I let it slip by
Give me a moment to slip into something more
409 Slip into Ponerse
comfortable
410 Slip off Quitarse Slip your shirt off and I’ll listen to your heart
411 Slip on Ponerse Ann slipped the jacket on to see what it looked like
412 Slip out Escaparse I’m sorry I said that – it just slipped out
I’m going to slip out of this uniform as soon as we get
413 Slip out of Quitarse
home
Equivocarse / cometer un error / When you’re a politician everyone is always watching
414 Slip up
cometer un desliz / meter la pata in case you slip up
Apartarse / quitarse de en medio /
415 Stand aside They quickly stood aside to let me pass
mantenerse al margen
Apartarse / echarse hacia atrás /
416 Stand back The children were told to stand well back from the fire
alejarse / distanciarse
Cruzarse de brazos / quedarse sin
417 Stand by A boat will be standing by in case of emergency
hacer nada / estar preparado
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418 Stand down
el estrado year
Significar / querer decir / representar /
419 Stand for The letters ERM stand for Exchange-Rate Mechanism
defender / apoyar
420 Stand in for Sustituir / suplir I’ll be standing in for Peter while he’s away
Destacar / sobresalir / destacarse / Her bright clothes always make her stand out in a
421 Stand out
sobresalir / oponerse crowd
422 Stand over Vigilar a / velar a I’m fed up with him standing over me while I work
Estar en estado de alerta / poner en Nobody thought he would be brave enough to stand
423 Stand to
estado de alerta up to her
Ponerse de pie / levantarse / estar de
424 Stand up A man at the back stood up to ask a question
pie
425 Stand up for Defender / apoyar You’ve got to stand up for what you believe in
Nobody thought he would be brave enough to stand
426 Stand up to Hacer frente a / resistir a
up to her
427 Take after Parecerse a In looks she takes after her father
428 Take apart Desmontar / deshacer / echar por tierra My watch stopped, so I took it apart
429 Take aside Llevar a un lado I was immediately taken aside by the manager
A few hooligans couldn’t take away from the team’s
430 Take away Llevarse / quitar / restar / llevar
success
Recibir otra vez / aceptar algo devuelto /
431 Take back If you don’t like the scarf, I can take it back
readmitir
Quitar / bajar / desmontar / apuntar /
432 Take down The platform was taken down for safety reasons
humillar
433 Take for Tomar por She looks so young I took her for your sister
Dar cobijo a / alojar / recoger / engañar / The book takes in the period between 1891 and
434 Take in
asimilar Lenin’s death
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435 Take off I’d better take my shoes off
tomarse / imitar
Hacerse cargo de / encargarse de /
436 Take on We’re not taking on any new staff at the moment
aceptar / asumir
Sacar / quitar / invitar a salir / llevar de
437 Take out Henry took out his wallet
paseo
Tomarla con / desquitarse con /
438 Take out on OK, so you had a bad day. Don't take it out on me
descargarse
Tomar (posesión de) / apoderarse de /
439 Take over Can you take over the cooking while I walk the dog?
ocupar
440 Take over from Relevar / sustituir The leader of my group left, so I decided to take over
Tomar cariño a / darse a / empezar a /
441 Take to The rebels took to the hills
aficionarse a
Hacer puntualizaciones sobre / aceptar
442 Take up on I’ve decided to take you up on that job offer
(una oferta)
Empezar a salir con / entrar en
443 Take up with I don’t want you to take up with the wrong crowd
relaciones con / hablar de
444 Take up Ocupar / llevar / subir / quitar / levantar I took up smoking when I was at school
445 Take upon Encargarse de We took it upon ourselves to organize a quiz
446 Tell against Obrar en contra de I’m sure it was my age that told against me
The two women are so similar that only their
447 Tell apart Distinguir
husbands can tell them apart
448 Tell off Regañar / reñir / destacar The teacher told me off for talking again today
449 Tell on Chivarse de She threatened to tell on me
Tirar / desaprovechar / perder /
450 Throw away Have you thrown the papers away?
malgastar / derrochar / lanzar al aire
451 Throw back Devolver / echar atrás She threw back the duvet and jumped up
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452 Throw back on Obligar a recurrir a
own resources
453 Throw in Incluir gratis / sacar de banda Buy a computer now and get a free printer thrown in
Deshacerse de / librarse de / despistar /
454 Throw off Dieter threw off his clothes and dived into the water
quitarse
455 Throw on Ponerse She just threw on the first skirt she found
Echar / expulsar / rechazar / tirar / tirar a
456 Throw out You'll be thrown out if you don't pay the rent
la basura
Vomitar / devolver / abandonar /
457 Throw up I feel terrible – I’ve been throwing up all night
renunciar a
I had to get to the airport by two, and the minutes
458 Tick away Transcurrir
were ticking away
Marcar / señalar / regañar / reñir /
459 Tick off I was always being ticked off for messy work
fastidiar / dar rabia
Marchar al ralentí / estar en marcha / ir
460 Tick over The cab was waiting outside, the engine ticking over
tirando
461 Try for Tratar de obtener My father encouraged me to try for a place at Oxford
462 Try on Probarse What a lovely dress! Why don’t you try it on?
John hopes to try out his new running shoes this
463 Try out Probar / ensayar
weekend
The rival factions turned against each other in a bitter
464 Turn against Poner en contra / ponerse en contra de
struggle for power
Turn around / Volverse / darse la vuelta / volver / darle The £400 million loan will help turn the Russian
465
turn round la vuelta a economy around
No dejar entrar / volver la cabeza /
466 Turn away They’re family – I could hardly turn them away
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467 Turn back Bad weather forced them to turn back
retrasar / volverse atrás
Rechazar / no aceptar / denegar / bajar /
468 Turn down How could you turn down such a fantastic job?
doblar
469 Turn in Entregar a la policía / acostarse His own brother turned him in
Desconectar / apagar / cerrar / repugnar
470 Turn off Will you turn the television off, please?
/ dar asco a
Conectar / encender / abrir / poner en
471 Turn on He’s very nice, but he just doesn’t turn me on
marcha / excitar
Obviously, I’m disappointed at the way things have
472 Turn out Apagar / salir a la calle
turned out
473 Turn over Dar la vuelta a / volver / poner al revés You may turn over your exam papers now
Acudir a / recorrer a / recurrir a / buscar
474 Turn to I’m sorry, but I had no one else to turn to
/ pasar a
Llegar / presentarse / aparecer / doblar
475 Turn up Can you turn the volume up a bit?
hacia arriba / levantar
Pasar mucho tiempo haciendo algo
476 Wade through Wading through piles of data
aburrido
Wait about, (to)
477 Esperar / perder el tiempo I don’t feel like waiting around for him to decide
wait around
Quedarse / quedarse para esperar a
478 Wait behind He decided to wait behind and help clean up
uno
479 Wait on Atender What do we have to do to get waited on here?
480 Wait up for Quedarse despierto para algo Don’t wait up for me, I’ll be very late tonight
481 Wake up Despertarse Another cup of coffee will wake me up
482 Walk about Pasear I tried to walk about because of my hangover
483 Walk around Dar una vuelta / pasearse I can’t walk around with my hair like this
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484 Walk away Irse / alejarse / negarse a / evadirse de Spencer turned to walk away, then stopped
485 Walk away with Llevarse / robar We can all walk away with a clear conscience
486 Walk back Volver a pie / regresar andando She later attempted to walk back her statement
She looked radiant as she walked down the aisle on
487 Walk down Bajar a pie
her father’s arm
Entrar / caer en una trampa / ser
488 Walk into I realized I'd walked into a trap
embaucado
Quitarse un dolor de encima dando un She said, ‘You just don't care, do you?’ and walked
489 Walk off
paseo off in a huff
Salir / retirarse / declararse en huelga / Workers at the plant are threatening to walk out over
490 Walk out
marcharse pay
Atropellar a / tratar a alguien a coces /
491 Walk over She'll always let him walk all over her
ganar
She walked me through a demonstration of the
492 Walk through Ensayar por primera vez
software
493 Warm up Calentar The party soon warmed up
The farmer warned us off his land when we tried to
494 Warn off Advertir
camp there
Wash off / wash
495 Remover una mancha lavando Those grease stains won't wash off
out
496 Wash up Lavar los platos Go and get washed up
Some of the more forthright sections were watered
497 Water down Diluir
down by the editors
Wear away /
498 Desgastar The inscription on the ring had almost worn away
wear down
499 Wear off Disminuir / desparecer The numbness in his shoulder was starting to wear off
500 Wear on Transcurrir lentamente My headache grew worse as the evening wore on
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