Get on – Subir.

They got on the train.

Get on – Progresar.
Sue is getting on very well in her new job.
Get on for – Llegar a una edad.
He must be getting on for seventy.
Get across – Ser entendido.
I had the feeling I wasn’t getting the meaning across.
Get at – Dar a enterder, coloquial.
What are you getting at exactly?
Get down to – Ponerse con algo en serio.
It’s time we got down to some real work.
Get off with – Evitar un castigo.
They were lucky to get off with such light sentences
Get over – Sorprenderse.
I couldn’t get over how well she looked.
Get over with – Terminar algo que no nos gusta.
I’ll be glad to get this awful business over with.
Get round to – Encontrar tiempo para hacer algo.
Sorry, but I haven’t got round to fixing the tap yet.
Get up to – Tramar algo.
The children are getting up to something in the garden
PHRASAL VERBS CON TAKE
Phrasal Verbs con Take
Take in – Engañar.
Don’t be taken in by her apparent shyness.
Take (it) out on – Hacer a alguien sufrir por nuestro propio sufrimiento.
I know you are unhappy, but don’t take it out on me!
Take off – Imitar.
Dave takes off the Prime Minister really well.
Take on -Adquirir una nueva actividad o hábito.
My grandmother has taken on a new lease of life since her operation.
Take on – Hacer algo extra.
She has taken on too much with a full-time job as well.
Take out – Firmar un seguro.
Ann has taken out life insurance.
Take over – Tomar el control.
The army tried to take over the country.
Take to someone – Desarrollar apreciación por alguien.
You’ll soon take to your new boss, I’m sure.
Take away – Llevarse.
She took the envelope away
Take up – Ocupar tiempo.
The meeting took up a whole morning.
PHRASAL VERBS CON LOOK
Phrasal Verbs con Look
Look up – Buscar una referencia.
Look up the term online.
Look someone up – Visitar.
If you’re passing through Athens, look me up.
Look after – Cuidar de.
She looked after her grandmother.
Look into – Investigar.
The police have promised to look into the problem.
Look on – Considerar.
We look on this town as our real home.
PHRASAL VERBS CON GO
Phrasal Verbs con Go
Go after – Perseguir.
She is going after a great job.
Go back on – Romper una promesa.
The management has gone back on its promise.
Go in for – Convertir algo en hábito.
I don’t go in for that kind of thing.
Go in for – Entrar en una competición.
Are you thinking of going in for the race?
Go off – Un alimento se pone malo.
This milk has gone off.
Go on – Suceder.
Something funny is going on.
Go round – Ser o tener suficiente.
There weren’t enough life-jackets to go round.
Go through with – Completa una promesa o plan.
When it came to actually stealing the money, Nora couldn’t go through with
it.
PHRASAL VERBS CON COME
Phrasal Verbs con Come
Come after – Seguir a alguien.
A dog came after me when I started running.
Come about – Suceder.
Let me explain how the situation came about.
Come down to – Resumir o concluir un argumento.
It all comes down to whether you are prepared to accept less money.
Come in for – Recibir críticas o culpa.
The government has come in for a lot of criticism over the decision.
Come off – Suceder con éxito.
I’m afraid that deal didn’t come off after all.
Come out – Aparecer.
All the flowers have come out.
Come up – Suceder algo problemático.
Look, something has come up, and I can’t meet you.
Come up against – Encontrarse con una dificultad.
We’ve come up against a bit of a problem.
Come up to – Cumplir expectativas.
The play didn’t come up to expectations.
Come up with – Pensar en un plan o solución.
We still haven’t come up with a solution to the problem.
PHRASAL VERBS CON TURN
Phrasal Verbs con Turn
Turn down – Rechazar.
Another company offered me a job but I turned them down.
Turn out – Algo que resulta al final.
He turned out to be an old friend of Helen’s.
Turn out – Reunirse o formar un grupo.
Thousands of fans turned out to welcome the team.
Turn up – Descubrir por causalidad.
Don’t worry about that missing book, it’s bound to turn up sooner or later.
Turn up – Llegar o aparecer.
Not many people turned up for the lesson.
PHRASAL VERBS CON MAKE
Phrasal Verbs con Make
Make after – Perseguir.
She made after the bus but could not reach.
Make for – Resultar o facilitar.
The power steering makes for easier parking.
Make off with – Escapar.
The thief made off with a valuable necklace.
Make out – Pretender.
Tim made out that he hadn’t seen the No Smoking sign.
Make out – Ver o entender.
I couldn’t quite make out what the notice said.
Make someone out – Comprender la conducta de alguien.
Janet is really odd. I can’t make her out.
Make up – Inventar.
I think you made up the whole story!
Make up for – Compensar por algo.
Our success makes up for all the hard times.
PHRASAL VERBS CON SET
Phrasal Verbs con Set
Set about – Comenzar a hacer algo.
We must set about re-organising the office.
Set in – Establecerse en el tiempo.
I think this rain has set in for the day.
Set out – Dar detalles escritos.
This document sets out all the Union demands.
Set out – Preparar.
I’ve set out the refreshments in the hall.
Set out – Comenzar algo.
Sue set out to write a biography but it became a novel.
Set up – Establecer.
An inquiry into the accident has been set up.
Set (up) on – Atacar.
We were set upon by a gang of hooligans.
PHRASAL VERBS CON GIVE
Phrasal Verbs con Give
Give away – Traicionar.
His false identity papers gave him away.
Give off – Emitir mal olor.
The cheese had begun to give off a strange smell.
Give out – Terminarse.
When our money gave out we had to borrow some.
Give over – Abandonarse a una actividad.
The rest of the time was given over to playing cards.
Give over – Parar.
Why don’t you give over? You are getting on my nerves.
Give up – Rendirse.
The escaped prisoner gave herself up.
Give up – Dar algo o alguien por muerto o perdido.
After ten days the ship was given up for lost..
Give up – Dejar una actividad o hábito.
They gave up gambling.
PHRASAL VERBS CON CUT
Phrasal Verbs con Cut
Cut out – Dejar de hacer algo.
My Dad has very high cholesterol, so he has cut out eggs and dairy from his
diet.
Cut back – Hacer algo en menor medida.
You eat too much salt, you should cut back on salty foods.
Cut off – Recortar.
He cut all the fat off.
Cut out – Dar forma a algo mediante cortes.
He cut several pieces of pastry out.
Cut up – Recortar en piezas con un cuchillo.
He cut the pie up into equal slices.
PHRASAL VERBS CON BRING
Phrasal Verbs con Bring
Bring about – Causar.
The crisis was brought about by Brenda’s resignation.
Bring off – Hacer algo con éxito.
The team tried for years to win the competition and they finally brought it
off.
Bring on – Causar una enfermedad.
Sitting in the damp brought on his rheumatism.
Bring on – Causar un problema.
You have brought this on/upon yourself.
Bring round – Influir a alguien hacia tu punto de vista.
After much discussion, I brought the committee round to my point of view.
Bring up – Mencionar.
I feel I ought to bring up another small matter.
PHRASAL VERBS CON CALL
Phrasal Verbs con Call
Call after – Poner el mismo nombre de un antecesor.
The baby is called after his grandfather.
Call at – Hacer una parada corta.
The train calls at Oxbridge and Glenville.
Call away – Pedir a alguien que se vaya.
The doctor was called away for an emergency.
Call back – Devolver una llamada.
I’ll call you back as soon as possible.
Call for – Ir a algún sitio a por alguien.
Tom said he would call for her at 8 o’clock.
Call for – Demandar que algo se haga.
The authorities called for an investigation.
Call for – Requerir.
The job calls for excellent computer skills.
Call in – Pedir a alguien que venga a hacer un trabajo.
He called in the plumber to repair the leak.
Call in (on) – Hacer una visita a alguien.
Jack called in on his parents yesterday.
Call off – Cancelar.
The picnic was called off due to the storm.
Call on/upon – Invitar o pedir formalmente.
I now call on the President to address the assembly.
Call out – Decir algo en voz alta.
He called out my name but I didn’t answer.
Call round – Ir a un sitio a ver a alguien.
The nurse said she would call round to see my mother.
Call up – Movilizar en el ejercito.
My grandfather was called up to active duty in 1940.
PHRASAL VERBS CON PICK
Phrasal Verbs con Pick
Pick up – Recoger algo o a alguien para llevarle a otro sitio.
There’s nothing in the fridge so I will pick some sandwiches up from the shop.
Pick up – Mejorar.
The weather seems to be picking up.
Pick at – Comer despacio.
Mauro picks at his food. He eats like a bird.
Pick at – Irritar o molestar.
If you have a mosquito bite, you shouldn’t pick at it.
Pick off – Quitar.
Toni picked the hairs off her sweater one by one.
Pick on – Acosar.
Teenagers always pick on the new kid in school.
Pick up – Aprender mediante experiencia.
I picked up a little Korean when I lived in Seoul.
Pick up – Acelerar o estar ocupado.
Miami Beach really picks up in March because of Spring Break.
Pick up – Llevar a alguien en el coche.
Larry always picks me up when I fly into Philadelphia.
Pick up – Pagar la cuenta de alguien.
Anastasia picked up our tab at the bar.
Pick out – Elegir algo.
I told Gina to pick out a new pair of shoes for her birthday present.
PHRASAL VERBS CON CARRY
Phrasal Verbs con Carry
Carry away – Dejarse llevar.
My son normally gets a little carried away on his birthday.
Carry off – Ganar un premio.
Mary carried off a gold medal in the swimming championship.
Carry on – Seguir.
Please, carry on the way you are; I am only here to observe.
Carry out – Llevar a cabo.
The police will carry out an investigation and inform the press of any new
developments.
Carry out – Cumplir.
). I am a man of my word, I always carry out my promises.
Carry through – Llevar a cabo.
The plan was carried through to perfection, thanks for your help.
PHRASAL VERBS CON BE
Phrasal Verbs con Be
Be after – Intentar, conseguir.
What’s he after? Is he looking for proof?
Be against – Oponerse.
I must say I’m against the idea.
Be along – Llegar.
Jack will be along soon. He’s on his way.
Be away – Estar fuera por un periodo largo.
She is away today. She has gone to London.
Be down – Estar deprimido.
The news is bad so John is a bit down today.
Be down – Descender.
Oil prices were down today.
Be down on – Desaprobar, no gustar.
Why is Charlie so down on the new recruit?
Be down with – Estar enfermo.
My mother is down with a bad cold.
Be in for – Tener motivos para esperar algo.
I think we are in for snow today.
Be in on – Participar en algo.
Alex is in on the project too.
Be into – Estar interesado en algo.
He’s into sports and she’s into poliltics.
Be off – Salir hacia algún sitio.
I’m off! I’ve got a plane to catch.
Be on – Tomar medicación.
The driver was on drugs at the time of the accident.
Be on about – Querer decir.
What are you on about? I don’t understand.
Be onto – Hacer un descubrimiento.
My colleague is excited. He must be on to something.
Be out – Estar fuera por un periodo corto.
Where’s Peter? He’s out today.
Be out of – Quedarse sin algo.
We’re out of coffee I’m afraid.
Be out to – Intentar conseguir algo.
He’s out to win the match.
Be up – Estar despierto.
Tom was up at the crack of dawn!
Be up – Incrementar.
The interest rates are up again.
Be up to – Tramar.
What are those kids up to?
Be up to – Ser responsabilidad de alguien.
It’s up to the government to find a solution.
PHRASAL VERBS CON SEE
Phrasal Verbs con See
See through – Descubrir la verdad sobre algo.
I saw through his intentions at once.
See about – Organizar, considerar.
I’ll see about whether we can manage it.
See into – Acompañar al alguien dentro de un sitio.
Her secretary saw me into her office.
See off – Perseguir para ahuyentar.
A cat came into the back garden but the dog soon saw it off.
See off – Ir a un transporte para decir adiós a alguien.
I went to the station to see them off.
See out – Acompañar a alguien a la salida.
Are you sure you’re going? I’ll get your coats and see you out.
See through – Continuar hasta el final.
They had a lot of difficulties in implementing the project, but the team saw it
through successfully.
See through – Descubrir que alguien miente.
The police quickly saw through her disguise and arrested her.
See to – Encargarse de algo.
He saw to the arrangements and everything ran smoothly and efficiently.
PHRASAL VERBS CON KEEP
Phrasal Verbs con Keep
Keep up – Continuar.
Well done! Keep up the good work!
Keep around – Seguir teniendo algo.
I have know idea why they keep around this piece of junk. They’ll never use
it.
Keep at – Continuar con algo difícil
Jill kept at the puzzle until she put all the pieces together.
Keep away – Mantener lejos.
The warehouse has a guard dog to keep away would be thieves.
Keep back – Mantener la distancia.
The police kept back the crowd by blocking off the street.
Keep down – Reprimir.
Keep down the noise, will you? I’m trying to sleep.
Keep from – Evitar hacer algo.
I couldn’t keep myself from eating the last piece of cake.
Keep in – Impedir la salida.
She kept him in because he had a high temperature.
Keep off – Evitar hablar de algo.
The reporter kept off any the topic of the recent scandal with the politician.
Keep on – Continuar.
Let’s keep on hiking… it’s such a beautiful day.
Keep out – No permitir la entrada.
We were kept out of the club because we were too young.
Keep to – Mantenerse firme en algo.
Let’s keep to the plan. I don’t want to make any changes now.
Keep up – Mantener.
“Keep up the good work,” John’s teacher said to him as he handed back his
essay.