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Come in
Please, take off your shoes when you come in.
Do you want to come in for a cup of tea?
Hi, come in - Great to see you!
She looked up and nodded for me to come in.
He came in with four shopping bags and dumped them on the table
Go out
Salir con tus amigos de fiesta
PShe goes out (partying) with her friends every weekend.
We're going out to a disco on Friday. Do you want to join us?
Salir de casa
He just went out to buy some milk.
Find out
Este verbo se usa muchísimo. Significa enterarse de algo,
descubrir. Aquí out no tiene un sentido específico.
She found out that they were having an affair.
I enjoyed finding out about the local wildlife.
Find out how to get there by car.
I must find out the train times.
Hopefully our parents will never find out about this.
Figure out
Significa entender algo o a alguien, comprender
I can’t figure this map out.
I can’t figure out how the parts fit together.
She couldn’t figure him out at all.
I am having trouble figuring her out.
He was able to figure out who the killer was pretty quickly.
She is a difficult person to figure out.
Calcular
Work out
I can't work out how much I have to pay in taxes.
I spent a long time on this math problem but I couldn't work it out
Estallar/producirse
War broke out in 1914.
The fire broke out in the early morning
Comenzar a tener granitos/manchas
Drinking soda makes me break out.
Spots started breaking out all over his chest
The cold makes me break out
Carry out
Es una forma más formal de decir do. Significa"realizar" o
"llevar a cabo". Muchas veces, en inglés se usa cuando lo que
se va a hacer es un proceso complejo
The hospital is carrying out tests to find out what’s wrong with her.
The scientist wanted to carry out several experiments.
We're here to carry out the wishes of the woman.
If you carry out the instructions exactly, you shouldn't have any problem.
They're carrying out some important research at my University.
Look out -Watch out!
Estas dos expresiones se usan cuando queremos advertir de un
peligro. Se pueden traducir como: "¡Cuidado!" "¡Ojo!"
Watch out! There’s a car coming!
Watch out for people trying to steal your wallet.
Look out, he's got a gun!
You should look out for your pronunciation when you speak English.
Do look out for spelling mistakes in your work.
Plug (something) in
Este verbo significa enchufar algo. Lo contrario es unplug.
You can plug your headphones in here.
<Could you plug in the electric kettle?
Where can I plug my computer in?
Plug in the coffee machine.
Could you unplug the iron for me?
If you unplug the computer you can plug in your phone.
Run into
Encontrarse a alguien o algo por casualidad:
I ran into your sister the other day
She's just so sweet! I ran into my ex at the shopping center. It was really
embarrassing.
I ran into Carmen on the way home.