PHRASAL VERBS PARA APROBAR EL B1
Base on Basarse en This film is based on a famous book
Bring up Criar I was brought up in a small town
Carry on Continuar I am too tired to carry on
This essay was carried out by my
Carry out Realizar
mate
While I was doing the research, I
Come across Encontrarse con algo came across with a lot of useful
information
When did you come back from your
Come back Volver
holidays?
If you come around early, we can go
Comer around Pasarse/venir
to the cinema
Reducir el consumo de You should cut down on chocolate if
Cut down on
algo you want to lose weight
You have to deal with your problems if
Deal with Lidiar con
you want to be happy
Depend on Depender de Our plans depend on your schedule
I don’t know how I ended up in this
End up Acabar en
situation
Fall down Caerse Take care! You are going to fall down
You have to fill in this document in
Fill in Llenar/completar
order to acquire the certification
Find out Descubrir I found out that he was lying
It is very easy to get on with her. She
Get on with Llevarse bien
is so kind
Get on (bus)/ in
Subirse I saw him getting in his new car
(car)
Get rid of I should get rid of this T-shirt, it is old-
Deshacerse de
something fashioned
Give back Devolver We need to give back the books to
the library
I am sure that he will never give up,
Give up Rendirse
he is a persevering person
Go off Cansarse I would never go off eating chocolate
We are going to take a break; We will
Go on Continuar
go on tomorrow
I grew up in a small town next to
Grow up Crecer
Granada
This project should be handed in by
Hand in Entregar
the end of the week
Can you hang on just a minute? I am
Hang on Esperar
almost ready
Hurry up Apresurarse Hurry up! We are late
Join in Unirse/apuntarse She would like to join in our team
I’m afraid that I can’t go to your
Look after Cuidar a alguien party, because I have to look after my
sister
I’m looking for my mother. Have you
Look for Buscar
seen her?
Look forward Estar deseando hacer
I’m looking forward to seeing you!
to algo
Look out Tener cuidado You should look out! The floor is wet
If you don’t know the answer, please,
Make up Inventar
don’t make it up
Move in/out Mudarse I moved in this town five years ago
Pass away Morir My dog passed away yesterday
Pick up Recoger a alguien My friends will pick us up if I call them
First, plug in the television and then
Plug in Enchufar
switch it on
It’s freezing outside, I am going to put
Put on Ponerse
on my coat
Run away Huir The thief ran away with all the money
The car stopped because it had run
Run out of Quedarse sin
out of petrol
Agotarse (cuestión de The best-seller was sold out
Sell out
ventas) yesterday
This company was set up by my
Set up Montar un negocio
family
We have to set off early in the
Set off Emprender un viaje
morning if we want to arrive in time
I just have signed in an English course
Sign in Inscribirse
in Academia Puerta Real
Switch on/off Encender/apagar Press the button to switch the light on
Take care of Cuidar de I have to take care of my sister
Take off Despegar The plane takes off at 14:30
Take up Comenzar un hobby I took tennis up when I was five
I have to tidy up my room this
Tidy up Recoger/ordenar
weekend
The only problem of online shopping
Try on Probarse
is that you can’t try the clothes on
This city has turned into a peaceful
Turn into Convertirse
place to live
Please, turn the lights on. It is very
Turn on/off Encender/apagar
dark in here
It turns out that my boyfriend is
Turn out Resultar
cheating on me
1. Break down - Averiarse, descomponerse
o Our car broke down on the way to the airport.
2. Bring up - Mencionar, sacar un tema
o She brought up an interesting point during the meeting.
3. Call off - Cancelar
o They called off the match due to bad weather.
4. Carry on - Continuar
o Despite the interruption, she carried on with her presentation.
5. Come across - Encontrarse con, toparse con
o I came across an old friend at the market.
6. Find out - Descubrir, averiguar
o I found out that the meeting was postponed.
7. Get along - Llevarse bien
o They get along very well with each other.
8. Give up - Rendirse, dejar de hacer algo
o He gave up smoking last year.
9. Look after - Cuidar de
o She looks after her younger brother.
10.Put off - Posponer
o We had to put off the meeting until next week.
11.Take off - Despegar (avión) o quitarse (ropa)
o The plane took off on time.
o He took off his jacket because it was too warm.
12.Turn up - Aparecer, llegar
o She turned up late to the party.
PHRASAL VERBS MAS IMPORTANTES PARA EL
B2
Break down averiarse, descomponerse
Bring up mencionar, criar
Carry out llevar a cabo
Come encontrarse con, dar la
across impresión
Deal with tratar con, encargarse de
Figure out averiguar, resolver
Get along llevarse bien
Give up rendirse, dejar de
Go on continuar, suceder
Hold on esperar, sujetar
Look after cuidar
Look esperar con ansias
forward to
Make up inventar, hacer las paces
Pick up recoger, aprender
Put off posponer
Run out of quedarse sin
Set up establecer, montar
Take off despegar, quitarse (ropa)
Turn down rechazar, bajar (el volumen)
Work out resolver, hacer ejercicio
