I don't agree with him

No estoy de acuerdo con l

We are about to leave here

Estamos a punto de salir de aqu
I'll be back in a few minutes
Regresar en unos minutos
They are out of work now
Ellos estn sin trabajo ahora
In 48 hours, everything will be over!
Todo habr terminado en 48 horas
It's going to blow up!
Va a estallar!
I will call back in twenty minutes
Volver a llamar en 20 minutos
Let's carry on the discussion
Continuemos con la discusin
It is hard to carry out this plan
Es difcil cumplir este plan
Let's clear up this problem
Solucionemos este problema
You must come back before nine o'clock
Debemos regresar antes de las nueve en punto
Anyway, please come in
Como sea, por favor pasa
Come on! I can't wait any more
VAmos! No puedo esperar ms
Tom tried to cut down on his expenses
Tom trat de reducir sus gastos
He cut off a branch from the tree
El cort la rama del rbol
Some think that the Condor might die out
Algunos creen que el Cndor podra extinguirse
I can do without this
Puedo vivir sin esto
The door was locked, so I couldn't get in
La puerta estaba cerrada, as que no pude entrar

Let's get off here

Vamos a bajarnos aqu
We saw the child get on the bus
Vimos como los nios se suban al autobs
When do you get up?
A qu hora de levantas?
I have to give back the book before Saturday
Tengo que devolver el libro antes del sbado
If I were in her place, I wouldn't give up yet
Si estuviera en su lugar, todava no me rendira
Go ahead with your story
Siga con su historia
Pick up your things and go away
Recoge tus cosas y vete
Go back to your seat
Vuelve a tu sitio
I heard him go down the stairs
Lo o bajar las escaleras
I'm going to rest before I go out
Voy a descansar antes de salir
You must go up the hill
Debes subir la colina
Hang on a minute. I'll call Laura
Espera un minuto, que llamo a Laura
Don't hang up yet, please
No cuelgues todava, por favor
I let in the cat
Dej entrar al gato
I will look after your cat while you are away
Cuidar a tu gato mientras ests fuera
We look for good luck, bad luck looks for us
Buscamos la buena suerte, la mala suerte nos busca a nosotros
Tom was put in jail
Metieron preso a Tom
We will take off in a few minutes
Despegaremos en unos minutos

I went to the bank to take out money

Fui al banco para sacar dinero
Don't throw away your chance
No desperdicies tu oportunidad
Turn down the radio
Bjale a la radio
Turn up the TV
Sube el volumen al televisor
Turn on the light, please
Enciende la luz, por favor
Please turn out the lights when you leave
Por favor apaga las luces al salir
Please turn over the page
Por favor da la vuelta a la pgina
I wake up at the sound of the alarm
Despert con el sonido de la alarma
I walked about aimlessly on the street
Camin sin rumbo por la calle
We saw him walk across the street
Lo vimos cruzar la calle
You had better not walk around in such a place
Es mejor no dar la vuelta en este sitio
After dinner, I walk on the beach
Despus de cenar voy a seguir caminando por la playa
1. If you date him, you're asking for trouble.
2. Our car broke down while we were driving to the supermarket.
3. After days of negotiations, the talks broke down.
Despus de varios das de negociaciones, el dilogo se rompi.
4.

The firemen had to break down the door to get into the house.
Los bomberos tuvieron que derribar la puerta para entrar en la casa.

5. It was the most stressful week. By Friday I broke down and cried.
Fue la semana ms estresante. El viernes me vine abajo y romp a |
llorar.
6.

I was brought up by my grandmother.

Fui criada por mi abuela.

7.

I hate him. Don't ever bring his name up again!

Le odio. Nunca vuelvas a mencionar su nombre!

8. Call me, we need to catch up!

Llmame. Tenemos que ponernos al da!
9. You are walking so fast, I will never catch up with you.
Andas tan rpido, nunca te alcanzar.
10.We are coming back from vacation next week.
Regresamos de vacaciones la semana que viene.
11.Did you find out what happened to Joe?
Has averiguado lo que le pas a Joe?
12.I'm so lucky, my father and my husband get along/on really well.
Soy tan afortunada, mi padre y mi marido se llevan muy bien.
13.Get in the car and I will take you to school.
Sbete al coche y te llevar a la escuela.
14. You can't get into the club without a ticket.
No puedes entrar en la discoteca sin una entrada.
15.Beatrice applied to many schools, but she only got into one.
Beatrice hizo la solicitud en muchas escuelas, pero slo fue admitida en
una.
16.We must get off the train at the next stop.
Tenemos que bajar del tren en la siguiente parada.
17.We usually get off early on Fridays in the summer.
Solemos plegar temprano los viernes en verano.
18.He got on the bus for the airport.
Se subi en el autobus del aeropuerto.
19.It's too smoky, I have to get out of here.
Hay demasiado humo, tengo que salir de aqu.
20.He got out of the car quickly.
l sali del coche rpidamente.
21.I tried, but I can't get the stain out of my new dress.
Lo he intentado, pero no puedo quitar la mancha de mi vestido nuevo.
22.I'm so embarassed. I can never go back to that bar again.
Estoy tan avergonzada. Nunca ms puedo volver a ese bar.
23.This story goes back to when I was young.
Esta historia se remonta a cuando yo era joven.

24.Let's go out and play in the snow!

Salgamos a jugar a la nieve!
25.The news went out last night.
Las noticias fueron transmitidas anoche.
26.The lights went out during the storm.
Las luces se apagaron durante la tormenta.
27.Mini skirts went out of style last year.
Las minifaldas se pasaron de moda el ao pasado.
28.Alex grew up in France, but now he lives in Italy.
Alex creci en Francia pero ahora vive en Italia.
29.Hurry up or we will be late.
Date prisa o llegaremos tarde.
30.My parents are looking after the children while we go to dinner.
Mis padres estn cuidando a los nios mientras salimos a cenar.
31.Paul is looking for the document you requested.
Paul est buscando el documento que solicitaste.
32.We are really looking forward to your visit!
Tenemos muchas ganas de tu visita!
33.That never happened! You're making it up!
Eso nunca pas! Lo has inventado!
34.Our parents had an argument last night, but they made up this
morning.
Nuestros padres tuvieron una discusin ayer por la noche, pero se
reconciliaron esta maana.
35.The committee is made up of several people from the community.
El comit se compone de varias personas de la comunidad.
36.Business is picking up at the shop this month.
El negocio est mejorando en la tienda este mes.
37.That's the girl John picked up at the bar last night.
Esa es la chica que John se lig en el bar anoche.
38. We will pick you up at your house at 6.
Te recogeremos en tu casa a las 6.
39. He picks up languages easily.
l aprende idiomas fcilmente.

40.The kids want to put up a tent in the backyard this summer.

Los nios quieren poner una tienda de campaa en el jardn este
verano.
41.The tickets were sold out by the time we arrived.
Las entradas estaban agotadas cuando llegamos.
42.The tickets were sold out by the time we arrived.
Las entradas estaban agotadas cuando llegamos.
43.Stop trying to show up your sister. You both did very well this year in
school.
Deja de tratar de avergonzar a tu hermana. Los dos lo habis hecho
muy bien este ao en la escuela.
44.When you sign in you must give your password.
Cuando inicies la sesin debes darle tu contrasea.
45. I forgot to sign out of my email.
Olvid de cerrar la sesin de mi correo electrnico.
46.Sit down and let's talk.
Sintate y hablemos.
47.The teacher split us up into groups for the project.
El profesor nos dividi en grupos para el proyecto.
48.With her blue hair, Mary really stands out in a crowd.
Con su pelo azul, Mara realmente destaca en la multitud.
49.Please switch off the lights when you leave.
Por favor apague las luces cuando salga.
50.Switch on the lights please, I can't see anything.
Encienda las luces por favor, no veo nada.
51.he plane will take off in 5 minutes.
El avin despegar en 5 minutos.
52.Take off your jacket and stay awhile.
Qutate la chaqueta y quedate un rato.
53. The new campaign has really taken off.
La nueva campaa ha tenido mucho xito.
54.He was lost. His mistake was turning off the path.
Estaba perdido. Su error fue salirse del camino.
55.He was always drunk. It really turned me off.
Siempre estaba borracho. Realmente me dejo fria.

56.Remind me to turn on the washing machine before we leave.

Recurdame que encienda la lavadora antes de irnos.
57. Just his voz turns me on.
Slo su voz me excita.

BE ABOUT TO - estar a punto de -I was about to leave the house when

my friends arrived.
BE BACK - regresar I won't be back until 10 minutes in this place
BE OUT OF - quedarse sin - We're out of eggs so we can't make a
tortilla.
BE OVER - terminarse - When the football match was over, we went to
the pub.
BE UP - estar levantado - "Phil isn't up yet: he's still in bed. Phone again
in ten minutes."
BLOW UP - estallar (una bomba) - The bomb blew up killing six people.
BLOW UP - inflar - We blew up at least a hundred balloons for the
Christmas party.
BREAK DOWN - averiarse - My car broke down on the way to Motril.
CALL BACK - volver a llamar - "I'm afraid the manager isn't here at the
moment. Could you call back later?"
CARRY ON - seguir. continuar - I'm sorry if I interrupted you. Please
carry on.
CARRY OUT - cumplir (una promesa) - The President carried out his
promise to reduce taxation.
CARRY OUT - llevar a cabo - The execution was carried out at seven
o'clock in the morning.
CLEAR UP - poner en orden - It took four hours to clear up after the
party.
COME ACROSS - encontrar, dar con - I came across an old friend on the
metro in Madrid.
COME BACK - regresar - I'm going to England for two weeks. I'm
coming back on the fifth.
COME IN - entrar - "Good morning. Come in and sit down."
COME ON - Vamos!, Date prisa! - Come on. We're going to be late.
CUT DOWN ON - consumir menos - You must cut down on cholesterol
or you'll have a heart attack.
CUT OFF - cortar, desconnectar - When we didn't pay the bill, the
electricity was cut off.
CUT UP - cortar en pedazos - We cut up the birthday cake and gave
everyone a slice.
DO UP - abrochar, atar - I was five before I knew how to do up my
shoelaces.

DO WITH - tener algo que ver con, tener relacin con - "What's MS
DOS?" "It's got something to do with computers."
DO WITHOUT - pasarse sin, prescindir de - The shops are shut so we'll
have to do without sugar.
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DRAW UP - pararse - The car drew up at the zebra crossing.
GET BACK - volver, regresar - Cinderella had to get back by twelve
o'clock.
GET IN(TO) - entrar - I lost my keys and so I couldn't get into the
house.
GET OFF - bajar (de un autobus, tren) - You have to get off the bus at
the next stop if you want the station.
GET ON - subir (a un autobus, tren, moto) - Quick! Get on the train, it's
about to leave.
GET UP - levantarse - When I got up this morning it was still dark.
GIVE BACK - devolver - If you don't like the dress, the shop will give
you your money back.
GIVE UP - perder la esperanza, rendirse - If you find phrasal verbs
difficult, don't give up.
GIVE UP - dejar (de fumar, beber) - You'll get cancer if you don't give
up smoking.
GO AHEAD - Siga! - "Can I use the telephone?" "Yes, go ahead."
GO AWAY - irse, marcharse - Are you going away for Christmas, or are
you staying at home.
GO BACK - volver, regresar - Although she's forty, she's going back to
University to study French.
GO DOWN - bajar - The price of fruit goes down in the summer.
GO OUT - salir (por la calle) - I always go out and have a few drinks on
Saturday night.
GO UP - subir - The price of cigarettes went up in January 1992.
HANG ON/HOLD ON - esperar - Hold on for a minute as Pablo will be
back in five minute.
HANG UP - colgar (el telfono) - My ex-girlfriend hung up when I
phoned her.
KEEP UP WITH - mantenerse (a la altura de) - I can't keep up with my
father when we go cycling as he goes too fast.
KNOCK DOWN - derribar, atropear, demoler - My grandfather's old
house was knocked down and a bank was built.
LEAVE BEHIND - olvidar, dejar - When I got to the airport, I realised I
had left my passport behind.
LET IN - dejar entrar - She opened the door and let in the cat.
LOOK AFTER - cuidar - My mother looks after the children when we go
away.
LOOK FOR - buscar - I spent two hours looking for my glasses before I
found them.

LOOK FORWARD TO - esperar con ilusin - I'm looking forward to the

Easter holidays.
LOOK OUT - tener cuidado, Ojo! Look out! - There's a car coming.
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LOOK UP - buscar algo (en un libro, diccionario) - If you don't
understand the word, look it up in a dictionary.
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PUT IN - meter, introducir - Put ten pence in the machine and you will
get a cup of coffee.
PUT ON - encender - Put on the light, it's getting dark.
PUT ON - ponerse (la ropa) - Put your coat on or you'll get cold.
RUN OUT OF - quedars sin algo We ran out of petrol so we had to get
the bus.
SET OFF - ponerse en camino - We set off to Madrid at five o'clock to
avoid the traffic.
TAKE AFTER - parecerse a - Pablo takes after his mother: they are both
optimistic.
TAKE OFF - despegar - The flight was delayed for two hours and the
plane eventually took off at 6 p.m.
TAKE OFF - quitarse la ropa - Take off your coat and make yourself
comfortable.
TAKE OUT - extraer, sacar - He took out a cigarette and lit it.
THROW AWAY - tirar (en la basura) - Don't throw these papers away:
they're important.
TURN DOWN - bajar (el volumen) - Turn down the radio: it's too loud.
TURN UP - poner el volumen ms fuerte - Turn up the radio. I can't
hear it.
TURN ON - encender (televisin, luces etc.) - Turn on the television,
please, I want to see the news.

1. Tom asked Janet out to dinner.

2. My family always backs me up in my decisions.
3. The bomb might blow up if someone touches it.
4. The little boy blew up lots of balloons for his birthday party.
5. Sorry Im late! My car broke down o my way to work
6. He broke down in tears when he heard the bad news.
7. Somebody broke in our house last night

8. My boyfriend and I broke up two months ago

9. The prisoners broke out from prison.
10.Panic broke out suddenly
11.The thief broke through the crowded street.
12.Remember to bring your books back to the school library.
13.Every time I listen to this song, it brings me down
14.I was born in London but I was brought in Madrid
15.The boss brought up an important issue at the meeting.
16.I cant speak right now. I will call you back later
17.The match was called of
18.Im going to call on some friends in London.
19.She used to call me up in the middle of the night.
20.The teacher was calling out our names so that we could all listen.
21.I don't care for football.
22.Im caring for my ill grandma.
23.Carry on with your work in silence!
24.He carried out an experiment.
25.Although he knew nothing about the lesson, he caught on very quickly.
26.The teacher told me I'll have to work very hard if I wanted to catch up
with the rest of my classmates.
27.After we checked in, we looked for the boarding gate.
28.Check out that car!! Its awesome!!
29.She cheered up when she knew she had passed all her exams.
30.The cooked chopped up some bananas
31.All the students chipped in 5 euros and bought the teacher a present.
32.You must clean up your bedroom if you want to watch TV.
33.I came across my lost earring while I was sweeping the floor.
34.Everything is coming along perfectly well.
35.Come along with me to the bus stop.
36.You must come around to visit next week

37.She is from Denmark.

38.You can count on me
39.She cried out in pain.
40.I must cut back on sugary drinks if I want to lose some weight.
41.They cut the oldest tree in the forest
42.He has cut back on drinking.
43.The gas company cut me of.
44.I cut this ad out of the newspaper
45.He deals with difficult customers every day.
46.The strange sound died away
47.Do up your zipper!
48.I cant do without my mobile
49.We must dress up for a formal event.
50.I might drop in for a while next week