Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verbs
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Adems de la definicin en ingls, traduccin en castellano y un ejemplo, aqu
encontrars informacin sobre la sintaxis (mira abajo para una explicacin), si
hay derivados, sinnimos, antnimos, notas del uso y si el verbo se usa ms a
menudo en ingls americano o britnico (US/UK).
intransitive: estos verbos no tienen un objeto (p.ej. The car broke down
yesterday.)
inseparable: el objeto debe ir despus del "phrasal verb" (p.ej. Im too busy to
deal with the client right now.)
separable: el objeto puede interponerse entre el verbo y una preposicin o
adverbio (p.ej. The waiter added the bill up. o The waiter added up the bill.)
to ask for
1.1
to request
pedir
Can I ask you for a favor?
Puedo pedirte un favor?

Sintaxis: separable
1.2
to seek or provoke something negative

buscarse
If you date him, you're asking for trouble.
Si sales con l, te vas a buscar problemas.

Sintaxis: inseparable
Notas de uso: Se utiliza mucho en tiempos continuos.
to break down
1.1
to stop working; functioning

dejar de funcionar; estropearse; averiarse
Our car broke down while we were driving to the supermarket.
Nuestro coche se estrope mientras bamos al supermercado.
Sintaxis: intransitive
Derivados: breakdown [n.] (avera), broken-down [adj.] (estropeado, averiado)
1.2
to end negotiations unsuccessfully

romperse; fracasar
After days of negotiations, the talks broke down.
Despus de varios das de negociaciones, el dilogo se rompi.

Derivados: breakdown [n.] (interrupcin, ruptura)
1.3
to remove or dismount
derribar; desmontar; dividir
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.

Sintaxis: separable
Derivados: breakdown [n.] (descomposicin)
1.4
to start crying
venirse abajo; romper a llorar
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.

Derivados: breakdown [n.] (ruptura, crisis nerviosa)
to bring up
1.1
to raise a child
criar y educar
I was brought up by my grandmother.
Fui criada por mi abuela.

Sintaxis: separable
Derivados: upbringing [n.] (crianza, educacin)
Sinnimos: to raise
Notas de uso: Se utiliza mucho en pasiva.
1.2
to mention
sacar; mencionar
I hate him. Don't ever bring his name up again!
Le odio. Nunca vuelvas a mencionar su nombre!
Sintaxis: separable
Sinnimos: to raise
to catch up
1.1
to bring or get up to date

ponerse al da; ponerse al tanto; ponerse al corriente
Call me, we need to catch up!
Llmame. Tenemos que ponernos al da!
Sintaxis: separable
Sinnimos: to bring up to date
1.2
to reach someone or something ahead of you

alcanzar a; ponerse al mismo nivel que
You are walking so fast, I will never catch up with you.
Andas tan rpido, nunca te alcanzar.

Sintaxis: separable
to come back
1.1
to return
regresar; volver
We are coming back from vacation next week.
Regresamos de vacaciones la semana que viene.
Derivados: comeback [n.] (vuelta, repuesta)
Sinnimos: to return
to find out
1.1
to discover; to learn
averiguar; enterrarse; descubrir
Did you find out what happened to Joe?
Has averiguado lo que le pas a Joe?

Sintaxis: separable
Sinnimos: to discover
to get along \ on
1.1
to have a good relationship with someone

llevarse bien
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.
Notas de uso: get along (US); get on (UK)
1.2
to make progress; to deal or to handle

irse
How are you getting along at university?
Cmo te va en la universidad?
to get in
1.1
to arrive
llegar; volver
What time did you get in last night?
A qu hora llegaste a casa anoche?
to get in (into)
1.1
to enter
subirse
Get in the car and I will take you to school.
Sbete al coche y te llevar a la escuela.

Antnimos: to get out
Notas de uso: Se utiliza "get in" con coches y lugares y "get on" con buses,
aviones, trenes, etc.
1.2
to enter
entrar
You can't get into the club without a ticket.
No puedes entrar en la discoteca sin una entrada.

1.3
to enter
ingresar; ser admitido
Beatrice applied to many schools, but she only got into one.
Beatrice hizo la solicitud en muchas escuelas, pero slo fue admitida en una.
to get of
1.1
to exit or leave
bajarse
We must get of the train at the next stop.
Tenemos que bajar del tren en la siguiente parada.
Antnimos: to get on
Notas de uso: Se utiliza "get of" con buses, aviones, trenes, etc. y "get out of"
con coches y lugares.
1.2
to finish or leave
terminar; salir; plegar
We usually get of early on Fridays in the summer.
Solemos plegar temprano los viernes en verano.

to get on (onto)
1.1
to enter or to board
subirse
He got on the bus for the airport.
Se subi en el autobus del aeropuerto.
Sinnimos: to board
Antnimos: to get of
Notas de uso: Se utiliza "get on" con buses, aviones, trenes, etc. y "get in" con
coches y lugares.
to get out (of)
1.1
to leave or exit
irse; salir; marcharse
It's too smoky, I have to get out of here.
Hay demasiado humo, tengo que salir de aqu.
Antnimos: to get in (into)
1.2
to leave or exit
bajarse
He got out of the car quickly.
l sali del coche rpidamente.

Antnimos: to get in (into)
Notas de uso: Se utiliza "get out (of)" con coches y lugares y "get of" con
buses, aviones, trenes, etc.
1.3
to avoid doing something

escabullirse o librarse de hacer
How can I get out of going to work today?
Cmo puedo escabullirme de ir a trabajar hoy?

1.4
to remove
quitar(se)
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.

Sintaxis: separable
to go back
1.1
to return
volver
I'm so embarassed. I can never go back to that bar again.
Estoy tan avergonzada. Nunca ms puedo volver a ese bar.

1.2
to date to an early time, to have a long history

remontarse a; retroceder
This story goes back to when I was young.
Esta historia se remonta a cuando yo era joven.

to go out
1.1
to leave
salir
Let's go out and play in the snow!
Salgamos a jugar a la nieve!
Antnimos: to go in
1.2
to be sent
mandar; enviar
Has the mail gone out yet?
Se ha enviado el correo ya?

1.3
to be transmitted
comunicarse; transmitirse; emitirse
The news went out last night.
Las noticias fueron transmitidas anoche.

1.4
to be extinguished; to stop working

apagarse
The lights went out during the storm.
Las luces se apagaron durante la tormenta.

1.5
to become unfashionable
pasarse de moda
Mini skirts went out of style last year.
Las minifaldas se pasaron de moda el ao pasado.

to grow up
1.1
to mature, to become an adult

crecer; hacerse mayor; criarse
Alex grew up in France, but now he lives in Italy.
Alex creci en Francia pero ahora vive en Italia.

Derivados: grown-up [n.] (un adulto, persona mayor); grown-up [adj.] (mayor,
maduro)
to hurry up
1.1
to rush
darse prisa; correr
Hurry up or we will be late.
Date prisa o llegaremos tarde.
Sintaxis: separable
Notas de uso: Se usa mucho en el imperativo.
to look after
1.1
to care for; to attend

cuidar de/a; vigilar a; ocuparse de
My parents are looking after the children while we go to dinner.
Mis padres estn cuidando a los nios mientras salimos a cenar.
Sinnimos: to take care of
Notas de uso: Se puede utilizar en la voz pasiva.
to look for
1.1
to try to find, to search

buscar a; esperar a
Paul is looking for the document you requested.
Paul est buscando el documento que solicitaste.

Derivados: unlooked-for [adj.] (inesperado, imprevisto)
to look forward to
1.1
to wait for or anticipate something pleasant

tener ganas de
We are really looking forward to your visit!
Tenemos muchas ganas de tu visita!
to make up
1.1
to invent
inventar
That never happened! You're making it up!
Eso nunca pas! Lo has inventado!
Derivados: made-up [adj.] (inventado)
1.2
to reconcile
reconciliarse; hacer las paces
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.
1.3
to consist of; to constitute

formar; constituir
The committee is made up of several people from the community.
El comit se compone de varias personas de la comunidad.

Derivados: make-up [n.] (estructura, composicin)
to pick up
1.1
to improve
mejorar
Business is picking up at the shop this month.
El negocio est mejorando en la tienda este mes.
Derivados: pickup [n.] (mejora)
1.2
to flirt
ligar
That's the girl John picked up at the bar last night.
Esa es la chica que John se lig en el bar anoche.

Sintaxis: separable
Derivados: pickup [n., adj.] (ligue)
1.3
to collect
recoger; coger
We will pick you up at your house at 6.
Te recogeremos en tu casa a las 6.

Sintaxis: separable
Derivados: pickup [n.] (recogida)
1.4
to learn
aprender
He picks up languages easily.
l aprende idiomas fcilmente.

Sintaxis: separable
to put on
1.1
to dress; to start wearing something

ponerse
Why don't you put on your green dress, it really suits you.
Por qu no te pones tu vestido verde? Te queda muy bien.
Sintaxis: separable
Antnimos: to take of
to put up
1.1
to mount; to hang; to raise; to place

levantar; subir; colgar; montar
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.
Sintaxis: separable
Antnimos: to take down
to run into
1.1
to meet by accident
encontrarse con alguien
Did I tell you? I ran into your brother the other day at the cinema.
Te dije? Me encontr con tu hermano el otro da en el cine.
Sinnimos: to bump into
1.2
to collide
chocar con/contra
Did you hear? Last night a car ran into the shop down the street.
Oste? Anoche un coche choc con la tienda en la calle.

to sell out
1.1
to have nothing left; to sell everything in stock

agotarse algo
The tickets were sold out by the time we arrived.
Las entradas estaban agotadas cuando llegamos.
Derivados: sell-out [n.] (lleno; xito de taquilla)
1.2
to lose integrity in exchange for financial gain

venderse barato
I never expected that they would sell themselves out like that.
Nunca esperaba que se venderan as, tan barato.

Derivados: sell-out [n.] (traicin)
to show of
1.1
to behave in a way as to attract attention; to brag

fardar; lucirse
Stop showing of already! It's been over a month since you won the
championship.
Deja de fardar ya! Ha pasado ms de un mes desde que ganaste el
campeonato.
Derivados: show-of [n.] (chulo)
to show up
1.1
to arrive or appear
presentarse; aparecer
What time did he finally show up?
A qu hora se present finalmente?
Sinnimos: to turn up
1.2
to embarrass someone
avergonzar a; dejar a alguien en ridculo
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.
Sintaxis: separable
to shut up
1.1
to stop talking or making noise

callarse
Shut up already! You're giving me a headache.
Cllate ya! Me das dolor de cabeza.

Sintaxis: separable
Notas de uso: Se utiliza mucho en el imperativo.
to sign in
1.1
to open and start a computer program; to register

iniciar una sesin; registrarse
When you sign in you must give your password.
Cuando inicies la sesin debes darle tu contrasea.

Sinnimos: to log in
Antnimos: to sign out; to log out
to sign out
1.1
to close a computer program

cerrar la sesin
I forgot to sign out of my email.
Olvid de cerrar la sesin de mi correo electrnico.
Sinnimos: to log out
Antnimos: to sign in; to log in
to sit down
1.1
to sit or take a seat

sentarse
Sit down and let's talk.
Sintate y hablemos.
Derivados: sit-down [adj.] (servida en la mesa); sit-down [n.] (sentada;
descanso)
Notas de uso: Se utiliza mucho en el imperativo.
to split up
1.1
to divide or separate into groups

dividirse; separarse
The teacher split us up into groups for the project.
El profesor nos dividi en grupos para el proyecto.

Sintaxis: separable
Sinnimos: to divide up
1.2
to end a relationship
romper con alguien
Did you hear? Sally and Dave split up last week.
Oste? Sally y Dave rompieron la semana pasada.

Sinnimos: to break up
to stand out
1.1
to be so extraordinary or diferent as to draw attention

destacar
With her blue hair, Mary really stands out in a crowd.
Con su pelo azul, Mara realmente destaca en la multitud.
Derivados: outstanding [adj.] (excelente; excepcional); outstandingly [adv.]
(excepcionalmente)
to switch of
1.1
to disconnect or terminate power to

apagar; desconectar; cortarse
Please switch of the lights when you leave.
Por favor apague las luces cuando salga.

Sintaxis: separable
Sinnimos: to shut of; to turn of
Antnimos: to switch on; to turn on
to switch on
1.1
to give power to
encender
Switch on the lights please, I can't see anything.
Encienda las luces por favor, no veo nada.
Sintaxis: separable
Sinnimos: to turn on
Antnimos: to switch of; to shut of; to turn of
to take of
1.1
to depart or when the plane leaves the ground

despegar
The plane will take of in 5 minutes.
El avin despegar en 5 minutos.

Derivados: take-of [n.] (despegue)
1.2
to remove
quitar(se)
Take of your jacket and stay awhile.
Qutate la chaqueta y quedate un rato.

Sintaxis: separable
Antnimos: to put on; to keep on
1.3
to make quick and good progress

tener xito; despegar
The new campaign has really taken of.
La nueva campaa ha tenido mucho xito.

to take out
1.1
to remove or extract
sacar
Can you please take out the trash when you leave?
Puedes por favor sacar la basura cuando te vayas?
Sintaxis: separable
Derivados: take-out [n.] (comida preparada para llevar)
to try on
1.1
to put on clothing to see how it looks and how it fits

probarse (ropa)
Would you like to try those on?
Quiere probarselos?
Sintaxis: separable
to turn of
1.1
to leave
salirse; desviarse
He was lost. His mistake was turning of the path.
Estaba perdido. Su error fue salirse del camino.
Derivados: turn-of [n.] (salida; desvo)
1.2
to cause dislike or displeasure

quitarle las ganas a; dejar frio a
He was always drunk. It really turned me of.
Siempre estaba borracho. Realmente me dejo fria.

Sintaxis: separable
Derivados: turn-of [n.] (algo o alguien que repugna/repele)
Sinnimos: to turn on
to turn on
1.1
to start; to connect
encender; abrir
Remind me to turn on the washing machine before we leave.
Recurdame que encienda la lavadora antes de irnos.
Sintaxis: separable
Derivados: to switch on; to put on
Sinnimos: to turn of; to switch of; to shut of
1.2
to excite; to cause someone to feel pleasure; to become interested

poner cachondo; excitar a
Just his voz turns me on.
Slo su voz me excita.

Sintaxis: separable
Derivados: turn-on [n.] (algo o alguien que excita a alguien sexualmente)
Antnimos: to turn of

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Si no ests familiarizado con los "phrasal verbs", te sugerimos que primero

Puedo pedirte un favor?

to seek or provoke something negative

Si sales con l, te vas a buscar problemas.

to stop working; functioning

to end negotiations unsuccessfully

Despus de varios das de negociaciones, el dilogo se rompi.

Los bomberos tuvieron que derribar la puerta para entrar en la casa.

Fue la semana ms estresante. El viernes me vine abajo y romp a llorar.

Fui criada por mi abuela.

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

Le odio. Nunca vuelvas a mencionar su nombre!

to bring or get up to date

to reach someone or something ahead of you

Andas tan rpido, nunca te alcanzar.

Has averiguado lo que le pas a Joe?

to have a good relationship with someone

to make progress; to deal or to handle

Sbete al coche y te llevar a la escuela.

You can't get into the club without a ticket.

No puedes entrar en la discoteca sin una entrada.

Solemos plegar temprano los viernes en verano.

to get out (of)

l sali del coche rpidamente.

to avoid doing something

How can I get out of going to work today?

Cmo puedo escabullirme de ir a trabajar hoy?

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.

Estoy tan avergonzada. Nunca ms puedo volver a ese bar.

to date to an early time, to have a long history

Esta historia se remonta a cuando yo era joven.

Se ha enviado el correo ya?

Las noticias fueron transmitidas anoche.

to be extinguished; to stop working

Las luces se apagaron durante la tormenta.

Las minifaldas se pasaron de moda el ao pasado.

to mature, to become an adult

Alex grew up in France, but now he lives in Italy.

Alex creci en Francia pero ahora vive en Italia.

to care for; to attend

to try to find, to search

Paul est buscando el documento que solicitaste.

to wait for or anticipate something pleasant

to consist of; to constitute

The committee is made up of several people from the community.

El comit se compone de varias personas de la comunidad.

Esa es la chica que John se lig en el bar anoche.

We will pick you up at your house at 6.

Te recogeremos en tu casa a las 6.

l aprende idiomas fcilmente.

to dress; to start wearing something

to mount; to hang; to raise; to place

Oste? Anoche un coche choc con la tienda en la calle.

to have nothing left; to sell everything in stock

to lose integrity in exchange for financial gain

Nunca esperaba que se venderan as, tan barato.

to behave in a way as to attract attention; to brag

to stop talking or making noise

Cllate ya! Me das dolor de cabeza.

to open and start a computer program; to register

Cuando inicies la sesin debes darle tu contrasea.

to close a computer program