Phrasal Verb List (Lista verbos compuestos)
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Lista de verbos compuestos o frasales |
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Phrasal Verb / verbo compuesto |
Significados en español |
Ejemplo |
| add (something) up | sumar algo | The waiter added the bill up in no time. |
| break down | parar de trabajar, averiarse | The car broke down when we were arriving. |
| blow up | explotar (bomba), desatarse (tormenta, crisis) | A storm blew up just after I left. |
| blow (something/somebody) up | volar a algo o a alguien | The car was blown up by two terrorists. |
| break into (something) | entrar en algo (forzando la entrada) para robar | Burglars broke into my apartment while I was on holidays. |
| bring (somebody) up | criar y educar a un nio | I was brought up by my grandmother. |
| carry on (doing/with something) | continuar haciendo algo | Carry on! You are doing it very well. |
| carry on (with somebody) | estar liado con alguien (coloquial) | She is carrying on with her boss. |
| check out of | pagar la factura y marcharse (hotel) | They checked out on Monday. |
| cheer (somebody) up | animar a alguien, animarse | She sent him a funny card to cheer him up |
| close (something) down | cerrar o terminar una actividad | The factory was closed down last month. |
| come by (something) | lograr, obtener, conseguir | Good teachers are hard to come by in this city. |
| come down with | enfermarse | I came down with the flu last week. |
| fall out with (somebody) | pelearse o discutir con alguien | I fell out with my best friend. |
| find (something) out | averiguar o enterarse de algo | You’ll never find out what happened. |
| get (something) across | comunicar una idea | I’m going to get across our idea to my boss. |
| get away with | salir impune | She got away with stealing the money. |
| get by | defenderse en algo, sobrevivir (financieramente) | She can get by in english. |
| get on (with somebody) | llevarse bien con alguien | He doesn’t get on with his parents. |
| get on | continuar haciendo algo (trabajo) | You have to get on with your work. |
| get out | salir de, bajarse de un vehículo | You must get out of my room. |
| get over | recuperarse de una mala experiencia o enfermedad | She is getting over the flu. |
| give (something) away | regalar | I’ll give all my dolls away to your daughter. |
| give (something) back | devolver | Please, give my pencil back. |
| give in (somebody) | estar deacuerdo con alguien, ceder, rendirse | You’ll never guess the answer! Do you give in? |
| go on (doing sth/with sth) | continuar, seguir (haciendo algo o con algo) | After University she went on studying. |
| grow up | crecer, llegar a hacerse adulto | I grew up in France but now I live in Italy. |
| hold on | esperar | Could you hold on, please? |
| keep on (doing something) | continuar haciendo algo (a veces repetidamente) | She kept on asking me the same questions. |
| lay (somebody) off | despedir a alguien (por falta de trabajo o temporal) | Because of falling orders we need to lay off some people. |
| let (somebody) down | defraudar o decepcionar a alguien | When I was fired, I felt I had let my wife down |
| look forward to | tener ganas de, esperar con ilusión | We are looking forward our holiday. |
| look out | prestar atencin, tener cuidado | Look out! Don’t burn yourself! |
| look (something) up | buscar informacin, consultar | You can look up the word in the dictionary. |
| look up to (somebody) | admirar a alguien | My brohter has always looked up to you. |
| make (something) up | inventar algo | I don’t believe Mary’s story. I’m sure she made it up |
| make up (with somebody) | empezar a ser amigos otra vez, reconciliarse | Our parents had an argument last night but they made up today. |
| move away (from sb/sth) | alejarse de / mudarse | She said good bye and moved away (from him) |
| pick on (somebody) | criticar duramente o fastidiar | When I was younger my brother picked on me all the time. |
| put (money) by | ahorrar dinero | You have to put a little by every week. |
| put (somebody) down | denigrar, ensuciar la honra de alguien | I’m very angry because you put me down in front of everyone. |
| put (something) off | posponer, retrasar algo | I’ve put off the visit with the doctor. |
| put (somebody) through | transmitir, conectar por teléfono | Could you put me through to Mr.Smith, please? |
| rely on (somebody/something) | contar con, confiar en | I hope I can rely on you to be discreet |
| slow down | reducir la velocidad | Slow down! We go too fast. |
| speak up | hablar alto, subir la voz | You have to speak up, I can’t understand you. |
| take after (somebody) | parecerse o tener el mismo carácter de alguien | He takes after her mother with her bad temper |
| take over (from sb/sth) | sustituir, tomar el relevo, hacerse con el control | If you are tired of driving I can take over for a while |
| take off | despegar | The plane is taking off at this moment. |
| take (something) up | ocupar, empezar una afición | He’s taken up tennis in his free time. |
| tell (somebody) off | regañar a alguien | It’s very late! My father will tell me off. |
| throw (somebody) out | echar a alguien (por mal comportamiento) | The manager should throw these people out because are drunk. |
Whitman English 