Phrasal Verbs en inglés (B1–B2) para hispanohablantes

Cards in this deck

#1

Q:levantarse (de la cama)

A:get up — "I get up at seven every morning."

#2

Q:subir(se) a (un autobús, tren)

A:get on — "She got on the bus at the last stop."

#3

Q:bajar(se) de (un autobús, tren)

A:get off — "We got off the train at the wrong station."

#4

Q:llevarse bien (con alguien)

A:get along (with) — "I get along well with my colleagues."

#5

Q:superar algo (una enfermedad, un problema)

A:get over — "It took him months to get over the flu."

#6

Q:deshacerse de algo

A:get rid of — "We need to get rid of these old boxes."

#7

Q:volver / regresar

A:get back — "I will get back home by eight."

#8

Q:despegar (un avión); quitarse (ropa)

A:take off — "The plane took off on time." / "He took off his coat."

#9

Q:empezar (una afición, hábito)

A:take up — "She took up painting last year."

#10

Q:parecerse a (un familiar)

A:take after — "He takes after his father."

#11

Q:encargarse de / hacerse cargo de

A:take over — "A new manager will take over the team."

#12

Q:buscar (información) en un diccionario o internet

A:look up — "Look up the word if you don't know it."

#13

Q:tener ganas de algo (en el futuro)

A:look forward to — "I look forward to seeing you soon."

#14

Q:cuidar de (alguien o algo)

A:look after — "Can you look after my dog this weekend?"

#15

Q:buscar (algo perdido)

A:look for — "I'm looking for my keys."

#16

Q:investigar / examinar

A:look into — "The police will look into the case."

#17

Q:posponer / aplazar

A:put off — "They put off the meeting until Friday."

#18

Q:soportar / aguantar

A:put up with — "I can't put up with the noise anymore."

#19

Q:ponerse (ropa); encender (luz, TV)

A:put on — "Put on your jacket, it's cold."

#20

Q:apagar (luz, fuego)

A:put out — "The firefighters put out the fire."

#21

Q:encontrarse con algo por casualidad

A:come across — "I came across an old photo yesterday."

#22

Q:volver / regresar

A:come back — "Please come back before midnight."

#23

Q:ocurrir / suceder; continuar

A:go on — "What's going on here?" / "Go on, I'm listening."

#24

Q:estropearse; explotar; sonar (alarma)

A:go off — "The alarm went off at six." / "The milk has gone off."

#25

Q:revisar / repasar

A:go over — "Let's go over the plan one more time."

#26

Q:encender / activar

A:turn on — "Turn on the lights, please."

#27

Q:apagar

A:turn off — "Don't forget to turn off the oven."

#28

Q:subir (el volumen); aparecer

A:turn up — "Can you turn up the music?"

#29

Q:bajar (el volumen); rechazar

A:turn down — "She turned down the job offer."

#30

Q:rendirse / dejar (un hábito)

A:give up — "He gave up smoking two years ago."

#31

Q:devolver algo

A:give back — "Please give me back my pen."

#32

Q:repartir / distribuir

A:give out — "The teacher gave out the exams."

#33

Q:llevar a cabo / realizar

A:carry out — "They carried out the experiment carefully."

#34

Q:continuar / seguir

A:carry on — "Carry on with your work."

#35

Q:quedarse sin algo

A:run out of — "We ran out of milk this morning."

#36

Q:atropellar; encontrarse con alguien por casualidad

A:run into — "I ran into an old friend at the mall."

#37

Q:montar / crear / establecer

A:set up — "They set up a new company last year."

#38

Q:salir (de viaje / de marcha)

A:set off — "We set off early to avoid traffic."

#39

Q:averiguar / descubrir

A:find out — "I found out the truth yesterday."

#40

Q:averiguar (un cálculo); resolver; hacer ejercicio

A:work out — "Let's work out the total cost." / "I work out at the gym."

#41

Q:estropearse / averiarse (una máquina, coche)

A:break down — "My car broke down on the highway."

#42

Q:entrar por la fuerza / forzar la entrada

A:break in — "Someone broke in and stole the TV."

#43

Q:cancelar; romper (una relación)

A:break up — "They broke up after five years together."

#44

Q:rellenar (un formulario)

A:fill in / fill out — "Please fill in this form."

#45

Q:ocuparse de / tratar con

A:deal with — "She deals with customer complaints."

#46

Q:inventar (una excusa, historia)

A:make up — "He made up an excuse to leave early."

#47

Q:señalar / indicar

A:point out — "She pointed out a mistake in the report."

#48

Q:rendirse / dejar el trabajo

A:hand in — "Hand in your homework by Monday."