PHRASAL VERBS

Apply for Solicitar Did you apply for that teaching job?
Ask for Pedir Ask me for it.
Ask in Invitar At the end of the date, I asked Mary in.
Ask out Invitar a salir
Back in Estar de vuelta I’m glad to see her back in action.
Back out Retirarse He wanted to join the project but he backed out.
Desvincularse
Back up Hacer una copia de seguridad You should back up your computer.
Be off Irse
Largarse
Be out of No tener I’m sorry, we’re out of light bulbs at the moment, but we should be
getting some in soon.
Beat up Dar una paliza
Blow off Ignorar Are you blowing me off?
Blow out Apagar
Soplar (una vela)
Blow up Explotar
Estallar
Break down Averiarse My car broke down.
Dejar de funcionar
Descomponer
Break in Entrar por la fuerza The thieves broke in and stole the safe.
Interrumpir Excuse me for breaking in.
Domar These shoes need to be broken in.
Break up Romper I find it hard to break up with someone.
Separarse
Terminar una relación
Bring it on ¡Venga!
¡Vamos
Bring up Sacar un tema I didn’t bring that up.
Criar
Educar
Brush up on Mejorar I need to brush up on my Spanish.
Bump into Encontrarse (con alguien)
Chocarse (con algo)
Butt in Interrumpir
Call back Devolver una llamada I can't talk now. I'll call you back.
Call off Cancelar Why don’t you call that off?
Suspender
Call on Contar con alguien You can call on me.
Care about Preocuparse (por alguien o algo)
Carry about Llevar a cabo
Carry on + ing Seguir
Continuar
Catch on Entender Everyone was catching on pretty well.
Catch up Alcanzar I’ll catch up with you later.
Catch up Ponerse al día
Alcanzar
Cheat on Ser infiel
Engañar
Poner los cuernos
Check in Registrarse What time are you planning to check in to the hotel?
Contactar Thank you for checking in with me.
Cheer up Animar (a alguien) Come on dude, cheer up!
Chicken out Acobardarse Come on, don’t chicken out?
Chop up Picar
Trocear
Close down Cerrar permanentemente A lot of local shops and business have been forced to close down
because of the recession.
Come across Encontrar
Descubrir
Taparse
Come back Volver I want you to come back here.
Come down Reducir
Bajar a
Come down with Enfermarse
Come in Pasar You can come in now, the door is open.
Entrar
Come on Vamos Come on!
Come out Salir When did it come out?
Detrás de algo The sun is going to come out.
Come over Venirse
Pasarse
Come up Acercarse Are you going to come up or what?
Come up with Dar con algo Don’t worry, we’ll come up with something.
Count on Contar con You can definitely count on me.
Fiarse de
Cut down Talar
Cut down on Reducir el consumo de Cut down on sugar.
Cut off Interrumpir You’re always cutting me off.
Cortarse I was cut off when the train went into a tunnel.
Apuntar
Cut out Cortar el rollo Come on, cut it out!
No estoy hecho I’m not cut out to be a doctor.
Eliminar
Die out Extinguirse
Doze off Quedarse frito I’m sorry I must have dozed off.
Dress up Vestirse elegante
Ponerse guapo
Disfrazarse
Drop in Pasarse sin concretar una hora
Drop off Dejar a alguien o algo (en un
lugar)
Drop out Abandonar He dropped out of school.
Dejar algo a medias
Duck out Escaquearse He’s constantly ducking out.
Eat outside Salir a comer fuera
Eat up Terminar la comida
Devorar
End up Acabar Check you know the address or you will end up going to the wrong
Terminar place.
He ended up being a teacher of English.
Fall back on Recurrir I can fall back on friends and family when I’m in trouble.
Fall behind Retrasarse
Fall off Caerse The picture fell off the wall.
Desprenderse
Fall out Enfadarse The fell out over the car.
Reñir
Dejar de hablarse
Fall over Caerse al suelo
Tropezarse
Figure out Descifrar We’ll figure it out.
Fill in Rellenar Fill in the form please.
Informar I’ll fill you in with all the details.
Completar
Fill in for Sustituir I’m filling in for Jennifer.
Fill out Rellenar Could you please fill out the form?
Fill up Llenar
Rellenar
Find out Enterarse What are you going to do if she finds out?
Averiguar We need to find out.
Descubrir
Fit in Encajar His behaviour doesn’t fit in with the group.
Freak out Asustarse
Entrar en pánico
Get along Llevarse bien Do you get along with your sister?
Get away from Escapar de
Alejarse
Get away with Quedar impune
Sin castigo
Get back Volver (lugar de residencia) When are you getting back to Spain?
Get down Bajarse
Desanimar (a alguien)
Get in Entrar Come on, you need to get in!
Subir
Get into Entrar Come on, get into the car!
Get off Bajarse You should get off the train.
Salir de un sitio grande To get off the plane, bus, train…
Get on Subirse Get on the bus.
Llevarse bien I get on well with my sister.
Get out Salir de un sitio pequeño Get out of the car.
Bajar
Get over Superar
Recuperarse
Get revenge on Vengarse de Do you ever get revenge on expensive hotels by taking their soap and
shower gel?
Get stuck Quedarse atrapado Do you often get stuck in traffic in the morning?
Get up Levantarse I woke up at 7 but I got up at 7:30.
Get worse Empeorar The traffic's getting worse! We're going to be late.
Give away Donar I’m moving house in a few weeks and I’ve decided to give away a lot of
books and clothes to a charity shop.
Give in Ceder I twisted his arm, but he didn’t give in.
Darse por vencido
Rendirse
Give off Emitir It gives off a strong light.
Desprender It gave off a strong smell.
Give out Repartir Could you please give out these forms?
Give up Abandonar Don’t give up.
Dejar
Go away Largarse
Irse de viaje
Go back Volver Go back there
Go in Entrar It’s getting cold, would you like to go in?
Go off Explotar The bomb went off at exactly 4:15.
Saltar la alarma My alarm went off at 8:15.
Salir disparado His phone went off in the middle of the concert.
Estropearse
Caducarse
Go offline Desconectarse I tried to contact him, but he went offline.
Go on Continuar. The runner couldn’t go on any longer.
Aguantar.
Go out Salir Are you going to go out tonight?
Go through Cruzar
Pasar
Sufrir
Pasarlo mal
Revisar
Grow up Madurar You have to grow up.
Criarse He grew up in NY.
Hacerse mayor
Hang on Esperar Hang on please.
Aguantar
Guardar algo
Hang out Pasar el rato Who do you hang out normally with?
Hang up Colgar el teléfono I couldn't wait any more so I hung up.
Colgar algo
Have in Tener manía That teacher had it in for me since I broke that chair.
Head back Volver
Regresar
Head out Marcharse When are you going to head out?
Hear out Regañar You are going to hear me out.
Heat up Calentar
Help out Echar una mano Could you please help me out?
Hit off Llevarse bien I could tell you two didn’t hit it off.
Hold on Esperar Hold on a second.
No rendirse Hold on until I get there.
Resistir
Aguantar
Conservar
Hurry up Darse prisa Hurry up!
Join in Participar
Keep on Seguir
Dejar puesto
Keep up Seguir el ritmo
Kick in Hacer efecto How long does it take aspirin to kick in?
Kick off Poner en marcha Why don’t you kick it off?
Inaugurar The game is kicking off at 10.
Kick out Expulsar They kicked me out of the band
Echar
Knock out Eliminar Do you think we can knock out their team from the competition?
Dejar inconsciente
Knock over Arrollar
Atropellar
Derribar
Tirar
Lean on Apoyarse (físicamente) Don’t lean on the railing.
You can always lean on me if you need support.
Leave off Quedarse en We left off in unit 5.
Let down Decepcionar
Let in Dejar entrar Don’t let him in
Let off Dejar libre
Lighten up Relajarse
Despreocuparse
Live off Vivir de I have to live off my parents while I’m at university.
Live on Para vivir If I lose my job, I’ll have no money to live on.
Look after Cuidar
Look down Despreciar To look down on somebody.
Look down on Mirar hacia abajo You can look down on the whole city from up there.
Look for Buscar These directions say to look for the old town hall, because the bus
stop, we need is over the road from there.
Look forward to (something) Tener muchas ganas de (algo)
Look into Investigar
 Buscar
Evaluar
Look out ¡Cuidado! Look out! You are going to crash!
Look round Echar un vistazo Do you need any help? No, thanks, I just want to look round.
Look up Admirar He looks up to him.
Buscar
Make up Inventarse (algo) Are you making it up?
Compensar I’ll make it up to you.
Hacer las paces I want to make up with you.
Mix up Confundirse I got mixed up.
Move in Mudarse I found a new apartment and I’m moving in tomorrow.
Move on Seguir adelante It’s time for me to move on.
Name (someone/something) Llamar (a alguien) como We’re going to name him after my father Peter.
after
Pay back Devolver (dinero) I pay back £50 of the loan to the bank every month.
Pay for Pagar
Pay off Merecer la pena My English literature degree really paid off.
Amortizar We need to pay off the loan
Pick on Meterse con alguien He would always pick on me at school.
Pick up Recoger (a alguien) Can you pick me up from the station, please?
Contestar (al teléfono)
Plug in Enchufar Can I plug in this charger here?
Point out Puntualizar I want to point something out.
Put in Meter Put it in.
Put into Meter Put it into your pocket.
Put off Desalentar You can’t let that put you off.
Posponer Put it off until tomorrow.
Causar rechazo
Quitar las ganas
Put on Ponerse (una prenda) Put your jacket on.
Encender la luz Put on the lights.
Poner (música o TV) Put on some music.
Put out Apagar (fuego o cigarro) The firefighter is going to put out the fire.
Incomodar
Put up Soportar I can`t put up with him anymore.
Put up with Tolerar
Aguantar
Rip off Estafar It’s a rip off
Timar You ripped him off, didn’t you?
Arrancar
Copiar
Rub in Extender You need to rub in the cream like this.
Restregar There’s no need to rub it in!
Run into Tropezarse
Encontrarse
Run out of Quedarse sin (gasoil, dinero) What will we do if we run out of petrol?
Run over Atropellar
Scale back Reducir
Sell out Agotarse You need to buy your ticket quickly before they all sell out!
Send off Expulsar I think the referee should send off that player.
Set off Salir de viaje We set off at 7.00 in the morning to try to avoid the traffic.
Marcharse We set off early to avoid the traffic.
Partir
Set up Crear I want to set up my own company.
Configurar Can you help me set up my new computer, please?
Establecer
Show off Presumir I was just showing off.
Fanfarronear
Show up Desaparecer He didn’t show up.
Llegar
Shut up Callarse
Sleep in Quedarse más tiempo en la I like to sleep in on Saturdays.
cama
Sleep off Dormir la mona He’s sleeping it off now.
Slow down Reducir la velocidad
Sort out Solucionar
Resolver
Poner en orden
Stand somebody up Dar plantón a alguien I was stood up.
Stand up for Defender a alguien You have to stand up for him.
Stand up to Plantar cara Stand up to him, don’t be a pushover.
Stay in Quedarse en casa It was cold, so I decided to stay in.
Stay up Trasnochar I stayed up late last night.
Switch off Apagar Please switch off the lights when you leave the room.
Switch on Encender Can you switch on the TV, please? It's time for the show.
Take after Parecerse (físico o
personalidad)
Take away Recoger In many countries there are special containers for used glass and
cardboard. People then come and take them away to be recycled.
Take back Devolver Do you want me to take it back to the shop?
Take in Asimilar It takes a while to take in all that information.
Interiorizar
Take it out on Pagarlas con alguien Don’t take it out on me.
Take off Despegar The plane will take off in a hour.
Quitarse una prenda Take off your jacket.
Marcharse I have to take off now.
Take on Hacerse cargo He took on his new job position last week.
Take out Sacar (dinero) I never take out more than £50 at a cash machine.
Take up Empezar a hacer algo
Tell off Regañar
Think about Piénsalo Think about it.
Think of Piensa en Think of a colour you would like to choose.
Think up Discurrir, pensar Don’t worry, we’ll thing something up.
Throw away Tirar If that pen doesn’t work, just throw it away.
Throw up Vomitar He threw up
Trip on Tropezarse con He tripped on a rock and fell.
Trip over
Try on Probarse Can I try on this shirt, please?
Turn around Dar la vuelta We’re going the wrong way. We have to turn around.
Turn down Bajar (el volumen) Turn down the volume.
Bajar Can you turn down the heating? I'm hot.
Rechazar
Turn in Entregar When are we supposed to turn it in?
Turn off Apagar I turned off the lights.
Desactivar
Turn on Encender I turned on the lights.
Turn out Resultar It turns out that the cliché is true.
Turn up Subir (el volumen) Turn up the volume.
Subir Can you turn up the heating? I'm cold.
Aparecer He turned up last night.
Use up Agotar
Wake up Despertarse I woke up this morning, but I didn’t get up.
Walk out on Acabar con algo/alguien He walked out on his contract.
He finally walked out on her last week.
Warm up Calentar It’s important to warm up before you do exercise.
Wash up Lavarse
Watch out ¡Cuidado! Watch out! You are going to crash!
Estar atento
Tener cuidado
Work out Entrenar I like to work out at the gym three times a week.
Hacer ejercicio
Work up Enfadarse Why are you so worked up?
Write off Dar por perdido I’m not going to write him off completely.
Zoom in Aumentar el zoom You zoom in when you’re for away from something and you want to
take a close-up of it.