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Vocabulary Calendar Phrasal Verbs Phrasal Verb add to apply for ((trabajo, informacin) solicitar, (entradas, etc) pedir)

be caught up in (estar inmerso en) be caught up in[sth] (be engrossed in sth!) estar inmerso en estar sumergido en be exposed to be off informal (lea$e, be going) (irse) break down (descomponer, romper) break out (e$adirse, fugarse) break up ((separate, split)romper ) bring about producir, causar, ocasionar bring up criar, educar carry off )he prisoner broke out of jail by digging a tunnel. Many people think that *oko +no broke up the ,eatles. -ew technologies ha$e brought about a dramatic increase she was badly brought up carry someone off take someone away by force. (of a disease (dolencia, enfermedad)) kill someone. carry something off succeed in doing something difficult. While the boy watched in fascination, the ants picked up the dead beetle and carried it off the nest. and -orwich go back to the nineteenth century /ow did you e$er dream up a silly idea like that? 0arry on taking the pills. 'igue tomando las p1ldoras. 27836897 9 Well, %'m off& 'ee you ne(t week. Why did you apply for the job? My mother was caught up in her book and didn't notice what we were doing. My mother was caught up in her book and didn't notice what we were doing. Mi madre estaba inmersa en un libro y no se dio cuenta de lo "ue est#bamos haciendo. Translation or example

carry off (le$arse) go back vi phrasal (mo$e backwards) retroceder dream up vtr phrasal sep (in$ent. sth! outlandish) fabular, fantasear carry on (continuar, seguir.)

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When % finished my introduction % carried on with my speech. )he teacher told us to carry on with the e(ercise she had assigned while she prepared a test. carry out (:accomplish etc) ; plan! lle$ar a cabo ; He never carried out his intention to write to her hreat, promise, order! cumplir, (:perform, implement) ; )en1a intenci=n de escribirla, pero nunca lo hi<o. idea, search etc! reali<ar ; test, experiment! $erificar ; work! reali<ar, lle$ar a cabo catch up on (informal (get up to date with) ponerse al d1a % phoned my brother to catch up on the latest news back home. con) catch up with vtrliteral (gain on, reach. sb! further ahead) alcan<ar a, dar alcance, ponerse al dia chat up ((bre collo") tratar de ligar con (fam)) claim to be clash with figurative (be in conflict with) fig. sacarse chispas clean up clear [sth] up vtr phrasal sep (make tidy) limpiar, recoger, ordenar close down (cerrar, clausurar) collide with (chocar con) come about vi phrasal (happen) suceder, ocurrir come across vtr phrasal insep (encounter by chance ) encontrarse con, toparse con When the doctor was killed they had to close down the clinic. )he )itanic collided with the iceberg. /ow the crash come about is uncertain. %'$e ne$er come across a job ad$ertisement for a cat sistter before& *ou go on ahead> %'ll catch up with you as soon as %'$e finished my work here. % tried to chat up with that girl.

come down with vtr figurative, informal (fall ill with, get %'$e just come down with a cold. sick with) caer enfermo, pillar come from come into come up vi figurative (topic. be raised, mentioned) surgir, )he senator knew that "uestions about his campaign would come up. 223423536.odt 27836897 2

salir come up with (:suggest, propose) ; idea, plan! proponer, sugerir ; suggestion! hacer ; solution! ofrecer, sugerir (:find) ; money! encontrar come up with vtr informal (deli$er, produce) conseguir cut down (reducir) decide to do sth (decidirse a, decidir) depend on [sb] !for [sth]" vi + prep (rely on) depender de, contar con devoted to consagrado, dedicado a dress up (disfra<arse, $estirse elegantemente.) (put on e$ening wear) $estirse arreglarse drive up (conducir hasta) eat out (dine at a restaurant)cenar afuera

?l senador sab1a "ue las preguntas sobre su campa@a se $an a plantear.

Will you be able to come up with the cash by the end of the month? Aucy decided to do something about her hair, it was so ugly& % depend on ,arbara to dri$e me to the hospital each week. Bependo de ,#rbara para "ue me lle$e al hospital cada semana. Bress in smart clothes or in a special costume (traje). )he guests are dressing up for dinner. )hey are dri$ing up the road now. Bri$e up to the cashier's window to pay for your food. ?$ery Criday we eat out.

fall into vtr phrasal insep (descend and land in) caerse en )he young girl was rescued se$eral days after she fell into an uncapped well. , ad uirir fall over (caerse.)(trope<ar) fed up (harto) /e's so clumsy that he fell o$er his own feet. ?s tan torpe "ue siempre tropie<a con sus propios pies. Doan was fed up with being sent from one office to another, and lost her temper. % am fed up with the amount of junk mail % recei$e.

fill somebody in slang (update, keep informed) (poner al Cill me in on all the latest gossip& d1a) EFonme al d1a de todos los cotilleos& find out ((un hecho) a$eriguar, descubrir) (un criminal) descubrir, pillar get by vi phrasal (cope, manage) arreglarse get off (bajar de) 223423536.odt % found out her name from the papers. Bescubr1 su nombre en la prensa. % just found out that my sister is pregnant. )he older couple had learned to get by on their small retirement income. *ou should get off the train at Gnion 'tation. 27836897 6

get out (salir, huir) get to know (become familiar with) conocer (a alguien) give away vtr phrasal sep figurative (betray, re$eal) figre$elar, delatar

We got out just as the building was about to burst into flames. % need to get to know you before we start a business together. When you tell a joke, you can't gi$e away the punch line until the end. Hl contar un chiste no debes re$elar el desenlace hasta el final. We mustn't gi$e him away. -o debemos delatarlo or traicionarlo. )he treads on his shoes ga$e him away. ?l dibujo de las suelas de los <apatos lo delataron )he teacher gi$es out the notes to the students. ?l profesor reparte las notas a los alumnos. % need to gi$e up smoking. % can't belie$e the holiday is already o$er. )ime went by too "uickly& )he prices ha$e gone down at this store. /e's gone for the paper. /a ido a por el peri=dico. What would you do if you were in a hotel on the Ith floor and the fire alarm went off in the middle of the night? Jo on with your story& Why don't we go out on a real date? (light, fire. cease ) apagarse 0ould you put another log (tronco, le@o) on the fire, please, before it goes out. Cor hours afterwards, she kept going o$er and o$er what he'd told her but it still made no sense. )o go through the border checkpoint, you needed a good passport, or a better fake. /a$ing grown up in Kwanda, Doe had gone through much torment, making him the man he is today. Will you go with me to the hospital? ,ella jumped on the back of Dacob's motorcycle and grabbed hold of his body.

give out (distribute) repartir, distribuir give up (stop doing sth you do regulary) go by (pass) pasar go down ((prices. decrease, be lowered)bajar) go for (ir a buscar.) go off (sonar) go on (continue to do or say sth!)seguir go out (salir.) (apagarse)

go over vtr phrasal insep (consider or re$iew in detail) darle $ueltas (a algo), anali<ar, re$isar go through (atra$esar, pasar por)

go with (acompa@ar, ir con) grab hold of (agarrar)

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grow up hacerse mayor, madurar, crecer hang up vi phrasal (replace phone recei$er) colgar have on (tomar el pelo a alguien.) #oin in (participate, take part.) #ump on informal (leap onto) en, sobre saltar keep out (pre$ent from entering) impedir la entrada, no dejar entrar know about let down listen to ((sound. pay attention to)escuchar a.) look for look forward tovtr (await with e(citement) tener (muchas) ganas de, anhelar algo, ansiar, estar deseando look into (in$estigar, $er) look up to vtr(admire, esteem) admirar make [sth] up vtr phrasal sep informal (in$ent or imagine) in$entar make up (hacer, preparar) mark down (gi$e lower grade to) (bajar la nota) move towards$ move toward [sth] or [sb] (approach, get closer to) acercarse, apro(imarse need to (tener "ue)

% grew up in a $illage in 'outhern ?ngland. % wish my brother would grow up and get a place of his own. %t is $ery rude to hang up in the middle of a telephone con$ersation. !nformal .)ry to make someone belie$e something that is untrue, especially as a joke. +ur students will join in a )L show about technology. Flease don't jump on the bed, children.

'he felt let down when no one came to her party. Aisten to your mother's ad$ice. Aisten to the lyrics of this song, they are $ery poetic. % looked for you, but % couldn't find you. 'ome people look for lo$e on the internet. We look forward to our summer holiday e$ery year. )enemos muchas ganas "ue lleguen nuestras $acaciones de $erano. We are looking into ways of increasing our effecti$eness. %deally, children should look up to their parents. *ou should be a writer, you make up such interesting stories. )he Ked 0ross made up emergency kits for the earth"uake $ictims. )he teacher marked my paper down because % misspelled so many words.

% need to go to the toilet.

ob#ect to vtr phrasal insep (disagree with, take e(ception )he worker objected to ha$ing to work late since he wouldn't get paid for the e(tra hours. to) oponerse 223423536.odt 27836897 I

pass out vi phrasal informal (faint, lose consciousness) perder el conocimiento, desmayarse prevent [sb] !from" doing [sth] v expr (stop. sb! doing sth!) e$itar, impedir proud of (take pride in) (estar orgulloso de) provide for (mantener) put off postergar put up with (tolerate, endure) tolerar aguantar reach for (tratar de agarrar 8 alcan<ar) rip off (arrancar) rip out (arrancar) run out of vtr phrasal insep (use up supplies of sth!) agotar, "uedarse sin, acab#rsele (algo a alguien) run through vtr phrasal insep (rehearse or re$iew) repasar rush over precipitarse sobre send out (distribute by mail)mandar (por correo) set off (salir de $iaje, empe<ar un $iaje) set out ((start a journey) (salir de $iaje) shout out (gritar, hablar en $o< alta) sit down (sentarse) slow down (reducir la $elocidad de, relenti<er) stand in (replace temporarily, substitute for) reempla<ar, suplir sustituir 223423536.odt

% took one look at the bloody cut on my arm and passed out. )he police officer pre$ented her from entering the building. %n spite of a few problems, our family has a lot to be proud of. /e had a family to pro$ide for, and couldn't waste money. )en1a una familia "ue mantener y no pod1a malgastar dinero. %'m busy this afternoon> can we put our meeting off until tomorrow? % will not put up with your whining any more. Jo to bed this minute& -o $oy a tolerar tus gritos ni un segundo m#s. ELete a la cama inmediatamente& Kip off the roof and stay in bed. When % see an interesting photo in the newspaper, % often rip it out. We do need to go shopping as we ha$e run out of teabags. /emos agotado las reser$as de tM, tenemos "ue salir a comprar. We will run through that difficult song once more before the show starts. Kepasaremos esa canci=n tan dif1cil una $e< m#s, antes de "ue comience el espect#culo. % rushed o$er to the woman who fell down to see if she was okay. Folitical campaigns send out letters of thanks to financial donors. )hey want to lea$e at 4am but %'d prefer to set off a bit earlier in case there is a lot of traffic. )hey set out for Aondon early the following day. % had to shout out to the children to get their attention. %n 9446 the %sraelis sat down with the FA+ in +slo> the treaty was signed in Washington. /e slowed down as he came up to the junction. 'he is standing in for the usual secretary while she is ill. ?st# reempla<ando a la secretaria habitual, por"ue est# enferma. N

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start out (empe<ar) stuck in (atascarse (en la garganta, etc)) switch on (encender, conectar) take after asemejarse a, parecerse a take care of v expr (deal with, handle. sth!) ocuparse de vpron+prep

/is father owned the company so he didn't ha$e to start out in the mail room. My car got stuck in the mud. /e switched on the light . Many people say that Maria takes after her grandmother. /e will take care of the tra$el arrangements.

take in vtr phrasal sepinformal (decei$e or fool) tomar el Bon't be taken in by his nonsense. pelo take off (plane. depart) despegar take off (remo$e. clothing) take on (enfrentarse) take on vtr phrasal sep (employ, hire) contratar take part in vtr phrasal insep(join in with, participate in)participar en8de take up (iniciar, comen<ar, emprender) tell off (rega@ar) think about (pensar en) 'he was angry and did not take part in the festi$ities. ?staba enojada y no particip= de los festejos. /e took up woodworking after inheriting his grandfather's tools. My mother told off me when % was late. /e thought about his role in society for a long time before he wrote that book. )he plane took off after a short delay. %f you're hot, why not take off that jumper? 'he takes on their opponent.

think of (consider, contemplate. doing sth) (considerar, We're thinking of going to that new %talian restaurant tonight. contemplar, pensar en)) think over (consider, deliberate) pensar en try on ((vestido) probarse) try on (probarse) try to (intentar) turn down (bajar) turn down (lower the $olume of.) turn down vtr phrasal sep (decline, refuse) recha<ar 223423536.odt Bon't say you don't like it if you ha$en't e$en tried it on. % tried the shirt on and decided % didn't like it. % try to sing but % can't carry a tune. Flease, turn down the central heating. it is $ery hot here. Feter, 0an you turn down your )L, please? % need to study. )he bank turned down my application for a loan. O

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turn up (:be found) aparecer (:arrive, show up) person! llegar, aparecer> playing card etc! salir turn up (increase the $olume of.) wake up (despertarse) walk around (pasearse) walk out vi phrasal figurative (abandon sth! or sb!) largarse watch out (estar atento ,Ealerta&) watch over ($igilar) wear on (pasar el tiempo, a$an<ar) work [sb] out (understand)entender algo con esfuer<o %ork [sth] out (calculate) (cuentas, n"meros) uadrar calcular work out !(e(ercise) ejercitarse, hacer ejercicio.) ((de$elop a solution to) superar) worry about (be concerned (preocupado) or an(ious about. preocuparse.) % finally worked out my income ta(es, and now % ha$e to send the go$ernment a check. *a he conseguido cuadrar mis impuestos sobre la renta y ahora tengo "ue en$iar un che"ue a /acienda. We are going to work out this afternoon. We're still trying to work out the difficulties. We're worried about your performance. ?stamos preocupados por su rendimiento.Why do you keep on talking after %'$e asked you to be "uiet? Dohn, 0an you turn up your stereo, please? )his song is lo$ely. % wake up e$ery day at si( o'clock. % didn't ha$e a place to go. % was just walking around. When she lost her job, he walked out of the marriage. Watch out& )here's an icy patch up ahead. Watch o$er him while % call the police. Lig1lale mientras llamo a la polic1a. )he humidity started to increase while the day wore on.

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