Phrasal Verbs

PHRASAL VERBS CON GET

 Get on – Subir.

They got on the train.
 Get on – Progresar.
Sue is getting on very well in her new job.
 Get over – Sorprenderse.
I couldn’t get over how well she looked.
 Get round to – Encontrar tiempo para hacer algo.
Sorry, but I haven’t got round to fixing the tap yet.
 Get up to – Tramar algo.
The children are getting up to something in the garden

PHRASAL VERBS CON TAKE

 Take in – Engañar.

Don’t be taken in by her apparent shyness.
 Take off – Imitar.
Dave takes off the Prime Minister really well.
 Take on -Adquirir una nueva actividad o hábito.
My grandmother has taken on a new lease of life since her operation.
 Take over – Tomar el control.
The army tried to take over the country.
 Take away – Llevarse.
She took the envelope away
 Take up – Ocupar tiempo.
The meeting took up a whole morning.

PHRASAL VERBS CON LOOK

 Look someone up – Visitar.

If you’re passing through Athens, look me up.
 Look after – Cuidar de.
She looked after her grandmother.
 Look into – Investigar.
The police have promised to look into the problem.
 Look on – Considerar.
We look on this town as our real home.

PHRASAL VERBS CON GO

 Go after – Perseguir.
She is going after a great job.
 Go off – Un alimento se pone malo.
This milk has gone off.
 Go on – Suceder.
Something funny is going on.
 Go round – Ser o tener suficiente.
There weren’t enough life-jackets to go round.

PHRASAL VERBS CON COME

 Come after – Seguir a alguien.

A dog came after me when I started running.
 Come about – Suceder.
Let me explain how the situation came about.
 Come off – Suceder con éxito.
I’m afraid that deal didn’t come off after all.
 Come out – Aparecer.
All the flowers have come out.
 Come up – Suceder algo problemático.
Look, something has come up, and I can’t meet you.
 Come up against – Encontrarse con una dificultad.
We’ve come up against a bit of a problem.
 Come up to – Cumplir expectativas.
The play didn’t come up to expectations.
 Come up with – Pensar en un plan o solución.
We still haven’t come up with a solution to the problem.

PHRASAL VERBS CON TURN

 Turn down – Rechazar.

Another company offered me a job but I turned them down.
 Turn out – Algo que resulta al final.
He turned out to be an old friend of Helen’s.
 Turn out – Reunirse o formar un grupo.
Thousands of fans turned out to welcome the team.
 Turn up – Descubrir por causalidad.
Don’t worry about that missing book, it’s bound to turn up sooner or later.
 Turn up – Llegar o aparecer.
Not many people turned up for the lesson.

PHRASAL VERBS CON MAKE

 Make after – Perseguir.

She made after the bus but could not reach.
 Make for – Resultar o facilitar.
The power steering makes for easier parking.
 Make off with – Escapar.
The thief made off with a valuable necklace.
 Make out – Pretender.
Tim made out that he hadn’t seen the No Smoking sign.
 Make out – Ver o entender.
I couldn’t quite make out what the notice said.
 Make up – Inventar.
I think you made up the whole story!

PHRASAL VERBS CON SET

 Set about – Comenzar a hacer algo.

We must set about re-organising the office.
 Set out – Preparar.
I’ve set out the refreshments in the hall.
 Set out – Comenzar algo.
Sue set out to write a biography but it became a novel.
 Set up – Establecer.
An inquiry into the accident has been set up.
 Set (up) on – Atacar.
We were set upon by a gang of hooligans.

PHRASAL VERBS CON GIVE

 Give away – Traicionar.

His false identity papers gave him away.
 Give off – Emitir mal olor.
The cheese had begun to give off a strange smell.
 Give over – Parar.
Why don’t you give over? You are getting on my nerves.
 Give up – Rendirse.
The escaped prisoner gave herself up.
 Give up – Dar algo o alguien por muerto o perdido.
After ten days the ship was given up for lost..
 Give up – Dejar una actividad o hábito.
They gave up gambling.

PHRASAL VERBS CON CUT

 Cut out – Dejar de hacer algo.

My Dad has very high cholesterol, so he has cut out eggs and dairy from his diet.
 Cut off – Recortar.
He cut all the fat off.

PHRASAL VERBS CON BRING

 Bring about – Causar.

The crisis was brought about by Brenda’s resignation.
 Bring off – Hacer algo con éxito.
The team tried for years to win the competition and they finally brought it off.
 Bring on – Causar un problema.
You have brought this on/upon yourself.
 Bring up – Mencionar.
I feel I ought to bring up another small matter.
 PHRASAL VERBS CON CALL

 Call at – Hacer una parada corta.

The train calls at Oxbridge and Glenville.
 Call away – Pedir a alguien que se vaya.
The doctor was called away for an emergency.
 Call back – Devolver una llamada.
I’ll call you back as soon as possible.
 Call for – Requerir.
The job calls for excellent computer skills.
 Call off – Cancelar.
The picnic was called off due to the storm..
 Call out – Decir algo en voz alta.
He called out my name but I didn’t answer.
 Call round – Ir a un sitio a ver a alguien.
The nurse said she would call round to see my mother.

PHRASAL VERBS CON PICK

 Pick up – Recoger algo o a alguien para llevarle a otro sitio.

There’s nothing in the fridge so I will pick some sandwiches up from the shop.
 Pick up – Mejorar.
The weather seems to be picking up.
 Pick at – Comer despacio.
Mauro picks at his food. He eats like a bird.
 Pick at – Irritar o molestar.
If you have a mosquito bite, you shouldn’t pick at it.
 Pick off – Quitar.
Toni picked the hairs off her sweater one by one.
 Pick on – Acosar.
Teenagers always pick on the new kid in school.
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PHRASAL VERBS CON CARRY

 Carry away – Dejarse llevar.

My son normally gets a little carried away on his birthday.
 Carry off – Ganar un premio.
Mary carried off a gold medal in the swimming championship.
 Carry on – Seguir.
Please, carry on the way you are; I am only here to observe.
 Carry out – Cumplir.
). I am a man of my word, I always carry out my promises.
PHRASAL VERBS CON BE

 Be after – Intentar, conseguir.

What’s he after? Is he looking for proof?
 Be against – Oponerse.
I must say I’m against the idea.
 Be along – Llegar.
Jack will be along soon. He’s on his way.
 Be away – Estar fuera por un periodo largo.
She is away today. She has gone to London.
 Be down with – Estar enfermo.
My mother is down with a bad cold.
 Be in on – Participar en algo.
Alex is in on the project too.
 Be into – Estar interesado en algo.
He’s into sports and she’s into poliltics.
 Be on about – Querer decir.
What are you on about? I don’t understand.
 Be onto – Hacer un descubrimiento.
My colleague is excited. He must be on to something.
 Be out – Estar fuera por un periodo corto.
Where’s Peter? He’s out today.
 Be out to – Intentar conseguir algo.
He’s out to win the match.
 Be up – Estar despierto.
Tom was up at the crack of dawn!
 Be up – Incrementar.
The interest rates are up again.
 Be up to – Tramar.
What are those kids up to?

PHRASAL VERBS CON SEE

 See through – Continuar hasta el final.

They had a lot of difficulties in implementing the project, but the
team saw it through successfully.
 See through – Descubrir que alguien miente.
The police quickly saw through her disguise and arrested her.
 See to – Encargarse de algo.
He saw to the arrangements and everything ran smoothly and efficiently.
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 PHRASAL VERBS CON KEEP

 Keep up – Continuar.

Well done! Keep up the good work!
 Keep around – Seguir teniendo algo.
I have know idea why they keep around this piece of junk. They’ll never use it.
 Keep away – Mantener lejos.
The warehouse has a guard dog to keep away would be thieves.
 Keep back – Mantener la distancia.
The police kept back the crowd by blocking off the street.
 Keep from – Evitar hacer algo.
I couldn’t keep myself from eating the last piece of cake.
 Keep off – Evitar hablar de algo.
The reporter kept off any the topic of the recent scandal with the politician.
 Keep on – Continuar.
Let’s keep on hiking… it’s such a beautiful day.
 Keep up – Mantener.
“Keep up the good work,” John’s teacher said to him as he handed back his essay.
 PHASAL VERBS ÚTILES EN REUNIONES
1. Put off: postponer. Lo uso mucho en reuniones y proyectos.
2. Go over: repasar. Siempre lo hacemos en las reuniones.
3. Come up (with): proponer (ej.: una idea). Si tu equipo tiene ideas lo usarás mucho. Si
no lo usas tal vez necesitas otro equipo.
4. Take (it) down: anotar. No hay reunión sin notas.
5. Put forward: presentar/proponer una idea o sugerencia.
PHRASAL VERBS ÚTILES EN LA GESTIÓN DE PROYECTOS
1. Turn into: convertirse en. Me viene bien cuando quiero reflejar los progresos y
evolución en un proyecto.
2. Get over: superar/sobreponerse. A veces algo sale mal. Viene bien tener este phrasal
verb para dar y darte ánimo.
3. Come out: revelarse/aparecer. Por ejemplo, un trabajo o resultado de un proyecto.
4. Take over: asumir/tomar el relevo. En una exposición o proyecto.
5. Take off: despegar /empezar a tener éxito.
PHRADAL VERBS PARA LA REDACCIÓN DE TUS EMAILS
1. Turn down: rechazar.
2. Look forward to: quedar atento esperar con ganas.
3. Turn in: entregar/presentar. Una tarea o trabajo. Mejor si lo haces en plazo.
4. Look into: examinar/investigar. Útil para enfatizar la necesidad de no quedarse en un
primer análisis de un tema.
5. Go on: continuar.