TTC - 2023

PHRASAL VERBS WITH ´RUN´

Trainee: Merlina Bacot

Trainer: Ana Belén Domínguez

Deadline: 9th August

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Run away
Irse corriendo, escaparse corriendo.
The dog bit me and ran away.
A veces no es literal…
You can’t spend your whole life running away from your problems.

Run into someone / something

Puede ser dos cosas: o chocarse contra algo, o cruzarse con una persona conocida.
He ran into a lamppost when he was walking home drunk.
I ran into my ex-girlfriend at the mall.

Run-down
En ruinas, cuando hablamos de un edificio.
There are a lot of run-down buildings on that side of town.
También puede ser una persona agotada físicamente.
I’m feeling sort of run down. I should get to bed.

In the long run

Al largo plazo.
In the long run, buying a house seems like a pretty good investment.
Me parece que es más común, en todo caso, decir “in the long term”. También
podemos formar adjetivos como “long-term” y “short-term”.
It’s a short-term solution, but it’ll work for the time being.

Have a runny nose

Cuando dices “runny nose” significa que la nariz está goteando.
I’ve been sneezing, and I’ve got a runny nose. Damn allergies!
También funciona como verbo.
Doctor: Has your nose been running?
Patient: Yes, for a couple of days now.

Runny eggs
Se usa runny también para hablar de la textura de un huevo frito, cuando la yema
queda líquida.
Q: How do you like your eggs?
A: Runny.

Run out of
Quedarse sin algo, agotar algo.
We’re running out of toothpaste. Can you get some more when you’re at the grocery
store?

Run a business
Gestionar un negocio.
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Se usa “run a business” para hablar de dirigir un negocio o una empresa en el día a
día.
He’s been running the family business since his father retired.

Run over someone / something

Atropellar (con el coche).
Eso suena que literalmente debe ser que las ruedas del coche pasan por encima de
alguien, debido al uso de “over”.
That car just ran over a pedestrian.

Hit and run

Se usa “hit and run” para un accidente de atropellar a alguien y huir.
A cyclist was killed in a hit and run accident.
Normalmente se usa así como adjetivo, para describir el tipo de accidente.

Give someone the runaround

Se supone que la traducción aquí es “dar largas a alguien”.
Se usa esta expresión cuando alguien es evasivo, da muchas excusas para no
cumplir con su trabajo, etc.
My car’s been in the shop for weeks, and the mechanic is just giving me the
runaround when I call him.

Run for office

En política, “run for office” es presentarte como candidato para algo. En vez de
“office” se puede usar el nombre del cargo.
Have you ever considered running for office?
She’s running for a second term as mayor of her town.

Run across - encontrarse con, toparse con

Ejemplo: I ran across an old friend from high school at the grocery store. - Me topé
con un viejo amigo del colegio en la tienda de comestibles.

Run after - perseguir, correr detrás de

Ejemplo: The dog ran after the ball in the park. - El perro persiguió la pelota en el
parque.

Run into - chocar contra, encontrarse con

Ejemplo: I ran into a tree while riding my bike in the park. - Choqué contra un árbol
mientras andaba en bicicleta en el parque.

Run off - imprimir, escapar

Ejemplo: Can you run off a copy of that document for me? - ¿Puedes imprimirme
una copia de ese documento?

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Run on - continuar, durar
Ejemplo: The play ran on Broadway for six months. - La obra se mantuvo en
Broadway durante seis meses.

Run through - repasar, ensayar, atravesar

Ejemplo: Let's run through the presentation one more time before the meeting.

Run against - oppose, make difficulties

Example: Opinion is RUNNING AGAINST his policies and he has very little support.

Run along - go away, leave (often as an imperative)

Example: They kept disturbing him, so he told them to RUN ALONG and leave him
in peace.

Run around - be very busy doing many things

Example: I'm exhausted- I've been RUNNING AROUND all day.

Run by - tell someone your ideas so that they can comment

Example: She RAN her ideas BY the committee to see what they felt.

Run for - campaign for a position

Example: She's thinking about RUNNING FOR the presidency.

Run in
1. Meaning: Arrest, take to police station for questioning
Example: They RAN him IN last night.

2. Meaning: Drive a new car carefully in order not to damage the engine.
Example: She RAN the car IN for a thousand miles.

3. Meaning: Pay a casual visit

Example: We RAN IN and chatted for an hour.

4. Meaning: Insert
Example: He RAN a graph IN next to the text.

Run off with

1. Meaning: Take or steal something
Example: She RAN OFF WITH my umbrella.

2. Meaning: Leave a place or a relationship to marry or have a relationship with

someone
Example: She RAN OFF WITH her accountant.

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