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Flashcards by Carlos Ruiz Macho, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Carlos Ruiz Macho
about 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Keep up | Continuar, Mantener, Seguir Separable -I don't think I can keep this up any longer -How long can the economic boom keep up? -I used to speak French, but I haven't keep up |
| Keep up with | Seguir a alguien (Pillar), Mantener su ritmo, Seguir el hilo (Tanto a nivel físico como intelectual), continuar estando en contacto con alguien -I had to walk fast to keep up with him -Jack's having trouble keeping up with the rest of the c |
| Add to (Something) | Añadir algo a algo, Aumentar algo a algo Separable -Do you want to add your name to the list? -Add 2,20€ to the cost for postage -Sales tax adds to the final price -We've added value to the information by organizing it |
| Cut down (Something) | Reducir, Dismiuir, Talar Separable -Installing double-glazing will cut down the noise from traffic -I've always smoked, but I'm trying to cut down Your essay's too long. It needs cutting down a little |
| Cut down (Somebody) | Matar, Herir (Especialmente en batallas) -Hundreds of men were cut down by crossbow fire |
| Cut down on | Reducir, Disminuir, Cortar en... -By getting the design right, you can cut down on accidents -Cut down on fatty foods if you want to lose weight |
| Dress up | Vestirse con ropa más formal de la usual, Vestirse con ropa especial por diversión, Hacer algo más interesante o atractivo -It's a small informal party, you don't have to dress up -He went to the party dressed up as a Chicago gangster -It w |
| Fit in | Encajar, Hacer un hueco (a alguien o algo (alguna actividad)) -I never really fitted in at school -The doctor said he can fit me in at 4:30 -I wanted to fit in a swim before breakfast -I don't know quite how this new course will fit in |
| Fit in with | Encajar con... -I wasn't sure if she would fit in with my friends -A new building must fit in with its surroundings |
| Go out for/to/with | Dejar la casa, salir (especialmente cuando sales por entretenimiento), salir con alguien (románticamente), parar de arder o brillar, apagarse, parar de jugar por haber perdido, ir a otro país a vivir y trabajar, dejar de llevarse (ropa), ha |
| Go out + -ing | Salir a hacer algo -Liam goes out drinking every Friday |
| Went out with the ark | Muy desfasado de moda -This kind of entertainment went out with the ark |
| Put together | Juntar, Unir, Aunar, Ensamblar, Más que todas las demás -It took all morning to put the proposal together -We are currently putting together a sales and marketing team -I can't work out how to put this table together -Paul seemed to have mo |
| Save up | Ahorrar -I'm saving up for a new car |
| Slip on | Ponerse algo rápido -I slipped my coat on and rushed outside |
| Stand out | Destacar, Resaltar, Estar fuertemente en contra de una idea -She always stood out in a crowd -I am sure illnesses stand out in all chilhood memories -That day still stands out as the greatest day in my life -Three of the cars we tested stoo |
| Take back | Devolver, Regresar (a un recuerdo), Admitir que estabas equivocado (Desdecirse) Separable -If the shirt doesn't fit, take it back -Having the grandchildren around takes me back to the days when my own children were small -You'd better take |
| Go ahead | Seguir adelante, Adelante, Ve delante -They've decided to go ahead with plans to build 50 news houses -A judge has ruled that the music festival can go ahead -You go ahead and we'll catch you up later -Arsenal went ahead after 22 minutes |
| Go back | Volver, Retroceder, Remontar, No haber vuelta atrás (there is no going back), Conocerse durante... -I think we ought to go back now -If you go back 20 years...(retrocedes) -The building goes back to Roman times(se remonta) -I realized that |
| Go back on something | No cumplir con algo (word,promise,decision) -Sánchez claimed that the President had gone back on his word |
| Go back to something | Volver a lo que estabas haciendo -He went back to sleep |
| Go for | Atacar, Intentar obtener/ganar algo, Ir por, Elegir (ir a por...), Gustar un particular tipo de cosa o persona -The dog suddenly went for me -Jack is going for his second gold medal here -If you really want the job, go for it! -I think I'll |
| The same goes for... | Lo mismo con...(algo o alguien) -Close all doors and lock them when you go out. The same goes for windows |
| Go in | Entrar, Cubrirse, Colocarse |
| Go in for something | Presentarse, Solicitar, Ser candidato, Interesarse en..., Dedicarse a.... -I go in for all the competitions -I never really went in for sports -I suppose I could go in for advertising |
| Go in with someone | Asociarse con -Ellie's going in with a friend who's just started a café |
| Go on | Continuar, Pasar/Ocurrir, Continuar haciendo algo después de acabar de hacer otra cosa, Continuar hablando, Vamos/Venga/Adelante, Seguir adelante, Encenderse (empezar a funcionar), Pasar (el tiempo), Comportarse, Ir delante, Hablar mucho, D |
| Go over | Escudriñar (Pensar detenidamente en algo), Examinar detenidamente algo, Repetir, Repasar, Revisar -I had gone over and over what happened in mi mind -In the competition, the judge goes over each dog and assesses it -Once again I went over e |
| Go over well (In american english is Go over big) | Encajar, Gustar, Tener un gran éxito (If somethig goes over well, people like it) -That kind of salesman talk doesn't go over very well with the sciencists |
| Go over to | Cambiar o Pasar a diferente lugar o persona en TV o Radio / a una forma diferente de hacer las cosas / a un diferente partido político o religión -We're going over to the White House for an important announcement -They went over to a comput |
| Go up | Subir/Incrementar, Instalar (Si un edificio o señal goes up quiere decir que está construido o fijado ya), Explotar/Arder, Ir (hacia muy el norte o de una ciudad a un lugar pequeño), Entrar a la universidad (especialmente con Oxford y Cambr |
| Knock off | Rebajar, Descontar, Acabar, Finalizar, Producir, Matar a alguien, Robar algo -I'll knock off 10€ -Moving house will knock an hour off Ray's journey to work +Producir algo rápido y de forma fácil -Roland makes a lot of money knocking off copies of famous paintings |
| Work out | Elaborar, Planear, Calcular, Resolver, Resolverse, Ejercitarse -UN negociators have worked out a set of compromise proposals -I had it all worked out (Lo tengo todo planeado) -We'll have to work out how much food we'll need for the party -The plot is very complicated, It'll take you a while to work it out -Things will work out, you'll see / I'm sure everything will work itself out -He works out with weights twice a week |
| Figure out | Descifrar -Can you figure out how to do it? / If I have a map, I can figure it out |
| Live up | Estar a la altura, Hacer honor -The bank is insolvent and will be unable to live up to its obligations / The film has certainly lived up to my expectations -She lives up to her stylish reputation |
| Move on | Continuar, Seguir adelante (desde el punto de vista de superar algún momento de tu vida o de continuar con tu vida) -When you finsh, move on to the next exercise / Before we move on, does anyone have any questions? -I enjoyed my job, but it was time to move on / After three days we decided it was time to move on / I've moved on since high school, and now I don't have much in common with some of my old friends |
| Screw up | Meter la pata, Fastidiarla -You'd better not screw up this time |
| Mess up | Estropear, Arruinar, Ensuciar, Pifiar -It took me ages to get this right, I don't want some idiot to mess it up -She felt she'd messed up her whole life -Who messed up the kitchen? -I think I messed up on the last question |
| Find out | Descubrir, Averiguar, Enterarse -I found out that my parents had never been married / To find out more, visit our website / What happens if we get found out? -I need to find out more about these night courses |
| Turn up | Subir, Aparecer -Turn the oven up to 220ºC / Turn up the radio! -Eventually my watch turned up in a coat pocket / You can't just turn up and expect a meal! / Steve turned up late, as usual |
| Fight back | Luchar, Pelear +Trabajar duro u oponerse a algo, sobretodo si se está perdiendo -United fought back and scored a last minute goal -She was fighting back against the cancer +Usar la violencia o argumentos contra alguien que te ha atacado o que ha discutido contigo -The rebels are fighting back +Intentar fuertemente no tener o mostrar sentimientos -She looked away, fighting back her tears -He fought back the impulse to slap her |
| Get used to | Acostumbrarse -I got used to living in Canada in spite of the cold weather -They are getting used to studying everyday +El verbo que va seguido de el "to" acaba con la terminación "-ing" |
| Pay off | Saldar (Devolver), Dar resultado/Merecer la pena -I'll pay off all my debts first -Teamwork paid off +También usado como "Despido" una vez pagados el salario -Two hundred workers have been paid off |
| Bring out | Sacar -The spices really bring out the flavour of the meat -He's bringing out a new album next week -Jenny opened the cupboard and brought out a couple of bottles -Alcohol just brings out the worst in her +Bring somebody out of himself/herself se usa para decir que alguien es menos reservado o que es más abierto -changing schools has really brought her out of herself |
| Point out | Señalar, Indicar -He was always very keen to pointing out my mistakes -Some economists have pointed out that low inflation is not necessarily a good thing |
| Get on | Congeniar, Progresar, Tener éxito, Ponerse -I've always got on well with Henry / The two boys get on well most of the time -How is George getting on at school? / I don't know how we'll get on without Michael -You'll have to work hard if you want to get on -I can't get my boots on! |
| Splash out | Gastarse mucho dinero en algo -We splashed out on a new kitchen -Last year Roberts splashed out more than 1 million pounds to buy a new home |
| End up | Terminar -He came round for a coffee and we ended up having a meal together -I wondered where the pictures would end up after the auction -Most slimmers end up putting weight back on -He could end up as President -I don't want to end up like my parents |
| Hang out | Colgar/Tender, Pasar el rato -My job was to hang out the washing / Hang the wet things out to dry -I don't really know who she hangs out with / Where do the youngsters hang out? |
| Take off | Despegar, Quitarse, Empezar a tener éxito, Libre (De descanso) -I felt quite excited as the plane took off from Heathrow -He sat on the bed to take his boots off / Charlie was taking off his shirt when the phone rang -Mimi became jealous when Jack's career started taking off -I rang my boss and arranged to take some time off / Dad took the day off to come with me |
| Get rid of | Deshacerse -It's time we got rid of all these old toys -Governments should be encouraged to get rid of all nuclear weapons -He opened the window to get rid of the smell |
| Throw off | Deshacerse de, Arrojar -It's taken me ages to throw off this cold -They threw off their clothes and dived in |
| Drop off | Recoger a alguien o algo de un lugar con el coche y dejarle/lo por el camino en otro sitio -I'll drop you off on my way home |
| Sort out | Limpiar/Organizar/Recoger, Clasificar, Solucionar -We need to sort out our camping gear before we go away -I've sorted out the paper that can be thrown away -She went to a psychiatrist to try to sort out her problems / I'll be glad to get this misunderstanding sorted out / Have you sorted out where you're going to live yet? / Our financial problems should sort themselves out in a week or two |
| Move up | Ascender, Hacer sitio/Arrimarse -To move up, you'll need the right training / Share prices moved up this month -There's room for one more if everyone moves up a bit |
| Run away | Huir -Toby ran away from home at the age of 14 -You can't just run away from your responsibilities -They ran away together to get married |
| Fall under | Incluirse en/Estar bajo -The job falls under the heading of "sales and marketing" -Meat production falls under the control of the Agriculture Department |
| Kick off | Comenzar/Empezar, Expulsar -What time does the laser show kick off? / The match Kicks off at noon / The series kicked off with an interview with Brando / I'm going to kick off today's meeting with a few remarks about the budget -Joe was kicked off the committee for stealing funds |
| Lay down | Establecer, Deponer -He had already clearly laid down his view in his opening speech / The contract laid down that he work must be completed before 2025 -The terrorists were urged to lay down their arms |
| Come true | Hacerse realidad -When she was young she believed that all her dreams would someday come true -Dreams come true for many people when designing a new kitchen -Let us work to make our dreams come true -It is a dream that has come true thanks to your continuous support -What we feared last year has come true |
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