Phrasal Verbs - Inglês #4

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Phrasal verbs are idiomatic expressions, combining verbs and prepositions to make new verbs whose meaning is often not obvious from the dictionary definitions of the individual words. They are widely used in both written and spoken English, and new ones are formed all the time as they are a flexible way of creating new terms
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die out em extinção: *Dinosaurs died out about 65 million years ago.
cheat on Trair, trapacear, enganar: *She found out that he'd been cheating on her. *He promissed that he would never cheat her wife on
mess up bagunçar: *After having studied so much, I hope not to mess up on the exam *Susan messed up the arrangements for the trip.
how long quanto tempo: *how long has it been since you went on a date?
sneak into esgueirar, furtivo: *Although we aren’t invited, we’re gonna sneak into the party *I sneaked into his bedroom while he was asleep.
hold on eperar *Please, hold on for a moment while I get to my boss’ office
enroll in inscrever-se, matricular-se: *It’s supposed you should already enrolled yourself in the school
turn around reviravolta: *The new management team turned the ailing company around in under six months.
drop in / by on visitar alguém rapidamente (dar uma passada): *If I dropped in on Maria, I wonder what she would say *I dropped by on George on my way home.
drop off decair (preço ou quantidade) *Prices are dropping off this season.
lie down deitar-se *It’s supposed you’re tired, try to lie down and you’ll fell better *I’m not feeling well – I’m going to lie down.
go after ir atras de: *I´ll go after him
take place acontece: *The meeting will take place soon *The concert takes place next Thursday.
by no means de jeito nenhum; de forma alguma *"Do you mind if I smoke?". "By no means."
by all means certamente; de todo jeito *"May I borrow this book?" "By all means."
shut down fechar (algo) *Make sure you shut down your computer before you leave
other than exceto, a não ser *The form cannot be signed by anyone other than yourself.
look after cuidar de *He looks after his son during the day *Could you look after the children while I’m out?
bring about fazer com que (no sentido de acarretar, causar): *Harold is working to bring about changes in the industry
hang on esperar, segurar as pontas *Hang on – I’m coming. *hang on for a second
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