Los “phrasal verbs” más usados
En este post os vamos a hablar sobre los phrasal verbs. Si te estás preparando algún examen de Cambridge Assessment English, como el B1 o el B2, quizás te podamos echar una mano con estas expresiones en inglés.
Los phrasal verbs son expresiones compuestas de un verbo y una preposición o adverbio, o ambas, y cuyo significado es distinto al significado de las palabras por separado. Un buen conocimiento de los phrasal verbs te dará dominio de la lengua tanto en la parte escrita como hablada.
Os presentamos 20 de los phrasal verbs más usados:
- To book somebody into: to arrange for someone to stay at a hotel
hacerle una reserva a alguien (en algo)
Ejemplo: She booked me into a hotel in the town.
2. To break up: to finish or end
Terminar(se) o acabar(se).
Ejemplo: The meeting broke up at 3.30.
3. To bring up: to introduce (a topic in a discussion)
Sacar a relucir, presenter.
Ejemplo: Bring the matter up at the next meeting.
4. To burst out: to suddenly start doing something (laughing/crying)
Comenzar derrepente a hacer algo, reir o llorar
Ejemplo: He burst out laughing in the class.
5. To check in: to arrive and register at a hotel or airport
Llegar y registrarse en un hotel o aeropuerto
Ejemplo: What time may we check in to our hotel room?
6. To check out: to leave a hotel after paying and returning your room key.
Dejar el hotel después de pagar y entregar la llave de la habitación.
Ejemplo: You must check out by 12:00 at this hotel or pay for another day.
7. To cheer up: to become happy.
Animarse.
Ejemplo: Cheer up! It’s not the end of the word.
8. To drop out: to stop doing something before you have completely finished
Retirarse, abandonar (los estudios)
Ejemplo: He dropped out of school at 14.
9. To fall behind: to not make progress
No hacer progresos
Ejempo: He is falling behind in his schoolwork.
10. To get away: to leave or escape from a person or place
Huir
Ejemplo: We walked to the next beach to get away from the crowds.
11. To get back: to return
Regresar
Ejemplo: We got back home late last night.
12. To get on: to board a plane/train/ferry/bus
Embarcar
Ejemplo: The next person who gets on the bus will have to stand, because there are no seats left.
13. To get through: to pass (an examination)
Aprobar
Ejemplo: Luckily she got through her history test.
14. To go away: to go on holiday
Irse de vacaciones
Ejemplo: We’re going away for a few weeks this summer.
15. To go over: to study or examine carefully
Examinar, estudiar detenidamente, revisar
Ejemplo: I want to go over the work you have done before you do any more.
16. To hand in: to give something (homework) to a teacher.
Entregar los deberes
Ejemplo: The teacher told the children to hand in their exercise books.
17. To hand out: to give something (worksheets) to each of a number of people.
Entregar
Ejemplo: The teacher handed out books to all the pupils
18. To keep up with: to progress or travel at the same rate/speed as others.
Seguir el ritmo
Ejemplo: The old race car was able to keep up with the new ones.
19. To listen up: to pay attention.
Poned atención
Ejemplo: Listen up, class! I’m going to explain our next activity.
20. To look through: to quickly read
Leer algo rápidamente
Ejemplo: I’ve looked through some catalogues.
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