Phrasal verbs A B To apply for = to ask for

Phrasal verbs
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To apply for = to ask for
B
To be about to = just going to, to be going to (now)
To be brought up = to spend one's childhood
To bring up = criar
To be keen on =
To back up = to help, to support
To break up = to part, to split up (separarse)
To be used to = estar acostumbrado
To be full = estar lleno, saciado
To be sth. No use = no tener sentido
To bring sb. down =
To be set in your ways = to have a clearly defined way of living
To be bound for = to go towards
To be worth + gerund = merecer la pena
To be worth + infinitive = merecer la pena
To be fed up = estar arto, can´t stand
To be fed up with = to be tired
To be bound = to be inevitable
To be to blame = tener la culpa
To be going on = estar ocurriendo, pasando
To be astonished = estar atónito
To be aware of = to be conscious of
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To be tried (in court) = to be judge
To be entitled = to have a legal right
To blow up = volar
To be shipwrecked = naufragar
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To come up = to happen unexpectedly
To come across = to find by accident, by chance (encontrar / pasar inesperadamente )
To come across = parecer
To come round = volver en sí
To come round = dejarse convencer
To call on sb. = to visit sb.
To carry on = to continue
To count on = to be sure on
To come into = to inherit (heredar)
To come into = conseguir, obtener
To catch up = to reach the same level as another person
To check in = facturar (airport) / registrarse (hotel)
To come up with = to suggest
To care about =
To carry out = to do, to perform
To come about = to happen, to occur
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To drop off = to sleep, to fall asleep
To drive sb. mad = volver loco a alguien
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To end up = terminar
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To fill up = llenar hasta el máximo
To fall out = to argue
To fall apart =
To face up to = to confront
To face up = enfrentarse
To fall out with sb. = to have an argument with sb.
To find out = to discover, averiguar (data, info)
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To go up = to increase, to rise
To give up = to stop, to leave, to surrender (rendirse, abandonar, tirar la toalla)
To get used to = acostumbrarse
To get on with = to have a good relation with
To get on in life = to succeed
To get away with = to go unpunished
To get out of sth. = escaparse de un compromiso
To get nowhere = no ser posible, no ir a ninguna parte
To get hooked on = engancharse
To get down to = to start seriously (work or studies)
To get sb. down = to upset, to depress
To get on well = llevarse bien
To get hold of = to obtain sth. difficult to
To go off = to explode, to sound (loud noise, alarm, etc)
To go off = caducarse
To give sb. a lift = to drop sb. off, acercar a alguien (llevar a alguien)
To get over = to conquer, superar, recuperar
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To go on = to continue doing sth.
To go down = to drop, to fall
To give sb. a row = echar la bronca a alguien
To get over (a problem) = to find the solution to sth.
To get over ( an illness ) = to recover from (an illness )
To get hold of sb. = to contact sb.
To get away with sth. = to undiscovered, to go unpunished
To get away with it = huir
To get on with = ocuparse de
To give off = desprender
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To hit it off = to get on well immediately, from the beginning
To hear from = to receive news from
To hang up = descolgar
To hand in = to give a / project, exam / to the teacher (entregar)
To hold on = to resist
To hold up = to stop, to delay
To help out = echar una mano
To hit the big time = to get to the top
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J
K
To keep up to date = estar al día
To keep up with the time = estar a la última
To keep on = to do constantly
To keep in = to agree (estar de acuerdo)
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To keep up = to be on the same level
L
To lay out = to present (a format)
To look over = to check
To look on = to observe
To look into = to investigate
To look up = search for info (in books)
To look for = to seek, search for info (in the net)
To look in = to visit unexpectedly
To lie doggo = to keep still, to hide, not to move
To let sb. down = to disappoint
To load up = to fill
To lie in = to wake up late
To lie down = tumbarse
To look after = cuidar
To let sb. know = to tell
To look as if = parecer como si (appearance)
M
To make up = hacer las paces
To make out = to distinguish, to see clearly, to understand
To make up = to invent
To mix up = to get involve
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To put on = ponerse una prenda
To put up = to increase, to rise
To put up = to tolerate, to stand
To put up with = to tolerate sth.
To put a strange = to cause difficulties
To put sb. out = to cause bother to sb.
To pull over = to stop to park your car
To play truant = saltarse las clases
To pour out = echar, servir (agua, café)
To pay off = to be compensated
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R
To run out = to get empty, to finish, to be spent
To run into = encontrar dificultades / obstáculos
To rush out = to run out
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To split up = to break up, to part
To stand up for yourself = to defend
To set off = to set out = to start a trip
To stand out = to be the most / best (destacar)
To slow sb. down =to make sb. go slower
To set up = to establish, to organize
To stare at = to look intensely
To set sail = to start sailing
To switch on = encender
To switch off = apagar
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To show up = to land, aterrizar
To send out = to emit
To sound as if = Parecer como si (voice)
To set yourself high standards = to aim high
T
To take off = despegar
To tell somebody off = to reprimand
To turn down = to refuse
To turn out = to finish, to be in the end
To take up = to occupy (espacio, volumen)
To turn into = to covert, to transform
To turn out sth. = to empty
To turn out <that> = to be true, to happen that
To take (any / no) notice = to pay (no) attention
To take on = to assume, to acquire (adquirir forma, color)
To take part = to participate
To take on = to employ, contratar
To take up = to start an activity
To take off = ponerse de moda, to succeed, to become popular
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W
To worth the bother = merecer la perna la molestia
To work (sth.) out = to calculate, to deduce
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