Phrasal Verbs 8

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Phrasal Verbs 8
- set back
- show sb (a)round
- show off
- show sb out
- show up
- show sb up
- slip up
- stand down
- stand for
- stand in for sb
- stand out
- stand up
- stay away from
- stay in
- stay out
- stay over
- stay up
- stick by
- stick in
- stick out
- stick to
- stick up
- stick up for sb
- stick up on
retrasar, entorpecer; costar (fam.)
The bus didn´t arrive on time, so that set us back an hour.
Her new flat is amazing, do you know how much it set her back?
enseñar una casa o lugar a alguien
Do you like my new flat? I´ll show you (a) round.
presumir, alardear, llamar la atención
He´s always talking about how big his house is just to show off.
acompañar a la puerta para despedirse
Do you have to go now? I´ll show you out.
llegar, aparecer
It´s about time you showed up! We´ve beenwaiting for an hour.
hacer algo mejor que otra persona haciéndola parecer inferior
Jim was so good at bowling that he showed us all up.
cometer un error
I slipped up and wrote 3 instead of 5.
renunciar a un puesto, dimitir
He should stand down as president of the company. He´s useless.
representar; tolerar (a menudo en forma negativa)
UNO stands for United Nations Organization.
I won´t stand for that kind of behaviour.
sustituir a alguien
I have to stand in for my colleague because she´s got the flu.
destacar, sobresalir
She´s so tall that she stands out wherever she goes.
levantarse (cuando se está sentado); dejar plantado, no acudir a una cita
I´m so tired I don´t feel like standing up.
He was supposed to meet her at 10 but he stood her up.
mantenerse alejado
You´d better stay away from that area. It doesn´t have a good reputation.
quedarse en casa
Do you prefer to stay in or would you rather go out?
salir por la noche
I´m very sleepy because I stayed out until late last night.
quedarse a dormir
You can stay over for the night if you like.
estar levantado, no irse a dormir
I stayed up until 3 o´clock watching that comedy.
ser fiel a; atenerse
I´ll stick by him no matter what he´s done.
You must stick by your promise.
meter, introducir
Let´s watch a film. Stick the dvd in.
sobresalir, resaltar; sacar (lengua, pecho)
You really stick out in that bright orange top.
Don´t stick out your tongue!
atenerse, ceñirse a
We don´t have much time, so we´d better stick to our plan.
ponerse de punta (pelo)
Your hair is sticking up.
defender a alguien (a menudo alguien a quien se está criticando)
Everybody criticises her for her clothes, but I´ll always stick out for her.
pegar, adherir
You´re not allowed to stick posters up on the wall.
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