Expressing movement and Phrasal verbs Flashcards
Give up
Meaning: to stop trying / rendirse
Example: I am too tired to study, I want to give up!!
Throw away
Meaning: to discard something/desechar o botar algo
Example: I have clothes that are too old, I should throw them away.
Turn down
Meaning: to not accept an offer / rechazar
Example: She turned down the marriage proposal because she was not sure about getting married.
Look up
Meaning: search for information in a book or database / buscar algo
Example: No information for history homework, I need an encyclopedia to look it up.
Find out
Meaning: to discover / descubrir
Example: She found out that they were having an affair.
Go away
Meaning: to leave a place / irse
Example: go away, I don’t want to see you.
Sit down
Meaning: get into a sitting position / sentarse
Example: I’m tired of standing, I’m going to sit down.
Pay back
Meaning: return or refund money to someone / devolver
Example: He promised to pay back the money I lent him.
Towards
Meaning: in the direction of, or closer to someone or something / hacia
Example: He got up and walked towards the kitchen.
Through
Meaning: from one end to the other / a través de, por
Example: The train passed through the tunnel.
Under
Meaning: one thing below another/debajo (de)
Example: The cat is under the chair.
Over
Meaning: in a position that is covering something/sobre
Example: I put a tablecloth over the table.
Into
Meaning: inside or in the middle of a place or container/en
Example: She went into the bank.
