Phrasal verbs

Question 1

Work out

Answer 1

Ejercitarse, resolver

I need to work out regularly to stay healthy

Question 2

Turn down

Answer 2

Rechazar, bajar (el volumen)

He turned down the job offer because the salary was too low

Question 3

Take after

Answer 3

Parecerse a (en carácter o apariencia)

She takes after her father in both looks and temperament

Question 4

Stand for

Answer 4

Significar, representar, tolerar

The letters “USA” stand for the United States of America.

Question 5

Slow down

Answer 5

Reducir la velocidad

The car needs to slow down in the school zone.

Question 6

Send for

Answer 6

Mandar a buscar

We had to send for a doctor when she got sick

Question 7

Run into

Answer 7

Encontrarse con, tropezar con

I ran into an old friend at the grocery store yesterday

Question 8

Put up with

Answer 8

Tolerar, soportar

: I can’t put up with the noise any longer

Question 9

Make up for

Answer 9

Compensar

I’ll make up for missing your birthday by taking you out to dinner.

Question 10

Let in on

Answer 10

Dejar participar, compartir un secreto

She let me in on her plans for the surprise party

Question 11

Keep up

Answer 11

Mantenerse al día, seguir el ritmo

It’s hard to keep up with all the new technolog

Question 12

Grow up

Answer 12

Crecer, hacerse adulto

When I grow up, I want to be a doctor

Question 13

Get through to

Answer 13

Comunicarse con, hacer entender

I finally got through to my friend after calling him several times.

Question 14

Eat out

Answer 14

Comer fuera

We decided to eat out at a nice restaurant for our anniversary

Question 15

Cross out

Answer 15

Tachar

Please cross out the incorrect answers on your test.

Question 16

Break into

Answer 16

Entrar por la fuerza

Someone tried to break into our house last night

Question 17

come up with

Answer 17

proponer

Question 18

BREAK OFF

Answer 18

DESPENDERSE, TERMINAR, PONER FIN
John and Marjorie have decided TO BREAK OFF after being together for 5 years

Question 19

BRING IN

Answer 19

Traer
The prosecutor brought in TO AN EXPERT on DNA analysis.

Question 20

BURST IN

Answer 20

Irrumpir
The man burst in the room without knocking and told us about the accident that had just happened.

Question 21

CALL FOR

Answer 21

exigir - requerir
Being a primary school teacher call for a lot of nerves and patience.

Question 22

COME OUT

Answer 22

Salir
The sun has just come out so I expect that the rest of the afternoon will be quite warm.

Question 23

DROP OFF

Answer 23

DEJAR
I’ll drop you of at the station on my way to work. It’s not a problem.

Question 24

FILL IN

Answer 24

rellenar
All the employees had to fill in a form that was given to them by the personnel manager.

Question 25

GET UP TO

Answer 25

LLEGAR A You shouldn't leave the children alone for so long or they'll get up to something bad

Question 26

GIVE UP

Answer 26

ABANDONAR - rendirse My doctor advised me to give up smoking.

Question 27

GO WITH

Answer 27

IR CON - quedar bien The bright blue scarf GOes WITH your new dress perfectly.

Question 28

HANG ON

Answer 28

esperar Could you hang on a minute while I get something to write?

Question 29

KEEP BACK

Answer 29

Ocultar algo Although he answered most of my questions, I had the feeling he was keeping back something.

Question 30

LOOK INTO

Answer 30

EXAMINAR - mirar a fondo - investigar The investigator told me he would look into the matter.

Question 31

MAKE OUT

Answer 31

Distinguir - enrollarse - fingir It's difficult to make out the licence plate number of the car over there. It's so far away.

Question 32

PICK ON

Answer 32

METERSE CON The older boys always pick on the younger ones at the school playground. It's so disgusting.

Question 33

PUT OUT

Answer 33

APAGAR It took the fire fighters almost an hour to put out the fire.

Question 34

tidying up

Answer 34

poner en orden

Question 35

came across

Answer 35

encontré

Question 36

give back

Answer 36

devolver

Question 37

take back

Answer 37

devolver

Question 38

nearly out

Answer 38

a punto de terminar

Question 39

come up against

Answer 39

toparse The company came up against some financial difficulties and had to close some of their factories.

Question 40

die down

Answer 40

calmarse The noise died down after the politician appeared in the middle of the crowd

Question 41

draw up

Answer 41

pararse "coche" A black limousine drew up near the Capitol and the President get out.

Question 42

fall for

Answer 42

caer en The teacher wasn't paying any attention, so he fell for an old trick I played on him.

Question 43

find out

Answer 43

descubrir John found out about his wife's cheating on him and filed for divorce

Question 45

get by

Answer 45

descubrir They don't have so much money but in most months they can get by

Question 45

let down

Answer 45

dejar fuera - defraudar I'm counting on you for support so please don't let me down

Question 45

hold back

Answer 45

aguantar - contener Jack couldn't hold back his anger and started shouting at everyone.

Question 46

go through

Answer 46

atravesar The manager had gone through the new documents with his lawyers before he came to a decision.

Question 46

live up to