Phrasal verbs

Question 1

Add up

Answer 1

Summarise

Question 2

Blow up

Answer 2

Explotar (a bomb)

Question 3

End up

Answer 3

Terminar

Question 4

Run into

Answer 4

Encontrarse a alguien (came accross, bump into)

Question 5

Came accross

Answer 5

Encontrarse a alguien(run into, bump into)

Question 6

Bump into

Answer 6

Encontrarse a alguien(run into, came accross)

Question 7

Let into

Answer 7

Dejar entrar

Question 8

Lay off

Answer 8

Despedir (en el trabajo)

Question 9

Run over

Answer 9

To hit somebody with a vehicle (atropellar)

Question 10

Back off

Answer 10

Retraerse

Question 11

Back out of (a deal)

Answer 11

Rechazar en el último momento

Question 12

Let (somebody) down

Answer 12

Defraudar (a alguien)

Question 13

Dress up

Answer 13

Disfrazarse

Question 14

To pay off (in a long run)

Answer 14

Dar resultado a largo plazo

Question 15

Use up

Answer 15

Usarlo hasta que se agote (batteries, holidays, etc)

Question 16

Bring forward (by half hour)

Answer 16

Adelantar (una reunión)

Question 17

Catch up

Answer 17

Ponerse al corriente

Question 18

Back (somebody) up

Answer 18

Animar (a alguien)

Question 19

Set up

Answer 19

Montar (una instalación), stablish

Question 20

Sign up

Answer 20

Anotarse

Question 21

Rustle up

Answer 21

Improvisar (to play by ear)

Question 22

Watch out

Answer 22

Vigilar

Question 23

Back down

Answer 23

Retraerse (discusión, pelea)

Question 24

Put down

Answer 24

Insult, reprimir

Question 25

Bring up

Answer 25

Sacar un tema, criar un hijo

Question 26

Pull over

Answer 26

Parar el coche a un lado de la carretera

Question 27

Speak up

Answer 27

Hablar más alto, dar una opinión

Question 28

To butter somebody up

Answer 28

Dar cera a alguien

Question 29

Fed up with + ing

Answer 29

Harto de

“My friends were fed up with me because I was no fun!”

Question 30

To stick up for somebody

Answer 30

Dar la cara por alguien

Question 31

Tell off

Answer 31

Echar la bronca

Question 32

Carry out

Answer 32

Execute

Question 33

Go downhill

Answer 33

Get worse

Question 34

Keep up with

Answer 34

Be up to date

Question 35

Put off

Answer 35

Delay (a meeting)

Question 36

Sort out

Answer 36

Resolve

Question 37

Take over

Answer 37

Buy a company (hacerse cargo)

Question 38

Turn out

Answer 38

Result

Question 39

Turn up

Answer 39

Attend, appear

We’ll send out invitations and see who turns up. Guess who turned up at my door last night?

Question 40

Write down

Answer 40

Reduce in rank, value, or price.

They’ve written down their assets.

Question 41

Overtake

Answer 41

Adelantar

Question 42

Get over

Answer 42

Recuperarse de algo malo