50 Phrasal Verbs

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How would you say it in Spanish?... Jim Carry gets angry at work, then goes home and TAKES IT OUT ON his kids by yelling at them.
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Jim Carry se enoja en el trabajo, luego llega a casa y SACA, SE DESQUITA su enojo CON sus hijos gritándoles.
TAKE IT OUT ON SOMEONE: descargar el enojo/frustración con alguien.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Obama's family is selling the dining table because it’s too big and TAKES UP too much room.
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La familia Obama está vendiendo la mesa del comedor porque es demasiado grande y OCUPA demasiado espacio.
How would you say it in Spanish?... The MBI staff didn’t TAKE TO their new boss at first, but they like her now.
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Al principio, el personal de MBI no CONGENIABA con su nueva jefa, pero ahora les cae bien.
TAKE TO SOMEONE: empezar a congeniar con alguien / tomarle cariño.
How would you say it in Spanish?... These pants are too long. I’ll have to get my tailor to TAKE them IN.
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Estos pantalones son demasiado largos. Tendré que pedirle a mi sastre que los AJUSTE.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Are you going to TAKE Mike UP ON his offer of a job?
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¿Vas a ACEPTAR la oferta de trabajo que te hizo Mike?.
TAKE SOMEONE UP ON something: aceptar la oferta de alguien.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Roberto’s mother tried to TALK him OUT OF leaving school, but he wouldn’t listen to her.
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La madre de Roberto intentó COMVENCER DE QUE NO dejara la escuela, pero él no quiso escucharla.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Billy Hots gets into trouble for being rude at school and TALKING BACK to his teachers.
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Billy Hots se mete en problemas por ser grosero en la escuela y CONTESTARLES MAL a sus profesores.
TALK BACK TO SOMEONE: contestarle mal / responderle de manera irrespetuosa a alguien.
How would you say it in Spanish?... I hate the way Melania TALKS DOWN TO poor people and acts as if she’s so superior to them.
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Odio la manera en que Melania HABLA CON SUPERIORIDAD A la gente pobre y actúa como si fuera superior a ellos.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Erick's mother TALKED HIM OUT OF joining the army because she was afraid he’d be killed.
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La madre de Erick lo CONVENCIÓ DE NO entrar al ejército porque tenía miedo de que lo mataran.
How would you say it in Spanish?... His father TALKED HIM INTO going to university instead of getting a job.
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Su padre lo CONVENCIÓ DE ir a la universidad en lugar de conseguir un trabajo.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Before deciding on whether to take the job, Lalo will TALK IT OVER with his family.
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Antes de decidir si acepta el trabajo, Lalo lo HABLARA con su familia.
How would you say it in Spanish?... A shopping mall will be built after the church is TORN DOWN.
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Se construirá un centro comercial después de que DERRIBEN la iglesia.
How would you say it in Spanish?... After She’d read her ex-boyfriend’s letter, Ales TORE IT UP and threw away the pieces.
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Después de leer la carta de su exnovio, Ales la rompió en pedazos y TIRÓ los trozos.
How would you say it in Spanish?... When the bomb exploded, it TORE the bus APART and killed everyone on board.
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Cuando explotó la bomba, DESTROZÓ el autobús y mató a todos los que iban a bordo.
How would you say it in Spanish?... The kittens all look the same to me. I can’t TELL them APART.
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Todos los gatitos me parecen iguales. No puedo DISTINGUIRLOS entre sí.
TELL APART: distinguir / diferenciar.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Our teacher used to TELL us OFF whenever we were late.
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Nuestro profesor solía REGAÑARNOS cada vez que llegábamos tarde.
How would you say it in Spanish?... How did she MAKE UP all those amazing details in the Harry Potter books?
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¿Cómo ella se INVENTÓ todos esos detalles increíbles de los libros de Harry Potter?.
MAKE UP: inventar / crear una historia o información.
How would you say it in Spanish?... The judge THOUGHT the case THROUGH carefully before deciding on his verdict.
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El juez ANALIZO cuidadosamente el caso antes de decidir su veredicto.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Cesi THOUGHT IT OVER for a few days before deciding to quit his job.
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Cesi lo PENSÓ durante unos días antes de decidir renunciar a su trabajo.
How would you say it in Spanish?... I’ve been THINKING OF moving to London to live.
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He estado PENSANDO en mudarme a Londres para vivir.
How would you say it in Spanish?... What else can we THROW IN for free to make it a better deal for our customers?
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¿Qué más podemos INCLUIR gratis para que sea una oferta mejor para nuestros clientes?.
How would you say it in Spanish?... They got together to TOSS AROUND a few ideas on new directions in design.
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Se reunieron para INTERCAMBIAR algunas ideas sobre nuevas direcciones en el diseño.
How would you say it in Spanish?... I couldn't find yesterday’s newspaper. Did you THROW IT OUT?
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No pude encontrar el periódico de ayer. ¿Lo tiraste?
How would you say it in Spanish?... James drank too much wine and THREW UP in the bathroom.
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James bebió demasiado vino y vomitó en el baño.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Did Jose Segobiano really get THROWN OUT OF the club for getting drunk and starting a fight?.
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¿De verdad ECHARON a Jose Segobiano DEL club por emborracharse y empezar una pelea?.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Essy told her son he couldn’t go out until he’d TIDIED UP his room.
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Essy le dijo a su hijo que no podía salir hasta que hubiera ORDENADO su habitación.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Farmer Boby Pulido will TIE the calf UP with some rope and put it in the back of his truck.
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El granjero Boby Pulido ATARÁ el ternero con una cuerda y lo pondrá en la parte trasera de su camioneta.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Most experts say you shouldn’t TIE all your money UP in shares on the stock market.
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La mayoría de los expertos dice que no deberías tener todo tu dinero INVERTIDO en acciones de la bolsa.
TIE UP aquí significa tener dinero inmovilizado/invertido, de modo que no está disponible fácilmente.
How would you say it in Spanish?... After seeing someone selling drugs near her school, Esther TIPPED OFF the police.
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Después de ver a alguien vendiendo drogas cerca de su escuela, Esther avisó a la policía.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Perla used to swear a lot, but she stopped after her boss told him to SLOW DOWN his language.
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Perla antes solía decir muchas groserías, pero dejó de hacerlo después de que su jefe le dijo que MODERARA su lenguaje.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Flavio’ll be TIED UP in meetings all day, but you can see him tomorrow.
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Flavio estará OCUPADO en reuniones todo el día, pero puedes verlo mañana.
How would you say it in Spanish?... My phone has run out of prepaid calls, so I’d better TOP IT UP.
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Se me acabaron los minutos prepagados del teléfono, así que será mejor que le RECARGUE saldo.
How would you say it in Spanish?... A lot of interesting topics were TOUCHED ON in the discussion.
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Durante la discusión se MENCIONARON brevemente muchos temas interesantes.
How would you say it in Spanish?... They’re TOYING WITH the idea of moving to a new town, but they haven’t decided yet.
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Están CONSIDERANDO la idea de mudarse a otra ciudad, pero todavía no han tomado una decisión.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Did you TRACK DOWN all the emails we’ve sent to our lawyer?
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¿Lograste LOCALIZAR todos los correos electrónicos que le hemos enviado a nuestro abogado?.
How would you say it in Spanish?... You should TRY ON the jeans to make sure they fit before you buy them.
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Deberías PROBARTE los jeans para asegurarte de que te quedan bien antes de comprarlos.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Did you TRY the phone OUT before you bought it to make sure it worked properly?
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¿PROBASTE el teléfono antes de comprarlo para asegurarte de que funcionaba correctamente?.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Jimmy liked TUNING IN to the jazz and blues stations on the radio when he was young.
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A Jimmy le gustaba SINTONIZAR las estaciones de jazz y blues de la radio cuando era joven.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Fans usually TURN AGAINST athletes who are caught cheating by using steroids.
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Los aficionados normalmente se VUELVEN EN CONTRA DE los atletas que son descubiertos haciendo trampa usando esteroides.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Our company is struggling, but the new CEO says he’s going to TURN things AROUND.
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Nuestra empresa está pasando por dificultades, pero el nuevo director ejecutivo dice que va a CAMBIAR LAS COSAS PARA MEJOR.
TURN THINGS AROUND: mejorar una situación que va mal.
How would you say it in Spanish?... The restaurant TURNED HIM AWAY because he wasn’t wearing a jacket and a tie.
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El restaurante NO LO DEJÓ ENTRAR porque no llevaba saco y corbata.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Kate was offered a good job, but she TURNED IT DOWN because she didn’t want to move.
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A Kate le ofrecieron un buen trabajo, pero lo RECHAZÓ porque no quería mudarse.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Emy said, I’m really tired so I’m going to TURN IN. See you in the morning.
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Emy dijó, estoy muy cansado, así que me voy a IR A LA CAMA. Nos vemos en la mañana.
How would you say it in Spanish?... The students couldn’t leave until they’d TURNED IN their exam papers.
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Los estudiantes no podían salir hasta que hubieran ENTREGADO sus exámenes.
TURN IN: entregar algo, especialmente una tarea, examen, documento, etc.
How would you say it in Spanish?... TURN OFF the main road at the second set of traffic lights.
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SAL de la carretera principal en el segundo semáforo.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Don’t forget to TURN the heater OFF before you go to bed.
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No olvides APAGAR la calefacción antes de acostarte.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Whoever gets to the office first has to TURN ON the coffee machine.
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Quien llegue primero a la oficina tiene que ENCENDER la cafetera.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Lian, are you sure you SWITCHED OFF the lights before you went to bed?
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¿Lian, estás seguro de que APAGASTE las luces antes de acostarte?
How would you say it in Spanish?... The chocolate cake TURNED OUT much better than we’d expected. It was delicious.
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El pastel de chocolate RESULTÓ ser mucho mejor de lo que esperábamos. Estaba delicioso.
How would you say it in Spanish?... Lots of people TURNED OUT to see the parade.
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Mucha gente ACUDIÓ a ver el desfile.
TURN OUT: acudir / presentarse.
How would you say it in Spanish?... The new factory can TURN OUT a thousand computers a day.
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La nueva fábrica puede PRODUCIR mil computadoras al día.
TURN OUT: producir/fabricar.

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