Verb (Verbo) |
Meaning (significado) |
Example (ejemplo) |
run into someone/something |
meet unexpectedly
encontrar de forma inesperada |
I ran into an old school-friend at the mall. |
run over someone/something |
drive a vehicle over a person or thing
atropellar |
I accidentally ran over your bicycle in the driveway. |
run over/through something |
rehearse, review
revisar |
Let's run over/through these lines one more time before
the show. |
run away |
leave unexpectedly, escape
escapar, salir de forma inesperada |
The child ran away from home and has been missing for
three days. |
run out |
have none left
agotarse, quedarse sin algo |
We ran out of shampoo so I had to wash my hair with soap. |
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send something back |
return (usually by mail)
devolver |
My letter got sent back to me because I used the wrong
stamp. |
set something up |
arrange, organize
organizar |
Our boss set a meeting up with the president of
the company. |
set someone up |
trick, trap
tender una trampa |
The police set up the car thief by using a hidden camera. |
shop around |
compare prices
comparar precios (de tiendas) |
I want to shop around a little before I decide on these
boots. |
show off |
act extra special for people watching (usually boastfully)
jactarse, fanfarronear |
He always shows off on his skateboard |
sleep over |
stay somewhere for the night (informal)
quedarse a dormir, pasar la noche fuera |
You should sleep over tonight if the weather is too bad
to drive home. |
sort something out |
organize, resolve a problem
organizar, resolver un problema |
We need to sort the bills out before the first of
the month. |
stick to something |
continue doing something, limit yourself to one particular thing
continuar haciendo algo, limitarse a hacer una cosa |
You will lose weight if you stick to the diet. |
switch something off |
stop the energy flow, turn off
apagar, desconectar |
The light's too bright. Could you switch it off. |
switch something on |
start the energy flow, turn on
encender, conectar |
We heard the news as soon as we switched on the car
radio. |
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take after someone |
resemble a family member
parecerse a (miembro de la familia) |
I take after my mother. We are both impatient. |
take something apart |
purposely break into pieces
romper en pedazos |
He took the car brakes apart and found the
problem. |
take something back |
return an item
devolver algo |
I have to take our new TV back because it doesn't
work. |
take off |
start to fly
despegar |
My plane takes off in five minutes. |
take something off |
remove something (usually clothing)
quitarse (generalmente ropa) |
Take off your socks and shoes and come in the lake! |
take something out |
remove from a place or thing
quitar algo de algún sitio u objeto |
Can you take the garbage out to the street for me? |
take someone out |
pay for someone to go somewhere with you
llevar a alguien a un sitio (normalmente de pago) |
My grandparents took us out for dinner and a
movie. |
tear something up |
rip into pieces
romper, hacer pedazos |
I tore up my ex-boyfriend's letters and gave them back to
him. |
think back |
remember (often + to, sometimes + on)
pensar en el pasado, remoemorar |
When I think back on my youth, I wish I had studied
harder. |
think something over |
consider
considerar |
I'll have to think this job offer over before I
make my final decision. |
throw something away |
dispose of
tirar algo (que ya no sirve), deshacerse de algo |
We threw our old furniture away when we won the
lottery. |
turn something down |
decrease the volume or strength (heat, light etc)
bajar el volumen, cantidad (luz, calor) |
Please turn the TV down while the guests are here. |
turn something down |
refuse
rechazar |
I turned the job down because I don't want to move. |
turn something off |
stop the energy flow, switch off
apagar, desconectar |
Your mother wants you to turn the TV off and come
for dinner. |
turn something on |
start the energy, switch on
encender, conectar |
It's too dark in here. Let's turn some lights on. |
turn something up |
increase the volume or strength (heat, light etc)
incrementar, subir (volumen, temperatura) |
Can you turn the music up? This is my favourite
song. |
turn up |
appear suddenly
aparecer de forma repentina |
Our cat turned up after we put posters up all over the
neighbourhood. |
try something on |
sample clothing
probarse una prenda |
I'm going to try these jeans on, but I don't think
they will fit. |
try something out |
test
probar, hacer un test |
I am going to try this new brand of detergent out. |
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use something up |
finish the supply
terminar, acabar (de usar algo), agotar |
The kids used all of the toothpaste up so we need
to buy some more. |
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wake up |
stop sleeping
despertar |
We have to wake up early for work on Monday. |
warm someone/something up |
increase the temperature
incrementar la temperatura, calentar |
You can warm your feet up in front of the
fireplace. |
warm up |
prepare body for exercise
calentar |
I always warm up by doing sit-ups before I go for a run. |
wear off |
fade away
desaparecer |
Most of my make-up wore off before I got to the party. |
work out |
exercise
hacer ejercicio |
I work out at the gym three times a week. |
work out |
be successful
tener éxito |
Our plan worked out fine. |
work something out |
make a calculation
calcular |
We have to work out the total cost before we buy the
house. |