919. give away – regular
" you don't wear those shoes anymore. Why don't you
give them
away ? "
920. give in - ceder, entregarse
the boxer cannot continue fighting. He will
give in at any moment.
921. give up
- rendirse,
darse por vencido
" you are about to finish the race. Don't
give up now !"
922. give up
- dejar de
Mary is pregnant. She should give
up smoking.
923. go
along with
- estar de
acuerdo con
that manager never goes along with
the workers' ideas.
924. go on (with) – continuar
we have to go on
with this
work.
925. hand in – entregar
I have to hand
this report in
tomorrow morning.
926. hand out – distribuir
the uncle is handing
gifts out to
his nephews.
927. hang on - esperar
" hang on ,
please !. I'll be with you in a minute. "
928. hang up
- colgar (el
teléfono)
" I have to hang up
now ! . My mother needs to make a call ."
929. hold on to - agarrarse a, mantener
although Mary lives in japan now, she still
holds on to european
customs.
930. hold up – as altar
the convenience store was held up
last night.
931. keep on
- seguir, continuar
john will keep on
working in that firm for two more years.
932. keep up with - mantenerse al nivel de
laura is so smart and fast. It's really difficult to
keep up with her !
933. knock
out
- dejar sin
sentido
the old lady knocked
the thief out
with her umbrella.
934. knock over - tirar, volcar, atropellar
the car knocked
the boy over.
Now, he is at the hospital.
935.
lay off-
despedir
the company has laid off
ten workers this year.
936. leave out - omitir, olvidar
jack left out
his address in the form.
937. let down - decepcionar , defrauder
" I trusted you, but you let
me down !"
938. let in - dejar entrar
" sally is knocking at the door.
Let her in
!"
939. let out
- dejar salir
" sally wants to leave. Let
her out !"
940.
let off
- dejar ir
(sin castigo)
the judge felt sorry for the thief and
let him
off.
941.
let up
- amainar,
disminuir
the rain started to let up.
942.
live up to
- cumplir
con, actuar de acuerdo a
everybody thinks robert is a good person. He tries to
live up to that
reputation.
943. look after – cuidar
the nanny is looking after
the children.
944. look back on - recordar, mirar hacia atrás
grandparents always look back on
their young days.
945. look down on - despreciar, menospreciar
jim is so arrogant. He looks down
on everybody less intelligent than he.
946. look for – buscar
tom is looking for
a new job.
947. look forward to - esperar con illusion
billy is looking forward to
going on vacation to europe.
948. look into – investigar
" I think this report is wrong. Can you
look into it ? "
949.
look out (for)
- tener
cuidado (de)
"Be careful !. Look out for
snakes in this area !"
950.
look up
- buscar
(una palabra, dirección etc)
Edward is looking up
a word in the dictionary.
951. look up – visitar
"If you come to my city, don't forget to
look me
up !"
952. look up to - respetar, admirar
He is the smartest in the class. Everybody
looks up to him.
953.
make for
- dirigirse a
the plane was making for
the airport.
954. make off with - robar, marcharse con
the maid made off with
some of the china from the dinning room.
955.
make out - distinguir, descifrar, entender
the ship was so far from the coast that nobody could
make out its nationality.
956. make up
- inventar, hacer
that writer makes up
fantastic stories about life in the future.
Becky uses red lipstick and pink powder to
make up her face.
957. make up – maquillarse
958. make up (with) - reconciliarse (con)
Laura and his boyfriend had an argument last night, but they
made up today.
959. make up for - compensar
bill couldn't visit Mary yesterday. So, he brought her a gift to
make up for it.
960. mix up - confundir, mezclar
the teacher mixed
me up with so
much information.
961. part with -
deshacerse de, regalar
"These books are occupying too much space. I'll have to
part with them ."
962. pass away – morir
My grandfather passed away
five years ago.
963. pass out - distribuir, repartir
james was passing out
new books to everyone in class.
964. pass out – desmayarse
nancy passed out
when she heard the bad news.
965. pick on – molestar – fastidiar
everyone in class picked on
the new student.
966. pick out – escoger
helen likes to pick out
the best apples at the supermarket.
967. pick up-
recoger
I found a strange coin at the beach and I
picked it
up.
968. pick up – pasar a buscar
jane is going to the movies. Brian will
pick her
up at 7:30 p.m.
969. point out – indicar
the president pointed out
the achievements of his government.
970. pull down - derribar, demoler
the construction workers will pull
down the old building.
971.
pull over
- detenerse
a un lado de la calle
the policeman ordered the speeding driver to
pull over.
972, pull through - salir adelante, recobrarse
she was in a hard situation, but somehow she
pulled through.
973.
put away
- guardar,
poner en su lugar
the little boy's room is a mess. His mother wants him to
put his toys
away
974.
put back
- poner
donde estaba.
I took a book from the bookcase, but I
put it
back at once.
975. put off - posponer
we'll have to put off
our meeting for the next week.
976. put on - ponerse (ropa, joyas etc)
I put on a
warm coat because it was cold outside.
977.
put out
- apagar
(fuego, luces etc)
the firemen put out
the fire in less than an hour.
978. put up with - tolerar, aguantar
" that noise is bothering me. I cannot
put up with it any longer
"
979.
rip off
- estafar, cobrar demasiado
" don't buy anything in that store. They'll
rip you
off "
980.
run across
-
encontrarse con
jane ran across
her old friend from school at the supermarket.
981.
run away
– escapar
the thief tried to run away,
but the police caught him.
982.
run into
-
encontrarse con
laura ran into
Mary when she was at the supermarket.
983. run out of
- quedarse sin
they wanted to go to europe, but they had
run out of money.
984.
run over
- atropellar
con el auto
the car ran over
the dog that crossed the street.
985.
see about
– atender a, encargarse de
" let's organize a party !. You can
see about
getting the groceries. "
986.
send for
- mandar a
buscar
billy was feeling sick, so his mother
sent for the doctor.
987. set back - retrasar,
demorar
the workers' strike set back
the completion of the new building.
988.
set in
–
comenzar
people start to wear warm clothes when the winter
sets in.
989.
set off
– partir
the boat will set off
early in the morning.
990.
set out
– partir
all the sailors will set out
in that boat tomorrow.
991.
set up
–
establecer
that athlete set up
a new world record.
992. settle down –
establecerce, adaptarse
brian likes this city. He is trying to
settle down .
993.
settle up
- pagar lo
que se debe
he won the lottery and was able to
settle up all his debts.
994. show off -
fanfarronear, presumir
he always tries to impress people by
showing off.
995.
show up
– aparecer
we waited for her, but she didn't
show up.
996. shut up - callar,
silenciar
" be quiet !... Shut up
! "
997. slip away –
escabullirse
when nobody was watching, he
slipped away.
998. stand for -
significar, representar
the letters u. N. Stand for
united nations.
999. stand out -
sobresalir, destacarse
that boy is so smart. He always
stands out in class.
1000. stand up - dejar ( a
alguien ) plantado
john waited for jane, but she didn't come. She
stood him
up.
1001. stand up for -
defender (verbalmente) a
everyone criticized her. Nobody
stood up for her.
1002. stand up to - hacer
frente a
you have to be brave. You have to
stand up to that problem.
1003.
take after
– parecerse a
mike takes after
his father.
1004.
take apart-
desmontar, desarmar
I have to repair this tv. I have to
take it
apart first.
1005.
take care of
–cuidar
the nanny is taking care of
the children.
1006.
take off
- despegar
(un avión)
the plane is taking off
at this moment.
1007.
take off
- quitarse (ropa)
his t-shirt was so dirty. He had to
take it
off.
1008.
take up
– ocupar
the old piano takes up
too much space. They will move it somewhere else.
1009.
talk over
– discutir
This subject is important. We must
talk it
over.
1010. throw away – tirar a
la basura
he threw away
all the things that he didn't use.
1011. throw up – vomitar
he had drunk so much that he had to
throw up.
1012. try on - probarse (ropa)
" I like this t-shirt. Can I try
it on ? "
1013.
try out
- probar,
poner a prueba
the technicians are trying out
the new car.
1014. try out for - tratar
de ingresar a
tim would like to try out for
the baseball team.
1015. turn down – rechazar
mike asked jane out, but she
turned him
down.
1016. turn in - irse a la
cama
I am tired and it is too late. I think i'll
turn in.
1017. turn into - convertir
en
this sofa turns into
a bed.
1018. turn on - prender,
encender
I was bored, so I turned
the tv on.
1019. turn off – apagar
I got tired of watching tv, so I
turned it off.
1020. turn out to be -
resultar ser
the film seemed good at first, but it
turned
out
to be very boring.
1021. turn down - bajar el
volumen
" the music is too loud. Please,
turn it down
"
1022.
turn up
- subir el
volumen
" could you turn
the tv up. I
can't hear it "
1023.
wait on
- atender, server
the salesgirl is
waiting on the customer.
1024. walk out on
– abandonar (novio/a)
sally is sad because her boyfriend
walked out on
her.
1025. warm up
- entrar en calor
runners warm up
before starting a race.
1026. watch out (for)
- tener cuidado (de)
“If you go into the jungle,
watch out for
tigers "
1027.
wear out
– desgastar
completamente
I have worn
these shoes out.
I have to buy another pair.
1028. wipe out - destruir
completamente
the small town was wiped out
by the tornado.
1029. work out - hacer
ejercicio (en un gym)
robert is in good shape because he
works out at the gym
everyday.
1030.
work out
- resolver,
elaborar
they have many problems in the company, but they will
work them
out.
1031.
write down
- anotar,
tomar apuntes
the reporter wrote down
everything the rock star had said.
1032.
write up
– redactar
they have reached an agreement and now they will
write up the contract.
Inglés
|
Francés |
Alemán
|
Italiano |
Otros
1 (A-E)
| 2 (F-L) |
3 (N-S)
| 4 (T-U)
Árabe |
Chino |
Esperanto
|
Griego
|
Japonés
|
Portugués
|
Rumano
|
Ruso
|
Catalán
|
Euskera