Mastering English Expressions: Phrasal Verbs, Idioms, and Vocabulary

Phrasal Verbs

Bring

• Bring back - devolver
• Bring down - reducir
• Bring forward - adelantar
• Bring in - ganar, traer, invitar
• Bring on - producir
• Bring out - publicar
• Bring up - sacar, plantear, educar

Come

• Come across - encontrar
• Come along - llegar, ocurrir
• Come apart - deshacer, hacerse pedazos
• Come down on - regañar
• Come in - entrar
• Come into - entrar en, heredar
• Come round - venir a visitar, recobrar la conciencia
• Come through - atravesar, sobrevivir
• Come up with - proponer

Get

• Get by - arreglárselas
• Get in/into - entrar en
• Get off - bajarse

Keep

• Keep off - alejarse
• Keep on - continuar
• Keep out - no dejar entrar
• Keep up with - seguir el hilo

Let

• Let down - decepcionar
• Let on - revelar, decir
• Let up - disminuir

Look

• Look at - mirar
• Look back - mirar hacia atrás
• Look down on - menospreciar

Make

• Make for - ir a
• Make off with - escaparse
• Make up - reconciliarse
• Make up for - compensar

Put

• Put forward - proponer
• Put down - colgar, humillar
• Put off - posponer
• Put out - apagar
• Put through - someter
• Put up - aumentar, alojar, construir
• Put up with - aguantar

See

• See off - despedirse
• See trough - ver el plumero
• See to - encargarse de
• See into/out - acompañar hasta la entrada/salida

Stand

• Stand by - apoyar
• Stand for - representar, significar
• Stand in for - sustituir
• Stand out - destacar
• Stand up - levantarse
• Stand up to - hacer frente

Turn

• Turn away - alejarse, negar la entrada
• Turn in - acostarse, delatar
• Turn into - convertirse en
• Turn on - atacar, encender, abrir

Run

• Run an errand: hacer un recado
• Run the family: genético
• Run wild: no hay que hacer
• Run short: quedarse corto

Break

• Break the ice, a promise, a record, the monotony, the habit

Go

• Have a go - intentar/probar
• On the go - ocupado/activo
• Go broke - arruinarse
• Go mad - volverse loco
• Go bald - quedarse calvo
• Go from bad to worse - ir de mal en peor

Idioms

: Speak their mind-decir lo que piensas Like talking to the wall-como hablar cn la pared Don't breathe a word-ni una palabra I'm all ears-soy todo oidos Beat about the bush-andar con rodeos Take it with a pinch-no te creas todo lo q dice Bit my head off-reaccionar de forma brusca Put all your eggs in one basket-jugarselo todo a 1 carta Cake and eat it-querer todo Bite off more than you can chew-querer + de lo que se puede abarcar Not my cup of tea-no me gusta mucho A couch potato- vago Selling like hot cakes- se vendne como rosquillas a piece of cake- estar chupado Food for thought-te hace pensar.

BRITISH/AMERICAN: Holiday-Vacation(vacaciones), Lorry-truck(camión), Autumn-Fall(otoño), Sweets-Candies(chuches), Petrol-gas(gasolina), Torch-flashlight(linterna),  Flat-apartament(departamento) Taxi-cab(taxi) Lift-elevator(ascensor), Dustbin-garbage can(cubo basura) Boot-Trunk(baúl) Fortnight-Two weks  Torusers-pants  Chemist's-durgstore(quimico) Chips-French fries(patatas) Handbag-purse(bolso) garden-yard  Pavement-sidewalk  Biscuit-cookie.

VOCABU. add up-sumar| be over-haberacabado| bite off-arrancar con los dientes| currently-actualidad|climb down-bajar| clapped-aplaudió| C.into-meterse| count on-confiaren|fronda-row seats-asientos1ªfila| hand in-entregar| knock over-arroyar, atropellar| go broke-ir a la quiebra| lock up-encerrar| named after-nombre de| might as well-puede ser q tb| move out/away-mudarse, alejarse| pass by-pasar x delante de| point out-señalar,advertir| pour down-llover a cantaros| pull back-retirar,sacar| pull into- introducir en| perform-realizar| profitable-rentable| run away-escaparse| set up-montar| show off-presumir| sit back-recostarse| split up-romper,separarse| star out-empezar| take away from-quitarle,reducir| throw away-tirar| try on-probarse| wrecked-destrozado| weird-extraño| witnessed-testigo

CAMBIAR: almost-virtually  distant-faraway  burning-roasting  decision-abroad  docks-ship   go off-went to get their suitcases  oil-energy sailed away-miss them   Stirling-open the Windows  Slight-you can hardly hear it    terrific- thrilled  term-school  two weeks-fortnight  to a foreign country-abroad  fell haviy-poured down

enjoy,enjoiment,enoyable,enjoyably|originate,origin,original,originaly|play,placer,playful,playfully|use,user,usefu,usefully| profit,profit,profitable,profitably |accept,acceptance,aceptable,acceptively|descrive,description,descriptive,descriptively | devote,devotion,devoted,devotily|apréciate,appreciation,aprreciative,appreciatively |secure,securitysecure,securely