PHRASAL VERBS

Phrasal verbs

Los phrasal verbs son verbos unidos a preposiciones, y equivalen a un solo verbo en español.
El verbo unido a la preposicion tiene significado distinto a si el verbo fuera solo.


Algunos phrasal verbs más comunes:
Come into (in)/go into (in): entrar
He comes into the house
Come out (of) /go out (of) salir
He goes out of the house
Come back /go back regresar
I´m coming back tomorrow
Look out /wath out tener cuidado
Look out! There is a car coming
Come on darse prisa
Come on! Every body is waiting for you
Hold on esperar (al telefono)
Can you hold on a moment, please?
Go on / walk on/ drive on/carry on continuar
Go on along this road
Take off despegar (avión)
The plane took off 20 minutes late
Wake up despertarse
I often wake up in the middle of the night
Get up levantarse
What time do you get up?
Grow up crecer (hacerse adulto)
What does your son want to do when he grows up?
Speak up hablar más alto
Can you speak up a bit?
Wash up lavar los platos
You have to wash up
Hurry up Darse prisa
Hurry up! we haven´t got much time.
Give up renunciar, abandonar
It´s difficult to give up smoking
Slow down reducir la velocidad
You´re driving too fast.
Slow down / Break down averiarse,estropearse
I´m sorry. I´m late. The car broke down.
Fill in rellenar
Can you fill in this form?
Put out apagar (fuego cigarro)
The fireman put the fire out
Cross out tachar
If you make a mistake, cross it out
Knock out poner fuera de combate
A stone fell on my head and knocked me out
Switch on / turn on encender (luz,tv)
Switch on the lights, please.
Switch off/ turn off apagar (luz, tv)
Turn off the radio please
Try on probarse ropa
I like this jacket.I´m going to try it
Look up buscar una palabra en diccionario
I looked this word up in a dictionary.
Turn up subir (el volumen)
Can you turn up the radio?
Knock down / knock over atropellar
A man was knocked over/down by a car
Turn down bajar (el volumen)
The radio is too loud, Can you turn it down please?
Throw away tirar, arrojar
Don´t throw away that picture. I want it
Get on subir al autobus
The children got on the bus
Get off bajar del autobus
The children got off the bus
Get into subir en el coche
The man got into the car
Get out/ off bajar del coche
The man got out off the