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Phrasal Verb with Pull

pull ahead - tomar la delantera, ponerse por delante

At the last minute Tony pulled ahead and won the race.
A ltimo momento Tony tom la delantera y gan la carrera.

pull apart - (a) separar (b) criticar duramente

Joe and Nick started to fight and we couldn't pull them apart.
Joe y Nick empezaron a pelear y no los podamos separar.
Pat's last book was pulled apart by the press.
El ltimo libro de Pat recibi duras crticas de la prensa.

pull at - tirar de algo varias veces, generalmente con movimientos rpidos y


suaves

The child pulled at his mother's dress because he wanted to leave.


El nio tiraba del vestido de su madre porque se quera ir.

pull away - arrancar, tirar, apartarse bruscamente

The car pulled away and took the first turn to the left.
El auto arranc y dobl en la primera calle a la izquierda.
I went near the dog to pet it but it pulled away.
Me acerqu al perro para acariciarlo pero se apart.

pull back - retirarse

By order of the Commander-in-Chief, the troops had to pull back.


Bajo rdenes del Comandante en Jefe, las tropas tuvieron que retirarse.

pull down - bajar, derribar, demoler

The architect told us to pull the old building down.


El arquitecto nos orden demoler el antiguo edificio.

pull for - alentar

All the fans were pulling for their team despite the score.
Todos los fanticos alentaban a su equipo a pesar del puntaje.

pull in - detener, entrar, estacionar

When I was about to cross the street a car pulled in in front of me.
Cuando estaba por cruzar la calle un auto estacion enfrente mo.

pull of - llevar a cabo, lograr

Patrick's plan for saving the company will be hard to pull of.
El plan de Patrick para salvar a la empresa va a ser difcil de llevar a cabo.

pull on - ponerse de prisa

I was really late for work so I pulled on the first shirt I could find.
Se me haca muy tarde para ir a trabajar as que me puse la primera camisa que encontr.

pull out of - partir, salir

The train was pulling out of the station when Joey arrived.
El tren estaba partiendo de la estacin cuando lleg Joey.

pull over - acercar, volcar, hacerse a un lado

The car's making a funny noise, I'll pull over to see what it is.
El auto est haciendo un ruido raro, voy a parar para ver qu es.

pull through - reponerse, salir de un apuro

Thomas pulled through his illness after a month in hospital.


Thomas se repuso luego de un mes en el hospital.

pull to - cerrar una ventana o puerta en direccin hacia t

Would you be so kind as to pull the window to?


Seras tan amable de cerrar la ventana?.

pull together - (a) calmarse, sobreponerse (b) trabajar en equipo

Mary couldn't pull herself together so we gave her a sedative.


Mary no se poda calmar por lo que le dimos un sedante.
In order for the plan to succeed we must all pull together.
Para que el plan tenga xito debemos trabajar todos juntos.

pull up - (a) acercar (b) detenerse

Come Simon! Pull up a chair and join us for dinner!


Ven Simon! Acerca una silla y acompanos a cenar!

Two cars pulled up at my door and pulled away. It was so strange...


Dos autos se detuvieron frente a mi puerta y arrancaron. Fue tan extrao...
Phrasal Verb with put

put across - comunicar, hacer entender

Dean's trying to put his ideas across, but I can't understand them.
Dean intenta hacer entender sus ideas, pero no puedo comprenderlas.

put aside - (a) dejar a un lado (b) ahorrar

Put the books you need aside, I'll take the rest to Bob.
Haz a un lado los libros que necesites, el resto se los llevar a Bob.
Sue has put all the money she earned this year aside for a new car.
Sue ha ahorrado todo el dinero que gan este ao para comprarse un auto nuevo.

put at - estimar

The number of casualties of the tsunami was put at 400 by the


Government.
El gobierno estim que 400 es el nmero de vctimas por el tsunami.

put away - poner en su sitio, guardar

Once you put the toys away you can go outside with Timmy.
Cuando guardes los juguetes puedes ir afuera con Timmy.

put back - (a) poner otra vez en su sitio (b) posponer

You can take the book, but then put it back on the shelf.
Puedes tomar el libro, pero luego ponlo de nuevo en el estante.
You will have to put the meeting back, the boss is still at his office.
Tendrn que posponer la reunin, el jefe est todava en su oficina.

put before - prestar ms atencin a una cosa que a otra porque la consideras ms
importante

Tony is always putting his work before his friends!


Tony siempre est prestando ms atencin a su trabajo que a sus amigos!

put behind - dejar atrs una mala experiencia para olvidarla y que no afecte tu
vida

Try to do your best to put the break-up behind and go back to work.
Trata de hacer lo posible para dejar atrs la separacin y volver a trabajar.

put by - ahorrar, reservar, guardar

Peter has been putting money by so he can come to Brazil with us.
Peter ha estado ahorrando dinero as puede venir con nosotros a Brasil.

put down - (a) apuntar (b) sacrificar un animal enfermo (c) bajar (d) as - catalogar
a alguien como algo (e) to - atribuir algo a alguien

The teacher asked us to put our names down on another list.


El profesor nos pidi que anotramos nuestros nombres en otra lista.
The dog was so ill that my father had to put him down.
El perro estaba tan enfermo que mi padre lo tuvo que sacrificar.
The policeman told the man to put the gun down but he refused.
El polica le dijo al hombre que bajara el arma pero se neg.
The first time I met Jo I put her down as a bohemian woman.
La primera vez que vi a Jo me dio la impresin de que era una mujer bohemia.
I put Peter's behavior down to his having lost his job.
Atribu el comportamiento de Peter al haber perdido su trabajo.

put forth - echar, tender, extender

The little girl put her hand forth and gave her brother a balloon.
La niita extendi su mano y le dio un globo a su hermano.

put forward - presentar, proponer, exponer

Joey put his theory forward in class, but it was not accepted.
Joey expuso su teora en clase, pero no fue aceptada.

put in - (a) instalar (b) votar (c) dedicar (d) for - solicitar

I had a new CD-ROM drive put in in my computer last week.


La semana pasada me instalaron una nueva unidad de CD_ROM en la computadora.
According to the polls, the Democrats will be put in again.
Segn lo que dicen las encuestas, los demcratas ganarn las elecciones otra vez.
I put in a lot of extra time at work but I haven't been paid yet!
Hice un montn de horas extra en el trabajo y todava no me pagaron!
After ten years at the office I put in for a raise for the first time.
Luego de diez aos en la oficina ped un aumento por primera vez.

put of - postponer, distraer, disuadir

The boss put the meeting of because he was ill.


El jefe pospuso la reunin porque estaba enfermo.
I will put him of while you hide the present.
Lo voy a distraer mientras escondes el regalo.

put on - (a) ponerse (b) encender (c) aumentar

Put your coats on if you're going outside, it's cold.


Pnganse el saco si van a salir, hace fro.
Let's put the oven on before Susan finishes making the cake.
Encendamos el horno antes de que Susan termine de preparar la torta.
I think Mary has put on weight since the last time I saw her.
Creo que Mary aument de peso desde la ltima vez que la vi.

put out - (a) apagar, extinguir (b) enojar, incomodar (c) dislocar

Vera was quite put out by the situation so she got out of there.
Vera se molest bastante por la situacin por lo que sali de all.
There were a lot of firemen trying to put out the fire.
Haba un montn de bomberos intentando apagar el incendio.
The goalkeeper must have put his arm out when he fell.
El arquero se debe haber dislocado el brazo cuando se cay.

put through - comunicar

I'll put you through Susan's extension so you can tell her yourself.
Te comunico con el interno de Susan as puedes decrselo t mismo.

put to - sugerir un plan o idea as se puede discutir acerca de esta, hacer que
alguien gaste tiempo o dinero en algo que no quiere

I'll put to the boss the idea I have to improve the production.
Le voy a sugerir al jefe la idea que tengo para mejorar la produccin.

put together - juntar, armar, montar, aadir

We're all putting the puzzle together to see what picture it forms.
Todos estamos armando el rompecabezas para ver qu figura forma.

put towards - usar una cantidad de dinero para pagar parte del costo de algo

I am saving money to put towards a state-of-the-art computer.


Estoy ahorrando dinero para comprarme una computadora de ltima generacin.

put under - dejar inconsciente a aguien antes de una operacin

You will be put under a few moments before the operation starts.
Te dormiremos unos momentos antes de que comience la operacin.

put up - (a) colgar, levantar, construir (b) alojar (c) incrementar


put up to - incitar
put up with - aguantar, tolerar

We can put the picture up in Mike's room.


Podemos colgar el cuadro en el cuarto de Mike.
If you come to Buenos Aires we can put you up in one of our rooms.
Si vienes a Buenos Aires podemos alojarte en uno de nuestros cuartos.
I can't believe that the prices are putting up so much.
No puedo creer que los precios hayan aumentado tanto.
Richard swears the Peter has put him up to rob the bank.
Richard jura que Peter lo ha incitado a que robase el banco.
Sarah has to put up with a lot of paperwork before beginning to work.
Sarah tiene que aguantar un montn de papeleo antes de comenzar a trabajar.
Phrasal Verb with Run

run across - tropezarse con, encontrarse con

I was doing the Christmas shopping when I ran across an old friend of
mine.
Estaba haciendo las compras para Navidad cuando me encontr con un viejo amigo.

run after - perseguir, correr tras

The police was running after somebody suspected of murder.


La polica persegua a alguien sospechoso de asesinato.

run around - (a) ir corriendo de aqu para all (b) after - hacer un montn de cosas
por alguien cuando deberas hacer ms por t mismo (c) with - salir con, juntarse
con, andar con

The waitress has been running around all night, the bar's full.
La mesera ha estado yendo de aqu para all toda la noche, el bar est repleto.
Jo's always running around after Dan but he doesn't seem to mind.
Jo est siempre haciendo un montn de cosas por Dan, but a l no parece importarle.
I saw your sister running around with the new kids of the block.
Vi a tu hermana juntndose con los nuevos nios de la cuadra.

run away - escaparse, fugarse

The news report alerted that a tiger has ran away from the zoo.
El noticiero advirti que un tigre se ha escapado del zoolgico.

run by - repetir algo dicho

Could anyone run by what the journalist has just said?


Alguien podra repetir lo que acaba de decir el periodista?

run down - (a) agotarse (b) menospreciar, criticar

You won't be able to use my CD player, the batteries have run down.
No vas a poder utilizar mi reproductor de CD, se le agotaron las pilas.
My boss is always running down my work.
Mi jefe siempre menosprecia mi trabajo.

run for - postularse para ser elegido para un puesto pblico

You won't believe it, but Jessica is running for Senator.


No vas a creerlo, pero Jessica acaba de postularse para senadora .

run in - (a) hacer funcionar (b) manejar lentamente para no daar el motor

The kid asked his grandfather to help him run in the electric train.
El nio pidi a su abuelo que lo ayude a hacer funcionar el tren elctrico.
Robert is still running his car in, he is not confident yet.
Robert todava conduce despacio, todava no tiene confianza.

run into - (a) entrar corriendo en (b) tropezar con (c) chocar

The kids ran into the house when they heard the cake was ready.
Los nios entraron corriendo en la casa cuando oyeron que la torta estaba lista.
I ran into mum on my way home, she wants you to phone her.
Me encontr con mam cuando iba para casa, quiere que la llames.
Pete ran into a tree when he was driving, he's in hospital.
Pete choc contra un rbol cuando iba manejando, est internado.

run of - escaparse, fugarse

Ben's depressed because his best friend ran of with his girlfriend.
Ben est deprimido porque su mejor amigo se escap con su novia.

run on - prolongarse, durar, seguir hablando

Tony's speech ran on for more than an hour.


El discurso de Tony dur ms de una hora.

run out (a) of - quedarse sin (b) on - abandonar

I can't finish printing the document, I ran out of paper.


No puedo terminar de imprimir el documento, me qued sin papel.
Robert ran out on his girlfriend because she was cheating on him.
Robert dej a su novia porque lo estaba engaando.

run over - (a) derramar (b) atropellar

You've poured so much juice into the glass that it has run over.
Has puesto tanto jugo en el vaso que se ha derramado.
The driver didn't see the cat and ran over it.
El conductor no vio al gato y lo atropell.

run through - (a) consumir, gastar (b) echar un vistazo, ensayar

We've run through all the food, we should go to the supermarket.


Consumimos todo lo que haba para comer, deberamos ir al supermercado.
The play's about to be premiered and we're running through it all the
time.
La obra se est por estrenar y estamos ensayando todo el tiempo.

run to - extenderse, elevarse a, ascender a

The final amount of the bill runs to five hundred pounds.


El monto total de la factura asciende a quinientas libras.

run up - (a) contraer, crear, hacerse, izar (b) against - encontrarse con, tener que
vrselas con alguien

The youngest students used to run up the flag every morning.


Los estudiantes ms jvenes solan izar la bandera cada maana.
If you go to Harvard you'll run up against a lot of foreign students.
Si vas a Harvard te encontrars con un montn de estudiantes extranjeros.

Phrasal Verb with Set

see about - ocuparse de, pensar

Jon likes reading, I'll see about buying him a novel for his birthday.
A Jon le gusta leer, voy a comprarle una novela para su cumpleaos.

see in - hacer pasar, recibir

First wait until I finish typing the letter and then see Eddie in.
Primero espera a que termine de tipear la carta y luego haz pasar a Eddie.

see into - investigar, examinar

The doctors are seeing into a new treatment for cancer.


los mdicos estn investigando un nuevo tratamiento para el cncer.

see of - despedir, derrotar

We all came to see Donald of and wish him the best of luck.
Todos fuimos a despedir a Donald y desearle mucha suerte.

see out - sobrevivir

Sam was so badly injured that we wondered if she'd see the surgery out.
Sam estaba tan malherida que nos preguntbamos si sobrevivira a la ciruga.

see over - recorrer

The tourists saw the city over at night.


Los turistas recorrieron la ciudad de noche.

see through - (a) calar a alguien (b) mantener a alguien a flote

I saw through Jo's behaviour and her intentions didn't surprise me.
Cal el comportamiento de Jo y sus intenciones no me sorprendieron.
When Pete was depressed, all his friends saw him through.
Cuando Pete estaba deprimido, todos sus amigos lo mantuvieron a flote.

see to - atender a, ocuparse de, encargarse de

Don't worry, I will see to the leak in the piping.


No te preocupes, yo me encargo de la prdida de las caeras.
Phrasal Verb with Set
Phrasal Verb with Set

set about - empezar, atacar, agredir

Joey began setting Jim about without us knowing the reason.


Joey comenz a agredir a Jim sin que nosotros supiramos la razn.

set against - enemistar con, poner en contra de

Helen was very jealous and tried to set Carol against John.
Helen estaba muy celosa e intent enemistar a Carol con John.

set apart - separar, distinguir

The new player set apart from the rest because of his strength.
El nuevo jugador se distingua de entre los dems por su fuerza.

set aside - (a) reservar (b) poner a un lado, apartar

The hotel manager will set a room aside for us, he's a friend of mine.
El gerente del hotel nos reservar un cuarto, l es amigo mo.
Set those photocopies aside, we will use them later.
Aparta esas fotocopias, las usaremos luego.

set back - (a) retrasar (b) costar

My computer's got a virus and that's set back my thesis.


Mi computadora tiene un virus y eso me ha atrasado la tesis.
Anyone can see that the ring must have set George back a fortune.
Cualquiera puede notar que el anillo le debe haber costado una fortuna a George.

set down - (a) poner por escrito (b) dejar bajar o subir a un pasajero

Jenny didn't trust Joyce and asked him to set the agreement down.
Jenny no confiaba en Joyce y le pidi que pusiera por escrito el acuerdo.
The bus driver stopped and set the old lady down at the corner.
El conductor del autobs par y dej bajar a la anciana en la esquina.

set forth - exponer, explicar, mostrar

The scientist set forth his theory about the strange meteorite.
El cientfico expuso su teora sobre el extrao meteorito.

set in - establecerse, empezar

The snow has set in and it will continue until Saturday at the least.
Ha comenzado a nevar y continuar nevando al menos hasta el sbado.

set of - (a) provocar, desencadenar, hacer estallar (b) salir de viaje

The sound of the bell set of the bomb but fortunately nobody was near.
El sonido de la campana hizo estallar la bomba y afortunadamente no haba nadie cerca.
We'll be setting of on Monday, you can call me back on Saturday.
Nos vamos de viaje el lunes, puedes volver a llamarme el sbado.

set on - agredir, atacar

Mike was set on by a fierce dog and now he is sueing its master.
Mike fue atacado por un perro feroz y ahora est demandando a su dueo.

set out - (a) exponer, presentar, exponer (b) salir, partir

The prosecutor has set out new evidence on the Smith's trial.
El fiscal present nuevas pruebas en el juicio de Smith.
You can come with us if you want, we are setting out next week.
Puedes venir con nosotros si quieres, nos vamos de viaje la semana que viene.

set to - empezar, ponerse a trabajar

If you set to work right now you will have finished by ten.
Si te pones a trabajar ahora mismo habrs terminado para las diez.

set up - colocar, construir, establecer

This old building was set up in the early '20s.


Este edificio antiguo fue construido a principios de los aos 20.
Phrasal Verb with Turn

stand about / stand around - esperar, deambular

Those suspicious men are always standing about in the street at night...
Esos hombres sospechosos estn siempre deambulando en la calle a la noche...

stand down - retirarse, renunciar

The Senator decided to stand down after the drug scandal.


El senador decidi renunciar luego del escndalo por drogas.

stand for - significar, representar

NY stands for New York.


NY significa New York.

stand in for - sustituir a alguien

When Carol decided to quit her job, Jennifer stood in for her.
Cuando Carol decidi renunciar a su trabajo Jennifer la sustituy.

stand of - mantener a distancia

The lion tamer at the circus used a whip to stand of the lion.
El domador de leones del circo us un ltigo para mantener alejado al len.

stand out - (a) sobresalir, destacar (b) against - oponerse a algo

At the station, there's a huge sign that stands out at the entrance.
En la estacin, hayr un enorme cartel que se destaca en la entrada.
The Congress will pass a law which I strongly stand out against .
El Congreso aprobar una ley a la cual me opongo rotundamente.

stand over - vigilar

Please stand over the children while they are in the pool.
Por favor vigila a los nios mientras estn en la piscina.

stand to - estar alerta, poner en estado de alerta

Since the terrorist attack, the military bases are standing to.
Las bases militares estn en estado de alerta desde el ataque terrorista.

stand up - (a) levantarse, ponerse de pie (b) dejar plantado (c) for - defender,
apoyar
(d) to - hacer frente, resistir a

Those of you who have something to say please stand up .


Los que tengan algo que decir que por favor se pongan de pie.
I should have guess that she would stand me up .
Debera haber imaginado que me dejara plantado.
Nobody believed what I said, so I had to stand up for myself.
Nadie crea lo que yo deca, as que tuve que defenderme sola.
Joey stood up to a boy much bigger than him who wanted to eat his lunch.
Joey le hizo frente a un muchacho mucho ms grande que l que quera comerse su
almuerzo.
Phrasal Verbs with Take
take aback - desconcertar, sorprender

The news took me aback and I couldn't say a word.


La noticia me sorprendi y no pude decir una sola palabra.
take after - parecerse a

If you meet Mickey you'll realize that he's taken after his father.
Si conoces a Mickey te dars cuenta de que es muy parecido a su padre.
take along - llevar consigo

When you come to the party please take along the camera.
Cuando vengas a la fiesta por favor trae la cmara.
take apart - (a) destrozar, dar una paliza (b) desmontar

Donald took Martin apart. You should have seen the competition!
Donald derrot a Martin. Deberas haber visto la competencia!
The bomb squad tried to take the bomb apart this morning.
El escuadrn antibombas intent desmantelar una bomba esta maana.
take around - visitar un lugar con alguien mostrndole los lugares ms interesantes

Sarah can take you around the city if you have time for a little walk.
Sarah puede llevarte a visitar la ciudad si tienes tiempo para una pequea caminata.
take aside - llevar aparte, llevar a un lado

Ross took Angela aside and told her she should accept the ofer.
Ross llev a Angela a un lado y le dijo que debera aceptar la oferta.
take away - llevarse, quitar

Sue doesn't like nuts, so she took them away and ate her piece of cake.
A Sue no le gustan las nueces, por eso las sac y comi su porcin de torta.
take back - devolver, retomar, retirar

Take back that book as soon as possible, many students need it.
Devuelve ese libro lo antes posible, muchos alumnos lo necesitan.
take care of - cuidar

I would appreciate if you could take care of Mickey tonight.


Te agradecera que pudieras cuidar a Mickey esta noche.
take down - (a) bajar (b) tomar nota

Could you take that box down the shelf? I can't reach it.
Podras bajar esa caja del estante? Yo no llego a tomarla.
The students took down a lot of notes on that subject.
Los alumnos tomaron un montn de apuntes sobre ese tema.
take for - tomar por

What do you take me for? I won't lie to Jane.


Por quin me tomas? Yo no le voy a mentir a Jane
take in - (a) asimilar (b) comprender (c) achicar

Susan can't take in the fact that her boyfriend has lied to her.
Susan no puede asimilar que su novio le haya mentido.
There was so much noise that I couldn't take your explanation in.
Haba tanto ruido que no pude entender tu explicacin.
You can wear my dress, but you will need to take in the hem.
Puedes usar mi vestido, pero tendrs que achicarle el ruedo.
take of - (a) quitar(se) (b) descontar (c) despegar (d) imitar

I took my coat of and put it in the closet but now it's gone!
Me quit el abrigo y lo puse en el armario pero ahora no est!
I got to the office five minutes late and they took it of my salary.
Llegu cinco minutos tarde a la oficina y me lo dsecontaron del salairo.
The plane takes of at seven, we have plenty of time for a drink.
El avin despega a las siete, tenemos tiempo de sobra para tomar algo.
Jerry is so good at taking of Jack Nicholson.
Jerry es muy bueno imitando a Jack Nicholson.
take on - (a) encargarse de (b) contratar

When my mother left us, I took on looking after my little sister.


Cuando mi mam nos dej, yo me encargu de cuidar a mi hermanita.
Chuck was taken on by a very important company las week.
Chuck fue contratado por una empresa muy importante la semana pasada.
take out - (a) quitar (b) invitar a una fiesta, etc (c) of - hacer que alguien se sienta
muy cansado (d) on - desquitarse con
Take out your shoes if you want to rest in my bed.
Scate los zapatos si quieres descansar en mi cama.
Let me take you out for dinner.
Permteme que te invite a cenar.
Can you drive? The trip's taken it out of Tom and he needs to rest.
Sabes manejar? El viaje ha cansado muchsimo a Tom y necesita un descanso.
Al was upset about breaking up with Jo and he took it out on me.
Al estaba molesto por haber terminado con Jo y se desquit conmigo.
take over - (a) asumir, encargarse de (b) from - reemplazar a alguien
I would like the architect to take over the project if you don't mind.
Me gustara que el arquitecto se encargue del proyecto si no te molesta.
Jenny will take over from John until his recovery.
Jenny reemplazar a John mientras l se repone.
take through - explicarle algo a alguien o mostrarle cmo se hace algo

It's easy to handle this machine, I'll take you through how you do it.
Vers qu facil es utilizar esta mquina, te mostrar cmo se hace.
take to - encariarse con alguien, aficionarse a

Alice took to Paul from the moment she met him.


Alice se encari con Paul desde el momento en que lo conoci.
take up - (a) continuar (b) ocupar tiempo-espacio (c) arrestar (d) comenzar, emprender
(e) on - aceptar una oferta (f) with - hacerse amigo de alguien, juntarse con alguien

Sorry about the interruption, I will take the story up in a minute.


Perdn por la interrupcin, continuar con la historia en un minuto.
The piano takes up too much space. We'll move it somewhere else.
El piano ocupa demasiado espacio. Lo vamos a cambiar de lugar.
Sam was taken up by mistake.
Sam fue arrestado por error.
I think I would like to take up a secretary course.
Creo que me gustara comenzar un curso de secretaria.
Has Mary thought of taking up on the job?
Ha pensado Mary en aceptar la oferta de trabajo?.
You won't believe it, but Robert has taken up with Sally's sister.
No lo vas a creer, pero Robert se ha juntado con la hermana de Sally.
take upon - atreverse a hacer algo

Frank finally took upon to go and talk to Wendy.


Finalmente Frank se atrevi a ir a hablarle a Wendy.
Phrasal Verb with Throw
throw away/throw out - tirar, soltar

Please throw that rubbish away in the bin.


Por favor tira la basura en el cesto.
throw down - tirar, lanzar

Christian threw a piece of chalk down to another student in class.


Christian le arroj un trozo de tiza a otro alumno en clase.
throw in - incluir, aadir

The box of chocolates you want to buy also throws in a nice little card.
La caja de bombones que quieres comprar tambin incluye una linda tarjetita.
throw of - quitarse a prisa, librarse de

You must stay in bed for a few days if you want to throw of that cold.
Debes quedarte en cama por unos das si quieres librarte de ese resfro.
throw on - echar, ponerse a prisa

When I heard the car I threw my coat on and run downstairs.


Cuando o el auto me puse el saco a prisa y baj corriendo por las escaleras.
throw over - dejar, abandonar

Walter has thrown Betty over without giving her any explanation.
Walter ha dejado a Betty sin darle ninguna explicacin
throw together - improvisar, juntar rpidamente

I had no time so I threw some clothes together and put them on.
No tena tiempo as que agarr lo que encontr y me lo puse.
throw up - (a) vomitar (b) renunciar, abandonar

This medicine didn't help me. In fact, it made me throw up all night.
Este medicamento no me ayud. De hecho, me hizo vomitar toda la noche.
Thelma couldn't stand her job anymore and decided to throw it up.
Thelma no soportaba ms su trabajo y decidi renunciar a l.

Phrasal Verb with Turn

turn against - poner en contra, ponerse en contra

I won't be turned against my husband, no matter what you tell me!


No me pondrn en contra de mi marido, no importa lo que me digan!

turn around - volverse

Ann was so beautiful that all the men turned around to look at her.
Ann estaba tan hermosa que todos los hombres se volvan para mirarla.

turn away - (a) no dejar entrar (b) volver la espalda o la mirada

Please turn away all the new visitors, there's no more room.
Por favor no dejes entrar a los nuevos visitantes, no hay ms espacio. Van a tener que
aguardar.

Pam was so embarrassed at what she saw that she turned away.
Pam estaba tan avergonzada por lo que vio que se dio vuelta.

turn back - volverse, hacer regresar, devolver

We'll have to turn back to the house. I forgot my bag on the table.
Tendremos que dar la vuelta y volver a casa. Olvid mi bolso en la mesa.

turn down - (a) rechazar (b) bajar, reducir

Al turned down a great job ofer because he had to move to Rome.


Al rechaz una gran oferta de trabajo porque tena que mudarse a Roma.
Please turn down the air conditioning, I'm freezing.
Por favor baja el aire acondicionado, me estoy congelando.

turn in - acostarse

If you are so tired, why don't you turn in?


Porqu no te acuestas si ests tan cansado?

turn inside out - dar vuelta

Let's turn his drawers inside out to see if we find the money you lost.
Demos vuelta sus cajones a ver si encontramos el dinero que perdiste.

turn into - convertirse

It's so naive of you to think that Tony will turn into a faithful man.
Es tan ingenuo de tu parte pensar que Tony se convertir en un hombre fiel.

turn of - apagar, desenchufar, desconectar

Did you remember to turn the oven of before leaving?


Recordaste apagar el horno antes de salir?

turn on - (a) encender (b) to - hacer que a alguien comience a gustarle algo o
alguien

Turn on the TV, your favorite movie is about to start.


Enciende el televisor, est por comenzar tu pelcula favorita.
It was his father who turned Jimmy on to classical music.
Fue su padre quien hizo que a Jimmy comenzara a gustarle la msica clsica.

turn out - (a) resultar (b) apagar (c) to be - resultar ser

Meg was afraid about not passing the exam, but it turned out fine.
Meg tena miedo de no pasar el examen, pero sali bien.
Please turn out the light when you leave.
Por favor apaga la luz cuando te vayas.
The film seemed good at first, but it turned out to be very boring.
La pelcula pareca ser buena al principio pero result ser muy aburrida.

turn over - (a) volverse, entregar, facturar

Louise turned over and looked out the window.


Louise dio media vuelta y mir por la ventana.
The company turns over a large amount of money every month.
La empresa factura una gran suma de dinero por mes.
This package must be turned over to the president on hand.
Este paquete debe ser entregado al presidente en mano.

turn to - (a) pedir ayuda o consejo (b) comenzar a hacer algo malo generalmente
porque eres infeliz

Paul needed a piece of advice, that's why he turned to me.


Paul necesitaba un consejo, por eso acudi a m.
After losing his job Sam turned to drinking.
Sam comenz a beber luego de perder su trabajo.

turn up - (a) aparecer (b) subir el volumen

The cat finally turned up after being absent for many days.
El gato finalmente apareci luego de haberse ausentado por varios das.
Please turn the volume up, I like this song.
Por favor sube el volmen, me gusta esta cancin.

turn upside down - desordenar, desarreglar

Don't turn the room upside down, the guests will be here any minute.
No desordenes el cuarto, las visitas van a llegar en cualquier momento.

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