Los phrasal verbs más usados de cara al B2 First (Cambridge).
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get up
to rise from bed after sleeping
levantarse (de la cama)
I usually get up at seven o'clock on weekdays.
Normalmente me levanto a las siete entre semana.
rise, wake up
get on withto have a friendly relationship with someone
llevarse bien con alguien
She gets on well with all her colleagues.
Se lleva bien con todos sus colegas.
be friendly with, click with
get overto recover from an illness, shock or difficulty
superar / recuperarse de algo
It took him months to get over the break-up.
Le llevó meses superar la ruptura.
recover from, overcome
get byto manage to live or survive with what you have
arreglárselas / ir tirando
They get by on a very small income.
Se las arreglan con unos ingresos muy pequeños.
manage, cope
get away withto do something wrong without being punished
salirse con la suya / quedar impune
He cheated in the exam and got away with it.
Copió en el examen y se salió con la suya.
escape punishment
get throughto succeed in dealing with a difficult situation
superar / salir adelante de algo difícil
I don't know how we got through those hard times.
No sé cómo salimos adelante de aquellos tiempos difíciles.
survive, endure
get rid ofto throw away or remove something unwanted
deshacerse de algo
We need to get rid of all this old furniture.
Necesitamos deshacernos de todos estos muebles viejos.
dispose of, throw away
get alongto have a good relationship with someone
llevarse bien
The two brothers get along really well.
Los dos hermanos se llevan muy bien.
get on
get back toto reply to someone later with an answer
responder / volver a contactar más tarde
I'll get back to you as soon as I have the details.
Te responderé en cuanto tenga los detalles.
reply to, respond to
get down toto start doing something seriously
ponerse a hacer algo en serio
After the holidays it's time to get down to work.
Después de las vacaciones toca ponerse a trabajar en serio.
begin, start on
get acrossto succeed in making an idea understood
hacerse entender / transmitir una idea
The teacher struggled to get the concept across.
Al profesor le costó transmitir el concepto.
communicate, convey
get up toto do something, often something mischievous
hacer (algo, a menudo travesuras)
What have the kids been getting up to all afternoon?
¿Qué han estado tramando los niños toda la tarde?
be up to
take upto start a new hobby or activity
empezar (una afición o actividad)
She took up painting after she retired.
Empezó a pintar después de jubilarse.
start, begin
take afterto look or behave like an older family member
parecerse a (un familiar)
He takes after his father in looks and character.
Se parece a su padre en el físico y el carácter.
resemble
take off(of a plane) to leave the ground; or to become successful quickly
despegar; o tener éxito rápidamente
The plane took off on time. / Her business really took off.
El avión despegó a tiempo. / Su negocio despegó de verdad.
lift off, boom
take overto take control of something
tomar el control / hacerse cargo
A larger company took over the small firm.
Una empresa más grande absorbió a la pequeña.
take control of, acquire
take onto accept work or responsibility; to employ someone
asumir (trabajo/responsabilidad); contratar
The firm is taking on ten new employees.
La empresa va a contratar a diez nuevos empleados.
hire, accept
take into understand and remember information; to deceive
asimilar/entender; o engañar
There was so much information that I couldn't take it all in.
Había tanta información que no pude asimilarla toda.
absorb, understand
take backto admit that something you said was wrong
retractarse / retirar lo dicho
I take back everything I said about him.
Retiro todo lo que dije sobre él.
retract, withdraw
take upto fill or occupy time or space
ocupar (tiempo o espacio)
The new sofa takes up half the living room.
El sofá nuevo ocupa media sala.
occupy, fill
take outto remove something; to take someone somewhere socially
sacar/extraer; invitar a salir
He took out a loan to buy the car.
Pidió un préstamo para comprar el coche.
remove, withdraw
take toto start to like someone or something
encariñarse / tomar gusto a algo
The baby has really taken to her new nanny.
La bebé le ha tomado mucho cariño a su nueva niñera.
grow fond of
put up withto tolerate something unpleasant without complaining
aguantar / soportar
I can't put up with this noise any longer.
No puedo soportar más este ruido.
tolerate, bear, stand
put offto postpone something to a later time
posponer / aplazar
They put off the meeting until next week.
Aplazaron la reunión hasta la semana que viene.
postpone, delay
put offto make someone dislike something or lose interest
quitar las ganas / dar rechazo
The smell put me off my food.
El olor me quitó las ganas de comer.
discourage, deter
put upto let someone stay at your home; to build or raise
alojar a alguien; construir/levantar
They put us up for the night when our car broke down.
Nos alojaron esa noche cuando se nos averió el coche.
accommodate, erect
put onto dress yourself in something; to gain weight
ponerse (ropa); ganar peso
Put on your coat, it's cold outside.
Ponte el abrigo, hace frío fuera.
wear, gain
put outto stop a fire or light from burning; to inconvenience
apagar (fuego/luz); causar molestia
Firefighters put out the blaze within an hour.
Los bomberos apagaron el incendio en una hora.
extinguish
put downto write something; to criticise someone
anotar/escribir; menospreciar
Put your name down on the list.
Apunta tu nombre en la lista.
write down, belittle
put forwardto suggest an idea or plan for consideration
proponer / plantear
She put forward a sensible proposal.
Planteó una propuesta sensata.
propose, suggest
put togetherto assemble or create something from parts
montar / armar / elaborar
It took me hours to put the bookshelf together.
Me llevó horas montar la estantería.
assemble, build
put down toto explain something as being caused by something else
atribuir a / achacar a
She put her success down to hard work.
Atribuyó su éxito al trabajo duro.
attribute to, blame on
come acrossto find something by chance; to give an impression
encontrar por casualidad; dar cierta impresión
I came across an old photo while cleaning.
Encontré una foto antigua mientras limpiaba.
stumble upon, seem
come up withto think of an idea, plan or solution
idear / ocurrírsele a uno
We need to come up with a better plan.
Tenemos que idear un plan mejor.
devise, think of
come upto happen unexpectedly; to be mentioned
surgir; salir a colación
Something urgent came up at work.
Surgió algo urgente en el trabajo.
arise, crop up
come across asto seem to have a particular character
dar la impresión de ser (algo)
He comes across as rather shy at first.
Da la impresión de ser bastante tímido al principio.
seem, appear
come roundto become conscious again; to visit someone
volver en sí; pasarse a visitar
Why don't you come round for dinner tonight?
¿Por qué no te pasas a cenar esta noche?
visit, regain consciousness
come down withto start to suffer from an illness
caer enfermo / pillar (una enfermedad)
I think I'm coming down with a cold.
Creo que estoy pillando un resfriado.
catch, fall ill with
come offto succeed; to become detached
salir bien / funcionar; desprenderse
The plan didn't come off as we hoped.
El plan no salió como esperábamos.
succeed, work out
come outto become known or be published; to be removed (stains)
salir a la luz / publicarse; quitarse (manchas)
The truth finally came out.
La verdad salió a la luz por fin.
emerge, be revealed
come alongto make progress; to arrive or appear
progresar / marchar; aparecer
Your English is coming along nicely.
Tu inglés va progresando muy bien.
progress, develop
go onto continue; to happen
continuar / seguir; ocurrir
Please go on with your story.
Por favor, continúa con tu historia.
continue, carry on
go off(of food) to become bad; (of an alarm) to ring; to explode
estropearse (comida); sonar (alarma); estallar
The milk has gone off. / My alarm went off at six.
La leche se ha estropeado. / Mi alarma sonó a las seis.
spoil, ring, explode
go throughto experience a difficult situation; to examine carefully
pasar por (algo difícil); revisar a fondo
She's going through a hard time right now.
Está pasando por un momento difícil ahora mismo.
experience, endure, examine
go overto examine or review something carefully
repasar / revisar
Let's go over the plan one more time.
Repasemos el plan una vez más.
review, check
go forto choose something; to try to achieve
optar por / decidirse por; ir a por
I think I'll go for the chicken.
Creo que me decidiré por el pollo.
choose, opt for
go upto increase in price, level or amount
subir / aumentar
Petrol prices have gone up again.
El precio de la gasolina ha vuelto a subir.
rise, increase
go downto decrease; to be received in a particular way
bajar / disminuir; ser recibido (de cierta forma)
Prices went down after the sales.
Los precios bajaron tras las rebajas.
decrease, fall
go aheadto begin or continue with something as planned
seguir adelante / proceder
They decided to go ahead with the wedding.
Decidieron seguir adelante con la boda.
proceed, continue
go along withto agree with or support an idea or person
estar de acuerdo con / seguir la corriente
I'm happy to go along with whatever you decide.
Estoy conforme con lo que decidas.
agree with, support
look afterto take care of someone or something
cuidar de
Could you look after my dog this weekend?
¿Podrías cuidar de mi perro este fin de semana?
take care of, mind
look forward toto feel excited about something that will happen
tener ganas de / esperar con ilusión
I'm looking forward to seeing you again.
Tengo muchas ganas de volver a verte.
anticipate, await
look intoto investigate or examine something
investigar / examinar
The police are looking into the matter.
La policía está investigando el asunto.
investigate, examine
look up toto admire and respect someone
admirar / tener como modelo
She has always looked up to her older sister.
Siempre ha admirado a su hermana mayor.
admire, respect
look down onto consider someone as less important than you
despreciar / mirar por encima del hombro
He looks down on people who didn't go to university.
Desprecia a la gente que no fue a la universidad.
despise, disdain
look upto search for information in a book or online
buscar (información)
Look up the word in the dictionary.
Busca la palabra en el diccionario.
search for, check
look outto be careful about a possible danger
tener cuidado / estar atento
Look out! There's a car coming.
¡Cuidado! Viene un coche.
watch out, be careful
look forwardto think about the future in a positive way
mirar hacia el futuro
It's time to look forward, not back.
Es hora de mirar hacia delante, no hacia atrás.
anticipate
break downto stop working (machine); to lose emotional control
averiarse; derrumbarse (emocionalmente)
Our car broke down on the motorway.
El coche se nos averió en la autopista.
stop working, fail
break upto end a relationship
romper / cortar (una relación)
They broke up after five years together.
Rompieron tras cinco años juntos.
split up, separate
break outto start suddenly (war, fire, disease)
estallar / desatarse
Fighting broke out between the two groups.
Estallaron los enfrentamientos entre los dos grupos.
erupt, start suddenly
break intoto enter a building by force to steal
irrumpir / forzar la entrada (robar)
Thieves broke into the house at night.
Los ladrones forzaron la entrada de la casa por la noche.
burgle
bring upto raise a child; to mention a topic
criar (a un niño); sacar un tema
She was brought up by her grandparents.
Fue criada por sus abuelos.
raise, mention
bring aboutto cause something to happen
provocar / ocasionar
The new law brought about major changes.
La nueva ley provocó cambios importantes.
cause, trigger
bring upto introduce a subject into a conversation
mencionar / plantear (un tema)
Don't bring up politics at dinner.
No saques el tema de la política en la cena.
raise, mention
call offto cancel an event or plan
cancelar / suspender
They called off the match because of the rain.
Suspendieron el partido por la lluvia.
cancel, scrap
call onto formally ask someone to do something; to visit
pedir formalmente; visitar
The president called on citizens to stay calm.
El presidente pidió a los ciudadanos que mantuvieran la calma.
urge, appeal to
carry onto continue doing something
continuar / seguir
Carry on working while I make some calls.
Sigue trabajando mientras hago unas llamadas.
continue, go on
carry outto perform or complete a task or plan
llevar a cabo / realizar
Scientists carried out a series of experiments.
Los científicos llevaron a cabo una serie de experimentos.
conduct, perform
give upto stop doing something; to quit
rendirse / dejar (un hábito)
He gave up smoking two years ago.
Dejó de fumar hace dos años.
quit, stop
give awayto give something for free; to reveal a secret
regalar / donar; revelar (un secreto)
She gave away all her old clothes to charity.
Donó toda su ropa vieja a una organización benéfica.
donate, reveal
give into finally agree to something you were against
ceder / rendirse
After hours of arguing, she finally gave in.
Tras horas discutiendo, finalmente cedió.
surrender, yield
turn upto arrive or appear, often unexpectedly
aparecer / presentarse
He turned up an hour late to the party.
Apareció una hora tarde a la fiesta.
appear, show up
turn downto refuse an offer or request; to lower volume
rechazar; bajar (volumen)
She turned down the job offer.
Rechazó la oferta de trabajo.
reject, refuse
turn outto happen or end in a particular way
resultar / acabar siendo
Everything turned out fine in the end.
Al final todo salió bien.
end up, prove to be
turn intoto become something different
convertirse en / transformarse en
The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.
La oruga se convirtió en mariposa.
become, transform into
turn offto stop a machine or light working
apagar
Please turn off the lights when you leave.
Por favor, apaga las luces cuando salgas.
switch off
run out ofto use all of something so there is none left
quedarse sin / agotarse
We've run out of milk.
Nos hemos quedado sin leche.
use up
run intoto meet someone unexpectedly; to encounter a problem
toparse con / encontrarse por casualidad
I ran into an old friend at the station.
Me topé con un viejo amigo en la estación.
bump into, come across
run outto come to an end; to expire
agotarse / caducar
My passport runs out next month.
Mi pasaporte caduca el mes que viene.
expire, finish
turn onto start a machine or light working
encender
Turn on the TV, the match is starting.
Enciende la tele, empieza el partido.
switch on
set upto start or establish a business or organisation
montar / crear / establecer
They set up their own company last year.
Montaron su propia empresa el año pasado.
establish, found
set offto begin a journey; to cause an alarm to start
ponerse en camino; hacer saltar (una alarma)
We set off early to avoid the traffic.
Salimos temprano para evitar el tráfico.
depart, leave
set outto start a journey; to explain in an organised way
partir; exponer/detallar
The report sets out the main findings.
El informe expone los principales hallazgos.
depart, present
make upto invent a story; to become friends again; to form
inventar(se); reconciliarse; componer/formar
He made up an excuse for being late.
Se inventó una excusa por llegar tarde.
invent, reconcile
make up forto compensate for something bad
compensar / resarcir
I'll make up for the delay somehow.
Compensaré el retraso de alguna manera.
compensate for, atone for
work outto find a solution; to do physical exercise; to end well
resolver / calcular; entrenar; salir bien
I couldn't work out the answer. / She works out every morning.
No pude resolver la respuesta. / Entrena cada mañana.
solve, figure out, exercise
find outto discover a fact or piece of information
averiguar / enterarse
I found out that the shop was closed.
Me enteré de que la tienda estaba cerrada.
discover, learn
figure outto understand or solve something after thinking
descifrar / entender / resolver
I can't figure out how this app works.
No consigo entender cómo funciona esta app.
work out, solve
carry onto continue; to behave badly (informal)
seguir adelante
We must carry on despite the difficulties.
Debemos seguir adelante pese a las dificultades.
continue, persist
cut down onto reduce the amount of something
reducir / recortar
You should cut down on sugar.
Deberías reducir el azúcar.
reduce, cut back on
deal withto take action to solve a problem or handle a situation
ocuparse de / lidiar con
The manager will deal with your complaint.
El gerente se ocupará de tu queja.
handle, manage
end upto finally be in a place or situation
acabar / terminar (en un sitio o situación)
We ended up staying at home all evening.
Acabamos quedándonos en casa toda la tarde.
turn out, wind up
fill into complete a form; to substitute for someone
rellenar (un formulario); sustituir
Please fill in this form in block capitals.
Por favor, rellene este formulario en mayúsculas.
complete, fill out
hang onto wait for a short time
esperar un momento / aguantar
Hang on a second, I'll be right back.
Espera un segundo, ahora vuelvo.
wait, hold on
point outto tell someone about a fact or draw attention to it
señalar / hacer notar
She pointed out several mistakes in my essay.
Me señaló varios errores en mi redacción.
indicate, highlight
sort outto organise or resolve a problem
arreglar / resolver / ordenar
I need to sort out my finances.
Necesito poner en orden mis finanzas.
resolve, organise
put acrossto explain or express an idea clearly
transmitir / expresar (una idea)
She put her argument across very convincingly.
Expuso su argumento de forma muy convincente.
convey, get across
back upto support someone; to make a copy of data
apoyar / respaldar; hacer copia de seguridad
Will you back me up if I complain?
¿Me apoyarás si me quejo?
support, second
stand outto be easily noticed; to be much better
destacar / sobresalir
Her talent makes her stand out from the rest.
Su talento hace que destaque sobre el resto.
stick out, excel
count onto rely on or trust someone
contar con / confiar en
You can always count on me.
Siempre puedes contar conmigo.
rely on, depend on
grow upto develop from a child into an adult
crecer / hacerse mayor
She grew up in a small village.
Creció en un pueblo pequeño.
mature