1000 Phrasal Verbs

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MEANING

EXAMPLES / TRANSLATION

pack up







 

1) put things away, get things ready for a journey, a holiday

Helen has already packed everything up for her rip.
Helen ya ha empacado todo para su viaje.

2) stop work (colloquial)
 

It's time we packed up and went home.
Es hora de dejar de trabajar (guardar todo) e irnos a casa.

3) stop functioning,
break down

The car engine seems to have packed up.
Parece que el motor del automóil ha dejado de funcionar.

pair off


 

marry (colloquial
and intransitive)

 

Some of the students paired off after meeting one another at Burbon College.
Algunos estudiantes se casaron después de haberse conocido en la Universidad Burbon.

pal up with
 

become friendly with
(slang)

Annie has already palled up with Joan and Sylvia.
Annie ya se ha hecho amiga de Joan y Sylvia.

palm off
 

get rid of a useless object
 

He palmed off his old radio on me.
Me regaló (por inservible) su vieja radio.

pan out
 

result (colloquial)
 

The new system seems to have panned out well.
El nuevo sistema parece haber salido bueno.

paper over
 

repair superficially
 

They attempted to paper over their differences.
Ellos intentaron reparar sus diferencias.

part with


 

give up reluctantly


 

Your books are occupying too much space. You'll have to part with them.
Tus libros están ocupando demasiado espacio. Aunque no te guste, vas a tener que deshacerte de ellos.

pass along
 

circulate, pass to people
 

Pass this notice along, please.
Haz circular este aviso, por favor.

pass away
 

die
 

The old man passed away last week.
El anciano falleció la semana pasada.

pass back
 

return
 

Pass the book back when you have finished with it.
Devuelve el libro cuando hayas terminado con él.

pass by




 

1) move towards
 

When I was passing by I heard a crash.
Justo cuando pasaba escuché un choque.

2) omit, disregard
 

He passed that point by in his lecture.
Omitió (Se salteó) ese tema en su conferencia.

pass off




 

1) happen
 

Her performance passed off quite successfully.
Su actuación fue realmente exitosa.

2) fade, decrease
 

Has your toothache passed off yet?
¿Ya se te pasó el dolor de muelas?

pass out 
 

faint, become unconscious
 

It was so hot, I almost passed out.
Hizo tanto calor que casi me desmayo.

pass up
 

miss a chance,
not take advantage

She couldn't pass up such an opportunity and left today.
No podía dejar pasar semejante oportunidad y se fue hoy.

pay back





 

1) return what is owing
 

He has not paid the two hundred dollars back.
Todavía no ha devuelto los doscientos dólares.

2) take revenge on

 

I shall pay him back for all he said about me.
Me vengaré (Le pagaré con la misma moneda) por todo lo que dijo de mí.

pay in

 
 

deposit money with a bank
to one's own or another's account
 

The auditor has found that more was drawn out from the bank than was paid in.
El auditor ha detectado que se ha extraído más dinero del banco del que fue depositado.

pension off 
 

dismiss with a pension
 

Nice company!! He was pensioned off at the age of fifty.
¡¡Bonita empresa!! Lo jubilaron a la edad de cincuenta años.

phase in

 

introduce gradually

 

The new program will be phased in over the next six months.
El nuevo programa será presentado progresivamente en los próximos seis meses.

phase out 
 

cease gradually
 

The old program will gradually be phased out.
El viejo programa será retirado gradualmente.

pick on
 

choose someone for kidding,
be unkind to

Because he was the youngest, the other boys picked on him.
Por ser el más joven los otros muchachos se metían con él.

pick out




 

1) choose, select
 

She picked out the most expensive pair of shoes.
Escogió el par de zapatos más costoso.

2) distinguish
 

I can't pick you out on this old school photograph!!
¡¡No logro reconocerte en esta vieja fotografía escolar!!

pick up






















 

1) lift up from the ground
 

Please, pick up your feet. I'm cleaning the floor.
Por favor levanta los pies. Estoy limpiando el piso.

2) collect
 

My wife is going to pick up some Concord grapes..
Mi esposa pasará a recoger algunas uvas Concord.

3) improve
 

Our business is picking up.
Nuestro negocio está mejorando (progresando).

4) learn casually

 

I picked this information up while waiting in the line to pay.
Me enteré por casualidad de esta información mientras hacía cola para pagar.

5) collect someone or
something in a car, boat, etc.

We can pick you up at six.
Podemos pasar a buscarte a la seis.

6) recover one's strength
 

The patient has picked up considerably during this month.
El paciente se ha recuperado considerablemente este mes.

7) rescue
 

The survivors were picked up near South Africa.
Los sobrevivientes fueron rescatados cerca de Sudáfrica.

pin down

 

get a commitment

 

The Police tried to pin the boy down to details about the death.
La Policía intentó poner al muchacho contra la pared en busca de los antecedentes de la muerte.

pitch in 
 

help, set to work energetically (colloquial)

If everyone pitches in, the work will be done in a few minutes.
Si todos colaborar, este trabajo se puede hacer en minutos.

play along 

 

pretend to agree

 

Let's play along until we find out what his plans are.
Finjamos estar de acuerdo hasta que averigüemos cuáles son sus planes.

play down 
 

make or cause to appear
less important

He played down the importance of the news.
Le dio muy poca importancia a las noticias.

play off against 
 

encourage to fight
 

Very cleverly Maria played one boyfriend off against the other.
Muy astutamente, María puso a un novio en contra del otro.

play up to 
 

flatter (colloquial)
 

For his own advantage, he always plays up to his boss.
Para ventaja propia, él siempre adula a su jefe.

point out 
 

draw attention to, show,
indicate

She pointed out the advantages of the proposal.
Ella destacó las ventajas de la propuesta.

polish off 
 

finish (colloquial)
 

We polished off the rest of the apple pie.
Terminamos (Liquidamos) el resto del pastel de manzanas.

prey on 




 

1) hunt and eat
 

1) Brown bears prey on fish.
Los osos pardos pescan y devoran peces.

2) disturb
 

2) This idea preys on my mind.
Esta idea agobia mi mente.

provide for 
 

prepare for
 

In our company we have provided for any emergency.
En nuestra empresa estamos preparados para emergencias.

pull down 

 

demolish

 

Many old buildings are pulled down to make way for new ones.
Muchos edificios antiguos se están demoliendo para hacer lugar a los nuevos.

pull in 
 

vehicle arrives
 

The bus pulled in next to the curb.
El ómnibus paró junto al cordón de la vereda.

pull off 
 

win, succeed in
 

Do you think she can pull off her new plan?
¿Crees que puede tener éxito con su nuevo plan?

pull out of 
 

a vehicle leaves a place
 

The train pulled out of the station.
El tren salió de la estación.

pull out 
 

a vehicle leaves
 

The train pulled out at ten o'clock.
El tren salió a las diez en punto.

pull over 
 

drive to the side of the road
 

The policeman ordered me to pull over.
El policía ordenó detenerme al costado de la carretera.

pull up 
 

remove (weeds, etc) by pulling
 

The gardener was pulling up weeds all the morning.
El jardinero estuvo desmalezando toda la mañana.

pull through 
 

recover
 

The doctor thinks his wife will pull through.
El doctor piensa que su esposa va a mejorar.

push on with
 

go ahead, continue
 

I must push on with my work.
Debo continuar con (dándole fuerte a) mi trabajo.

put away
 

put things tidily in their place
 

It is time to put the toys away.
Es hora de guardar estos juguetes.

put back 
 

return to original location
 

Please put these books back on the shelf.
Por favor devuelve estos libros al estante.

put down to 
 

attribute to
 

We put his bad temper down to fatigue and work stress.
Atribuimos su mal carácter al cansancio y estrés laboral.

put off 
 

postpone
 

We cannot put off the meeting again.
No podemos postergar nuevamente la reunión.

put on








 

1) dress oneself in,
put clothes on

I put on my old clothes for the journey.
Me puse mi ropa vieja para el viaje.

2) gain, increase
 

Has she put any weight on?
¿Ha subido ella algo de peso? (¿Engordó algo?)

3) switch on
 

Put the light on, please.
Enciende la luz, por favor.

put out





























 

1) place outside, expel,
drive out

Have you put out the cat?
¿Has sacado el gato?

2) extend, hold out
 

He put out his hand for me to shake.
El extendió su mano para estrechar la mía.

3) begin a voyage, set sail
 

Their tiny vessel put out to sea.
Su diminuta embarcación se hizo a la mar.

4) extinguish
 

The six firemen soon put out the fire.
Los seis bomberos extinguieron pronto el incendio.

5) switch off
 

Put out the lamp now, please.
Desconecte (Apague) la lámpara ahora, por favor.

6) annoy (usually used
in the passive)

I was put out by his aggressive attitude to me.
Me molestó su actitud agresiva hacia mí.