50 Phrasal Verbs mas comunes en First FCE y Advanced CAE de Cambridge

Sin duda los phrasal verbs que más aparecen en los exámenes de Cambridge de First Certificate FCE y de Advanced CAE

50 Phrasal Verbs mas comunes en First FCE y Advanced CAE de Cambridge

1. Look forward to

Significado:


  • Tener ganas de


Example:


  • " I am looking Forward to seeing you."

2. Take off

Significado:


  • Quitarse ropa / Despegar


Example:


  • "I took off my jacket." / " The plane took off at 9."

3. Put off


Significado:


  • Pospones / Desganar


Example:


  • "I have to put off the meeting." / "Seeing a lot of food on my plate puts me off."

4. Set up



Significado:


  • Montar / establecer


Example:


  • " I would love to set up a company with my brother."

5. Get along with


Significado:


  • Llevarse bien


Example:


  • " I really get along with Peter."

6. Give up



Significado:


  • Abandonar / Dejar de hacer algo


Example:


  • "After trying so long I gave up" / "I gave up smoking 3 years ago."

7. Bring up



Significado:


  • Sacar tema de conversación / Criar


Example:


  • " Don´t bring that up, he doesn´t like to speak about that." / " I was brought up in Mississippi."

8. Turn up



Significado:


  • Subir gradual / Aparecer, Venir


Example:


  • " Turn up the volumen, I can´t hear anything." / "John didn´t turn up for the interview."

9. Figure out



Significado:


  • Averiguar


Example:


  • "We will figure out how to fix the problem."

10. Carry out



Significado:


  • Llevar a cabo


Example:


  • "I am carrying out a new project with John."

11. Bring about



Significado:


  • Causar que algo suceda

Example:


  • " Einstein brought about a revolution in physics."


12. Make up



Significado:


  • Inventar


Example:


  • " I am pretty sure you have made that info up."

13. Look up



Significado:


  • Mirar hacia arriba / Buscar información.


Example:


  • " I will have to look up the meaning of this word"


14. Run out of



Significado:


  • Quedarse sin algo


Example:


  • " We ran out of petrol yesterday"


15. Go on



Significado:


  • Continuar / Seguir


Example:

  • " If you get tired just go on until the end"


16. Bring back



Significado:


  • Traer de vuelta (devolver)


Example:


  • "Please bring back my book, I really need it"


17. Come across



Significado:


  • Parecerle a otro


Example:


  • " John really comes across as a withdrawn person but he is not"


18. Hold on



Significado:


  • Espera


Example:


  • " Hold on a second before we leave."


19. Give in



Significado:


  • Ceder / rendirse

Example:


  • " After playing guitar for 10 years I gave in because I wasn´t able to learn anything."


20. Look out



Significado:


  • Tener cuidado

Example:


  • " Look out when you cross the street."


21. Bring in



Significado:


  • Introducir


Example:


  • " It is always great when you bring in new ideas to the meeting."


22. Cut off



Significado:


  • Interrumpir servicio/suministro


Example:


  • " The lights got cut off because of the storm."


23. Take over



Significado:


  • Apoderarse / Adueñarse


Example:


  • " The new company took over the small one."


24. Break down



Significado:


  • Averiarse / Derrumbarse emocionalmente / Simplificar


  • " The lawyer broke down in court and started crying"


25. Put up with



Significado:


  • Soportar


Example:


  • " I have to put up with my new teacher for at least 3 months"


26. Get over



Significado:


  • Superar


Example:


  • " She was able to get over the relationship after 6 months."


27. Make out



Significado:


  • Hacerse una idea / enrollarse con alguien


Example:


  • " I could make anything out of what he explained to me."


28. Look into



Significado:


  • Investigar


Example:


  • " We need to look into that issue and see where it is coming from."


29. Point out



Significado:


  • Señalar (destacar)


Example:


  • " Please point out the problems as soon as you see them."


30. Show up



Significado:


  • Aparecer (venir)


Example:


  • " Why didn´t John show up for the interview?"


31. Take after



Significado:


  • Parecerse en alguien en personalidad


Example:


  • " John´s son really takes after him."


32. Bring down



Significado:


  • Derrocar


Example:


  • " We have to bring down all kings because it is a medieval political structure"


33. Hold back



Significado:


  • Contenerte


Example:


  • " You better hold back your eagerness to eat  hamburgers."


34. Look after



Significado:


  • Cuidar


Example:


  • "You will have to look after your little brother while we are out."


35. Settle down



Significado:


  • Asentarse


Example:


  • "When you get to your 40´s you should strive to settle down a bit."


36. Get away with



Significado:


  • Salir impune


Example:


  • "The child got away with the lie because nobody ever caught him."


37. Turn down



Significado:


  • Bajar volumen / Rechazar


Example:


  • "Turn down the radio, I´m on the phone."
  • "We had to turn down the offer."


38. Give away



Significado:


  • Regalar


Example:


  • "They are giving away free samples."


39. Run into



Significado:


  • Encontrarse inesperadamente


Example:


  • "I ran into Peter the other day at the petrol station."


40. Call off



Significado:


  • Cancelar


Example:


  • "We had to call off the meeting."


41. Look for



Significado:


  • Buscar


Example:


  • "Please look for all the pieces before we start doing the puzzle."


42. Pick up


Significado:


  • Recoger / entender


Example:


  • "Pick yout mother up at the airport tonight at 2."


43. Bring along



Significado:


  • Llevar contigo


Example:


  • "Bring along a jacket just in case it gets cold."


44. Check in / out



Significado:


  • Registrarse / desregistrarse


Example:


  • "The check in is at 14.00 but the ckeck out is at 12.00."


45. Hang out



Significado:


  • Quedar


Example:


  • "I really like hanging out with my friends."


46. Stand up



Significado:


  • Defender


Example:


  • "If they bully your younger sister you should stand up for her."


47. Take up



Significado:


  • Empezar un nuevo hobby


Example:


  • "I´d love to take up playing piano."


48. Work out



Significado:


  • Ir al gimnasio


Example:


  • "Everbody should work out 2 or 3 times a week."


49. Put on



Significado:


  • Ponerse ropa / engordar


Example:


  • "Put on your jacket"
  • "I put on a lot of weight last year."


50. Put up with



Significado:


  • Soportar


Example:


  • "I really hate putting up with mean people."


50 Phrasal verbs mas usados en el examen de FCE y CAE de Cambridge


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50 Phrasal verbs mas usados en el examen de FCE y CAE de Cambridge

  1. Look forward to
  2. Take off
  3. Put off
  4. Set up
  5. Get along with
  6. Give up
  7. Bring up
  8. Turn up
  9. Figure out
  10. Carry out
  11. Bring about
  12. Make up
  13. Look up
  14. Run out of
  15. Go on
  16. Bring back
  17. Come across
  18. Hold on
  19. Give in
  20. Look out
  21. Bring in
  22. Cut off
  23. Take over
  24. Break down
  25. Put up with
  26. Get over
  27. Make out
  28. Look into
  29. Point out
  30. Show up
  31. Take after
  32. Bring down
  33. Hold back
  34. Look after
  35. Settle down
  36. Get away with
  37. Turn down
  38. Give away
  39. Run into
  40. Call off
  41. Look for
  42. Pick up
  43. Bring along
  44. Check in
  45. Hang out
  46. Stand up
  47. Take up
  48. Work out
  49. Put on
  50. Put up