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"A woman got into the car and _____"



[va fugir]

DROVE OFF

"When I touched him on the shoulder, he _______"



[es va girar]

TURNED ROUND

"Sorry I'm late. The car ________"



[es va espatllar]

BROKE DOWN

"There's a car coming... _____ !"



[Vigila!]

LOOK OUT

"How was the exam? How did you _____?"



[Com et va anar?]

GET ON?

"Mi English isn't very good, but it's enough to _____"



[anar fent]

GET BY

"Why did you _________ me?"



[vas fugir corrents]

RUN AWAY FROM

"You're walking too fast. I can't ______ you."



[seguir el ritme]


KEEP UP WITH

"Are you ______________ your holiday?"



[desitjant, esperant amb ganes]

LOOKING FORWARD TO

"I __________ the light".



[encendre]

TURN ON

"I want to keep this postcard, so don't ______ it ______!"



[llençar]

THROW it AWAY

"I'm tired. I'm going to _________ my shoes".



[treure'm]

TAKE OFF

"Here's the key, so you can _____ yourself _____".



[passar]

LET yourself IN

"On my way home, I __________ to see Chris".



[parar a fer una visita (sense preparar-la)]

DROPPED IN / CALLED IN

"Before entering the page, please _______ the application form".



[omplir, completar]

FILL IN / FILL OUT

"The man said he was a policeman but he wasn't. I was completely _______".



[enganyar, prendre el pèl]

TAKEN IN

"Gary went to university but _______ after a year".



[abandonar, deixar-ho]

DROPPED OUT

"I promised I'd go to the wedding. I don't want to go, but I can't _________ it now".



[escapar-se'n, lliurar-se'n]

GET OUT OF

"Some of the names on the list had been ______"



[tatxar, barrar]

CROSSED OUT / RUBBED OUT

"We managed to _________ the fire".



[apagar]

PUT OUT

"Before leaving, ________ the lights".

[apagar]
TURN OUT

"After making a wish, _______ the candles".



[apagar]

BLOW OUT

"He _____ at the gym three times a week".



[fer exercici, treballar]

WORKS OUT

"Good luck for the future. I hope everything ____________ well for you".



[sortir, anar]

WORKS OUT

"Why did James leave the company? Things didn't __________."



[funcionar, anar bé]

WORK OUT

"The total bill for 3 people is 60€. That _______ at 20€ each".



[fer, donar]

WORKS OUT

"An investigation into the accident will be ________ as soon as possible".



[dur a terme]

CARRY OUT

"They used to be good friends, so I'm surprised to hear that they have ________."



[deixar de ser amics, barallar-se]

FALLEN OUT.

"David ___________ his father and left home".



[barallar-se, deixar-se de parlar]

FELL OUT WITH

"At the end of the lecture, the speaker _________ information sheets to the audience".

GAVE OUT / HANDED OUT

"On the motorway, we ___________ petrol".



[acabar-se]

RUN OUT OF

"Everything is mixed up. I'll have to ________ all the papers".

[ordenar]
SORT OUT

"There are a few problems we need to _______."



[solucionar, arreglar]

SORT OUT

"The weather wasn't good in the morning, but it ___________ nice later".



[tornar-se]

TURNED OUT

"I thought they knew each other, but it _____________ that they'd never met."



[resultar]

TURNED OUT

"The company is _______ a new computer system at the moment".



[provar]

TRYING OUT

"Shall I _______ the CD?"



[posar (perquè soni)]

PUT ON

"The open air concert had to be _____ because of the weather".



[cancel·lar]

CALLED OFF

"We can't ________ making a decision".



[ajornar]

PUT OFF

"I've ________ two kilograms in the last month".



[engreixat, guanyat]

PUT ON

"We _______ very early to avoid the traffic".



[sortir]

SET OFF

"Helen was going away. We went to the station with her to ____ her ____."



[acomiadar]

SEE her OFF

"I don't want to ______ working here".



[continuar]

GO ON / CARRY ON

"How are you _________ in your new job?".



[progressar, anar]

GETTING ON

"John and Karen don't _____. They're always arguing".



[tenir una bona relació]

GET ON

"I must ________ my work, I have a lot to do".



[seguir, continuar]

GET ON WITH

"The movie wasn't very interesting. In fact I ______ in the middle of it".



[adormir]

DROPPED OFF


DOZED OFF


NODDED OFF

"Have you finished painting the kitchen?"


"Nearly. I'll _____ it _____ tomorrow".



[acabar, fer l'última part]

FINISH it OFF

"A bomb _______ in the city centre".



[explotar]

WENT OFF

"Did you here the alarm _________?"



[sonar, esclatar]

GO OFF

"We wanted to go to the exhibition, but we were _______ by the long queue".



[desalentar]

PUT OFF

"Did you really pay 1000€ for that? I think you were ________!".



[estafar, enganyar]

RIPPED OFF

"Look at that boy on the bike riding with no hands... he's just ________!".



[vanar-se, fer el fatxenda]

SHOWING OFF

"Claire's mother _____ her _____ for wearing dirty shoes in the house".



[esbroncar]

TOLD her OFF

"Can you _______ the TV? I can't hear it!".



[pujar el volum]

TURN UP

"I ______ to tie my shoelace".



[ajupir-se]

BENT DOWN

"Can you ________ the oven? It's too hot".



[abaixar, afluixar]

TURN DOWN

"Some old houses were ________ to make way for the new shopping centre".



[aterrar, tirar a terra]

KNOCKED DOWN

"A man was ________ by a car and taken to hospital".



[colpejat, atropellat]

KNOCKED DOWN

"I'm trying to ________ coffee. I drink far too much of it".



[reduir, prendre menys]

CUT DOWN ON

"The car ________ and I had to phone for help".



[espatllar-se]

BROKE DOWN

"Because of the crisis, the shop _______."



[tancar, plegar]

CLOSED DOWN



SHUT DOWN

"You can always rely on Pete: he'll never _____ you _____."



[decebre]

LET you DOWN

"I applied for several jobs, but I was ________ for each one".



[refusar]

TURNED DOWN

"It was quite interesting, but I _______ the offer".

[refusar, declinar]
TURNED DOWN

"A man ________ me in the street and asked me for money".



[acostar-se]

CAME UP TO

"I'm not ready to go yet. You go and I'll __________ you".



[atrapar]

CATCH UP WITH you



CATCH you UP

"You're walking to fast. I can't ________."



[seguir, mantenir el ritme]

KEEP UP



KEEP UP WITH you

"She ________ photography a few years ago".



[començar]


TOOK UP

"We've _________ a meeting for next Monday".



[preparar, establir]

FIXED UP

"She was _________ by her grandparents".



[criar, pujar]

BROUGHT UP

"Who's going to __________ this mess?"



[ordenar, netejar]

TIDY UP


CLEAN UP


CLEAR UP

"I hate ________".



[fregar els plats]

WASHING UP



DOING the WASHING-UP

"Children under 16 ___________ half the population of the city".



[fer]

MAKE UP

"I'm going to take a few more photographs. I want to ___________ the rest of the film".



[acabar de fer servir]

USE UP

"Most of the space in the room was _________ by a large table".



[usar, utilitzar]

TAKEN UP

"We arrange to meet Dave last night, but he didn't ____________".



[presentar-se]

TURNED UP

Please don't ___________ this topic again!



[treure (a la conversa)]

BRING UP

Some interesting matters ________ in our discussion yesterday.



[sorgir, sortir]

CAME UP

Sarah is very creative. She's always ______________ new ideas.



[produir, inventar, ocórrer]

COMING UP WITH

Dan is ____________ for a trip round the world.



[estalviar]

SAVING UP

It was raining when I got up, but it ___________ during the morning.



[aclarir]


CLEARED UP

"The engine caught fire and ____________."



[explotar]

BLEW UP

"_____________ this letter and threw it away".



[estripar]

TEAR UP

"Paul was attacked and __________ a few days ago".



[colpejat repetidament]

BEATEN UP

"I'm surprised to hear than Sue and Paul have ________. The seemed very happy together when I last saw them".



[trencar, separar-se]

SPLIT UP



BROKEN UP

"It's quite cold. _________ your coat before you go out".



[cordar-se, lligar]

DO UP

"The kitchen looks great now that it has been _________".



[arreglar]

DONE UP

"Would you _________ the meaning of this word in a dictionary?"



[buscar, consultar]

LOOK UP

"We live on a busy road, so we have to ___________ a lot of noise from the traffic".



[tolerar, suportar]

PUT UP WITH

"Plans to build a new factory have been ________ because of the company's financial problems".



[ajornar, aturar]

HELD UP

"Don't wait for me. I don't want to ________ you _______."



[entretenir, fer anar tard]

HOLD you UP

"The two brothers look very similar. Many people _______ them ______."



[confondre]

MIX them UP



[or "GET them MIXED UP"]

"I dropped the ticket and it ___________ in the wind".



[sortir volant]

BLEW AWAY

"I'm going out now."


"What time will you ________?"



[tornar]

BE BACK

"We tried to catch the thief, but he managed to __________."



[escapar]

GET AWAY

"I parked in a no-parking zone, but I _____________ it".



[escapar-se'n]

GOT AWAY WITH

"______________ the edge of the pool. You might fall in".



[no acostar-se a, mantenir-se lluny de]

KEEP AWAY FROM

"Did you sell your old computer?"


"No, I ______ it _______."



[deixar, donar]

GAVE it AWAY

"___________ your toys if you're not playing anymore!".



[desar, guardar]

PUT AWAY

"I sent him an email, but he never _____________ me".



[respondre]

GOT BACK TO me

"I didn't like my first job at the time but, _________ it, I learned a lot".



[recordar, pensar, reflexionar]

LOOKING BACK ON it

"I have to ________ the money I owe you".



[tornar]

PAY BACK

To reach ; to find (the truth)

TO GET AT sth



**


Also >> TO GET AT SB:


To criticise, to make the target of critics.


2. To influence illegally ("fer-se amb" "guanyar-se").

1. To criticise, to make the target of critics.


2. To influence illegally ("fer-se amb" "guanyar-se").

TO GET AT sb



**


Also >> TO GET AT sth = to reach, to find.

Not to be punished ("ensortir-se'n")

TO GET AWAY WITH



**


But >> TO GET OFF = to escape from a punishment or danger ("escapar-se'n").


"Quedar-se enrere" (with work")

TO GET BEHIND

To prepare a meal

TO GET DINNER

1. To depress sb.


2. To take notes.


3. "Posar-se a fer en sèrio" (".... to work").


4. Ajupir-se ("... on your knees").

TO GET DOWN

To escape from a punishment or danger ("escapar-se'n")

TO GET OFF



**


TO GET OFF lightly = to experience less suffering than expected ("escapar-ne barat").



TO GET AWAY WITH = not be punished ("ensortir-se'n").

To start well

To get off to a good start.

1. To manage ("... without you").


2. To advance, to develop ("... at school").

TO GET ON

To be friends with ("portar-se bé amb")

TO GET ON WITH sb



**


To get on with sb like a house on fire = "portar-se de puta mare".


**


To get on with sth = to do without delay.

To do without delay ("posar-s'hi").

TO GET ON WITH sth



**


To get on with sb = portar-se bé amb

To gain release from an obligation ("escapar-se d'una obligació; escaquejar-se").

TO GET OUT OF



("She tried to get out of taking her brother to the mall").

1. To recover from (a disease).


2. To accept, to believe.

TO GET OVER



("I can't get over how young he looked!")

"Escampar-se" (gossips)

TO GET ROUND

"Fer temps per a", "Trobar temps per a"

TO GET ROUND TO STH



("John was going to tell me the secret, but he didn't get round to it").

1. "Passar, aprovar".


2. To use up all of ("acabar amb").

TO GET THROUGH.

1. To reach, to succeed in making contact.


2. To successfully explain sth, to make sb understand.

TO GET THROUGH TO sb



2. ("I've tried to get through to him that we are working hard").

"Portar-ne alguna de cap"

TO GET UP TO sth

To take your revenge on sb

TO GET your own back ON sb

To abolish

TO DO AWAY WITH

To manage without sth

TO DO WITHOUT sth

To prevent sb from having [by deceit]


("enganyar, estafar")

TO DO sb OUT OF

"Netejar, ordenar"

TO DO OUT.


1. To put in a bundle ("papers").


2. To fasten ("shoelaces").

TO DO UP.

1. To create a situation.


2. To help promote.


3. To head towards.

TO MAKE FOR

1. To manage to see.


2. To claim, to pretend.


3. To understand.


4. To touch sexually ("liar-se, fotre's mà").

TO MAKE OUT

"Tocar el dos, anar-se'n ràpidament"

TO MAKE OFF

"Pensar, opinar sobre"

TO MAKE OF sb / sth

1. To constitute, to form.


2. To prepare by mixing.


3. To make more numerous ("the figures").

TO MAKE UP



1. Made up of stone.


2. To make up a prescription.

To compensate.

TO MAKE UP FOR

To wheedle, to be nice to sb in order to get sth

TO MAKE UP TO sb

To cause, to trigger ("political changes").

TO BRING ABOUT



("These decisions bring about political changes").

To re-introduce

TO BRING BACK

1. "abaixar" (impostos).


2. "derrocar" (governs).

TO BRING DOWN

To succeed ("aconseguir-ho, ensortir-se'n")

TO BRING it OFF

To cause, to provoke ("a rash")

TO BRING ON



("The bumpy journey brought on labour" = el viatge ple de sots va provocar el part").

To introduce ("treure al mercat")

TO BRING OUT

To raise, to educate

TO BRING sb UP

To persuade

TO BRING sb ROUND

To become law

TO BE BROUGHT INTO FORCE

1. To reveal.



2. To make public.


1. TO BRING TO LIFE.



2. TO BRING INTO THE OPEN.

To resemble sb

TO TAKE AFTER sb



("doesn't he take after his father?")

To withdraw ("retirar")

To take back.


To undersand ("a text")

To take in

"Prendre-la amb algú, agafar-li mania a algú"

TO TAKE IT OUT ON sb

To be deceived.

TO BE TAKEN IN

1. "Imitar".


2. To start to improve.


3. "Enlairar-se".

TO TAKE OFF

Imitar algú

TO TAKE sb OFF

"Agafar" (workers, more work).

TO TAKE ON

To contract (an insurance, a subscription, a loan)

TO TAKE OUT.

"Assumir, prendre el control"

TO TAKE OVER

To forme an immediate liking for sb ("agafar carinyo a, aficionar-se")

TO TAKE TO sb / sth

1. To reduce in size, shorten ("clothes").


2. To start ("a hobby").

TO TAKE UP

To draw satisfaction from sth

TO TAKE PRIDE IN sth

1. to visit.


2. to seek help.

TO CALL ON sb

To appear ("aparèixer")

TO COME ALONG.


TO TURN UP.


TO ROLL UP.


TO SHOW UP.

To regain conciousness ("tornar en si")

TO COME ROUND


TO COME TO

"Girar cua, fer mitja volta"

TO DOUBLE BACK

"Menjar per dins" "Corroir"

TO EAT AWAY AT sth

1. To have interest in.


2. To take part in.

TO GO IN FOR sth.

"Penjar el telèfon als morros d'algú"

TO HANG the phone UP ON sb

"Atropellar"

TO RUN OVER sb



TO KNOCK sb DOWN

To make sb faint ["deixar algú KO"].

TO KNOCK sb OUT

"Anar a visitar, anar a fer una visita, anar a veure com es troba"

TO LOOK IN ON sb



("I look in on my parents every evening").

To become better, to improve ["millorar"]

TO LOOK UP



("Thinks are looking up").

1. To faint, to collapse.


2. "Anar borratxo".

TO PASS OUT

"Morir, traspassar"

TO PASS ON

To consider X is caused by Y

TO PUT x DOWN TO y



TO SET x DOWN TO y



("We set your failure down to your emotions").

"Desalentar, fer repensar"

TO PUT OFF



("I was interested in buying a bike, but a friend put me off").

To criticise sb

TO RUN sb DOWN

To encounter by chance ("topar amb")

TO RUN INTO



("Our plans have run into a few difficulties").

"Anar a veure què et diuen d'X" "Anar a investigar sobre X"

TO GO TO SEE ABOUT X



("She's gone to see about having a new phone installed").

"Anar-se'n (de viatge), partir"

TO SET OUT



TO SET OFF

1. To defend.


2. To represent.

TO STAND FOR



("he's been chosen to stand for Parliament")

To fail to meet for date ("deixar plantat, deixar tirat").

TO STAND sb UP



TO BAIL ON sb


TO BAIL OUT ON sb