PET MOST COMMON Phrasal Verbs

Spanish to English

100

estar de acuerdo con

AGREE WITH

200

criar / sacar un tema

BRING SB / STH UP

300

reducir / bajar el consumo

CUT DOWN ON

400

rendirse / dejar de hacer algo

GIVE UP 

(He gave up because he couldn't carry on running)

GIVE SOMETHING UP 

(As a New Year's Resolution, I'm giving up chocolate)

500

esperar un momento

HANG ON / HOLD ON

English to Spanish

100

look for

BUSCAR

200

hang up 

COLGAR ( PHONE OR CLOTHES)

300

find out

DESCUBRIR / ENTERARSE

400

break down

AVERIARSE

500

carry on

CONTINUAR

What's the meaning?

100

Don't be shy, go and JOIN IN with the boys playing football over there!

do the same as the rest 

(UNIRSE)

200

If something continues, it ______________ on

it CARRIES ON

(CARRY ON - CONTINUAR)

300

The scientists CARRIED OUT an experiment

They did it! (realizar / llevar a cabo)

400

You can't ignore the problem, you have to DEAL WITH IT!

try to resolve it 

(lidiar con algo)

500

I love CATCHING UP WITH my friends at weekends

The criminal ran faster so that the police couldn't CATCH UP with him

meet and update each other (ponerse al dia)

reach the same point (alcanzar)

What's missing?

100

We can LOOK __________ our healthy by eating well and keeping fit

LOOK AFTER (cuidar)

200

He doesn't GET __________ WITH his mother, they're always arguing

GET ALONG / ON WITH

300

We're really looking ______________ to seeing our cousins from Australis, it's been five years!

LOOKING FORWARD TO 

(desear, tener muchas ganas)

400

Oh no! We've completely RUN _____________ OF milk, could you bring some home after work?

RUN OUT OF

(quedar sin)

500

Out of the blue, yesterday I CAME _____________ an old classmate I hadn't seen for ages.

meet or find without plan / intention

(encontarse con alguien / algo)

Random - DOUBLE POINTS!

100

What are the two meanings of TAKE OFF?

REMOVE (quitar algo de ropa)

WHEN A PLANE LEAVES THE GROUND ( despegar )

200

What are two similar phrasal verbs to say we are leaving to start a journey?

SET OFF

SET OUR FOR + PLACE

300

Which phrasal verb can mean to APPEAR UNEXPECTEDLY or to INCREASE THE VOLUME?

TURN UP ( presentarse / subir el volumen)

400

Which phrasal verb can we use for DO SPORT/EXCERCISE or SOLVE A PROBLEM?

WORK OUT

WORK STH OUT

500

Give me 2 phrasal verbs related to starting a new hobby.

TAKE UP (empezar una nueva actividad)

SIGN UP FOR (apuntarse)