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chill out
Meaning: to relax completely, or not allow things to upset you
Translation:Relajarse/calmarse
get along
Meaning: be friendly or kind with someone
Translation: llevarse bien
run out of
Meaning: to end, or have used all of
Translation: agotarse/ terminarse
take off
Meaning: to remove something, especially clothes
-leaves the ground and begins to fly.
Translation: quitar, sacar, despegar
slow down
Meaning: to reduce speed or activity
Translation: ir más lento
ask around
Meaning: to ask a lot of different people in order to get information or help
Translation: preguntar a varias personas
come over (get over here)
Meaning: to come to a place, move from one place to another, or move towards someone
Translation: venir
look down on someone
Meaning: to think that you are better than someone
Translation: mirar por encima del hombro a alguien
brush up
Meaning: to refresh one’s knowledge of (eg a language)
Translation: repasar, refrescar
Meaning: used to warn someone of danger or an accident that seems likely to happen
Translation: tener cuidado, estar atento
drop off
Meaning: to take someone or something to a particular place, usually by car, as you travel to a different place
-to start to sleep
Translation: dejar a alguien o algo en algún sitio/ quedarse dormido
fool around
Meaning: to behave in a silly way, especially in a way that might have dangerous results
Translation: hacer el tonto
pick something up
Meaning: take someone from one place to another/to use your hands to lift / to learn a new skill or language by practising.
Tranlation: coger/recoger/aprender
carry out
Meaning: to do or complete something, especially that you have said you would do or that you have been told to do
Translation: llevar algo a cabo
Blow off
Meaning: ignore or dismiss someone or something.
Translation: ignorar
back off
Meaning: to stop attacking or criticizing
Translation: hacerse para atras/ dar espacio
lighten up
Meaning: to become more relaxed and less serious
Translation: alegrarse, relajarse
settle for something
Meaning: to accept less than you wanted
Translation: conformarse con
get away with
Meaning: to do something you should not do, without being discovered
Translation: escabullirse, salir impune, salirse con la suya
fill in
Meaning: to put information in spaces provided / to do somebody's job while they are not there
Translation: rellenar, completar un formulario, sustituir.
figure out
Meaning: to finally understand something or someone, or find the solution to a problem after a lot of thought
Translation: entender, resolver, calcular
Fall for
Meaning: to begin to love somebody / to believe somebody who is trying to trick you
Translation: enamorarse de, creer en
get by
Meaning: to manage to live or succeed
Translation: salir adelante/arreglárselas
fall apart
Meaning: to experience serious emotional problems that make you unable to think or act in the usual way
-to break into pieces
Translation: deshacerse, venirse abajo
Back down
Meaning: to withdraw from an argument
Translation: cambiar de opinion/ reconsiderar tu decisión