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Flashcards by Sergio Ferrer, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sergio Ferrer
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| Question | Answer |
| CUT OFF | 1. (TRAIN) TREN LLEGA Y PARA EN LA ESTACIÓN She looked eagerly along the platform as the train drew into. 2. HACER QUE ALGUIEN SE ENVUELVA EN UNA SITUACION DIFICIL. I´m not going to draw into that kind of argument |
| BUNG UP | BLOCKED My noise is all bunged up today with this horrible cold |
| RIP OFF | 1. STEAL The mugger ripped my purse off He rippes everyone off 2. COPY, PLAGIAR He ripped the book off making a practically duplicated |
| TIP OFF | SOPLAR A LA POLICIA He´s tiping off the police |
| START OFF Start offsth/start off sth off Start off (+AS) Start off (+ADV/PREP) | 1. MAKE STH START HAPPENING She tarted off the meating with a report on the sales conference. 2. START A LIFE/PROFESSION I started off as engineer 3. START A JOURNEY We started off down the road and I suddenly remmber that we´d forgotten |
| GET CARRIED AWAY WITH | TO BE EXCITED AND ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT STH THAT YOU LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR FEELINGS I got so carried away with shopping that I completely forgot the time |
| LET SB/STH OFF | 1. NO PUNISH She was let off with a fine. I´ll let you off this time, but don´t do it aagaain 2. NO PERMITIR HACER O IR ALGÚN SITIO Mum let me off going to the disco in exam 3. FIRE . EXPLODE The boys were letting off fireworks |
| FIGHT OFF | GET RID OF I´m fighting off a cold |
| BREAK AWAY | SEPARATE Croatia broke away from YUgoslavia in 1991 |
| TAKE OUT SB FOR/TO | INVITE TO GO OUT First time, I took Vero out for a meal |
| PASS ON | VIH can be passed on form parent to child |
| TELL SB OFF | ECHAR LA BRONCA When I was a child, my mum told me off for my misbehaving |
| CHEAT ON SB/STH | 1. AFFAIR. My best friend broke up with his girlfriend because he had cheated on her 2. FAIL TO DO STH YOU PRIMISE I use to cheating on my intentions |
| BURST OUT | ESTALLAR I made a joke and they burst out laughing |
| HAND STH OVER TO SB | ENTREGAR After doing the exam I handed it over to the proffesor |
| LEAD UP TO STH | PERIOD TIME HAPPENS BEFORE AN ACTIVITY Police are trying to find out where the boy had been in the houurs which led up to his dissapearance |
| GO THROUGH | TO EXPERIENCE OR SUFFER STH UNPLEASANT I never want to go through an experience |
| RUN OFF | MOVE FAST AND SECRETALY The thief ran off down a side street |
| SHAKE OFF | GET RIP OFF ILLNESS I can´t shake off this cold |
| STAMBLE UPON | DISCOVER STH BY CHANCE I stambled upon that CD when I was cleaning m room up |
| FALL BEHIND IN | NOT TO DO STH/PAY STH AT THE RIGHT PLACE She fell behind in her rent. She began falling behind in her schoolwork |
| GET ALONG | 1.GET ON. I get along with my boss 2.FUNCTION INDEPENTLY. My fried gest along with my finantial support. Don´t leave I can´t get along without you |
| ARE/GET MIX UP IN STH | ESTAR ENVUELTO EN ALGO ILEGAL |
| TAKE APART sth | SEPARATE It´s not a good idea tot ale it apart if you dont know how to ressamble it |
| GET ACROSS (to sb/sth) | 1.COMUNICATE/UNDERSTOOD He´s not good at getting his ideas to the class 2. CROSS RIVER/ROAD How can we get across to the island? |
| BUILD UP (sth/sb) | 1. INCREASE IN AMOUNT SIZE, STRENGH I need time to build up my confidence again. There were big delays as traffic build up on the roads into the city 2. PRAISE SB/STH. SAY THAT THEY ´RE VERY IMPORTANT The media builds people up, only to knock then down again |
| BURN OFF | 1. DISSIPATE AS THE RESULT OF HEAT After an oil spill, the only way to control it is by burning off |
| BRING FORWARD | ADELANTAR can we bring the meeting forward? BRING FORWARD VS PUT OFF |
| PULL OFF | LLEVAR A CABO ALGO CON SUCESS US was able to pull off the mission |
| BRING UP STH/SB | 1. CRIAR I was brought up by my parents 2. MENTION A SUBJECT AND START TO TALK Everytime I bring the matter up, he changes the subject. |
| FISH STH OUT | 1. INFORMAL. TAKE STH OUT FROM A BAG AFTER SEARCHING Police pulled my car over and ask for the license, I fish out my ID |
| WRITE OFF sth | 1. DECLARAR SINIESTRO We are going to write off the warehouse after that burnt down. |
| TAKE OUT OF sth TAKE sth OUT OF SB | MAKES SB FEEL TIRED The exercise takes it out of me, I´m so exhausted |
| ENGANGE IN | INVOLVED IN STH, COMMITED ACTIVALY She was enganged in conversation |
| BRING sth ABOUT | CAUSAR, PROVOCAR TO MAKE STH HAPPEN What has brought about this change? His nervous breakdown was brought about by stress.He did a lot to bring changes about at school |
| GET AT | 1. REACH CONCLUSION What are we getting at th discussion? 2. IMPLY What do you get at saying I´m kind? 3. (SB) HURT (FISICAL & EMOTIONAL) You can get at him by harming his wife. |
| BRING OVER sb/sth | BRING STH/SB TO HOUSE. You´ll be at home, Why don´t you bring your friends over? |
| BRING sth OUT | 1,LANZAR. Ford has brought out a new solar car to the market. 2. EMERGE. Havinng serious responsabilities bring out the best of you 3. TO HIGHLIED OR BEST COLOUR. That´s new t-shirt brings out the green of your eyes. 4.PUBLISH. When are you bring out the next edition of the book? |
| HOLD UP sth/sb | 1 STAL FROM A BUILDING, PLACE...WITH VIOLENCE The thiefes held up a local bank yesterday 2. TO DELAYSTH OR SB The watch was held up for 10 min as police cleraed fans off the pitch |
| WEAR OUT sth/sb | 1. DEGASTADO I´ve already worn out 2 pairs of shoes this year 2. MAKE SB VERY TIRED Looking after 6 children is enough to wear anyone out |
| LET sb DOWN | 1. DECEPCIONAR A reliable friend will never let you down |
| HANG UP sth | COLGAR Please hang up your coat |
| SET DOWN=WRITE DOWN0NOTHE DOWN | ANOTAR I wrote your address down in my notebook |
| EASY UP= EASY OFF | GRADUALLY STOP OR BECOME LESS I´m leaving soon but I´m just waiting for the traffic to easy off a bit. At last the rain begin to easy up |
| TAKE BACK take back sth take sth back | 1.DEVOLVER I´m going to take back these trousers to the shop 2.ADMITIR STH YOU SAID WAS WRONG i shouldn´t have call you lazy - I take it back |
| GO WITH sth | MATCH (CLOTHES) That red tie doesn´t go with your suit |
| SELL OUT | SE HA A |
| DUCK OUT | AVOID A RESPONSABILITY/DUTY You have to go, so don´t try ducking out |
| WORK OUT | 1. GYM Thwy work out in the gym 3 times a week 2. CALCULATE The rent works out at 50euros/week 3.RELATIONSHIP They work out in their relationship |
| BLOW OVER | 1. STH DISAPPEAR GRADUALLY The storm blew over just 2 hours. It took a while to blow over the scandel |
| CALL IN | ASK SB PROFESSIONAL TO COME AND PROVIDE HELP 1. The firemen were called in inmediatelly |
| CUT OUT | 1. RECORTAR (PAPEL) He cut out the paper 2. (COMER) STOP HEALTHY I´ve cut out red meat Eliminar |
| TAKE UP | START A NEW ACTIVITY/JOB I has taken up stamp collection as a hobby |
| KILL OFF | TO ELIMINATE OR MAKE EXTINCT We killed off the white sharks by over-hunting |
| TURN UP | ARRIVE UNEXPECTED We got lost and suddenly we trned up in Valencia |
| KEEP OFF | RESIST He is an alcoholic and its a daily sytruggle to keep off the booze. Please, keep off the grass |
| SET UP sth | (COMPANY) I set up a company of bread |
| WALK OFF WITH sth | STEAL 2 guys walked off with 6 computers from a school yesterday |
| LOOK UP TO sb | ADMIRAR I have always look up to my older brother for his courage and honestly |
| PUT OFF Put sht off Put off sth | 1.POSTPONE Could be posible to put the class off? 2.DISTRAER The music is putting me off, I try to be concentrate 3. QUITAR LAS GANAS He put me off going off to India |
| BLOW UP Blow up sth/sb Blow sth/sb up | 1. DESTROY STH/SB WITH A BOMB They threatened to blow up the airliner if their demands were not met. Blowing up a bridge 2. FILL STH He blew his tyres up using the pressure pump. I blew up 35 ballons for the party |
| GET AHEAD Get ahead in Get ahead of sb | PONERSE A LA CABEZA (PROGRESO) It is not easy to get ahead in the movie bussiness. By doing extra homework, he soon got ahead of his classmates. She worked hard to get ahead. |
| CREEP UP | The draught can creep us with their prolongued absence of rain |
| PULL TROUGH | RECOVER FROM |
| SET sth OFF | TO CAUSE STH TO START HAPPENING, WORKING It´s thought it was set off by smoke coming from one room |
| TAKE AWAY | 1. RESTAR If you take 11 away from 33, you´re left with 22 2. LLEVARSE A waiter come and took our plates away 3. REMOVE That was disguting! I need a drink of water to take the taste awy |
| MAKE UP FOR MAKE UP TO make up for sth make sth up to sb | RECOMPENSAR If you change the plan, I will make up for that. He said he was sorry and promised to make it up to her |
| THROW OUT sth | 1. THROW STH AWAY 2. REJECT, DISMISS- RECHAZAR The case was thrown out of court due to lack of evidence 3. SUGGEST CASUALLY- DEJAR CAER I´m just throwing out a suggestion |
| POINT sb/sth OUT (to sb) | SEÑALAR Will you point his wife to me if you see her? |
| RULE OUT Rule sb OUT Rule OUT sth | 1. DESCARTAR A back injjury has ruled him out of the match 2. MAKE IMPOSSIBLE The TV was on, effectively ruling out conversation |
| SQUARR OFF | (AMERICAN) prepare to fight, compete, argue with sb US and China squarred off a near-collisiion of their ships |
| PULL STH/SB OVER | (POLICE) PARAR Police pulled the car over |
| PULL UP | PARAR POCO TIEMPO EL COCHE |
| BLOW OFF Blow sth off Blow off sth | 1. (WIND OR EXPLOSION)- REMOVE STH BY AIR Roofs were blown off buildings 2. (SB) NO ACUDIR A UNA CITA Are u going to there at 5? or are u goint to blow me off again? 3. LOSS TEMPER I blew off her and then I appologised 4. AVOID OBLIGATION I blew off doing HW |
| THROW AWAY | 1. GET RID OF STH When are u going to throw away those old magacines? 2. WATE A SKILL/OPPORTUNITY I´m thinking I throw away my inteligece at this jib. The team threw away a 2-0 lead |
| STEP DOWN | RESIGN Rajoy should step down |
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