Phrasal verbs 2

Take off

Despegar / Irse de prisa / Quitarse ropa.

“When the alarm rang, he just took off running.”

Run out of

Quedarse sin algo.

“After five days, they ran out of food and had to make a terrible choice.”

Hold on

Esperar / Sujetarse fuerte).

“Hold on tight, this is going to be a rough ride.”

Show up

Aparecer, llegar a un lugar.

He showed up two hours late to the dinner.

Track down

Rastrear, localizar tras una búsqueda.

“The police managed to track down the suspect.”

Work out

Hacer ejercicio / Funcionar bien.

“Hailey works out combining HIIT and weight training.”

Put off

Posponer, aplazar.

“Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.”

Call off

Cancelar.

“The game was called off due to the storm.”

Catch up

Ponerse al día con alguien o con trabajo. “Let's get coffee and catch up.”

Look forward to

Esperar con ansias. Siempre va seguido de un verbo en -ing o sustantivo.

“I'm looking forward to reading the next chapter.”

Give up

Rendirse / Dejar un hábito.

“She gave up smoking years ago.”

Keep up

Mantener el ritmo.

“The class was going so fast I couldn't keep up.”

Take up

Empezar un nuevo pasatiempo o hábito.

“I decided to take up knitting.”

Cut down on

Reducir el consumo de algo.

“I'm trying to cut down on caffeine.”

Carry on

Continuar.

“Despite the difficulties, they carried on with the project.”

Pull off

Lograr algo muy difícil o inesperado.

“No one thought they could win the match, but they pulled it off.

Narrow down

Reducir opciones en una lista.

“We had twenty vacation spots, but we narrowed it down to three.”

Boil down to

Reducirse a lo más importante.

“In this drama, everything boils down to power and survival.”

Weigh up

Sopesar, evaluar pros y contras.

“We need to weigh up all our options before acting.”

Come across

Toparse con algo por casualidad / Dar cierta impresión.

“We came across John at the supermarket.”

“He comes across as arrogant, but he's actually very shy.”

Brush up on

Repasar, refrescar conocimientos.

“I need to brush up on my advanced vocabulary lists.”

Fall through

Fracasar, no llevarse a cabo un plan.

“Our travel plans fell through at the last minute.”

Lay off

Despedir personal por razones empresariales/ Dejar de molestar.

“The company had to lay off fifty employees.”

Wrap up

Terminar, concluir una reunión o evento.

“Let's wrap up this meeting so we can all go home.”

Carry out

Llevar a cabo una tarea, orden o investigación.

“The scientists carried out a series of complex experiments.”