phrasal verbs

PHRASAL VERBS
Verbos + adverbios/preposiciones; nos interesa el significado y si
son trans/intrans: Take off (t) [quitarse] He took his hat off (i)
[elevarse] The plane took off at 10 o'clock.
Posición: El nombre/pronombre objeto va generalmente al final:
I am looking for my glasses I am looking for them.
En algunas expresiones van al final o tras el verbo: He took off his
coat He took his coat off/He took it off [+usual]
Si van seguidos por un verbo objeto, suelen ir en gerundio: He kept
on blowing his horn Aunque algunos precisan inf.: It is up to you
to decide this for yourself.
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ACCOUNT FOR: responder. I can't account for his behaving like that.
ALLOW FOR: Prever, considerar. Allowing for depreciation your car should be
worth $2,000 this time next year.
ANSWER BACK: replicar. Don't answer me back
ASK FOR/AFTER: preguntar, reclamar. Go to my office and ask for my secretary.
BACK AWAY: retroceder.
BACK OUT: retirarse.
BACK somebody UP:apoyar moralmente.
BE IN: estar en casa/edif.
BE OUT: Estar ausente.
BE AWAY: estar ausente.
BE()BACK: regresar.
BE FOR: A favor de.
BE AGAINST OF: opuesto a.
BE IN FOR: próximo a afrontar algo.
BE OVER: Haber acabado.
BE UP: levantarse.
BE UP TO: Apto para algo (it/-ING).
BE UP TO: The boys are very quiet. I wonder what they are up to.
(traman/maquinan).
IT IS UP TO SOMEONE: deber, responsabilidad: It is up to parents to teach
their children manners.
BEAR OUT: Confirmar. This report bears out my theory.
BEAR UP: arrostrar. He bore up bravely the news of her death.
BLOW OUT: extinguir: The wind blew out the candle.
BLOW UP: explosionar, hinchar. The children blew up their balloons...
BOIL AWAY: Hervir/secarse. As I returned the water had all boiled away.
BOIL OVER: salirse líq. The milk boiled over and there was a horrible smell
of burning.
BREAK DOWN (figures): desglosar. (a door): reventar. hundirse moralmente,
llorar, deteriorarse.
BREAK IN/ BREAK INTO. Thieves broke in and stole the silver. Violentar,
interrumpir a alg., domar un animal.
BREAK OFF. Separar. A piece of rock broke off and fell into the pool.
Terminar: Ann has broken off her engagement to Tom. Callarse: They were
arguing but broke off when she entered.
BREAK OUT: Comenzar: War broke out on August 4th. Huir de prisión.
BREAK UP: Desintegrarse, terminar: Divorce breaks up a lot of families.
BRING someone ROUND: persuadir; recuperar la consciencia; traer a casa:I've
finished the book you lent me;I'll bring it round tonight.
BRING UP: educar; mencionar. She brought up her children to be truthful.
BURN DOWN: Destruir el fuego. The mob burnt down the embassy.
CALL AT. Visitar brevem. I called at the bank and arranged a transfer
CALL FOR. Recoger algo/alguien.
CALL IN Visitar rápidam. Pedir a alguien un servicio: It was too late to call
in an electrician.
CALL ON: pedir algo.
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CALL OFF: cancelar, abandonar: They had to call off the match as the ground
was too wet to play on.
CALL OUT: hacer salir.
CALL UP: Llamar a filas. Telefonear.
NOT TO CARE ABOUT: ser indiferente.
CARE FOR: Agradar. Estar cuidado. The house looked well cared for.
CARRY ON/CARRY ON WITH: Continuar:I can't carry on alone any longer.
CARRY OUT: Realizar, obedecer: He read the instructions but he didn't carry
them out.
CATCH UP/UP WITH: Alcanzar sin superar: Since I've missed a whole term I'll
have to work hard to catch up with the class.
CLEAN OUT: Limpiar a fondo. I must clean out the spare room.
CLEAN UP Despejar: These painters always clean up when they've finished.
CLEAR AWAY. Hacer sitio: Could you clear away these papers?.: dispersarse:
The clouds soon cleared away and it became quite warm.
CLEAR OFF/OUT: Largarse: Clear out! If i find you in this build..
CLEAR OUT: vaciar: I'll clear out this drawer...
CLEAR UP: despejarse. Ordenar. The weather will clear up this evening.
Acabar un trabajo, resolver un misterio.
CLOSE DOWN: Cerrar definitivamente.
CLOSE IN: acercarse: As the mist was closing in we decided to stay where we
were.
CLOSE UP:juntarse: If you children close up a bit there'd be room for me.
COME ACROSS/UPON: Encontrar casualmente: When I was looking for my passport I
came across these old photographs.
COME ALONG/ON: Venir conmigo: Come on, or we'll be late.
COME AWAY: Irnos.
COME AWAY/OFF: Desprenderse: When I picked up the teapot the handle came away
in my hand.
COME INTO/IN: Come into the garden and I'll show you my roses.
COME OFF: Prosperar (un plan). Suceder: When is the wedding coming off? 'Next
June'. Acabar: “Lady Windermere's Fan” is coming off next week. You'd better
hurry if you want to see it.
COME OUT: Desvelarse (la verdad). Publicarse. Desaparecer: Tomato stains
don't usually come out.
COME ROUND: Aceptar algo antes rechazado. Venir a casa: I can't come to
dinner but I could come round after dinner and tell you the plan.
COME ROUND/TO: recuperar la consciencia.
COME UP: Emerger. Ser mencionado.
COME UP TO/UP: acercarse: A policeman was standing a few yards away. He came
up to me and said,'You can't park here.'
CROP UP: aparecer inesperadamente. At first all sort of difficulties cropped
up and delayed us. Later we learnt how to antic..
CUT DOWN: talar: If you cut down all the trees you will ruin the land.
Reducir en tamaño o cantidad.
CUT IN: Adelantar sin sitio: Colarse: Accidents are often caused by drivers
cutting in.
CUT OFF: interr. desconectar: We were cut off in the middle of our
conversation.
CUT someone OFF: Aislar:We were cut off by the tide and had to be rescued.
CUT OUT: Recortar; prescindir: If you want to get thin you must cut out
sugar.
BE CUT OUT FOR: ser idóneo para algo: He was not cut out for that kind of
job.
CUT UP: Cortar en trozos: They cut down the tree and cut it up for firewood.
DIE AWAY: hacerse inaudible: The prisoners waited till the sound of the
warder's footsteps died away.
DIE DOWN: Amainar, apaciguarse.
DIE OUT: Extinguirse: Elephants would die out if men were allowed to shoot as
many as they wished.
DO AWAY WITH: Abolir: The government should do away with the regulations
restricting drinking hours.
DO UP: Redecorar: When I do this room up I'll paint the walls in stripes.
DO WITHOUT: apañárselas: We had to do without petrol during the fuel crisis.
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DRAW BACK: Retirarse: It's too late to draw back now; the plans are all made.
DRAW UP: Suscribir un plan: My solicitor drew up the lease and we both signed
it.: Parar: The car drew up at the kerb and the driver got out.
DROP IN: visitar breve. y sin aviso. He dropped in for a few minutes to ask
if he could borrow your power drill.
DROP OUT: abandonar un plan.
FADE AWAY: desaparecer progresiva. The band moved on and the music faded
away.
FALL BACK: retirarse voluntaria.:As the enemy advanced we fell back.
FALL BACK ON: usar por carencia de algo: We had to fall back on dried milk as
fresh milk wasn't available.
FALL BEHIND. Retrasarse: He fell behind with his rent and the landlord began
to become impatient.
FALL IN WITH someone's plans: Aceptar: I'll fall in with whatever you suggest
as regards sharing expenses.
FALL IN/OUT: formar/romper filas.
FALL OFF: decaer: Order have been falling off lately; we must advertise more.
FALL ON: Atacar violenta. The wolves fell on the flock of sheep and killed
them all.
FALL OUT: pelear.
FALL THROUGH: venirse abajo: My plans to go to Greece fell through because
the journey turned out to be more expensive than I had expected.
BE FED UP/UP WITH: Estar total. aburrido (slang): I'm fed up with this wet
weather.
FEEL UP TO: Sentirse fuerte(para algo): I don't feel up to it.
FILL IN/UP: Rellenar documentos: I had to fill in three forms to get my
passport.
FIND OUT: Averiguar: In the end I found out what was wrong with mi hi-fi.
FIND someone OUT: Descubrirle haciendo algo mal: The cashier had been robbing
the till for months before he was found out.
FIX UP: disponer: The club has already fixed up several matches for next
season.
GET ABOUT: Circular. He is semi-invalid now and he can't get about as well as
he used to.
GET AWAY: Escaparse: I hooked an enormous fish but it got away.
GET AWAY WITH: Hacer algo impune.:He began forging cheques and at first he
got away but..
GET BACK: recuperar: If you lend him a book you'll never get it back. Volver
a casa.
GET OFF: Ser absuelto: He was tried for theft but got off because it was his
first offence.
GET ON/ON WITH: Hacer progresos: How is he getting on at school? Llevarse
bien: How are you and Mr Pitt getting on?
GET OUT: Escapar: I've put the snake in a cardboard box. It can't get out.
GET OUT OF: liberarse: Some live abroad to get out of paying heavy taxes.
GET OVER: Recuperarse: He used to be afraid of heights but he has got over
that now.
GET it OVER: Acabar con algo: If you have to go to the dentist why not go at
once and get it over?
GET ROUND a person: engatusar: Girls can usually get round their parents.
GET ROUND a difficulty: Encontrar solución.
GET THROUGH: Acabar (con éxito). He got through his exam all right.:
Comunicar telefónica. I'm trying to call London but I can't get through.
GET UP: Organizar: They got up a concert in aid of cancer research.:
Levantarse: I get up at seven o'clock every morning.
GIVE something AWAY: dar a alguien.
GIVE someone AWAY: Traicionar.
GIVE BACK: devolver.
GIVE IN: Ceder: At first he wouldn't let her drive the car but she was so
persuasive that he eventually gave in.
GIVE OUT: Anunciar: They gave out the names of the winners. Repartir: The
teacher gave out the books. Desistir en algo: A really determined person
never gives up trying. Dejar un h bito: He gave up cigarrettes. Agotarse: His
patience have out and he slapped the child hard.
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GO AHEAD: Seguir, encabezar: You go ahead and I'll follow.
GO AWAY: Marcharse: Please go away; I can't work unless I'm alone.
GO BACK: Volver.
GO BACK ON: Romper una promesa: He went back on his promise to tell nobody
about this.
GO DOWN: Aceptar. Decrecer: The wind went down and the sea became quite calm.
GO FOR: Atacar.The cat went for the dog and chased him out of the hall.
GO IN FOR: Interesarse, practicar: This restaurant goes in for vegetarian
dishes.
GO INTO: Investigar.
GO OFF: Explosionar, dispararse: As he was cleaning his gun it went off and
killed him. Tener éxito: The party went off very well. Marcharse: He went off
in a great hurry.
GO ON: Continuar un viaje.
GO ON/GO ON WITH/GO ON+ing|Inf.: Continuar una acción: Please, go on playing.
I like it.
GO OUT: Salir de casa. Hacer vida social: She is very pretty and goes out a
lot. Desaparecer: Crinolines [miriñaques] went out about the middle of the
last century. Extinguirse: The light went out and we were left in the dark.
GO OVER: Examinar cuidadosa: He went over the plans agains and discovered two
very serious mistakes.
GO ROUND: Bastar: Will there be enough wine to go round? Ir a su casa: I
think I'll go round tonight (to her house).
GO THROUGH: Examinar cuidadosa. There is a mistake somewhere; we'll have to
go through the accounts and see where it is. Sufrir: No one knows what I went
through while I was waiting for the verdict.
GO THROUGH WITH: Llegar al final.
GO UP: Elevar: The price of strawberries went up towards the end of the
season. Volar, explosionar. When the fire reached the cargo of chemicals the
whole ship went up.
GO WITHOUT: Hacer sin algo.
GROW OUT OF: Superar al madurar: He used to tell a lot of lies as a young boy
but he grew out of that later on.
GROW UP: Desarrollar, crecer: I'm going to be a pop star when I grow up.
HAND DOWN: Transmitir: This legend has been handed down from father to son.
HAND IN: Dar en mano.
HAND DOWN: Distribuir.
HAND OVER: Ceder la autoridad.
HAND ROUND: Dar a los presentes: The hostess handed round coffee and cakes.
HANG ABOUT/AROUND: Entretenerse, perder el tiempo. He hung about the entrance
all day, hoping for a chance to speak to the director.
HANG BACK: Remolonear: When we asked for volunteers they all hung back.
HANG ON TO: Conservar: I'd hang on to that old coat if I were you. It might
be useful.
HOLD OFF: Mantener a distancia: The rain fortunately held off till after the
school sports day.
HOLD ON: Esperar.
HOLD ON/OUT: Resistir: The enemy besieged the town but it held out for six
weeks. HOLD UP: Detener, retener (con amenazas): Masked men held up the
cashier and robbed the bank.
JOIN UP: Enrolarse: When war was declared he joined up at once.
JUMP AT: Aceptar con entusiasmo: He was offered a place in the Himalayan
expedition and jumped at the chance.
KEEP somebody BACK: Impedir, limitar:
KEEP DOWN: Controlar, reprimir: I am trying to keep down expenses.
KEEP IN a school boy: Castigar después de clase. The teacher kept Tom in
because...
KEEP OFF: Disuadir de acercarse: 'Keep off the grass'
KEEP ON (+ING): Continuar.
KEEP OUT: Evitar entrar: My shoes are very old and don't keep out the water.:
Quedarse fuera.
KEEP UP: Mantener (un esfuerzo): It is impossible to keep up a conversation
with him.
159. KEEP UP/UP WITH: Mantenerse a la altura: A runner can't keep up with a
cyclist.
160. KNOCK OFF: Parar el trabajo (col.): We knock off work in time for tea.
161. KNOCK OUT: Dejar inconsciente, noquear.
162. LAY IN: Proveerse: She laid in a large supply of dried fruits.
163. LAY OUT: Diseñar: Le Nôtre laid out the gardens at Versailles.
164. LAY UP: Guardar. Ahorrar: Before going to Brazil he laid up his car as he
didn't want to sell it.
165. BE LAID UP: Confinado a la cama: She was laid up for weeks with a slipped
disk.
166. LEAD UP TO: Preparar el camino para algo.
167. LEAVE OFF: Detener: I told him to leave off playing his trumpet.
168. LEAVE OUT: Omitir: We'll sing our School Song leaving out the last ten
verses.
169. LET DOWN: Bajar: When she lets her hair down it reaches her waist.
170. LET someone DOWN: Fallarle.
171. LET IN: Admitir, dejar entrar.
172. LET someone OFF: Librarse de castigo: I thought that the magistrate was going
to fine me, but he let me off.
173. LET OUT: Agrandar (ropas). Dejar libre: He opened the door and let out the
dog.
174. LISTEN IN: Escuchar la radio: I only listen in if there is a godd concert.
175. LIVE DOWN a bad reputation: Conseguir olvidar.
176. LIVE IN: Vivir en el sitio de trabajo: Advertisement: Cook wanted. $80 a
week. Live in.
177. LIVE ON: Usar como alimento principal.
178. LIVE UP TO: Vivir según unas pautas: He had high ideals and tried to live up
to them.
179. LOCK UP a house: Cerrar bien, poner a buen recaudo . People usually lock up
before they go to bed at night.
180. LOOK AFTER: Cuidar: Will you look after my parrot when I am away?
181. LOOK AHEAD: Mirar al futuro.
182. LOOK AT: Mirar.
183. LOOK BACK, LOOK BACK ON: Considerar el pasado: perhaps some day it will be
pleasant to look back on these things.
184. LOOK BACK/ROUND: Mirar atr s: Don't look round, but the woman behind us is
wearing the most extraordinary clothes.
185. LOOK FOR: Buscar.
186. LOOK OUT FOR: Estar atento, vigilar, esperar: I'm going to the party too, so
look out for me.
187. LOOK OUT: Tener cuidado: 'Look out! There's a lorry coming!.
188. LOOK FORWARD TO: Esperar con ansia/ilusión: I am looking foward to seeing
her. LOOK IN: Visitar breve. = CALL IN.
189. LOOK IN: Visitar: I'll look in this evening to see how she is.
190. LOOK INTO: Investigar.
191. LOOK ON ...as: Considerar: These children seem to look on their teachers as
their enemies.
192. LOOK ON: Ser expectador.
193. LOOK ON/OUT ON: Dar (edificios) His house looks (out) on to the sea.
194. LOOK OVER: Revisar:
195. LOOK THROUGH: Hojear, mirar cuidadosa.
196. LOOK THROUGH someone: Mirar sin ver a alguien: She has to be polite to me in
the office but when meet outside she always looks through me.
197. LOOK UP: Buscar un nombre, número, etc. I must look up the time of your
train. LOOK someone UP: Visitar a alguien (que vive lejos) Every time you
come to London do look me up.
198. LOOK UP: Mejorar.
199. LOOK someone UP AND DOWN: Mirar con desdén, de pies a cabeza: The policeman
look the drunk man up and down before replying to his question.
200. LOOK UP TO: Respetar: Schoolboys usually look up to great athletes.
201. LOOK DOWN ON: Desdeñar: Small boys usually look down on little girls and
refuse to play with them.
202. MAKE FOR: Viajar hacia: The escaped prisoner was making for the coast.
203. MAKE OFF: Escaparse, largarse: The boys made off when they saw the policemen.
204. MAKE OUT: Entender, ver. Afirmar. The English climate isn't so bad as some
English people like to make out. Hacer un cheque: Who shall I make it out? To
Jone and Co.
205. MAKE UP one's mind: Decidirse: In the end he made up his mind to go by train.
Acabar (pelea). Inventar (excusa, historia). I think you are making up that
story. Maquillarse. Hacer, preparar (receta), componer: The audience was made
up of very young children.
206. MAKE UP FOR: Compensar, recuperar.
207. MIX UP: Confundir: He mixed up the addresses so that no one got the right
letters. BE/GET MIXED UP WITH: Estar involucrado. I don't want to get mixed
up with any illegal organization.
208. MOVE IN: Instalarse.
209. MOVE OUT: Irse. I have found a new flat. The present tenant is moving out
this weekend and I am moving in on Wednesday.
210. MOVE ON/UP: Avanzar: Normally in schools boys move up every year.
211. ORDER somebody OUT: Estar siempre mandando a alguien: He is a retired admiral
and still has the habit of ordering people about.
212. PAY BACK, PAY someone BACK: Devolver. I must pay Mr Pitt back the money he
lent me.
213. PAY someone BACK/OUT: Devolver (insulto).
214. PAY UP: Devolver total. Unless you pay up I shall tell my solicitor to write
to you.
215. PICK OUT: Elegir, distinguir: I know that you are in this photograph but I
can't pick you out.
216. PICK UP: Elevar algo del suelo, silla o mesa. Recoger (vehículo) The crew of
the wrecked yacht were picked up by a helicopter. Adquirir fácil. Children
usually pick up foreign languages very quickly.
217. POINT OUT: Indicar: The guide pointed out the most important buildings.
218. PULL DOWN: Demoler.
219. PULL OFF: lograr: Much to our suprise he pulled off the deal.
220. PULL THROUGH: recuperarse de enfermedad: We thought that she was going to die
but her own will power pulled her through.
221. PULL UP: Parar (vehículos). A lay-by is a space at the side of a main road,
where drivers can pull up if they want a rest.
222. PUT ASIDE/BY: apartar para el futuro:He puts aside œ10 a month to pay for his
summer holiday.
223. PUT AWAY: Guardar con orden: Put your toys away, children; it's bedtime.
224. PUT something BACK: Reponer: When you've finished with your book put it back
on the shelf. Un reloj: retrasar (To put the clock back=Volver a los viejos
tiempos).
225. PUT DOWN: (op. of 'pick up': He picked up the saucepan and put it down at
once because the handle was almost red-hot. Reprimir: Troops were used to put
down the rebellion. Escribir: Put down his phone number before you forget it.
226. PUT something DOWN TO: atribuir: The children wouldn't answer him, but he
wasn't annoyed as he put it down to shyness.
227. PUT FORWARD: Ofrecer una propuesta a consideración: The older members of the
committee are inclined to veto any suggestions put forward by the younger
ones. PUT FORWARD/ON:PUT BACK, adelantar.
228. PUT IN A CLAIM: hacer una reclamación. He put in a claim for compensation
because he had lost his luggage in the train crash. Presentarse a un trabajo.
Llamar a puerto.
229. PUT OFF: posponer: Some people put off making their wills till it too late.
230. PUT a person OFF: I had invited some guests to dinner but I had to put them
off because of a power cut...decir que pospongan. Disuadir: I wanted to see
the exhibition but the queue put me off.
231. PUT ON: ponerse ropas, joyas..
232. PUT ON an expression: asumirla: He put on an air of indifference, which
didn't deceive anybody for a moment. A play: montar. Luz, gas: encender.
233. PUT OUT: extinguir.
234. BE PUT OUT: molestarse: She was very put out when I said that her new summer
dress didn't suit her.
235. PUT UP. Erigir: He put up a shed in the garden to keep tools in. Subir
(precios).
236. PUT someone UP: Dar hospitalidad: If you come to Paris I'll put you up. You
needn't look for a hotel.
237. PUT someone UP TO something: darle la idea de eso: He couldn't have thought
of that trick by himself. Someone must have put him up to it.
238. PUT UP WITH: Soportar paciente.: He had to put up with a lot of noise when
the children were at home.
239. RING UP: Telefonear.
240. RING OFF. Colgar: He rang off before I could ask his name.
241. ROUND UP: reunir: After the riots the police rounded up all suspects.
242. RUB OUT: Borrar con goma: The child rubbed the wrong word out.
243. RUB UP: Repasar: I am going to France; I must rub up my French.
244. RUN AFTER: Perseguir.
245. RUN AWAY: Huir: The thief ran away and the police ran after him.
246. RUN AWAY WITH: volverse incontrolable: His horse ran away with him and he had
a bad fall.
247. RUN DOWN: Despreciar. He is always running down his neighbours.: Agotarse:
This torch is useless; the battery has run down.
248. BE RUN DOWN: Estar mal de salud tras enfermedad..
249. RUN IN: Hacer el rodaje: Notice on the back window of a new car: 'Running in.
Please pass'.
250. RUN INTO: Colisionar.
251. RUN INTO/ACROSS: Encontrar por casualidad: I ran into my cousin in Harrods
recently.
252. RUN OUT OF: Agotar: I have run out of milk.
253. RUN OVER: Atropellar: The driver couldn't stop in time and ran over the drunk
man.: Desbordar: When we came back the water was running over the edge of the
bath.
254. RUN OVER/THROUGH: Ensayar, revisar.
255. RUN THROUGH: Despilfarrar: I laid in a good stock of provisions but he ran
through it all in a couple of weeks.
256. RUN UP: Acumular: She must pay for things at once and not run up bill. Hacer
r pida.: Do you like this blouse? I ran it up myself this afternoon.
257. SEE ABOUT: Hacer preguntas o poner medios: I must see about getting a room
ready for him.
258. SEE somebody OFF: Despedir: The station was crowded with boys going back to
school and parents who were seeing them off.
259. SEE somebody OUT: Acompañar a la puerta. Don't bother to come to the door
with me. I can see myself out.
260. SEE OVER a house: Examinar (compra-venta).
261. SEE THROUGH: Descubrir un engaño: She pretended that she loved him but he saw
her through.
262. SEE TO: Disponer, reparar: If you can provide the wine I'll see to the food.
263. SELL OFF: Saldar: We are selling off the remainder of our stock.
264. SELL OUT: Vender las existencias: 'SOLD OUT'.
265. BE SENT DOWN: Ser expulsado.
266. SEND FOR: Llamar. We must send for the plumber, a water pipe has burst.
267. SEND IN: Enviar a alguien.
268. SEND ON: remitir:If any letters come for you after you have gone I will send
them on.
269. SET IN: Empezar (un periodo): Winter has set in early this year.
270. SET OFF: Iniciar (Sucesos): That strike set off a series of strikes
throughout the country.
271. SET OFF/OUT: Comenzar un viaje. +Inf: Proponerse: In this book the author
sets out to prove that...
272. SET UP: Alcanzar: He set up a new record when he ran a mile under four
minutes.: Empezar un negocio: When he married he left his father's shop and
set up kis own.
273. SETTLE DOWN: Acostumbrarse y aceptar: He soon settled down at school.
274. SETTLE UP: Pagar una deuda: Tell me what I owe you at the end of the week and
I'll settle up with you then.
275. SHOUT DOWN: Callar a gritos. The moderate speakers were shouted down.
276. SHOW OFF: Exhibir: He is always picking up very heavy things just to show off
his strength.
277. SHUT DOWN = CLOSE DOWN
278. SIT BACK:
working.
Relajarse:
Now
I'm
going
to
sit
back
and
watch
other
people
279. SIT OUT: Sentarse y no bailar: I'm quite tired; let's sit this dance out.
280. SIT UP: Trasnochar: She sat up all night with the sick child.
281. STAND BY someone: Dar apoyo y ayuda: No matter what happens I'll stand by
you, so don't be afraid.
282. STAND FOR: representar: The symbol 'x' usually stands for the unknown
quantity in mathematics. Presentarse a algo: Mr Pitt stood for Parliament
five years ago but he wasn't elected.
283. STAND UP FOR: Defender verbal. His father blamed him, but his mother stood up
for him and said that he had acted sensibly.
284. STAND UP TO: Resistir: This type of building stands up to the gales very
well. STAND OUT: ser conspicuo, destacar: She stood out from the crowd
because of her height and her flaming hair.
285. TAKE OFF: (t) [quitarse] He took his hat off (i) [elevarse] The plane took
off at 10 o'clock.