| calm down | "Calm down, Mike. There's no need to yell." |
Tranquilizarse
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| hold on | The secretary asked me to hold on while she checked her computer. |
Esperar, aguardar (mientras alguien hace algo)
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| get along | I don't really get along with my boss. |
Llevarse bien
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| give up | After an hour, Mike gave up. He couldn't fix the computer. |
Desistir, abandonar
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| grow up | I want to be a fireman when I grow up. |
Hacerse mayor
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| fill out | "Please fill out this form." |
Rellenar
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| break down | The stupid printer has broken down again. |
Averiarse
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| pass out | People were passing out flyers in front of the station. |
Repartir, dar en mano
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| get together | Everyone from class is getting together tonight at 7pm. |
Reunirse
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| work out | Bryan likes to work out at least five times a week. |
Hacer ejercicio
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| make up | I didn't have an excuse, so I made one up. |
Inventarse
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| pass away | My grandfather passed away at the age of 98. |
Morir
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| break up | Mark and Kate are always fighting. They should break up. |
Romper una relación
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| eat out | I'm trying to save money. I don't eat out anymore. |
Comer fuera
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| hang up | Kate hung up on me. She didn't want to speak anymore. |
Colgar el teléfono
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| check out | "Hey, check out that man over there. He's huge!." |
Mirar
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| figure out | No one could figure out where the ninja went. |
Imaginarse
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| cheer up | Brenda looked sad, so I told her a joke to cheer her up. |
Alegrar
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| look after | I agreed to look after Renee's dog while she is away. |
Cuidar
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| shut up | "Shut up, Lisa! I can't hear the TV!" (note: impolite expression) |
Callar (tono brusco)
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| look out | "Look out — there's a deer on the road!" |
Cuidado!
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| run out | The boys ran out of beer so they walked to the store to get some more. |
Quedarse sin, agotar
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| check in | We checked in to our hotel at 2 pm. |
Registrarse (aeropuerto/hotel)
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| deal with | We have a big problem today that we need to deal with before we go home. |
Solucionar
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| pick up | I have to pick up my girlfriend at the airport at 8pm. |
Recoger
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| drop off | I need to drop off a book at the library. | Llevar a un lugar (persona/cosa) |
| end up | After college, and then two years in the military, Mark ended up in Taiwan. |
Acabar (casualmente)
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| go on | The mountain climber could no longer go on. It was too cold. |
Continuar
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| set on doing sth | Jason is set on becoming an Olympic wrestler. That’s all he talks about. |
Estar decidido a
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| tie up | I was tied up so I couldn't answer the phone. |
Estar ocupado
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| beat up | A tourist was beaten up last night in Central Park. |
Agredir físicamente
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| catch up | After her vacation, it took Janice all morning to catch up on her e-mails. |
Ponerse al día, alcanzar
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| cut back on sth | The doctor told Alan to cut back on fatty foods. | Reducir |
| cut sth out | "Bobby, can you cut it out?? The sound your making is annoying." |
Dejar de hacer algo molesto/absurdo
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| find out sth | Yesterday, Mark found out that his wife has been cheating on him. |
Descubrir
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| do over | I had to do my report over because my computer crashed. |
Repetir, volver a hacer algo
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| go ahead | "A: Can we start eating, mom?” B: “Sure, go ahead." |
Empezar (antes que los demás)
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| go on | Mark heard shouting, so he went to the hallway to see what was going on. |
Pasar, suceder
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| count on | I trust Mike. He’s responsible. We can count on him to do a good job. |
Contar con alguien
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| hit it off | Margaret likes her new boss. They have really hit it off. |
Congeniar (rápidamente)
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| set up | The journalist managed to set up a meeting with the company CEO. |
Concertar, preparar,
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| keep sth up | Jenny hasn't smoked in 24 hrs but she's not sure how long she can keep it up. |
Mantener (una situación)
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| mess up | I don’t like giving big speeches. Every time I do it, I mess up. |
Equivocarse
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| call off | The football game was called off because of rain. |
Cancelar
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| take after | Darryl takes after his father. They are both really funny. |
Parecerse
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| think sth over | "Give me a few days to think it over, OK?" |
Pensar algo con tranquilidad
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| point out | Janice pointed out a small error on the report's cover page. |
Señalar
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| put sth off | The meeting was put off until tomorrow because the boss was sick. |
Posponer
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| rip sb off | The cab driver tried to rip me off by charging 40 dollars for a ride to the airport. |
Timar, estafar
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| show off | Greg enjoyed showing off his muscles at the beach. |
Mostrar con presunción
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| bring up | No one at the meeting brought up the issue of overtime. |
Mencionar
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| show up | Gladys didn't show up to the party until 10 p.m. |
Llegar
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| sleep in | Mark usually sleeps in until noon on Saturdays. |
Dormir (más de lo normal)
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| speak up | Alex had to speak up so his grandfather could hear him. |
Hablar alto
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| base on | This movie is based on a true story. |
Basarse
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| work on | I need to work on my pronunciation. |
Ejercitar, trabajar más algo
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| stand out | At 195 cm with red hair, Alan really stood out in Japan. |
Ser reconocido, destacar
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