Phrasal Verbs

despertarse / despertar a alguien

“I wake up at 7 every weekday.”

levantarse (de la cama, de una silla)

“I usually get up around 7:30 on weekdays.”

ponerse (ropa, zapatos, gafas)

“Put on a jacket, it's cold outside.”

quitarse (ropa, zapatos)

“Please take off your shoes before coming in.”

encender (aparato, luz)

“Can you turn on the lights, please?”

apagar (aparato, luz)

“Don't forget to turn off the oven.”

subir (volumen, temperatura)

“Could you turn up the volume? I can't hear it.”

bajar (volumen, temperatura)

“Please turn down the music, it's too loud.”

buscar (en un diccionario, Google, etc.)

“I'll look up the word in the dictionary.”

buscar (un objeto, una persona, un trabajo)

“I'm looking for my keys, have you seen them?”

cuidar de (alguien o algo)

“Can you look after my cat this weekend?”

tener ganas de / esperar con ilusión

“I'm looking forward to seeing you next week.”

tener cuidado / estar atento

“Look out! There's a car coming.”

investigar / mirar en detalle

“We're looking into the issue and will get back to you.”

subirse (a un autobús, tren, avión, bici)

“I got on the wrong bus this morning.”

bajarse (de autobús, tren, bici)

“We get off at the next stop.”

salir de (un coche, una cama, una situación)

“I can't get out of bed on Mondays.”

colgar (el teléfono)

“She hung up before I could explain.”

pasar el rato / quedar (con amigos)

“We usually hang out at the park on Saturdays.”

tirar (a la basura)

“Don't throw away that box, I need it.”

tirar (basura, cosas que no quieres)

“I threw out all my old textbooks.”

vomitar

“I felt sick and threw up after dinner.”

(UK) fregar los platos

“I'll cook if you wash up afterwards.”

ordenar / recoger

“Can you tidy up your room before lunch?”

quedarse sin (algo) / agotarse

“We've run out of milk again.”

llenar (depósito, vaso) hasta arriba

“I need to fill up the car before the trip.”

comer fuera (en restaurante)

“We eat out once a week.”

quedarse despierto hasta tarde

“I stayed up late watching the match.”

tumbarse / echarse

“I need to lie down for a few minutes.”

sentarse

“Please sit down, the show is about to start.”

ponerse de pie

“Everyone stood up when she entered.”

arrancar / dar inicio (a un proyecto, reunión)

“Let's kick off the meeting with a quick status update.”

dar seguimiento / hacer seguimiento

“I'll follow up with the client tomorrow.”

llevar algo hasta el final / cumplir lo prometido

“He always follows through on his commitments.”

traspasar / entregar (responsabilidad, proyecto)

“I'll hand over the project to Sarah next week.”

terminar la jornada / desconectarse

“I'm going to sign off for the day, see you tomorrow.”

consultar con alguien / pedir su opinión antes de proceder

“Can I run this idea by you before the meeting?”

explicar paso a paso / hacer un repaso guiado

“Could you walk me through the deployment process?”

ponerse al día con (correos, tareas pendientes)

“I need to catch up on my emails after the holidays.”

ponerse al día con alguien (saber qué tal)

“Let's catch up with the team after lunch.”

estar trabajando en (un proyecto, problema)

“I'm working on the authentication module this week.”

resolver / averiguar / calcular

“We'll work out the details in the next call.”

averiguar / entender (después de pensarlo)

“I can't figure out why the build is failing.”

arreglar / resolver / organizar

“Let's sort out the bug before the release.”

ocuparse de / lidiar con

“I'll deal with the client complaint myself.”

encargarse de / ocuparse de

“I'll take care of the slides for the demo.”

asumir (responsabilidad, tarea, rol)

“She's taking on the team-lead role next month.”

tomar el control / sustituir a alguien

“Maria will take over the project while John is on leave.”

posponer / aplazar (un plazo, una reunión)

“We need to push back the deadline by a week.”

incluir a alguien en una conversación / mantener informado

“Can you loop me in on that email thread?”

poner en copia (en un email)

“Please copy in the design team when you send the spec.”

aumentar / acelerar (producción, esfuerzo)

“We're ramping up hiring this quarter.”

escalar / aumentar (un sistema, un equipo)

“We need to scale up the infrastructure for more users.”

reducir (alcance, equipo, recursos)

“They had to scale down the project due to budget cuts.”

lanzar / desplegar (un producto, una feature)

“We're rolling out the new feature next Monday.”

profundizar / entrar en detalle

“Let's drill down into the user metrics.”

investigar a fondo

“I'll dig into the logs to find the root cause.”

pasar por encima / no entrar en detalles (a propósito)

“He glossed over the technical issues in the demo.”

repasar / refrescar (un tema, idioma, skill)

“I need to brush up on my SQL before the interview.”

quedarse atrás / atrasarse

“I've fallen behind on my tickets this sprint.”

ir por delante / avanzar / progresar

“I worked over the weekend to get ahead on the project.”

organizar / preparar (cosas, gente, en fila o agenda)

“We've lined up three candidates for next week's interviews.”

configurar / montar / organizar

“Let me set up the project on my machine first.”

soltar todo lo que tienes en la cabeza (escrito o hablado)

“Let me brain-dump everything I know about the bug.”

devolver la llamada

“I'll call you back in five minutes.”

cancelar (un evento, una reunión, una boda)

“They called off the meeting at the last minute.”

hablar más alto

“Could you speak up? I can't hear you.”

callarse (informal, puede sonar grosero)

“Shut up, I'm trying to concentrate.”

señalar / hacer notar

“He pointed out a mistake in my code.”

sacar un tema / mencionar

“She brought up an interesting point in the meeting.”

provocar / causar (un cambio, una situación)

“The new policy brought about significant changes.”

continuar / seguir hablando

“Go on, I'm listening.”

repasar / revisar (información)

“Let's go over the agenda one more time.”

ocurrirsele / proponer (una idea, solución)

“She came up with a brilliant idea for the campaign.”

encontrarse con (por casualidad)

“I came across an old photo while cleaning.”

enterarse / descubrir (información)

“I just found out that she's leaving the company.”

rellenar (UK, un formulario)

“Please fill in this form before the meeting.”

rellenar (US, un formulario)

“You need to fill out the application online.”

inventarse (una historia, excusa)

“He made up an excuse for being late.”

aparecer / presentarse (a un sitio)

“He didn't show up to the meeting.”

apoyar / respaldar (a alguien)

“I'll stand by you no matter what.”

respaldar / apoyar (una opinión, una persona)

“Do you have data to back up that claim?”

regañar / echar la bronca

“My boss told me off for being late.”

gritarle a alguien (con enfado)

“Don't shout at me, I didn't do it on purpose.”

estar de acuerdo con

“I totally agree with you on that point.”

hablar de algo en detalle / discutir

“Let's talk it over before deciding.”

convencer a alguien de hacer algo

“She talked me into going to the party.”

convencer a alguien de NO hacer algo

“He talked me out of quitting my job.”

repasar / revisar paso a paso

“Let's go through the document together.”

llevarse bien con (alguien)

“I get along with my colleagues really well.”

llevarse bien con (UK)

“Do you get on with your flatmates?”

enamorarse de alguien

“He fell for her the moment they met.”

romper / cortar (una pareja)

“They broke up after three years together.”

invitar a alguien a una cita

“He finally asked her out for dinner.”

salir con (tener una relación)

“She's been going out with him for two years.”

sentar la cabeza / establecerse

“They moved to the countryside to settle down.”

separarse / romper

“Her parents split up when she was ten.”

volver con la ex / reconciliarse

“They got back together after six months apart.”

admirar / respetar a alguien

“I really look up to my older sister.”

menospreciar / mirar por encima del hombro

“He looks down on people who didn't go to university.”

parecerse a (un familiar)

“She really takes after her father.”

reconciliarse con alguien

“I made up with my brother after the argument.”

enfadarse con / dejar de hablarse con alguien

“I fell out with my best friend over something silly.”

defender a alguien

“Thanks for sticking up for me in the meeting.”

aguantar / soportar (a alguien o algo)

“I don't know how she puts up with him.”

contar con / depender de

“You can rely on me to help you.”

contar con (alguien)

“You can count on me, I won't let you down.”

decepcionar / fallar a alguien

“I promise I won't let you down.”

abrirse emocionalmente

“It took her months to open up to me.”

volver / regresar

“When are you coming back from Madrid?”

acompañar / venir también

“We're going for tapas, you should come along.”

salir (de casa, de fiesta)

“Let's go out for dinner tonight.”

volver / regresar (a un sitio)

“I need to go back to the office.”

irse (de un sitio) / largarse

“Please go away, I want to be alone.”

escaparse / huir

“The thief got away through the window.”

huir / escaparse

“The kid ran away from home.”

encontrarse con alguien por casualidad

“I ran into my old teacher at the supermarket.”

atropellar

“A car nearly ran over the cat.”

recoger (a alguien, algo)

“Can you pick me up at the airport?”

dejar (a alguien, algo en un sitio)

“I'll drop you off at the station.”

ponerse en marcha / salir de viaje

“We set off at 6 in the morning.”

volver / dirigirse de vuelta

“It's late, we should head back.”

salir / irse (en una dirección)

“I'm heading out for lunch, want anything?”

enseñar / mostrar un sitio a alguien

“Let me show you around the office.”

pasarse por (un sitio brevemente)

“I'll stop by your desk later.”

pasarse por (visita corta sin avisar)

“Feel free to drop by anytime.”

retroceder / apartarse (poco a poco)

“He backed away from the angry dog.”

deambular / pasearse sin rumbo

“We wandered around the old town for hours.”

entrar en (coche, taxi, edificio)

“Get into the car, we're leaving!”

animar / animarse

“Cheer up, things will get better.”

calmarse / tranquilizar a alguien

“Calm down, everything is fine.”

relajarse / tomárselo con calma

“Chill out, we have plenty of time.”

asustarse / perder los nervios

“She freaked out when she saw the spider.”

estresar / estresarse

“The deadline is really stressing me out.”

superar (algo difícil, una enfermedad, una ruptura)

“It took her months to get over the breakup.”

rendirse / abandonar

“Don't give up, you're almost there.”

ceder / rendirse (ante una presión, una tentación)

“She finally gave in and let him drive.”

contener (emociones, lágrimas)

“She couldn't hold back her tears.”

soltar (un grito, suspiro, emoción)

“He let out a long sigh of relief.”

perderse algo (una oportunidad, un evento)

“Don't miss out on this opportunity.”

sentirse capaz / con ganas de algo

“I don't feel up to going out tonight.”

tener ilusión por (un evento)

“I'm really looking forward to my holidays.”

estar harto de

“I'm fed up with all these meetings.”

animarse / espabilarse

“She perked up after a coffee.”

portarse mal / dar guerra (niños, máquinas)

“The kids are acting up today.”

arremeter / atacar verbalmente

“He lashed out at the journalists.”

venirse abajo emocionalmente / echarse a llorar

“She broke down in tears during the meeting.”

empezar a apreciar / coger cariño

“I'm slowly warming up to the new manager.”

salir de (un mal estado de ánimo)

“Come on, snap out of it!”

terminar (en una situación, sin planearlo)

“We ended up staying in all weekend.”

continuar / seguir haciendo algo

“Carry on, you're doing great.”

pasar (el tiempo)

“Time goes by so fast when you're busy.”

posponer / aplazar

“Don't put off the dentist appointment any longer.”

mantener el ritmo de / estar al día con

“I can't keep up with all the new technologies.”

volver a (un lugar, un hábito, un trabajo)

“I have to go back to work after lunch.”

acelerar / ir más rápido

“Can we speed up the review process?”

ir más despacio / reducir el ritmo

“Slow down, I can't keep up.”

darse prisa

“Hurry up, we're going to be late!”

quedarse en casa

“I'd rather stay in tonight, it's raining.”

llegar a tiempo / ser puntual

“Please show up on time for the standup.”

ahorrar (para algo concreto)

“I'm saving up for a new laptop.”

devolver (dinero)

“I'll pay you back next week.”

pagar por completo (una deuda, hipoteca)

“We finally paid off the mortgage.”

recortar (gastos, consumo)

“We need to cut back on spending this month.”

reducir (consumo de algo)

“I'm trying to cut down on coffee.”

darse un capricho / gastar mucho en algo

“We splashed out on a nice dinner.”

timar / estafar (cobrar de más)

“That restaurant totally ripped us off.”

devolver (algo prestado)

“Can you give me back my book?”

regalar / dar gratis

“They're giving away free samples at the store.”

sacar (dinero del cajero)

“I need to take out some cash.”

apartar / reservar (dinero)

“I put aside 200 euros every month for travel.”

poner dinero (entre varios) / contribuir

“We all chipped in for the gift.”

soltar / pagar (mucho dinero, a regañadientes)

“I had to fork out 500 euros for the repairs.”

vivir con (un sueldo, cantidad de dinero)

“It's hard to live on minimum wage.”

dejar (algo) en una superficie

“Put down the phone and listen to me.”

guardar (en su sitio)

“Please put away the dishes after washing them.”

entregar (un trabajo, dimisión, formulario)

“I handed in my resignation yesterday.”

repartir (folletos, papeles)

“The teacher handed out the worksheets.”

elegir / seleccionar (de un grupo)

“Pick out the dress you like best.”

meterse con (alguien) / acosar

“Stop picking on your little brother.”

entrar a robar / forzar la entrada

“Someone broke into our house last night.”

estallar (incendio, guerra, conflicto)

“A fire broke out in the kitchen.”

deshacerse de / librarse de

“I need to get rid of these old clothes.”

apuntarse / registrarse

“I signed up for a Spanish course.”

tener cuidado / estar atento

“Watch out! The floor is wet.”

empezar (un hobby, una actividad)

“I've taken up running this year.”

devolver / traer de vuelta

“Don't forget to bring back the book.”

sonar (una alarma) / estallar (una bomba)

“The alarm goes off at 7.”

convertirse en / transformarse en

“The frog turned into a prince.”

esperar un momento

“Hold on, I'll be right with you.”

retrasar / demorar

“Sorry I'm late, I was held up in traffic.”

esperar (un momento)

“Hang on a second, I'm coming.”

distinguir / entender (con dificultad)

“I couldn't make out what he was saying.”

llevar a cabo / realizar (una tarea, experimento)

“They carried out an experiment on the new compound.”

echar un vistazo / hojear

“I looked through the report quickly.”

revisar / echar un ojo

“Can you look over my CV?”

reducir / acotar (opciones, candidatos)

“We narrowed it down to three candidates.”

montar / juntar / preparar (algo a partir de piezas)

“I put together a quick presentation for the meeting.”

surgir (un tema, un problema, una oportunidad)

“Something urgent came up at work.”

echar un vistazo / mirar alrededor

“Feel free to look around the shop.”

probarse (ropa, zapatos)

“Can I try on these jeans?”

probar (algo nuevo) para ver qué tal

“Let's try out the new restaurant downtown.”

desgastar / gastar (por uso)

“I've worn out my favourite trainers.”

salir / publicarse (un libro, película, producto)

“Her new album comes out next month.”