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 766. Agree with - estar de acuerdo"All women are bad drivers." “I don't agree with you."
 
 
 
 767. Be about to - estar a punto de  I was about to leave the house when my friends arrived.
 
 768. Be back - regresar
 I'm working late at the office tonight so I won't be back until 
				10.
 
 769. Be out of - quedarse sin
 We're out of eggs so we can't make a tortilla.
 
 770. Be over - terminarse
 When the football match was over, we went to the pub.
 
 771. Be up - estar levantado
 "phil isn't up yet: he's still in bed. Phone again in ten 
				minutes."
 
 772. Blow up - estallar (una bomba)
 The bomb blew up killing six people.
 
 773. Blow up - inflar
 We blew up at least a hundred balloons for the christmas party.
 
 774. Break down - averiarse
 My car broke down on the way to motril.
 
 775. Call back - volver a llamar"i'm afraid the manager isn't here at the moment. Could you call 
				back later?"
 
 776. Carry on - seguir, continuar
 I'm sorry if I interrupted you. Please carry on.
 
 777. Carry out - cumplir (una promesa)
 The president carried out his promise to reduce taxation.
 
 778. Carry out - llevar a cabo
 The execution was carried out at seven o'clock in the morning.
 
 779. Clear up - poner en orden
 It took four hours to clear up after the party.
 
 780. Come across - encontrar, dar con
 I came across an old friend on the metro in madrid.
 
 781. Come back - regresar
 I'm going to england for two weeks. I'm coming back on the fifth.
 
 782. Come in - entrar
 "good morning. Come in and sit down."
 
 783. Come on - ¡vamos!, ¡date prisa!
 Come on. We're going to be late.
 
 784. Cut down on - consumir menos
 You must cut down on cholesterol or you'll have a heart attack.
 
 785. Cut off - cortar, desconnectar
 When we didn't pay the bill, the electricity was cut off.
 
 786. Cut up - cortar en pedazos
 We cut up the birthday cake and gave everyone a slice.
 
 787. Do up - abrochar, atar
 I was five before I knew how to do up my shoelaces.
 
 788. Do with - tener algo que ver con, tener relación con
 "what's ms dos?" "it's got something to do with computers."
 
 789. Do without - pasarse sin, prescindir de
 The shops are shut so we'll have to do without sugar.
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 790. Draw up - pararse
 The car drew up at the zebra crossing.
 791. Get back - volver, regresar cinderella had to get back by twelve o'clock.
 
 792. Get in(to) - entrar
 I lost my keys and so I couldn't get into the house.
 
 793. Get off - bajar (de un autobus, tren)
 You have to get off the bus at the next stop if you want the 
				station.
 
 794. Get on - subir (a un autobus, tren, moto)
 Quick! Get on the train, it's about to leave.
 
 795. Get up - levantarse
 When I got up this morning it was still dark.
 
 796. Give back - devolver
 If you don't like the dress, the shop will give you your money 
				back.
 
 797. Give up - perder la esperanza, rendirse
 If you find phrasal verbs difficult, don't give up.
 
 798. Give up - dejar (de fumar, beber)
 You'll get cancer if you don't give up smoking.
 
 799. Go ahead - ¡siga!
 "can I use the telephone?" "yes, go ahead."
 
 800. Go away - irse, marcharse
 Are you going away for christmas, or are you staying at home.
 
 801. Go back - volver, regresar
 Although she's forty, she's going back to university to study 
				french.
 
 802. Go down - bajar
 The price of fruit goes down in the summer.
 
 803. Go out - salir (por la calle)
 I always go out and have a few drinks on saturday night.
 
 804. Go up - subir
 The price of cigarettes went up in january 1992.
 
 805. Hang on/hold on - esperar   hold on for a minute as pablo will be back in five minute.
 
 806. Hang up - colgar (el teléfono)
 my ex-girlfriend hung up when I phoned her.
 807. Keep up with - mantenerse (a la altura de)   I can't keep up with my father when we go cycling as he goes too 
				fast.
 
 808. Knock down - derribar, atropear, demoler
 my grandfather's old house was knocked down and a bank was built.
 
 809. Leave behind - olvidar, dejar  when I got to the airport, I realised I had left my passport 
				behind.
 
 810. Let in - dejar entrar
 she opened the door and let in the cat.
 
 811. Look after - cuidar
 my mother looks after the children when we go away.
 
 812. Look for - buscar
 I spent two hours looking for my glasses before I found them.
 
 813. Look forward to - esperar con ilusión
 i'm looking forward to the easter holidays.
 
 814. Look out - tener cuidado, ¡ojo! Look out!
 there's a car coming. John & sarah 1996 (c)
 
 815. Look up - buscar algo (en un libro, diccionario)
 if you don't understand the word, look it up in a dictionary.
 816. Put in - meter, introducir  put ten pence in the machine and you will get a cup of coffee.
 
 817. Put on - encender
 put on the light, it's getting dark.
 
 818. Put on - ponerse (la ropa)
 put your coat on or you'll get cold.
 
 819. Run out of - quedarse sin algo we ran out of petrol so we had to get the bus.
 
 820. Set off - ponerse en camino  we set off to madrid at five o'clock to avoid the traffic.
 
 821. Take after - parecerse a
 pablo takes after his mother: they are both optimistic.
 
 822. Take off - despegar
 the flight was delayed for two hours and the plane eventually 
				took off at 6 p.m.
 
 823. Take off - quitarse la ropa
 take off your coat and make yourself comfortable.
 
 824. Take out - extraer, sacar
 he took out a cigarette and lit it.
 
 825. Throw away - tirar (en la basura)
 don't throw these papers away: they're important.
 
 826. Turn down - bajar (el volumen)
 turn down the radio: it's too loud.
 
 827. Turn up - poner el volumen más fuerte
 turn up the radio. I can't hear it.
 
 828. Turn on - encender (televisión, luces etc.)
 turn on the television, please, I want to see the news
 Fuente: 
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