Si no estás familiarizado con los "phrasal verbs", te sugerimos que primero mires la lección Phrasal and Prepositional Verbs .
Además de la definición en inglés, traducción en castellano y un ejemplo, aquí encontrarás información sobre la sintaxis (mira abajo para una explicación), si hay derivados, sinónimos, antónimos, notas del uso y si el verbo se usa más a menudo en inglés americano o británico (US/UK).
intransitive: estos verbos no tienen un objeto (p.ej. The car broke down yesterday.)
inseparable: el objeto debe ir después del "phrasal verb" (p.ej. I’m too busy to deal with the client right now.)
separable: el objeto puede interponerse entre el verbo y una preposición o adverbio (p.ej. The waiter added the bill up. o The waiter added up the bill.)
to ask for
to break down
to bring up
to catch up
to come back
to find out
to get along \ on
to get in
to get in (into)
to get off
to get on (onto)
to get out (of)
to go back
to go out
to grow up
to hurry up
to look after
to look for
to look forward to
to make up
to pick up
to put on
to put up
to run into
to sell out
to show off
to show up
to shut up
to sign in
to sign out
to sit down
to split up
to stand out
to switch off
to switch on
to take off
to take out
to try on
to turn off
to turn on
to add up
to ask for
to belong to
to bend down
to bend over
to blow up
to break down
to bring up
to call back
to call off
to catch up
to cheer up
to chill out
to come back
to deal with
to fall apart
to find out
to get along \ on
to get away
to get back
to get back (at)
to get by (with \ on)
to get in
to get in (into)
to get into
to get off
to get on
to get on (onto)
to get out (of)
to get over
to get through
to get to
to get together
to get up
to give away
regalar
El millonario regaló todo su dinero justo antes de morir.
Derivados: giveaway [adj.] (de regalo); giveaway [n.] (regalo, obsequio)
Notas de uso: El adjetivo "giveaway" siempre se utiliza delante del sustantivo.
to give back
to give in \ up
to give out
agotarse; acabarse; pararse; estropearse
Finalmente la nevera se estropeó. La tenía durante más de 20 años, así que no me puedo quejar.
Sinónimos: to run out
to give up
to go ahead
to go away
to go back
to go back on
to go by
to go down
to go in
to go into
to go off
to go on
to go out
to go out with
to go over
to go through
to go up
to grow up
to hand in
to hand out
to hang on
to hang onto \ on to
to hang out
to hang up
to have on
tener algo encendido o enchufado
Siento que haga tanta calor aquí, pero he tenido el horno encendido toda la mañana.
Notas de uso: No se puede utilizar en voz pasiva ni en tiempos continuos.
to have over
to head out \ off
to hear from
to hold back
to hold on
to hold onto \ on to
to hold out
to hold up
to hook up
to hop off
to hop on
to hurry up
to keep away
to keep down
to keep from
to keep in
to keep out
to keep to
to keep up
to kick about \ around
to kick back
to kick in
to kick off
to kid around
to knock down
to knock it off
to knock off
to knock out
dejar inconsciente; dejar agotado; dejar asombrado; eliminar a
Se golpeó la cabeza con tanta fuerza que se quedó inconsciente.
Derivados: knockout [n.] (K.O., fuera de combate); [n.] (muy hermosa, maravilla)
to laugh at
to laugh off
to lay off
to lay out
to lead to
to leave out
to let down
to let in
to let off
to let out
to let up
to lie about \ around
to lie down
to lighten up
to line up
ponerse en fila; hacer cola; alinearse; coincidir
Antes de lanzarse el nuevo iPhone, la gente ya estaba haciendo cola para comprarlo.
Derivados: line-up [n.] (ronda de identificación, alineación, componentes de un grupo, lista o serie)
to live by
to live down
to live off
to live on
to live out
to live up to
to look after
to look around \ round
to look at
to look back
to look down on
to look for
to look forward to
to look into
to look on
to look out
to look over \ through
to look up
to look up to
to loosen up
to make for
to make into
to make of
to make off
to make out
to make over
to make up
to make up (for)
to mess about \ around
to mess up
to mess with
to mix in
to mix up
mezclar; confundir
A medida que mi padre envejece, sólo se confunde más y más.
Derivados: mixed up [adj.] (confundido; desconcertado); mix-up [n.] (confusión)
Sinónimos: to muddle
Notas de uso: Se utiliza mucho en la voz pasiva.
to move ahead \ on
to move away
to move back
to move forward
to move in \ into
to move out
to move over
to move up
to nail down
to own up
to pack in
to pass away \ on
to pass by
to pass down
to pass off
to pass on
to pass out
to pass over
to pass up
to pay back
to pay off
to perk up
to pick on
to pick out
to pick up
to pick up on
to pig out
to piss off
to plan on
contar con; tener pensado
No teníamos pensado tener que comprar un coche nuevo este año, pero el antiguo se rompió.
Notas de uso: Se usa mucho en tiempos continuos y en frases negativas.
to play along
to play down
to play out
to play up
to play with
to pour out
to pull ahead
to pull apart
to pull back
to pull for
to pull in \ into
to pull off
to pull out
to pull over
to pull through
to put away
to put back
to put down
to put in
to put in \ into
to put off
to put on
to put out
to put up
to put up with
to read into
to read up on
to roll back
to roll down
to root for
to rub in
to rule out
to run across \ into
to run after
to run along
to run around \ about
to run away \ off
salir corriendo; alejarse de; escaparse; huir; irse de; fugarse
Su hijo se fugó de casa la semana pasada, pero por suerte la policía le ha encontrado.
Derivados: runaway [n., adj.] (fugitivo)
to run down
to run into
to run into \ up against
to run off
to run out (of)
to run over
to run over \ through
to run up
to screw around
to screw over
to screw up
cagarla; estropear; trastornar; hacer una pelota/bola con
Creo que cagué ese último examen. Espero que apruebe el curso.
Derivados: screw-up [n.] (lío; cacao); screwed-up [adj.] (trastornado; con problemas)
Sinónimos: to mess up
to see about \ to
to see off
to see out \ through
to see through
to sell out
to set about
to set apart
to set aside
to set back
to set down
to set off
to set off \ out \ forth
to set up
to settle down
to settle down \ in
to settle for
to settle on \ upon
to settle up
to shake off
to shake up
to shape up
to shoot down
to shoot for
to shoot up
to show off
to show through
to show up
to shut down
to shut off \ down
to shut out (of)
to shut up
to sign in
to sign out
to sign up \ on
to sink in
to sink into
to sit down
to sit out
to sit up
to sleep off
to sleep over
to slip by \ away
to slip up
to slow down \ up
to speed up
to spin off
to split up
to stand back
to stand by
to stand for
to stand in (for)
to stand out
to stand up
to stand up for
to stand up to
to step up
to stick around
to stick by
to stick out
to stick to \ with
to stick up for
to stir up
to stop by
to stop over \ off
to storm off
to strike off \ out
to strike up
to string along
to stumble across \ on \ upon
to sum up
to switch off
to switch on
to tag along
to tag on
to take after
to take apart
to take away
to take back
to take down
to take in
to take off
to take on
to take out
to take over
adquirir; hacerse con el control de
La compañía será adquirida por una multinacional el próximo año.
Derivados: takeover [n.] (absorción; adquisición)
Sinónimos: to buy out
to take through
to take to
to take up
to take up on
to talk back
to talk down to
to talk into
to talk out of
to talk up
to team up
to tear apart \ up
to tear away
to tear down
to tear into
to tell off
to tell on
to test out
to think ahead
to think back
to think over \ through
to think up
to throw away \ out
to throw in
to throw out
to throw together
to throw up
to tick off
to tidy up
to tie in with
to tip off
to tip over
to tone down
to top out
to top up
to toss about \ around
to toss back \ down
to touch down
to touch off
to touch on \ upon
to touch up
to toy with
to try on
to try out
to try out for
to tune out
to turn against \ on
to turn around
to turn away
to turn back
to turn down
to turn in
to turn into
to turn off
to turn off \ out
to turn on
to turn out
to turn over
to turn to
to turn up
to wait on
to wake up
to wash up
to watch out (for)
to watch over
to water down
atenuar; suavizar; diluir
El congreso atenuó lal ley hasta hacerla casi totalmente ineficaz.
Derivados: watered-down [adj.] (atenuado; sauvizado; diluido)
Notas de uso: Se utiliza mucho en la voz pasiva.
to wear away \ down \ out
to wear off
to wear out
to win over
to wind down
to wind up
to wipe out
to work out
to work up
to wrap up
to write down