Phrasal verbs

to recover (recuperarse)

• to reject, to refuse
• to decrease the volume or
• strength (heat, light etc)

to tolerate

to make sb feel shame or stupid or to humiliate

derribar, echar abajo, romper, descomponer

• desmoronarse (persona)
• estropearse

sumar, ascender (it adds up to 47$)

• sumar (the bill)
• encajar (parts)

to explode

• demoler
• hinchar
• ampliar (photo)

agacharse

inclinarse (el cuerpo hacia adelante)

to raise sb, criar

• to mention, to start talking about sth
• to vomit

to cancel

to have a good relationship (llevarse bien)

to submit (presentar, entregar)

• esconder, ocultar (keep sth from sb)
• to refrain from doing sth (can't keep from laughing)

to discuss (we kicked some ideas around)

to pay illegally (kick back sth to sb)

surtir efecto (o empezar a surtir efecto)

despreciar a

to admire (sb)

buscar en un libro

to improve (mejorar)

opinar sobre

to invent

• to reconcile (reconciliarse)
• componerse de (to be made up of)

to rip into pieces

despegar

to delay, to postpone

to faint

calentar

calentar (antes de hacer ejercicio, hacer calentamiento)

solucionar, organizar

terminar algo, usar algo hasta que se acaba y ya no queda más

parecerse a (alguien)

• increase the volume or
• strength (heat, light etc)

aparecer

to reduce, to consume less

señalar (con el dedo)

fanfarronear, llamar la atención

to make a mistake (meter la pata)

meet unexpectedly (encontrarse con)

comparar en varios puntos de venta (antes de comprar algo)

adherirse a algo, seguir algo y ceñirse a ello

probar

to talk to sb as if he/she was stupid

to invite (sb) on a date

to ask many people the same question

to support

• to end a relationship
• to start laughing (informal)

to make unhappy, to make feel sad

ponerse al día

alcanzar

to interrupt

arreglarse, vestirse bien

to eat at a restaurant

to do sth without being noticed or punished (he got away with cheating in his maths tests)

to quit a class, school etc

to help

to break into pieces, deshacerse

to end a phone call (colgar)

to wait a short time

to die

encender / apagar

to investigate

to fail to support or help, disappoint

flirtear con

to escape

• to ask for an answer or opinion
• to visit someone

to become happier

to make sb happier

to step onto a vehicle

• to ruin a secret
• to give something to someone for free

to get too big for

to regrow (flowers, for ex.)

to wait a short time (informal)

to spend time relaxing (informal)

to hide an emotion

to choose

bajar, reducir

to volunteer for a task or to give evidence

to grow big enough to fit

hacer una copia

to return a phone call

to phone

to revenge on (sb)