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Useful phrasal verbs
Hi every body I'd like making a list with useful phrasal verbs to add fluency to my speech, for learners it's a bit difficult. If you could I'd like enlarge my list, it doesn't matter if you give me your definition in english.
Ty.
Pick up: recoger
Get up: levantarse
Wake up: Despertarse
Mix up: Mezclar
Put on: vestirse
Switch on/off: Encender apagar
May 17, 2013 8:40 PM
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Useful phrasal verbs
Hi every body I'd like making a list with useful phrasal verbs to add fluency to my speech, for learners it's a bit difficult. If you could I'd like enlarge my list, it doesn't matter if you give me your definition in english.
Ty.
Dress up: vestirse para una ocasion especial
End up: acabar , terminar
Get up: levantarse
Look up: buscar en el diccionario
Make up: reconciliarse, decidirse.
Mix up: Mezclar
Pick up: recoger
Put on: vestirse
Put up with:aguantar soportar
Switch on/off: Encender apagar
Throw up : vomitar
Wake up: Despertarse
May 19, 2013
Throw up: to vomit
Put up: to build/construct "to put up some shelves"
Put up with: to bear "to put up with someones bad behaviour"
Make up: to become friends again after an argument. (Also what women put on their face, of course)
Look up: to search for something, usually in a book. To look up a word in the dictionary
Dress up: to put on special clothes. "She was dressed up for the party"
Wind up: to turn the key in a clock to make it work. Also in UK English, to tease someone "he liked to wind me up".
May 18, 2013
thank you !
May 18, 2013
Hi Diana,
I know a few websites that I've used for Spanish/English verbs, so I hope they can help you too.
http://spanish.speak7.com/spanish_voc_adj_adv_reflexive_verbs.htm
http://www.lingolex.com/comveren.htm
I hope this helps :)
May 17, 2013
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Diana
Language Skills
Catalan, English, French, Galician, Spanish
Learning Language
English
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