Verbos Frasales en Inglés: Dominando Expresiones Clave para la Fluidez

Dominando los Phrasal Verbs en Inglés: Significado y Uso Práctico

Los phrasal verbs son una parte fundamental del inglés cotidiano y su dominio es clave para alcanzar la fluidez. A continuación, te presentamos una lista de verbos frasales esenciales con sus significados y ejemplos claros para facilitar su comprensión y uso.

Lista de Phrasal Verbs Esenciales

• Bring up: Mencionar algo. “Don't bring up the problem we had last year.”
• Carry on: Continuar, sinónimo de “go on”. “We have to carry on with our work.”
• Chase up: Encontrar o localizar a alguien o algo. “I'll chase up Carlos because I need his help with homework.”
• Come across: Encontrarse con alguien de manera inesperada. “I went to the mall and I came across Claudio. I hadn't seen him for ages.”
• Come up with: Cuando quieres expresar que alguien ha propuesto una buena idea o plan. “Brenda came up with a great solution.”
• Fall apart: Desmoronarse, romperse. “The expensive toy we bought our son keeps falling apart.”
• Get along: Tener una buena relación con alguien. “I don't get along with Howard. We always argue.”
• Get away with: Evitar ser castigado por hacer algo o por romper reglas. “He is not going to prison? I can't believe he got away with that!”
• Get back to: Cuando no puedes dar una respuesta inmediata, así que usas este verbo para decirle que después le respondes. “So what did you tell John about the problem? I'll get back to him later.”
• Get over: Superar una situación difícil o una emoción. “I know it was hard to leave your country, but you will get over it.”
• Get through: Conectar a la persona con quien quieras hablar por teléfono. “Sorry, but I couldn't get through to her; I'll try again in ten minutes!”
• Give up: Rendirse, abandonar un hábito o actividad. “I gave up smoking because it was killing me.”
• Go on!: Lo mismo que carry on, significa continuar. “Go on! Don't stop now.”
• Hold on!: Esperar. Común en inglés hablado. Es como “WAIT FOR ME”. “Hold on! I'll be right there.”
• Look after: Cuidar de alguien o algo. “I have to travel next week. Can you look after my dog?”
• Look into: Investigar un asunto o problema. “I'll look into it right away and come back to you as soon as possible!”
• Look up: Encontrar algo como en una agenda, en Internet o en algún catálogo. “Can you look up their address on the Net?”
• Make out: Reconocer o distinguir detalles (especialmente visuales o auditivos). “I just couldn't make out what she was saying!”
• Point out: Señalar o hacer notar algo. “Braulio pointed out that their department hadn't done early shifts for a good while.”
• Pull over: Detenerse (también usado cuando estás en el carro y detienes el carro llevándolo a un lado de la carretera). “Can you pull over? I think we hit a dog.”
• Put down: Escribir, anotar algo. “Hold on, I'll put it down; let me just find a piece of paper!”
• Put forward: Proponer una idea o sugerencia. “Can I put forward something?”
• Put off: Posponer o dejar para más tarde. “I don't want to clean my house today; I'll put it off till tomorrow.”
• Put through: Transferir una llamada telefónica. “Can you put me through to the sales department, please?”
• Run out of: Agotarse, acabarse (suministros, tiempo, etc.). “We just ran out of milk. Can you buy some more, please?”
• Run off: Imprimir copias de un documento. “Can you run off a few more survey sheets, please?”
• Set up: Fundar, establecer o instalar algo. “I've always dreamt of setting up my own business!”
• Show off: Presumir, alardear. “Michael always likes showing off in front of girls; that's the way he is!”
• Show up: Aparecer, llegar (a menudo con la connotación de llegar tarde o inesperadamente). “Well, well, look who decided to show up!” or “He showed up late, and the game had already started without him.”
• Sort out: Resolver un problema o situación. “Bill, please do something about the problem. OK, OK, I'll sort it out.”
• Stand for: Representar, significar (usado para siglas o abreviaturas). “What does AWOL stand for?” “What does J.K. stand for in J.K. Rowling's name?”
• Stand up for: Defender tus derechos o a alguien. “I'll definitely stand up for my rights to take summer holidays this year as I haven't had them for four years!”
• Stay on: Quedarse en un lugar o en una actividad más tiempo de lo esperado. “Are you staying on today as well?”
• Stick together: Permanecer juntos (dos o más personas). “We should stick together, you know, it'll be much easier as everyone else seems to be on their own!”
• Take over: Asumir el control o la responsabilidad. “When the president retires, Mr. Tanaka will take over.”
• Talk down to: Hablar con menosprecio, haciendo sentir a la otra persona inferior. “He is his boss, but he shouldn't talk down to Juan.”
• Turn down: Rechazar una oferta, invitación o solicitud. “I'll never forget how she turned down my invitation!”
• Turn up: Llegar o aparecer (sinónimo de 'show up' en algunos contextos). “Has Michael turned up today? I haven't seen him.”
• Turn out: Resultar, salir de una manera inesperada. “It turned out that I actually knew that guy from my old school.”
• Watch out!: Tener cuidado, estar atento a un peligro. “Watch out! The floor is slippery. You might fall.”