back up -The new evidence backs up my arguments Would you be willing to back me up if I put the suggestion to the boss? -You should back up those files as a safety measure.	to support or encourage sostener (computing) to make a copy of the information stored on the computer or disk hacer una copia de seguridad/reserva
be carried away There’s far too much food – I’m afraid I got carried away!	to be so excited about something that you cannot control what you say or do dejarse llevar por la emoción
blow up -The bridge blew up / was blown up. -He blew up the balloon.	to break into pieces, or be broken into pieces, by an explosion volar, explotar, estallar to fill with air or a gas inflar
break down -The police broke down the door. -My car has broken down. -The talks have broken down. -She broke down and wept.	-to use force on (a door etc) to cause it to open derribar, echar abajo -to stop working properly estropearse, dejar de funcionar -to fail fracasar -to be overcome with emotion derrumbarse
break in ( break into) -Thieves broke into the museum at night and stole the painting. -I was reluctant to break in on their conversation.	-to enter (a house etc) by force or unexpectedly allanar una morada -to interrupt (someone’s conversation etc) cortar, interrumpir
break off She broke off in the middle of a sentence.	to stop detenerse
break out phrasal verb -War has broken out. -A prisoner has broken out (noun breakout).	to appear or happen suddenly estallar, desatarse -to escape (from prison, restrictions etc) evadirse, escapar(se)
break through sth The crowd broke through the barrier.	to force your way through something that is holding you back abrirse camino a través de algo The crowd broke through the barrier.
break up He just broke up with his girlfriend.	-to stop having a relationship romper
bring sb up Her grandparents brought her up.	to take care of a child until he or she becomes an adult criar a alguien
bring sth up She’s always bringing up her health problems.	to start to talk about a particular subject sacar algo a colación
build up Traffic builds up in the late afternoon	to increase aumentar, crecer
burst in He burst in without knocking He burst into the room She burst into tears.	to come or go suddenly or violently entrar precipitadamente
call in I’ll call in on my way home.	to visit a place or person for a short time, usually while you are going somewhere else pasarse
call off The party’s been called off.	to cancel cancelar, suspender, anular
call on -I’ll call on him tomorrow. -The magistrate finally called on the prosecution to open their case. -The UN Secretary-General called on both sides to stop the fighting.	-to visit pasar a ver, visitar -to ask someone to speak at a meeting etc ceder la palabra a -to ask someone publicly to something pedir
care for -The nurse will care for you. -I don’t care for him enough to marry him.	-to look after (someone) cuidar -to be fond of querer
carry on We will carry on with the game unless it rains.	to continue doing something continuar
carry out The hospital is carrying out tests to find out what’s wrong with her.	to do or complete something, especially something that you have said you would do or that you have been told to do llevar algo a cabo
catch on -The fashion soon caught on. -He’s a bit slow to catch on.	-to become popular ponerse de moda -to understand entender, darse cuenta
catch up (with someone/something) -She’s doing extra work to catch up with the rest of the class. -We soon caught up with the car in front.	-to reach the same level or quality as someone or something else ponerse al mismo nivel (que alguien/algo) -to reach someone or something that is in front of you by moving faster alcanzar (a alguien/algo)
check up (on) -Have you been checking up on me?	-to investigate to see if (someone or something) is reliable, honest, true etc confirmar
check out -You have to check out before 12 o’clock. -I’ll check out her story.	-to leave (a hotel), paying one’s bill etc dejar el hotel -(especially American) to find out if something is true verificar
clear up -Clear up this mess! -If the weather clears up, we’ll go for a picnic.	-to make clean, tidy etc ordenar -to become better etc despejar
come across sth He came across some old letters in a drawer.	to find something by chance toparse con algo
come along -Come along with me! -How are things coming along?	-to come with or accompany the person speaking etc acompañar -to progress ir, marchar
come down House prices have come down recently.	If a price or a level comes down, it becomes lower. bajar
come off -Her shoe came off. -The gamble didn’t come off.	-to fall off caerse, soltarse -to turn out (well); to succeed tener lugar, suceder
come on -They waited for the comedian to come on. -Come on – we’ll be late for the party! -Come on, you don’t really expect me to believe that!	-to appear on stage or the screen entrar en escena -hurry up! ¡date prisa!, ¡vamos!, ¡venga! -don’t be ridiculous! ¡venga ya!
come out -The truth finally came out. -This newspaper comes out once a week. -The men have come out (on strike). -This photograph has come out very well. -This dirty mark won’t come out.	-to become known revelarse, salir a la luz -to be published salir -to strike declararse en huelga -(of a photograph) to be developed resultar, salir -to be removed salir, quitarse
come round -Come round and see us soon. -After receiving anesthesia, don’t expect to come round for at least twenty minutes.	-(also come around) to visit hacer una visita -to regain consciousness volver en sí
come to When will he come to after the operation?	to regain consciousness volver en sí
come up -A young girl came up to me and asked for money. -What issues came up at the meeting?	-to move toward someone acercarse A young girl came up to me and asked for money. -to be mentioned or talked about in conversation salir
come up with He’s come up with a great idea.	to think of; to produce ocurrirse
count on I’m counting on you to persuade her.	-to rely on (a person or happening) contar con
cross sth out Cross out that last sentence.	to draw a line through something that you have written, usually because it is wrong tachar algo
cut across sth to go from one side of an area to the other, instead of going around it atravesar algo	If we cut across this field, it will save time.
cut down phrasal verb -He has cut down the apple tree. -I haven’t given up smoking, but I’m cutting down.	-to cause to fall by cutting talar, cortar -to reduce (an amount taken etc) reducir
cut out phrasal verb -The engines cut out (noun cut-out). -I’ve cut out smoking.	-to stop working, sometimes because of a safety device pararse -to stop dejar de
deal with -This book deals with methods of teaching English. -She deals with all the customer inquiries.	-to be concerned with tratar de -to take action about, especially in order to solve a problem, get rid of a person, complete a piece of business etc abordar, ocuparse de
do away with They did away with uniforms at that school years ago.	to get rid of abolir, suprimir, eliminar, acabar con
do sth up -to repair or decorate a building so that it looks attractive renovar, arreglar algo -to fasten something abrochar algo	-......... -Do your coat up. It’s cold outside.
do without We’ll just have to do without a phone If you’re too lazy to fetch the ice cream, you can just do without I can do without your opinion, if you don’t mind.	to manage without and accept the lack of pasar sin, arreglárselas sin, prescindir de
draw up -We drew up outside their house. -They drew up the soldiers in line The solicitor drew up a contract for them to sign. -Draw up a chair! -He drew himself up to his full height.	-(of a car etc) to stop detenerse, pararse -to arrange in an acceptable form or order alinear, disponer; redactar, preparar -to move closer acercar -to extend (oneself) into an upright position enderezarse
face up to She had to face up to a difficult situation.	to meet or accept boldly afrontar; plantar cara
fall for -I made up a story to explain why I had not been at work and he fell for it. -He has fallen for your sister.	-to be deceived by (something) dejarse engañar por, picar -to fall in love with (someone) enamorarse de
fall out (sometimes with with) I have fallen out with my sister.	to quarrel reñir, pelearse
fall through -Our plans fell through.	(of plans etc) to fail or come to nothing fracasar, quedar en nada
fit in sth It’s a very nice sofa, but it doesn’t fit in with the rest of the room.	If one thing fits in with another thing, they look pleasant together or are suitable for each other. pegar con algo
get across The lecturer was struggling to get his point across.	to be or make (something) understood hacer entender
get at -The farm is very difficult to get at because it is so remote. -What are you getting at? -He’s always getting at me.	-to reach (a place, thing etc) llegar a, acceder -to suggest or imply (something) querer decir, insinuar -to point out (a person’s faults) or make fun of (a person) meterse con, atacar, tomar el pelo a
get away -I usually get away (from the office) at four-thirty. -The thieves got away in a stolen car.	-to (be able to) leave (poder) salir -to escape escapar, darse a la fuga
get away with -Murder is a serious crime and people rarely get away with it.	-to do (something bad) without being punished for it salir impune, quedar sin castigo
get down -Working in this place really gets me down.	to make (a person) sad deprimir, desanimar
get down to -I must get down to work tonight, as the exams start next week.	to begin to work (hard) at ponerse a
get in -They got in through the bathroom window. -My train gets in at 9.45 p.m. -He wanted to go to Cambridge University but he didn’t get in.	-to succeed in entering a place, especially a building entrar -to arrive at a place at a particular time llegar -to succeed in being chosen or elected ser seleccionado
get into sth She got into Oxford University.	to succeed in being chosen to study at a school or to join an organization ser admitido
get on with	Have a good relationship
get out Stop at the corner so I can get out.	to move out of a car bajarse
get out of to (help a person etc to) avoid doing something librarse, ahorrar(se), evitar, zafarse de	I wonder how I can get out of washing the dishes How can I get him out of going to the party
get over I’ve got over my cold now I can’t get over her leaving so suddenly.	to recover from (an illness, surprise, disappointment etc) recuperarse de, reponerse; superar, vencer
get round to I still haven’t got round to fixing that tap.	to do something that you have intended to do for a long time alcanzar a hacer algo, llegar a hacer algo, tener tiempo de hacer algo
get through -We got through a lot of work today. -Luckily she got through her history test. -The food got through to the fort despite the enemy’s attempts to stop it. -I just can’t get through to her any more.	-to finish (work etc) terminar, dejar listo -to pass (an examination) aprobar -to make oneself understood hacerse entender, lograr comunicar con
get together A few of us are getting together next week for a barbecue.	to meet in order to do something or spend time together reunirse
get up The whole audience got up and started clapping.	to stand up ponerse de pie
give away -I’m going to give all my old clothes away to charity. -He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away) the lingering smell was a give-away.	-to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it) dar, regalar; deshacerse de -to cause or allow (information etc ) to become known usually accidentally revelar, descubrir, dejar escapar
give in -The soldiers were outnumbered and gave in to the enemy. -Do we have to give in our books at the end of the lesson?	-to stop fighting and admit defeat; to yield rendirse -to hand or bring (something) to someone (often a person in authority) entregar
give up 1.They gave up the search. 2.You’ll have to give up cigarettes I won’t give up all my hobbies for you. 3.He was eventually persuaded to give up the stolen jewels. 4.He gave up all his time to gardening.	1.to stop, abandon dejar de, abandonar; rendirse 2.to stop using etc renunciar a, desistir 3.to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else ceder, renunciar a, sacrificar 4.to devote (time etc) to doing something sacrificar, consagrar, dedicar
1.We have permission to go ahead with the project. 2.Can I borrow your book?’ ‘Sure, go ahead.’	1. to start to do something seguir adelante 2.something that you say to someone to allow them to do something adelante
go by 1.The days went by really slowly. 2.We can’t go by what he says. 3. I always go by the instructions.	1.If time goes by, it passes. pasar 2.to base an opinion on guiarse por, fundarse sobre, basarse en 3. to be guided by seguir, guiarse por
go for The two dogs went for each other as soon as they met.	to attack physically or in words tirarse sobre, atacar
go off 1.The little boy was injured when the firework went off in his hand. 2.When the alarm went off, the thieves ran away. 3.He went off yesterday. 4. I’ve gone off that game show – it’s just the same every week. 5.That meat has gone off. 6. to stop working apagarse, parar(se) 6.The fan has gone off.	1.(of a bomb etc) to explode estallar, explosionar 2.(of an alarm) to ring disparar(se), sonar 3.to leave marchar(se), irse, partir 4. to begin to dislike perder el gusto por 5.to become rotten pasarse, estropearse, echarse a perder 6. to stop working apagarse, parar(se)
go on 1.Go on reading – I won’t disturb you. 2.She goes on and on about her health. 3.What is going on here? 4.The police had very few clues to go on in their search for the murderer.	1.to continue continuar, seguir 2.to talk a great deal, usually too much hablar sin parar 3.to happen pasar, suceder, ocurrir 4.to base one’s investigations etc on basar(se) en, apoyarse en, fundarse en
go over 1.I want to go over the work you have done before you do any more. 2.I’ll go over the whole lesson again. 3.He went over all her faults. 4.(of plays, behaviour/behavior etc) to be received (well or badly) tener buena/mala acogida, ser bien/mal recibido 4.The play didn’t go over at all well the first night.	1.to study or examine carefully examinar, estudiar detenidamente, revisar 2.to repeat (a story etc) repetir, repasar 3.to list enumerar, recapitular 4.(of plays, behaviour/behavior etc) to be received (well or badly) tener buena/mala acogida, ser bien/mal recibido
go through 1.I’ve gone through all my pockets, but I still can’t find my key. 2.You have no idea what I went through to get this finished in time. 3.We went through a lot of money on holiday.	1.to search in registrar, rebuscar 2.to suffer pasar por, sufrir 3.to use up gastar
hand over We know you have the jewels, so hand them over They handed the thief over to the police.	to give or pass; to surrender entregar
hold back 1.The police were convinced that the man was holding something back. 2.The little girl succeeded in holding back her tear	1.to refuse to tell someone (something) esconder, guardarse algo, ocultar 2.to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort retener, contener(se), reprimir(se)
hold on 1.(often with to) to keep (a grip on) (something) agarrar(se), sujetar 1.She held on to me to stop herself slipping I couldn’t hold on any longer, so I let go of the rope. 2. Hold on – I’m not quite ready yet The operator asked the caller to hold on while she connected him.	1.(often with to) to keep (a grip on) (something) agarrar(se), sujetar 2.to stop or wait esperar
keep away Keep away from the crocodiles – they’re dangerous!	to (cause to) remain at a distance mantener a distancia
keep back 1.She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd Everybody keep back from the door! 2. I feel he’s keeping the real story back for some reason. 3. Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals Will they keep it back every week?	1.not to (allow to) move forward mantener atrás 2.not to tell or make known ocultar 3.not to give or pay out retener
keep down 1.Keep down – they’re shooting at us! 2. They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.	1.not to (allow to) rise up seguir agachado; sujetar 2.to control or put a limit on limitar
keep off 1.There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding. 2.This umbrella isn’t pretty, but it keeps off the rain.	1.to stay away mantenerse a distancia 2.to prevent from getting to or on to (something) no dejar acercarse, no dejar entrar
keep up Even the children managed to keep up Don’t run – I can’t keep up with you.	(often with with) to move fast enough not to be left behind (by) seguir
knock down 1.He was so angry with the man that he knocked him down The old lady was knocked down by a van as she crossed the street. 2.She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.	1.to cause to fall by striking derribar 2.to reduce the price of (goods) rebajar
knock out 1.The boxer knocked his opponent out in the third round. 2.That team knocked us out in the semi-finals	1.to make unconscious by a blow, or (in boxing) unable to recover within the required time dejar sin conocimiento 2.to defeat and cause to retire from a competition eliminar
knock over The dog knocked over a chair as it rushed past.	to cause to fall from an upright position volcar, tirar
leave out You’ve left out a word in that sentence.	not to include or put in omitir, excluir
let down 1.She let down the blind. 2.You must give a film show at the party – you can’t let the children down (noun let-down) She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.	1.to lower bajar 2.to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc fallar, defraudar
let off 1.He let the gun off accidentally. 2.The policeman let him off (with a warning).	1.to fire (a gun) or cause (a firework etc) to explode hacer explotar, hacer estallar 2.to allow to go without punishment etc perdonar
let in/out Let me in! I let the dog out.	to allow to come in, go out dejar entrar/salir
live on He lives on fish and potatoes.	to keep oneself alive by eating sobrevivir
live up to He found it difficult to live up to his reputation as a hero.	to behave in a manner worthy of cumplir con
lock out Don’t lock yourself out (of the house) by forgetting to take your key with you.	to prevent from getting into a building etc by using a lock cerrar la puerta
look at sth 1.Our manager is looking at ways of reducing costs. 2.Can you look at my essay? 3.Did the doctor look at your knee?	1.to think about a subject carefully so that you can make a decision about it estudiar algo 2.to read something in order to check it or see how good it is echar un vistazo a algo 3.to examine something examinar algo
look back	mirar atras
look forward to I am looking forward to seeing you / to the holidays.	to wait with pleasure for esperar con interés
look into The manager will look into your complaint.	to inspect or investigate closely investigar
look on 1.No, I don’t want to play – I’d rather look on. 2.I have lived with my aunt since I was a baby, and I look on her as my mother.	1.to watch something mirar 2.(with as) to think of or consider considerar
look out 1.She was looking out for him from the window. 2. I’ve looked out these books for you.	1.(usually with for) to watch observar, fijarse 2.to find by searching buscar
look through I’ve looked through your report.	to look at or study briefly revisar
look up to He has always looked up to his father.	to respect the conduct, opinions etc of respetar
make for We were making for home when something unusual happened.	to go towards dirigirse hacia
make sth into sth They’ve made the spare room into an office.	to change something into something else convertir algo en algo
make out 1.He could make out a ship in the distance. 2.He made out that he was earning a huge amount of money. 3.The doctor made out a prescription. 4. They were making out in the back seat of the car.	1. to see, hear or understand distinguir, divisar 2.to make it seem that pretender 3.to write or fill in hacer 4. (slang) to kiss, hug and caress; to neck darse el lote, pegarse el lote
make up 1.He made up the whole story. 2.The group was mainly made up of doctors and lawyers. 3.We need one more player – will you make up the number(s)? 4.She was making up her face in front of the mirror. 5.They’ve finally made up (their disagreement).	1.to invent inventar 2.to compose or be part(s) of componer, formar, integrar 3.to complete completar 4.to apply cosmetics to (the face) maquillar 5.to become friends again (after a quarrel etc) hacer las paces, reconciliarse
make up for Next week we’ll try to make up for lost time.	to supply a reward, substitute etc for disappointment, damage, loss (of money or time) etc compensar
miss sb/sth out	to not include someone or something no incluir a alguien/algo
mix up 1. I need to mix up another tin of paint. 2.I’m always mixing the twins up. 3.You’ve mixed me up completely with all this information.	1.to blend together mezclar 2.to confuse or muddle confundir 3.to confuse or upset confundir
pass sth around Could you pass these sandwiches around, please?	to offer something to each person in a group of people repartir (algo)
pass away Her grandmother passed away last night.	to die fallecer
pass out 1.I feel as though I’m going to pass out. 2.The teacher passed out books to her class.	1.to faint desmayarse, perder el conocimiento 2.to give to several different people repartir, distribuir
pay off 1.Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off. 2.His hard work paid off.	1.to pay in full and discharge (workers) because they are no longer needed liquidar el sueldo, dar el finiquito, pagar y despedir 2. to have good results valer la pena, dar resultado, ser rentable, compensar
pick on 1.Why do they always pick on me to do the washing-up? 2.Don’t pick on me – it wasn’t my fault.	1.to choose (someone) to do a usually difficult or unpleasant job escoger, elegir, designar 2.to speak to or treat (a person) angrily or critically meterse con, criticar mucho
pick up 1.I never studied Italian – I just picked it up when I was in Italy. 2. I picked him up at the station and drove him home. 3.I picked up a bargain at the shops today. 4.He fell over and picked himself up again. 5. I ordered some meat from the butcher – I’ll pick it up on my way home tonight. 6.We picked up a foreign broadcast last night. 7.We lost his trail but picked it up again later The police picked up the criminal.	1.to learn gradually, without formal teaching aprender 2.to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere recoger, pasar a buscar 3.to get (something) by chance conseguir, encontrar 4.to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up ponerse de pie, levantarse 5.to collect (something) from somewhere coger, recoger 6.(of radio, radar etc) to receive signals captar, recibir, sintonizar 7.to find; to catch encontrar, coger
point out He pointed out his house to her I pointed out that we needed more money.	to indicate or draw attention to señalar
pull down They’ve pulled down that old tower block.	to destroy or demolish (buildings) derribar
pull in They pulled in at the side of the road.	If a vehicle pulls in, it moves in that direction and stops there. parar, aparcar
pull up He pulled up at the traffic lights.	(of a driver or vehicle) to stop parar, detenerse
put aside 1.She put aside her needlework. 2.He tries to put aside a little money each month.	1.to abandon (work etc) temporarily dejar a un lado 2.to save or preserve for the future reservar, guardar, apartar
put down 1.The teacher asked the pupil to put his hand down. 2.Put that knife down immediately!	1.to lower bajar 2.to place on the floor or other surface, out of one’s hands dejar, soltar
put off 1.Please put the light off! 2.to delay; to postpone aplazar, posponer 2.He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday. 3.I had to put the Browns off because I had ’flu. 4.The cheese looked nice, but the smell put me off The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.	1.to switch off (a light etc) apagar 2.to delay; to postpone aplazar, posponer 3.to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person) cancelar 4.to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for) repugnar, dar asco
put on 1.Put the light on! 2.Which shoes are you going to put on? 3.The car put on speed I’ve put on weight. 4.They’re putting on ’Hamlet’ next week. 5.They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m. 6.She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.	1.to switch on (a light etc) encender 2.to dress oneself in ponerse 3.to add or increase aumentar; (weight) engordar 4.to present or produce (a play etc) dar, echar; presentar 5.to provide (eg transport) poner 6.to make a false show of; to pretend fingir
put out 1.He put out his hand to steady her. 2. 3.The fire brigade soon put out the fire. 4.They put out a distress call.	1.to extend (a hand etc) tender (la mano a alguien) 2.(of plants etc ) to produce (shoots, leaves etc). echar 3.to extinguish (a fire, light etc) apagar 4.to issue, give out emitir, lanzar
put through 1.We’re doing all we can to put the deal through. 2.I’m trying to put you through (to London).	1.to arrange (a deal, agreement etc) cerrar, despachar; llevar a cabo 2.to connect by telephone poner
put up 1.He put up his hand to ask a question. 2.They’re putting up some new houses. 3. He put the poster up. 4.They’re putting up the fees again. 5.He’s putting up a brave fight.	1.to raise (a hand etc) levantar 2.to build; to erect levantar, construir 3.to fix on a wall etc colgar, fijar 4.to increase (a price etc) aumentar 5.to offer or show (resistance etc) ofrecer (resistencia), defenderse
put up with I cannot put up with all this noise.	to bear patiently soportar, aguantar
rub it in There’s no need to rub it in.	to keep reminding someone of something unpleasant insistir
run out 1.The food has run out. 2.We’ve run out of money.	1.(of a supply) to come to an end agotarse, acabarse 2.(with of) to have no more acabarse
run over 1.Don’t let the dog out of the garden or he’ll get run over. 2.Let’s run over the plan again.	1.(of a vehicle or driver) to knock down or drive over atropellar 2.to repeat for practice revisar, repasar
see off He saw me off at the station.	to accompany (a person starting on a journey) to the airport, train station etc from which he is to leave despedir
see through 1.I’d like to see the job through. 2.We soon saw through him and his little plan.	1.to give support to (a person, plan etc) until the end is reached terminar, llevar a buen término 2.not to be deceived by (a person, trick etc) calar (a), verle el plumero (a), no dejarse engañar
see to I must see to the baby.	to attend to or deal with atender a, ocuparse de, encargarse de
send off A great crowd gathered at the station to send the football team off (nounsend-off)	to accompany (a person) to the place, or be at the place, where he will start a journey ir a despedir
set back His illness set him back a bit at school.	to delay the progress of retrasar, atrasar
set off 1. We set off to go to the beach. 2. She had almost stopped crying, but his harsh words set her off again.	2.(sometimes with on) to start a journey partir, salir, ponerse en camino 2.to cause to start doing something hacer empezar, provocar, desencadenar
set out 1.He set out to explore the countryside. 2.I didn’t set out to prove him wrong.	1.to start a journey partir, salir 2.to intend proponerse, tener la intención
set up 1.When was the organization set up? 2.He set up the apparatus for the experiment.	1.to establish establecerse 2.to arrange or construct montar, instalar
show off 1.He showed off his new car by taking it to work. 2.She is just showing off – she wants everyone to know how well she speaks French (noun show-off a person who does this).	1.to show or display for admiration exhibir 2.to try to impress others with one’s possessions, ability etc exhibir(se), lucir(se)
stand back A crowd gathered round the injured man, but a policeman ordered everyone to stand back.	to move backwards or away apartarse
stand by 1.I couldn’t just stand by while he was hitting the child. 2.The police are standing by in case of trouble.	1.to watch something happening without doing anything presenciar, ser testigo, no poder estar quieto 2.to be ready to act estar a la espera
stand for 1.He stood for Parliament. 2.HQ stands for Headquarters. 3.I like to think that our school stands for all that is best in education. 4. I won’t stand for this sort of behaviour.	1.to be a candidate for election to ser un possible candidato 2.to be an abbreviation for ser una abreviación de 3.to represent representar 4.to tolerate tolerar
stand out 1.She stood out as one of the prettiest girls in the school. 2.The garrison stood out (against the besieging army) as long as possible.	1.to be noticeable destacar 2.to go on resisting or to refuse to yield resistirse
stand up for	to support or defend apoyar
stand up to He stood up to the bigger boys who tried to bully him These chairs have stood up to very hard use.	to show resistance to resistirse
stay on Gill decided to stay on at university to do further research. We asked him to stay on as youth leader for another year.	to continue to be in a place, job, or school after the other people who were with you have left:
stay away from sb/sth My parents told me to stay away from her. I drink a lot of water and I stay away from greasy, heavy foods.	to not go near or become involved with someone; to avoid something that will have a bad effect on you:
stay out Our cat usually stays out at night. My mum won’t let me stay out late.	to not come home at night, or to go home late quedarse por ahí
stay over Why don't you stay over and drive back in the morning?	to sleep at someone's house for one night
stay up The children wanted to stay up and watch television.	not to go to bed estar levantados
stick out She has red hair that sticks out in a crowd.	to be noticeable destacarse
stick to We’ve decided to stick to our previous plan If you stick to me, I’ll stick to you.	not to abandon seguir con
stick together 1.We’ll stick the pieces together The rice is sticking together. 2.They’ve stuck together all these years.	1.to (cause to) be fastened together pegarse 2.(of friends etc) to remain loyal to each other mantenerse juntos/unidos
stop over We’re planning to stop over in Amsterdam (nounstop-over).	to make a stay of a night or more parar, pasar la noche, hacer noche, hacer escala
take after parecerse (a), tener parecido (con)	to be like (someone, especially a parent or relation) in appearance or character
take sth away 1.If you take 4 away from 12 you get 8. 2.A waiter came to take our plates away.	1.to remove one number from another number restar algo 2.to remove something llevarse algo
take down He took down her name and address.	to make a note or record of anotar
take in 1.Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel. 2.He had nowhere to go, so I took him in. 3.I didn’t take in what he said.	1.to include incluir, comprender, abarcar 2.to give (someone) shelter recoger, dar cobijo, acoger 3.to understand and remember entender, comprender, captar, asimilar
take off 1.He took off his coat. 2.The plane took off for Rome ( noun take-off). 3.I’m taking tomorrow morning off. 4.He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh ( noun take-off).	1.to remove (clothes etc) quitarse, despojarse (de) 2.(of an aircraft) to leave the ground despegar 3. not to work during (a period of time) tomarse libre 4.to imitate someone (often unkindly) imitar
take on 1.He took on the job. 2.They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory. 3.I’ll take you on at tennis. 4.His writing took on a completely new meaning.	1.to agree to do (work etc); to undertake aceptar 2.to employ contratar 3.( with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc desafiar; jugar contra 4.to get; to assume tomar, asumir
take over He has taken the business over ( noun take-over).	to take control (of) tomar las riendas, hacerse con el poder; entrar en funciones
take to 1.I soon took to her children/idea. 2.He took to smoking a pipe.	1.to find acceptable or pleasing simpatizar con, empezar a gustar 2.to begin to do (something) regularly aficionarse a
take up 1.I won’t take up much of your time. 2.He has taken up the violin/teaching. 3.My skirts were too long, so I had them taken up.	1.to use or occupy (space, time etc) tomar, robar 2.to begin doing, playing etc empezar a, emprender 3.to shorten (clothes) acortar
talk (someone) into / out of (doing) He talked me into changing my job.	to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something) persuadir; disuadir
talk over We talked over the whole idea.	to discuss discutir, hablar de/sobre
think over He thought it over, and decided not to go.	to think carefully about; to consider all aspects of (an action, decision etc) reflexionar
think sth through It sounds like a good idea, but we need to think it through.	to carefully consider the possible results of doing something pensar bien algo
throw away 1.He always throws away his old clothes. 2.Don’t throw your chance of promotion away by being careless.	1.to get rid of tirar, deshacerse de 2.to lose through lack of care, concern etc desperdiciar; echar a perde
throw out He was thrown out of the meeting The committee threw out the proposal.	to get rid of by throwing or by force expulsar, echar; rechazar
throw up 1.She had too much to eat, and threw up on the way home. 2.He threw up his job. 3.They threw up a temporary building.	1.a slang expression for to vomit vomitar 2.to give up or abandon dejar, abandonar 3.to build hurriedly construir/levantar de prisa
try out We are trying out new teaching methods.	to test (something) by using it probar, experimentar
turn back He got tired and turned back The travellers were turned back at the frontier.	to (cause to) go back in the opposite direction (hacer) retroceder/volver, volverse atrás
turn down 1.He turned down her offer/request. 2.Please turn down (the volume on) the radio – it’s far too loud!	1.to say ’no’ to; to refuse declinar, rechazar 2.to reduce (the level of light, noise etc) produced by (something) bajar, disminuir
turn out 1.She turned her son out of the house. 2.The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour. 3.I turned out the cupboard. 4.A large crowd turned out to see the procession.	1.to send away; to make (someone) leave echar, expulsar 2.to make or produce producir 3.to empty or clear vaciar 4.(of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc salir a la calle; asistir, acudir
turn over He turned the money over to the police.	to give (something) up (to) entregar
turn up He turned up at our house.	to appear or arrive aparecer; presentarse, venir
watch out (with for) Watch out for the cars! Watch out! The police are coming!	to be careful (of) tener cuidado, vigilar
wear off The pain is wearing off.	to become less disminuir; desaparecer
wear out My socks have worn out I’ve worn out my socks.	to (cause to) become unfit for further use desgastar, romper con el uso
work out I can’t work out how many should be left. 2.Don’t worry – it will all work out (in the end). 3.She works out every day.	1.to solve or calculate correctly calcular 2.to come to a satisfactory end solucionar, resolver 3.to perform physical exercises hacer ejercicio

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