| ask somebody out | convidar para um encontro | Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie. |
| ask around | faça a muitas pessoas a mesma pergunta | I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet. |
| add up to something | igual | Your purchases add up to $205.32. |
| back something up | marcha ré | You'll have to back up your car so that I can get out. |
| back somebody up | Apoio, suporte | My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job. |
| blow up | explodir | The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence. |
| blow something up | Adicione ar | We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party. |
| break down | parar de funcionar (veículo, máquina) | Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm. |
| break down | ficar chateado | The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died. |
| break something down | divida em partes menores | Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts. |
| break in | forçar a entrada em um prédio | Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo. |
| break into something | entrar forçosamente | The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children. |
| break something in | use algo algumas vezes para que não pareça novo | I need to break these shoes in before we run next week. |
| break in | interromper | The TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death. |
| break up | terminar um relacionamento | My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America. |
| break up | comece a rir (informal) | The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking. |
| break out | fuga | The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren't looking. |
| break out in something | Desenvolver uma doença de pele | I broke out in a rash after our camping trip. |
| bring somebody down | tornar infeliz | This sad music is bringing me down. |
| bring somebody up | criar uma criança | My grandparents brought me up after my parents died. |
| bring something up | comece a falar sobre um assunto | My mother walks out of the room when my father brings up sports. |
| bring something up | vomitar | He drank so much that he brought his dinner up in the toilet. |
| call around | telefone para muitos lugares / pessoas diferentes | We called around but we weren't able to find the car part we needed. |
| call somebody back | retornar uma ligação | I called the company back but the offices were closed for the weekend. |
| call something off | cancelar | Jason called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiancé. |
| call on somebody | peça uma resposta ou opinião | The professor called on me for question 1. |
| call on somebody | visitar alguém | We called on you last night but you weren't home. |
| call somebody up | telefone | Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town. |
| calm down | relaxe depois de ficar com raiva | You are still mad. You need to calm down before you drive the car. |
| not care for somebody/ something | não gosto (formal) | I don't care for his behaviour. |
| catch up | chegar ao mesmo ponto que outra pessoa | You'll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty. |
| check in | chegar e se registrar em um hotel ou aeroporto | We will get the hotel keys when we check in. |
| check out | sair de um hotel | You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM. |
| check somebody/ something out | olhe cuidadosamente, investigue | The company checks out all new employees. |
| check out somebody/ something | olhe para (informal) | Check out the crazy hair on that guy! |
| cheer up | Tornar-se mais feliz | She cheered up when she heard the good news. |
| cheer somebody up | fazer mais feliz | I brought you some flowers to cheer you up. |
| chip in | Socorro | If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon. |
| clean something up | arrumado, limpo | Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside. |
| come across something | encontrar inesperadamente | I came across these old photos when I was tidying the closet. |
| come apart | separado | The top and bottom come apart if you pull hard enough. |
| come down with something | ficar doente | My nephew came down with chicken pox this weekend. |
| come forward | voluntário para uma tarefa ou para dar provas | The woman came forward with her husband's finger prints. |
| come from some place | Originário em | The art of origami comes from Asia. |
| count on somebody/ something | dependem | I am counting on you to make dinner while I am out. |
| cross something out | desenhe uma linha através | Please cross out your old address and write your new one. |
| cut back on something | consuma menos | My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods. |
| cut something down | fazer algo cair no chão | We had to cut the old tree in our yard down after the storm. |
| cut in | interromper | Your father cut in while I was dancing with your uncle. |
| cut in | pare muito perto na frente de outro veículo | The bus driver got angry when that car cut in. |
| cut in | começar a operar (de um motor ou dispositivo elétrico) | The air conditioner cuts in when the temperature gets to 22°C. |
| cut something off | remova com algo afiado | The doctors cut off his leg because it was severely injured. |
| cut something off | parar de fornecer | The phone company cut off our phone because we didn't pay the bill. |
| cut somebody off | tirar de uma vontade | My grandparents cut my father off when he remarried. |
| cut something out | remova parte de algo (geralmente com tesoura e papel) | I cut this ad out of the newspaper. |
| do somebody/ something over | espancar, saquear (BrE, informal) | He's lucky to be alive. His shop was done over by a street gang. |
| do something over | faça de novo (AmE) | My teacher wants me to do my essay over because she doesn't like my topic. |
| do away with something | descartar | It's time to do away with all of these old tax records. |
| do something up | aperte, feche | Do your coat up before you go outside. It's snowing! |
| dress up | vista roupas bonitas | It's a fancy restaurant so we have to dress up. |
| drop back | voltar para uma posição / grupo | Andrea dropped back to third place when she fell off her bike. |
| drop in/ by/ over | venha sem hora marcada | I might drop in/by/over for tea sometime this week. |
| drop somebody/ something off | leve alguém / algo para algum lugar e deixe-o lá | I have to drop my sister off at work before I come over. |
| drop out | sair de uma aula, escola etc. | I dropped out of Science because it was too difficult. |
| eat out | Coma em um restaurante | I don't feel like cooking tonight. Let's eat out. |
| end up | eventualmente alcançar / fazer / decidir | We ended up renting a movie instead of going to the theatre. |
| fall apart | quebrar em pedaços | My new dress fell apart in the washing machine. |
| fall down | cair no chão | The picture that you hung up last night fell down this morning. |
| fall out | separado de um interior | The money must have fallen out of my pocket. |
| fall out | (de cabelo, dentes) ficam soltos e soltos | His hair started to fall out when he was only 35. |
| figure something out | entenda, encontre a resposta | I need to figure out how to fit the piano and the bookshelf in this room. |
| fill something in | escrever informações em branco, como em um formulário (BrE) | Please fill in the form with your name, address, and phone number. |
| fill something out | escrever informações em branco, como em um formulário (AmE) | The form must be filled out in capital letters. |
| fill something up | encher até o topo | I always fill the water jug up when it is empty. |
| find out | descobrir | We don't know where he lives. How can we find out? |
| find something out | descobrir | We tried to keep the time of the party a secret, but Samantha found it out. |
| get something across/ over | comunicar, tornar compreensível | I tried to get my point across/over to the judge but she wouldn't listen. |
| get along/on | Gostam um do outro | I was surprised how well my new girlfriend and my sister got along/on. |
| get around | tem mobilidade | My grandfather can get around fine in his new wheelchair. |
| get away | ir de férias | We worked so hard this year that we had to get away for a week. |
| get away with something | fazer sem ser notado ou punido | Jason always gets away with cheating in his maths tests. |
| get back | Retorna | We got back from our vacation last week. |
| get something back | receba algo que você tinha antes | Liz finally got her Science notes back from my room-mate. |
| get back at somebody | retaliar, se vingar | My sister got back at me for stealing her shoes. She stole my favourite hat. |
| get back into something | se interessar por algo novamente | I finally got back into my novel and finished it. |
| get on something | entrar em um veículo | We're going to freeze out here if you don't let us get on the bus. |
| get over something | recuperar de uma doença, perda, dificuldade | I just got over the flu and now my sister has it. |
| get over something | superar um problema | The company will have to close if it can't get over the new regulations. |
| get round to something | finalmente encontre tempo para fazer (AmE: resolver alguma coisa ) | I don't know when I am going to get round to writing the thank you cards. |
| get together | conhecer (geralmente por motivos sociais) | Let's get together for a BBQ this weekend. |
| get up | Levante-se da cama | I got up early today to study for my exam. |
| get up | ficar de pé | You should get up and give the elderly man your seat. |
| give somebody away | revelar informações escondidas sobre alguém | His wife gave him away to the police. |
| give somebody away | leve a noiva para o altar | My father gave me away at my wedding. |
| give something away | arruinar um segredo | My little sister gave the surprise party away by accident. |
| give something away | dê algo para alguém de graça | The library was giving away old books on Friday. |
| give something back | devolver um item emprestado | I have to give these skates back to Franz before his hockey game. |
| give in | relutantemente pare de lutar ou discutir | My boyfriend didn't want to go to the ballet, but he finally gave in. |
| give something out | dar a muitas pessoas (geralmente sem nenhum custo) | They were giving out free perfume samples at the department store. |
| give something up | largue um hábito | I am giving up smoking as of January 1st. |
| give up | pare de tentar | My maths homework was too difficult so I gave up. |
| go after somebody | siga alguém | My brother tried to go after the thief in his car. |
| go after something | tente alcançar algo | I went after my dream and now I am a published writer. |
| go against somebody | competir, opor-se | We are going against the best soccer team in the city tonight. |
| go ahead | comece, prossiga | Please go ahead and eat before the food gets cold. |
| go back | voltar para um lugar | I have to go back home and get my lunch. |
| go out | sair de casa para ir a um evento social | We're going out for dinner tonight. |
| go out with somebody | encontro | Jesse has been going out with Luke since they met last winter. |
| go over something | Reveja | Please go over your answers before you submit your test. |
| go over | visite alguém por perto | I haven't seen Tina for a long time. I think I'll go over for an hour or two. |
| go without something | sofrer carência ou privação | When I was young, we went without winter boots. |
| grow apart | pare de ser amigos com o tempo | My best friend and I grew apart after she changed schools. |
| grow back | crescer novamente | My roses grew back this summer. |
| grow into something | crescer o suficiente para caber | This bike is too big for him now, but he should grow into it by next year. |
| grow out of something | ficar muito grande para | Elizabeth needs a new pair of shoes because she has grown out of her old ones. |
| grow up | se tornar um adulto | When Jack grows up he wants to be a fireman. |
| hand something down | dê algo usado para outra pessoa | I handed my old comic books down to my little cousin. |
| hand something in | enviar | I have to hand in my essay by Friday. |
| hand something out | para distribuir para um grupo de pessoas | We will hand out the invitations at the door. |
| hand something over | dar (geralmente de má vontade) | The police asked the man to hand over his wallet and his weapons. |
| hang in | fique positivo (informal) | Hang in there. I'm sure you'll find a job very soon. |
| hang on | espere um pouco (informal) | Hang on while I grab my coat and shoes! |
| hang out | passar um tempo relaxando (informal) | Instead of going to the party we are just going to hang out at my place. |
| hang up | terminar uma ligação | He didn't say goodbye before he hung up. |
| hold somebody/ something back | impedir de fazer / ir | I had to hold my dog back because there was a cat in the park. |
| hold something back | esconda uma emoção | Jamie held back his tears at his grandfather's funeral. |
| hold on | espere um pouco | Please hold on while I transfer you to the Sales Department. |
| hold onto somebody/ something | segure firmemente usando suas mãos ou braços | Hold onto your hat because it's very windy outside. |
| hold somebody/ something up | roubar | A man in a black mask held the bank up this morning. |
| keep on doing something | continue fazendo | Keep on stirring until the liquid comes to a boil. |
| keep something from somebody | não diga | We kept our relationship from our parents for two years. |
| keep somebody/ something out | pare de entrar | Try to keep the wet dog out of the living room. |
| keep something up | continue na mesma taxa | If you keep those results up you will get into a great college. |
| let somebody down | deixar de apoiar ou ajudar, decepcionar | I need you to be on time. Don't let me down this time. |
| let somebody in | permitir entrar | Can you let the cat in before you go to school? |
| log in (or on) | entrar (em um site, banco de dados, etc.) | I can't log in to Facebook because I've forgotten my password. |
| log out (or off) | sair (de um site, banco de dados, etc.) | If you don't log off somebody could get into your account. |
| look after somebody/ something | cuide de | I have to look after my sick grandmother. |
| look down on somebody | pense menos, considere inferior | Ever since we stole that chocolate bar your dad has looked down on me. |
| look for somebody/ something | tente encontrar | I'm looking for a red dress for the wedding. |
| look forward to something | esteja animado com o futuro | I'm looking forward to the Christmas break. |
| look into something | investigar | We are going to look into the price of snowboards today. |
| look out | seja cuidadoso, vigilante e preste atenção | Look out! That car's going to hit you! |
| look out for somebody/ something | seja especialmente vigilante para | Don't forget to look out for snakes on the hiking trail. |
| look something over | verificar, examinar | Can you look over my essay for spelling mistakes? |
| look something up | pesquisar e encontrar informações em um livro de referência ou banco de dados | We can look her phone number up on the Internet. |
| look up to somebody | tenha muito respeito por | My little sister has always looked up to me. |
| make something up | invente, minta sobre algo | Josie made up a story about why we were late. |
| make up | perdoar um ao outro | We were angry last night, but we made up at breakfast. |
| make somebody up | aplicar cosméticos para | My sisters made me up for my graduation party. |
| mix something up | confundir duas ou mais coisas | I mixed up the twins' names again! |
| pass away | morrer | His uncle passed away last night after a long illness. |
| pass out | desmaiar | It was so hot in the church that an elderly lady passed out. |
| pass something out | dê a mesma coisa para muitas pessoas | The professor passed the textbooks out before class. |
| pass something up | recusar (geralmente algo bom) | I passed up the job because I am afraid of change. |
| pay somebody back | devolver o dinheiro devido | Thanks for buying my ticket. I'll pay you back on Friday. |
| pay for something | ser punido por fazer algo ruim | That bully will pay for being mean to my little brother. |
| pick something out | escolher | I picked out three sweaters for you to try on. |
| point somebody/ something out | indicar com o dedo | I'll point my boyfriend out when he runs by. |
| put something down | coloque o que você está segurando em uma superfície ou chão | You can put the groceries down on the kitchen counter. |
| put somebody down | insulto, faça alguém se sentir estúpido | The students put the substitute teacher down because his pants were too short. |
| put something off | postergar | We are putting off our trip until January because of the hurricane. |
| put something out | extinguir | The neighbours put the fire out before the firemen arrived. |
| put something together | montar | I have to put the crib together before the baby arrives. |
| put up with somebody/ something | tolerar | I don't think I can put up with three small children in the car. |
| put something on | coloque roupas / acessórios em seu corpo | Don't forget to put on your new earrings for the party. |
| run into somebody/ something | conhecer inesperadamente | I ran into an old school-friend at the mall. |
| run over somebody/ something | dirigir um veículo sobre uma pessoa ou coisa | I accidentally ran over your bicycle in the driveway. |
| run over/ through something | ensaiar, revisar | Let's run over/through these lines one more time before the show. |
| run away | saia inesperadamente, escape | The child ran away from home and has been missing for three days. |
| run out | não sobrou nenhum | We ran out of shampoo so I had to wash my hair with soap. |
| send something back | retorno (geralmente por correio) | My letter got sent back to me because I used the wrong stamp. |
| set something up | organizar, organizar | Our boss set a meeting up with the president of the company. |
| set somebody up | truque, armadilha | The police set up the car thief by using a hidden camera. |
| shop around | compare os preços | I want to shop around a little before I decide on these boots. |
| show off | agir de forma especial para observar as pessoas (geralmente com orgulho) | He always shows off on his skateboard |
| sleep over | ficar em algum lugar durante a noite (informal) | You should sleep over tonight if the weather is too bad to drive home. |
| sort something out | organizar, resolver um problema | We need to sort the bills out before the first of the month. |
| stick to something | continue fazendo algo, limite-se a uma coisa particular | You will lose weight if you stick to the diet. |
| switch something off | pare o fluxo de energia, desligue | The light's too bright. Could you switch it off. |
| switch something on | inicie o fluxo de energia, ligue | We heard the news as soon as we switched on the car radio. |
| take after somebody | parece um membro da família | I take after my mother. We are both impatient. |
| take something apart | propositalmente quebrar em pedaços | He took the car brakes apart and found the problem. |
| take something back | devolver um item | I have to take our new TV back because it doesn't work. |
| take off | comece a voar | My plane takes off in five minutes. |
| take something off | remova algo (geralmente roupas) | Take off your socks and shoes and come in the lake! |
| take something out | remover de um lugar ou coisa | Can you take the garbage out to the street for me? |
| take somebody out | pagar para alguém ir a algum lugar com você | My grandparents took us out for dinner and a movie. |
| tear something up | rasgar em pedaços | I tore up my ex-boyfriend's letters and gave them back to him. |
| think back | lembre-se (frequentemente + para, às vezes + ligado) | When I think back on my youth, I wish I had studied harder. |
| think something over | considerar | I'll have to think this job offer over before I make my final decision. |
| throw something away | descartar | We threw our old furniture away when we won the lottery. |
| turn something down | diminua o volume ou força (calor, luz etc) | Please turn the TV down while the guests are here. |
| turn something down | recusar | I turned the job down because I don't want to move. |
| turn something off | pare o fluxo de energia, desligue | Your mother wants you to turn the TV off and come for dinner. |
| turn something on | inicie a energia, ligue | It's too dark in here. Let's turn some lights on. |
| turn something up | aumentar o volume ou força (calor, luz, etc) | Can you turn the music up? This is my favourite song. |
| turn up | aparece de repente | Our cat turned up after we put posters up all over the neighbourhood. |
| try something on | amostra de roupa | I'm going to try these jeans on, but I don't think they will fit. |
| try something out | teste | I am going to try this new brand of detergent out. |
| use something up | termine o abastecimento | The kids used all of the toothpaste up so we need to buy some more. |
| wake up | parar de dormir | We have to wake up early for work on Monday. |
| warm somebody/ something up | aumentar a temperatura | You can warm your feet up in front of the fireplace. |
| warm up | preparar o corpo para o exercício | I always warm up by doing sit-ups before I go for a run. |
| wear off | desaparecer | Most of my make-up wore off before I got to the party. |
| work out |
exercitar-se |
I work out at the gym three times a week. |
| work out |
ser bem sucedido |
Our plan worked out fine. |
| work something out |
fazer um cálculo |
We have to work out the total cost before we buy the house. |