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Phrasal Verbs - Verbos Compuestos del Inglés (Verbos Frasales)

Phrasal Verbs - Verbos Compuestos del Inglés (Verbos Frasales)

Phrasal verbs Phrasal verbs (to) eat away: roer, carcomer, corroer, desgastar. (to) eat into: corroer, comerse. (to) eat out: comer fuera, cenar fuera. (to) eat up: comerse, consumir, tragar, devorar. (to) egg on: animar, incitar. (to) end in: acabar en, terminar con. (to) end off: acabar, terminar, ir a parar. (to) face up to: afrontar, enfrentar, enfrentarse a. (to) fall about: troncharse, partirse (de risa). (to) fall apart: romperse, deshacerse, caerse a pedazos. (to) fall away: disminuir/desaparecer/desprenderse. (to) fall back: retroceder, retirarse. (to) fall back on to: recurrir a, echar mano de, apoyarse en. (to) fall behind: retrasarse, quedarse atrás, rezagarse. (to) fall behind with: retrasarse. (to) fall down: caer, caerse/ hundirse, derrumbarse, venirse abajo/fallar/ dejarse engañar por, picar. (to) fall in love: enamorarse de. (to) fall in: desplomarse, venirse abajo/ alinearse, formar filas, ponerse en filas. (to) fall in with: encontrarse con, juntarse con/convenir en, aprobar, aceptar

Phrasal Verb Demon. Complete guide to phrasal verbs. Phrasal Verb Dictionary Home > Phrasal Verb Dictionary: Letter R Rack up [Rack something up].- (losses, sales, points, titles) When you rack something up, it gradually increases in number or ammount. Japanese athletes racked up only two medals in Salt Lake City. Most biotech companies are still racking up losses. Rake up [Rake something up].- (scandal, the past, old grivances, quarrel, filth, mistake, misdeeds, story) When you rake something up, you remind somebody of unpleasant events in the past: Dig up, dredge up I didn't feel entirely comfortable raking up the past but I agreed to support her whatever she decided. Rattle on.- (insep) When you rattle on, you talk continuouly in a boring way. Rabbit on He kept rattling on about her new car. Rabbit on.- (insep) When you rabbit on, you talk continuouly in a boring way: Rattle on While the blokes would rabbit on about football or train sets, their partners would discuss shopping, holidays or hairstyles. Call up, phone up We've been ripped off. Rush out Rush in Dash off

Phrasal Verb Dictionary To look up a phrasal verb, click a letter in the menu. The formats below are used in phrasal verb definitions.separable verbs: (talk * into)inseparable verbs: (run into +)object can be in both positions: (look * up +) 1. Example: I ran into my teacher at the movies last night. run + into = meet He ran away when he was 15. run + away = leave home 2. Example: He suddenly showed up. 3. Example: I made up the story. 4. Example: I talked my mother into letting me borrow the car. 5. Example: I ran into an old friend yesterday. 6. Example: I looked the number up in the phone book. 7. Example: I looked the number up in the phone book. Also try our Verb + Preposition Dictionary to look up standard verb + prepostion combinations. Your personal online English school.

English Phrasal Verbs A reference of 3,429 current English Phrasal Verbs (also called multi-word verbs) with definitions and examples. If you have a question about phrasal verbs, ask us about it in our English Phrasal Verbs Forum. Subscribe 1) Search the Dictionary Enter single words here. Use the infinitive without 'to' for a verb. If you have any suggestions for phrasal verbs that are not listed here, you can submit them to us using our online form. 2) Browse the Dictionary Click on a letter above to see phrasal verbs beginning with that letter. What is a Phrasal Verb? Phrasal verbs are idiomatic expressions, combining verbs and prepositions to make new verbs whose meaning is often not obvious from the dictionary definitions of the individual words. Glossary Definition:Phrasal Verb

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