Past Participles (Almost all the irregular verbs = 400 verbs) Universidad Santiago de Cali...
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Past Participles (Almost all the irregular verbs = 400 verbs) Universidad Santiago de Cali Professor: Arturo Valderruten Vidal Instructions: Search a verb alphabetically to practice or go straight for the quiz. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Past Participles(Almost all the irregular verbs = 400 verbs)
Universidad Santiago de Cali
Professor: Arturo Valderruten Vidal
Instructions: Search a verb alphabetically to practice or go straight for the quiz.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A-Farise
awake
be
be about to
be after
be against
be away
be back
be behind
be down
be for
be in
be off
be out
be over
be up
be up to
bear
bear away
bear out
bear up
bear with
beat
beat back
beat down
beat off
beat up
become
begin
bend
bet
bite
bleed
blow
blow out
blow over
blow up
break
break down
break in
break off
break out
break up
bring
bring about
bring around
bring back
bring down
bring forward
bring in
bring off
bring out
bring up
broadcast
build
build in
build on
burn
burn down
burn off
burn up
burst
buy
buy up
cast
cast up
catch
catch on
catch up
choose
cling
come
come about
come across
come along
come around
come away
come back
come down
come down to
come down with
come in
come off
come out
come over
come to
come up
come up against
come up with
come upon
cost
creep
cut
cut across
cut back
cut down
cut in
cut off
cut out
cut up
deal
deal with
dig
do
do away with
do over
do up
draw
dream
drink
drive
drive up
dwell on
eat
eat in
eat out
fall
fall apart
fall asleep
fall back
fall back on
fall down
fall out
feed
feed off
feed up
feel
feel like
feel up to
fight
find
find out
fit
flee
fling
fly
forbid
forget
forgive
forgo
freeze
G-Qget
get across
get after
get ahead
get along
get around
get at
get away
get away with
get back
get back at
get back into
get by
get close
get down
get hired
get into
get laid
get off
get on
get out
get over
get rid of
get through
get to
get together
get up
give
give away
give back
give in
give of
give off
give out
give over
give up
go
go about
go after
go against
go ahead
go along
go around
go at
go back
go by
go down
go for
go in
go into
go off
go on
go out
go over
go through
go up
go with
go without
grind
grow
grow apart
grow back
grow into
grow out
grow up
hang
hang in
hang on
hang out
hang together
hang up
have
have to
have to do
hear
hide
hit
hold
hold back
hold on
hold onto
hold up
hurt
keep
keep from
keep on doing
keep out
keep up
kneel
knit
know
lay
lead
lean
leap
learn
leave
lend
let
let down
let in
lie down
light
lose
make
make for
make out
make over
make up
mean
meet
melt
mistake
outrun
overtake
pay
pay back
pay for
prove
put
put across
put away
put by
put down
put forth
put forward
put in
put off
put on
put out
put over
put through
put together
put up
put upon
quit
R-Zreset
ride
ring
rise
rot
run
run after
run against
run away
run down
run in
run into
run off
run on
run out
run over
run through
run with
saw
say
see
seek
sell
send
send back
set
set up
sew
shake
shave
shear
shine
shoot
shrink
shut
shut away
shut down
shut up
sing
sink
sit
slay
sleep
sleep over
slide
smell
sneak
speak
speed
speed up
spell
spend
spill
spin
spit
split
spring
stand
stand up
steal
stick
stick to
sting
stink
strew
strike
strive
swear
sweat
sweep
swim
swing
take
take after
take apart
take back
take down
take for
take in
take off
take out
take over
take to
take up
teach
tear
tear down
tear off
tear up
tell
think
think back
think over
thrive
throw
throw away
throw off
throw out
throw up
undergo
understand
upset
wake
wake up
wear
wear off
weave
weep
win
withdraw
wring
write
Irregular English verbs are difficult for students to memorize. By grouping verbs with similar changes together, you can remember them more easily. Here are some groups of irregular verbs that follow the same system of changes. Study the examples below, then deduct the past participle forms of the verbs in each group.
(A) VOWEL CHANGES TO U (B) VOWEL CHANGES TO O, ENDS IN EN
PRESENTBeginDrink Swim
PARTICIPLEBegun??
PRESENTAwakebreakchoose
PARTICIPLEAwoken??
(C) ENDS IN EN (D) ENDS IN OWN
PRESENTMistakeDriveWrite
PARTICIPLEMistaken??
PRESENTBlowFlyGrow
PARTICIPLEFlown??
(E) LAST SYLLABLE CHANGES, ENDS IN UGHT
(F) SOME PARTICIPLES DON’T CHANGE
PRESENTBringCatchTeach
PARTICIPLEBrought??
PRESENTCutComeLet
PARTICIPLECut??
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: arise
Past participle: ?
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surgir
When debt gets too high, a number of problems arise.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: awake
Past participle: ?
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despertar
Eating chocolate at night can potentially awake your brain.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: be
Past participle: ?
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ser / estar
I'm a good student.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: bear
Past participle: ?
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soportar
If murder is forgiven, Heaven will find it hard to bear.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: beat
Past participle: ?
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vencer, derrotar / golpear
He may have a slower heart rate, but he can beat me in cycling any day.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: become
Past participle: ?
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volverse
Humans are about to become a majority urban species for the first time.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: begin
Past participle: ?
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comenzar
When pineapple leaves start to grow, begin fertilizing.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: bend
Past participle: ?
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doblar
It's the story of a robot that used to bend metal bars.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: bet
Past participle: ?
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apostar
I bet $260.000 that Deportivo Cali wins next Sunday.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: blow
Past participle: ?
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soplar
If the wind doesn't blow, the grass doesn't stir.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: bite
Past participle: ?
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morder
Barking dogs don't bite.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: bleed
Past participle: ?
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sangrar
After I fell form the bike, I noticed I was bleeding.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: break
Past participle: ?
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romper
Despite one misconception, there is no evidence that a bone that breaks will heal to be stronger than it was before.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: bring
Past participle: ?
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traer
Remember to bring the music for the party.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: build
Past participle: ?
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construir
We build a new stadium for our team.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: burn
Past participle: burned and …?
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quemar
That acid can burn your skin.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: burst
Past participle: ?
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estallar / reventar / irrumpir
At the end of the show, people burst into spontaneous applause; Yes!
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: buy
Past participle: ?
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comprar
I need to buy a lamp for the livingroom.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: catch
Past participle: ?
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atrapar, agarrar
I prefer to stay home, I don't want to catch a flu.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: choose
Past participle: ?
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escoger
I think I'll choose the blue dress.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: cling
Past participle: ?
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adherirse
Over time, residue from laundry detergents and fabric softeners may cling to the inside of the washer.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: come
Past participle: ?
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venir, llegar / venirse
Come to my office, so we can discuss this issue personally.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: cost
Past participle: ?
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costar
The jacket costs five hundred dollars, it's too expensive.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: creep
Past participle: ?
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reptar
While many bats can only creep awkwardly on the ground, for example, vampire bats can actually gallop.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: cut
Past participle: ?
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cortar
Cut the lemon in two halves and squeeze it.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: deal
Past participle: ?
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negociar
Because you can't deal with people in this manner.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: dig
Past participle: ?
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cavar
Knowing where fossils were found in the past might help them decide where to dig.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: do
Past participle: ?
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hacer
What are you doing?
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: draw
Past participle: ?
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dibujar
The kid is drawing a rabbit.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: dream
Past participle: dreamed and …?
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soñar
It's funny, but when I dream, I can't fight anybody.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: drink
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
beber
New regulations in Colombia has increased fines to those who drive after drinking liquor.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: drive
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
conducir, manejar
I arrest you for driving under the influence of alcohol.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: eat
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
comer
I love to eat healthy food.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: fall
Past participle: ?
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caer
When drops of rain fall, some of them flow downhill, each carrying a bit of dirt.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: feed
Past participle: ?
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alimentar
The lights on the tank extend daylight hours to keep the fish feeding longer and growing faster.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: feel
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
sentir
If you feel blue, it means that you feel sad.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: fight
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
pelear
Don't fight against a bully, try to talk to teachers instead.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: find
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
encontrar
I can't find this address, can you give me some directions?
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: fit
Past participle: fitted and …?
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caber, quedar bien la ropa
These new blue jeans really fit very well.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: flee
Past participle: ?
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huir
Another view is that investors anticipate bad news and flee to safety.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: fling
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
arrojar
By holding your left hand up, you can pick up droids or other enemies and fling them around the screen.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: fly
Past participle: ?
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volar
This theory states that some dinosaurs learned how to fly and evolved into birds.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: forbid
Past participle: ?
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prohibir
They forbid eating snacks in this theater.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: forget
Past participle: ?
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olvidar
Don't forget to turn off the light when you leave the bedroom.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: forgive
Past participle: ?
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perdonar
Forgive my manners, sometimes I act in a wrong way, but I promise I'll change.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: forgo
Past participle: ?
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abstenerse de
Or, forgo the networking sites altogether and put up your own site, as the pros do.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: freeze
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
congelar
Remember to freeze any food you're not going to eat immediately.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get
Past participle: ?
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conseguir, obtener / llegar
Results are what you expect, and consequences are what you get.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: give
Past participle: ?
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dar
This equipment is a lot more useful when the data it gives can be quickly related to our observations.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: go
Past participle: ?
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ir
His family didn't talk about work because he's going to school and he loves to go to school.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: grind
Past participle: ?
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moler
Chop the dried mushrooms coarsely and grind to a fine powder in a spice mill or use a mortar and pestle.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: grow
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
crecer
With the help of this vitamin complement we keep the pigs growing faster.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: hang
Past participle: hanged and …?
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colgar
The corpse was found hanging from a tree.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: have
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
tener
I have a good idea: I want to learn most of the verbs conjugations.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: hear
Past participle: ?
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oír
The voice you hear when you speak is the combination of sound carried along both ears.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: hide
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
esconder
The trouble is, too many clouds hide where the sun will shine.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: hit
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
golpear
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher, it goes ill with the pitcher.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: hold
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
sostener
Hold the camera phone with both hands when you shoot the video.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: hurt
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
herir, lastimar
Evidence is mounting that repeated concussions can hurt the brain in the long-term.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: keep
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
mantener / sostener
With regard to donations always expect the most from prudent people, who keep their own accounts.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: kneel
Past participle: kneeled and ?
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arrodillarse
This bus kneels to elderly passengers, which means it has a hydraulic system to lower itself to the sidewalk level.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: knit
Past participle: knitted and ?
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tejer
I usually knit when I feel stressed, it's a way to release tension and forget about my problems.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: know
Past participle: ?
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saber, conocer
I know this land like the back of my hand.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: lay
Past participle: ?
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poner
This is a farm of happy chickens. Our chickens lay more eggs than the average chicken thanks to our hormone-free diet.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: lead
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
liderar
As a candidate, if elected, I'm well prepared to lead this country through a path of peace and prosperity.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: leap
Past participle: leaped and …?
Click to answer
saltar
It's a small step for a man, but a giant leap for mankind.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: learn
Past participle: learned and …?
Click to answer
aprender
I can learn more from repetition and memory exercises rather than those annoying grammar-based exercises.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: leave
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
salir, irse
When confronted by predators, elk are likely to flee in a herd, leaving the weak behind as prime targets.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: lend
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
dar en préstamo
So I asked my dad to lend me his brand-new car, and guess what he said?
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: let
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
permitir, dejar
Let the kid play with mud. Some doctors say it actually helpls him build antibodies.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: light
Past participle: lighted and …?
Click to answer
That's another blackout, let me just light a few candles.
alumbrar
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: lose
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
perder
In some types of deafness, you only lose the ability to hear high or low tones.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: make
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
hacer, fabricar
The wood resisted rot and termites, making it a favorite for fencing, utility poles and furniture.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: mean
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
significar, querer decir
But it also means that college doesn't provide the usual escape from the realities of the job market.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: meet
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
conocer / encontrarse con / satisfacer
It's a pleasure to meet you.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: melt
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
derretirse
Due to greenhouse effect, our snow-capped mountains are melting faster than expected.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: mistake
Past participle: ?
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confundir / equivocarse
There is a tendency to mistake data for wisdom, just as there has always been a tendency to confuse logic with values, intelligence with insight.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: pay
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
pagar
Money borrowed without security is a debt of honor that you must pay as promptly as possible.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: put
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
poner
She had to be put on medication to heal her sick liver.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: quit
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
dejar de, abandonar / marcharse / renunciar
The last two park rangers quit because of ghosts.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: ride
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
montar en / viajar en
Strong Men, riding horses. In the West On a range five hundred miles away.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: ring
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
timbrar
Does it ring the bell?
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: rise
Past participle: ?
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subir, elevar / aumentar
It also means that demand will rise more generally, since consumers and business people will be more willing to travel.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: rot
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
pudrirse
The rafflesia's five fleshy petals begin to rot soon after they blossom, giving off an odor of decay.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: run
Past participle: ?
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correr
The amount of skin indicates how muscular the hadrosaur was and, consequently, how fast it could run.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: saw
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
aserrar
It would be as wise to ask a lawyer to saw wood as a business as to condemn a woman to spend all her time boiling potatoes..
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: say
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
decir
Hear what four scholars have to say about this discovery.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: see
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
ver
We can expect to see many similar advances in the near future.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: seek
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
buscar
To guard against future adversity, they would be wise to seek both kinds of diversity.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: sell
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
vender
The dead fish then float at the surface of the water, making them easy to catch and sell.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: send
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
enviar
It is this nostalgia that sends me on a short and nearly fruitless search for the original theatrical release to show the kids.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: set
Past participle: ?
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fijar / ajustar / establecer
He used basic anatomical comparison to set the stage for his idea.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: sew
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
coser
They might have been used to sew pieces of clothing to keep these ancient people warm.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: shake
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
agitar
In some groups monkeys kiss, in others they aggressively shake branches at one another.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: shave
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
afeitarse
Turn off the water while shaving, brushing your teeth or hand-washing dishes.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: shear
Past participle: ?
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esquilar
Let me see, what am I to buy for our sheep-shearing feast?
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: shine
Past participle: ?
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brillar
When you shine light on a substance, part of the light is reflected, part is transmitted and part is absorbed.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: shoot
Past participle: ?
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disparar
The two beams of light shoot solemnly-yet hopefully, and beautifully-up into the sky.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: stand up
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
ponerse de pie
Tim, please stand up and read this passage for the class.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: shrink
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
encoger
They can grow quickly when there's food around and shrink when there isn't.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: shut
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
cerrar
Some private businesses have laid off workers and shut production.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: sing
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
cantar
Something to think about when next you are tempted to sing in the bath.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: sink
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
hundirse
The helicopter hovered above the surface for a moment, then crashed into the water and began to sink.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: sit
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
sentarse
The first decision to make upon walking into a meeting room is where to sit.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: slay
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
matar
the strong Iron-hearted man-slaying Achilles Who would not live long.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: sleep
Past participle: ?
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dormir
We spend a third of our lives asleep, but sleep researchers still don't know why.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: slide
Past participle: ?
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deslizarse, resbalar
Don't grab the arms of the chair or slide backward in it.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: smell
Past participle: smelled and …?
Click to answer
oler
Select the fish with your nose: it should smell ocean-fresh or be odorless.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: sneak
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
entrar a hurtadillas / robar sin ser detectado
Nasa confirms a computer virus could sneak aboard the International Space Station only to be quarantined by security software.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: speak
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
hablar
The school can't create a forum, and then only certain people get to speak there, without any reason.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: speed
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
acelerar
They have been caught speeding 735 times and drink-driving 109 times since 2013.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: spell
Past participle: spelled and …?
Click to answer
deletrear
A child's ability to read and spell is about 50 per cent inherited, with upbringing and schooling controlling the other half.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: spend
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
gastar dinero / pasar tiempo
On the roads there are many cars both because people can afford them and because people spend so much time stuck in traffic.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: spill
Past participle: spilled and …?
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derramar
The worst that is likely to happen to someone spilling coffee onto a desktop computer's keyboard is that they get damaged.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: spin
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
girar, rotar
Flying, spinning, and jumping kicks are what make martial arts movies fun and demonstrations exciting.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: spit
Past participle: ?
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escupir
People say spitting is bad manners, but it's good to spit, it's good for your health.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: split
Past participle: ?
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dividir, partir en dos
Elisabeth Sexton CSR is free to hold a shareholder vote on its $3b plan to split into two companies, news that's driven stocks up almost 10%.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: spring
Past participle: ?
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brotar
Heavy rain brings wintry start to spring.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: stand
Past participle: ?
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ponerse de pie / aguantar
He loves standing on a chair, mixing his own bowl of flour and water.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: steal
Past participle: ?
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robar, hurtar
Sometimes, it is hard to understand why a person would want to steal your identity.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: stick
Past participle: ?
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adherir
Be generous with your expected return time and always stick with the plan.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: sting
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
picar / chuzar
Every scorpion is capable of stinging painfully, the most deadly being the Arizona bark scorpion.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: stink
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
heder, oler mal
While I wish I had a model-perfect smile, what I really wish is that my breath did not stink quite so badly in the morning.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: strew
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
esparcir
Let us not only scatter benefits, but even strew flowers for our fellow-travellers, in the rugged ways of this wretched world.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: strike
Past participle: ?
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atacar / golpear
Check your insurance for coverage of emergencies known to strike your area.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: strive
Past participle: ?
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luchar / esforzarse
Hold on to your dreams and always strive to achieve your goals.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: broadcast
Past participle: broadcasted and …?
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emitir por radio
Indeed, the entire appeal of the new age of online services is to broadcast personal information.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: swear
Past participle: ?
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jurar
They get in because doctors everywhere swear the same oath.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: sweat
Past participle: sweated and …?
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sudar
Because it does not need to sweat to cool itself down, it saves water.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: sweep
Past participle: ?
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barrer / hacer un barrido
So as sunset sweeps across the sky, settle down to listen to the fire crackle and watch its glow light up the faces around you.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: swim
Past participle: ?
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nadar
It's a lovely experience to swim in this silky, non-smelly water.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: swing
Past participle: ?
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columpiarse / balancearse
As a result, commodity prices tend to swing more violently than the prices of manufactured goods.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: take
Past participle: ?
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tomar
If you need to take a break from working, there's a relaxation room downstairs.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: teach
Past participle: ?
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enseñar
It's true enough that no one teaches professors how to teach.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: tear
Past participle: ?
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rasgar
The animals use their keen sense of smell to detect termite mounds and anthills and tear them open with strong claws.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: tell
Past participle: ?
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decir
Many shamans believe the plants will tell them how to cure the sick people.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: think
Past participle: ?
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pensar
Too often students think they must hide their attendance from everyone in thei department.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: thrive
Past participle: thrived and …?
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prosperar
Ports and airports, farms and factories will thrive with trade and innovation and ideas.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: throw
Past participle: ?
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tirar, lanzar
It is physically impossible to throw a baseball slower than your arm is moving.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: undergo
Past participle: ?
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someterse / experimentar
The world champion boxer Jeff Fenech will undergo surgery today after his face was slashed with a broken bottle during an attack in.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: understand
Past participle: ?
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entender
Never sign a contract that you do not fully understand.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: upset
Past participle: ?
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enojar / perturbar
Yet the long economic slump is surely going to upset everybody.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: wake
Past participle: ?
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despertar
Nightmares are dreams, a very frightening dreams that wake your child and leave him or her feeling afraid.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: wear
Past participle: ?
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vestir, llevar puesto
Her favorite answer was that, in her days as a medical student, she used to wear what she liked.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: weave
Past participle: ?
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tejer / zigzaguear
the motorbike was weaving in and out of the traffic.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: weep
Past participle: ?
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lloriquear
I told my co-worker that I had a much more effective plan that would make her boss weep.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: win
Past participle: ?
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ganar
Eddy loves to invent things, and he is confident that he will win the science fair he is competing in.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: withdraw
Past participle: ?
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retirar
Many people would prefer not to have to submit their eyes for scanning in order to withdraw money from a cash dispenser.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: wring
Past participle: ?
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exprimir
Dunk your mop or sponge in the bucket and wring it out thoroughly.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: write
Past participle: ?
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escribir
The juror should write a letter to the clerk of court requesting an excuse with an explanation.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: overtake
Past participle: ?
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adelantar
Once the fleeing gangsters take to the rural highways, it is usually impossible for the police to overtake them.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: be about to
Past participle: ?
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estar a punto de
Mr. Clarke played the King all evening as though under constant fear that someone else could be about to play the Ace.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: be after
Past participle: ?
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estar tras algo, buscar
Women are after not just babies per se or motherhood per se, but after a reconciliation with their memories of their own mothers.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: be against
Past participle: ?
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estar en contra
But for various reasons, a person may be against ear piercings.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: be away
Past participle: ?
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estar lejos
I knew we were going to be away for a few days and thought it would be good to have the house in order when we got back.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: be back
Past participle: ?
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retornar
I'll be back up there one of these days, and then you're really gonna see something!
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: be behind
Past participle: ?
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estar atrasado
Good speech need not be behind other's backs; speech behind other's backs is not good.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: be down
Past participle: ?
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anotarse, inscribirse
They should be down there monitoring the situation and making sure that people's lives are indeed preserved.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: be for
Past participle: ?
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estar a favor
If my plans and purposes pass the God's delight test then I am for the moment in God's will.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: be in
Past participle: ?
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ser amistoso
Tom and Hellen are always in, maybe the're dating, or something.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: be off
Past participle: ?
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estar fuera / expirado / en circulación
While it probably won't be warm, this is off season, the crowds will be gone from Piazza San Marco, the gondoliers will probably sing for you.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: be out
Past participle: ?
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estar fuera / mal / apagado / publicado
Gun crime is out of control.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: be over
Past participle: ?
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acabado
An event is not over until everyone is tired of talking about it.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: be up
Past participle: ?
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levantado / ocurriendo / terminado
I'm going to be up until midnight, so you can give me a ring late.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: be up to
Past participle: ?
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estar ocupado / tener responsabilidad / ser capaz
Coslovich had always loved writing but never considered journalism, lacking the confidence to believe she would be up to the job.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: bear away
Past participle: ?
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ganar
When you carry off or attain to in victory, you bear away the spoils.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: bear out
Past participle: ?
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confirmar
It may be that we can separate sex from politics, but not until we have created a world we can bear out of the desert we inhabit.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: bear up
Past participle: ?
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aguantar una mala noticia
Jill did not bear up well under problems with her family.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: bear with
Past participle: ?
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ser paciente con
Can you bear with the committee until it reaches a decision?
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: beat down
Past participle: ?
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regatear / desmoralizar
The constant bombing finally beat them down.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: beat off
Past participle: ?
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repeler
I cannot beat off the invincible force of the sea.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: beat back
Past participle: ?
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repeler
At one stage riot police used batons to beat back the crowd, including women with children.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: beat up
Past participle: ?
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pegarle a alguien / mezclar
I really wanted to beat up that intruder.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: blow out
Past participle: ?
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apagar fuego con viento
I'm going to blow out the candles one by one.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: blow over
Past participle: ?
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pasar, terminar / derribar con viento
The tornado winds are about to blow over the old tree.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: blow up
Past participle: ?
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explotar / inflar / ponerse furioso / surgir
We have to evacuate because some terrorists said that they're going to blow the building up at midday.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: break down
Past participle: ?
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derrumbarse / averiarse / analizar y separar
After threats of torture, they can break the spy down.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: break in
Past participle: ?
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irrumpir / interrumpir a alguien / domar
If you need to talk to me, just break in on me.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: break off
Past participle: ?
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romper un vínculo
Almost simultaneously, two speed boats were observed breaking off to win.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: break out
Past participle: ?
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escapar / iniciar una guerra o epidemia / exclamar
The convicts plotted to break out of prison.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: break up
Past participle: ?
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romper en trozos / terminar una relación
Tom ended up breaking up with Mary and started dating Lisa.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: bring about
Past participle: ?
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provocar una acción, hacer que algo ocurra
Is she clever enough to bring it about? Oh, yes, she can bring about anything she wants.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: bring around
Past participle: ?
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persuadir / recuperar conciencia / traer a casa
Please bring your wife around sometime. I'd love to meet her.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: bring back
Past participle: ?
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devolver / añorar
People may correctly remember the events of twenty years ago, but who remembers his fears? It is like trying to bring back the weather of that time.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: bring down
Past participle: ?
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rebajar
The governor pledged to bring taxes down.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: bring forward
Past participle: ?
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sacar a colación / trasladar
During the trial, the lawyer will bring forward evidence that will prove the wrong person has been arrested.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: bring in
Past participle: ?
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introducir / sacar ganancia / fallar veredicto
Please bring in several specialists to advise on this case.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: bring off
Past participle: ?
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lograr
I'm sure that the new agency is going to bring off a successful advertising campaign.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: bring out
Past participle: ?
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publicar
Also I understand that most publishers will bring out new e-books in a new format, to protect it against piracy.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: bring up
Past participle: ?
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educar / criar / traer a colación
They bring up a child in the way he should go.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: build on
Past participle: ?
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desarrollar / construir sobre algo
Our progress has been good so far. Let's build on it.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: burn down
Past participle: burned down and …?
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destruir con fuego
They can kill our sons, rape our women, burn down our town, but they will never tear down our dreams.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: burn up
Past participle: burned up and …?
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sacar de quicio / quemar
You really burn me up! I'm very angry at you!
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: buy up
Past participle: ?
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comprar todo
Consumers are rushing to buy up US dollars for their next big trip.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: cast up
Past participle: ?
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calcular / arrastrar del mar hasta la playa
The waves cast the wreckage up, and it was found on the shore.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: catch on
Past participle: ?
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ponerse de moda / entender
They are a curious mixture of Spanish tradition, American imitation, and insular limitation. This explains why they never catch on to themselves.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: catch up
Past participle: ?
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alcanzar a alguien / ponerse al día
Technology makes life easier and being a 15-year-old girl allows you to chat with friends and catch up on the latest gossip quicker.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: come about
Past participle: ?
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ocurrir, suceder
How did this damage come about? This only could come about due to the windstorm.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: come across
Past participle: ?
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encontrarse con algo o alguien
Where did you come across that lovely skirt?
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: come along
Past participle: ?
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progresar / avanzar
By winds that left her quite nude, she saw a man come along and, unless I am wrong, you expected this line to be rude.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: come away
Past participle: ?
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salirse / alejarse
Please come away from the fire. You will get burned if you don't. Come away!
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: come back
Past participle: ?
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retornar, volver
Then the Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots".
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: come down
Past participle: ?
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descender
Come down from that tree this instant! Come down, do you hear?
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: come down to
Past participle: ?
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reducirse a, simplificar
It comes down to simply teaching the basics to these kids--they don't know anything.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: come down with
Past participle: ?
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enfermar con
Fernando felt he was coming down with a bad cold and had to cancel her trip.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: come in
Past participle: ?
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entrar / ponerse de moda
If you will come in and have a seat, I will tell Diana that you are here.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: come off
Past participle: ?
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desenganchar / tener lugar / dejar de funcionar
The paint is coming off the west side of the house because of the hot sun.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: come out
Past participle: ?
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revelar / publicar /resultar / borrar, desaparecer
I hope everything comes out fine. It will come out okay. Don't worry.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: come over
Past participle: ?
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pasar de visita
I can't come over to visit now. I'm busy.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: come around
Past participle: ?
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recuperar conciencia / pasar de visita / aceptar
I want to go, and I think she'll come around and we'll actually take a vacation.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: come to
Past participle: ?
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recuperar conciencia / totalizar
So when I finally come to, I see this man in front of me: Tarzan.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: come up
Past participle: ?
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ascender / mencionar / acercarse
Come up and enjoy the view from the tallest rooftop in the county.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: come up against
Past participle: ?
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encontrar un obstáculo
We can't come up against anything, let's try to avoid any difficulty or major problem.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: come upon
Past participle: ?
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descubrir
We were surprised to come upon a farmer setting a fire to clear off dead grass from the pasture.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: come up with
Past participle: ?
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producir
Many trials later, she comes up with this recipe, which the whole family loved.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: cut across
Past participle: ?
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tomar un atajo
Eighty per cent of people who use the station cut across the tracks.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: cut back
Past participle: ?
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reducir gastos
You simply must cut back on office expenses.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: cut down
Past participle: ?
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talar, reducir en tamaño
Long ago, farmers cut down nearby woodlands to make room for their crops-and nature came back with a surprising reply.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: cut in
Past participle: ?
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adelantarse en carro / cortar camino / interrumpir
While Gloria was telling us her story, Tom kept cutting in on her. How rude!
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: cut off
Past participle: ?
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cortar / quitar servicios / aislar / desheredar
Would you please cut that engine off?
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: cut out
Past participle: ?
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cortar / eliminar / terminar / tener cualidades
The next project is to cut out holes in the table to hide the tubes.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: cut up
Past participle: ?
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criticar / cortar en porciones
Jane is such a gossip. She was really cutting Mrs. Jones up.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: deal with
Past participle: ?
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lidiar con
This is not a big problem. I think I can deal with it.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: do over
Past participle: ?
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hacer de nuevo
We are going to do over the family room because it's looking shabby.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: do away with
Past participle: ?
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descartar
The time has come to do away with that old building.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: do up
Past participle: ?
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ajustar la ropa, abotonar
we're going to do all the children up in matching outfits.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: drive up
Past participle: ?
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llegar en carro
He was going to drive her up home last week, but could not.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: dwell on
Past participle: dwelled on and…?
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hacer énfasis
I can't dwell on this subject anymore, let's move on.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: eat in
Past participle: ?
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comer en casa
I really don't want to eat in tonight. Let's go to a restaurant.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: eat out
Past participle: ?
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comer fuera
From fancy cuisine to humble sandwiches, always remember eating out healthy food.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: fall back
Past participle: ?
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replegarse
Some of the Australasians who pushed inland were counter-attacked and almost outflanked by the oncoming reserves, and had to fall back.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: fall back on
Past participle: ?
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aperarse en algo
We had to fall back on our emergency generator.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: fall apart
Past participle: ?
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desbaratarse
Do you feel like your marriage is falling apart ? Are you and your wife arguing a lot about silly things that seem to snowball into knock-down.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: fall down
Past participle: ?
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caer al suelo
For a man who knows little, and may some day learn enough of his own ignorance to fall down again and pray.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: fall out
Past participle: ?
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salir / resultar
Let's fall out. I have to get up early in the morning.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: feed up
Past participle: ?
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engordar / hartarse, saciarse
Your childish attitude just feeds me up!
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: feel like
Past participle: ?
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tener ganas de algo
I always feel like scolding any woman who says, "ladies and gentlemen." It is a lack of good manners.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: feel up to
Past participle: ?
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sentirse capaz de
Aunt Mary didn't feel up to making the visit.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: find out
Past participle: ?
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descubrir
We don't want anybody to find out that we are going to sell the house.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get across
Past participle: ?
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convencer, argumentar
As a coach, I have to get across to the players what I want from them.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get over
Past participle: ?
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convencer, argumentar / recuperarse
I finally feel that I can get over the divorce.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get ahead
Past participle: ?
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progresar
I work hard every day, but I can't seem to get ahead in my job. I want to get ahead in life, too.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get along
Past participle: ?
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llevarse bien
Some friends or maybe a relative could be hard to get along with or talk to this morning.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get at
Past participle: ?
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alcanzar
The cat hid where we couldn't get at it.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get on
Past participle: ?
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llevarse bien
Orlando gets on well with the neighbors.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get around
Past participle: ?
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desplazarse
Reason enables us to get around in the world of ideas, but cannot prescribe our thoughts.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get away
Past participle: ?
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ir de vacaciones / escapar
He wanted to come along, but couldn't get away.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get away with
Past participle: ?
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salirse con la suya, hacer algo sin ser descubierto
he burglars finally could get away with a lot of cash and some diamonds.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get back
Past participle: ?
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volver, recuperar
Don't interrupt now that I'm getting back to the subject.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get back at
Past participle: ?
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vengarse
I think he's trying to get back at her for what she said in the meeting.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get back into
Past participle: ?
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volver a interesarse por
I'm trying to get back into this 3D editing software.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get by
Past participle: ?
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arreglarselas para hacer algo
We'll get by if we economize.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get rid of
Past participle: ?
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deshacerse de
Now that he's moving he wants to get rid of his old, filthy furniture.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get together
Past participle: ?
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reunirse
Even the folks who don't get together with their first loves never end up with anyone else.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get up
Past participle: ?
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levantarse, ponerse de pie
I get up before six everyday.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: give away
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
delatar / dar en matrimonio / regalar
We don't need enough detail to give away any industrial secrets.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: give back
Past participle: ?
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devolver
They should also give back the 5kg they have sneaked off the luggage allowance and return it to 25kg for economy.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: give in
Past participle: ?
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resignarse
But you can not give in on any occasion for any reason.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: give off
Past participle: ?
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expeler
The reaction produces chemical changes that give off energy.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: give out
Past participle: ?
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regalar
As part of a special Valentine's Day push, volunteers in all five boroughs braved the snow and sleet to give out as many as 150000 condoms.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: give up
Past participle: ?
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dejar un vicio / rendirse
For the new year, I'm going to give up smoking.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: go after
Past participle: ?
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perseguir
The policeman are going after the mugger down the alley.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: go against
Past participle: ?
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competir contra, oponerse
A commander in the field must sometimes go against the king's orders.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: go ahead
Past participle: ?
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proseguir
I will meet you at the ticket counter. Will you please go ahead with the cake?
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: go along
Past participle: ?
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estar de acuerdo, cooperar
They get along by going along.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: go back
Past participle: ?
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regresar
Not to go forward is to go back.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: go down
Past participle: ?
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hundirse / descender / atardecer / caer
Some of them feel they can't go down the path to get the mail.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: go for
Past participle: ?
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encantarle algo / atacar / servir como
He's an opponent who is known to go for the jugular in arguments.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: go out
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
salir a una cita / quedar fuera de moda / derrumbarse
High boots are going out this year.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: go over
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
revisar / visitar a alguien
Read aloud the directions and go over the provided answer.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: go through
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
examinar detalladamente / experimentar algo
We’re going through hell while working on this project.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: go up
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
ascender / subir de precio / construir
It's easier to go up into the mountains to catch tigers than to ask others for help.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: go with
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
hacer juego / salir juntos / escoger
We decided to go with the pink wallpaper.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: go without
Past participle: ?
Click to answer
carecer / abstenerse
Allan has been so happy with his decision to go without a mobile that he is now considering closing down his email.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: grow apart
Past participle: ?
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terminar una amistad
The movie is about Ted and Sharon. Two friends who grow apart and see less and less of each other.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: grow back
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rebrotar, pelechar
This article will tell you exactly what you need to know in order to grow back lost hair naturally as well as tips to make your hair appear thicker!
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Simple form: grow up
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crecer
Why do some abused children grow up good and others bad?
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Simple form: grow out
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quedar grande para algo
Buy a couple of pairs of shoes. And once I've managed to grow out of as I've grown up.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: grow into
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crecer hasta poder usar algo
My shoes are too big, but I will grow into them.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: hang in
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esperar con optimismo
Colombian cyclist Nairo Quintana decided to hang in despite his illness and he won the Tour.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: hang on
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esperar un rato
All he can do is hang on and wait for non-junk time to start.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: hang out
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pasar un rato
Mama always warned about hanging out with the wrong crowd.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: hang up
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colgar
I'll call the assistant manager, please don't hang up.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: hold back
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atajar / ocultar una emoción
As she tried to hold back another scream, her field of vision began to fade.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: hold on
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aguardar
Hold on to your dreams and always try to achieve your goals.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: hold onto
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Sujetar / conservar
She might be better off holding onto her old computer for a year or two.
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Simple form: hold up
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robar
There were robber's attempts to hold up a bank in Medellin. They were foiled yesterday when a teller activated a security screen.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: keep on doing
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seguir haciendo algo
We have to be sharp, we have to be humble, work hard on the training pitch and keep on doing the things that we believe in and work on.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: keep from
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ocultar, no decir algo
If one ventures a word with you, will you be offended? But who can keep from speaking?
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Simple form: keep out
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dejar afuera
Professor Flannery says placing sulphur gas into the earth's stratosphere could keep out the sun's rays and slow global warming.
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Simple form: keep up
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seguir así, conservar el ritmo
What used to be simple housework chores suddenly seemed like they were impossible to keep up with.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: let down
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desepcionar
We know when your pride has been wounded and when your best friend lets you down.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: let in
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dejar entrar
There was a small hole that let in some sun.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: make up
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maquillarse / reconciliarse / inventar una mentira
I was late at the office this morning and I had to make up an excuse.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: pay back
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pagar una deuda
Our responsibility as privileged human beings is to pay back for the opportunities we've received.
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Simple form: pay for
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pagar una multa / afrontar las consecuencias
I don't like what you did to me, and I'm going to see that you pay for it.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: put down
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poner en el suelo / insultar, burlarse
Put down that gun!
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: put off
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posponer
The European Parliament has put off to September 1 a vote on a software patent directive.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: put out
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apagar un fuego
The fire was quickly put out but the dreadfulness of the happening was added to by the fire.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: put together
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ensamblar
Putting the pieces together is easy, the difficult is to make them work consistently.
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Simple form: put up
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tolerar, aguantar / nominar / aportar fondos
They are going to put up a candidate at a convention.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: put on
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vestirse, ponerse ropa o accesorios
It's cold out there, put on a coat; put socks on.
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Simple form: run over
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atropellar
Man shot, run over by car in Melbourne.
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Simple form: run through
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repasar, ensayar / perforar / gastar rapidamente
Let's run through the first act again.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: run away
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escapar, huir
All wild animals run away when they can to avoid interaction with humans.
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Simple form: run out
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agotarse
Don't let the car run out of gas.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: send back
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devolver / hacer regresar
If he comes to apologize, send him back.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: set up
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organizar / instalar / engañar
Most of them do not even know what a blog is or how to set one up.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: sleep over
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pernoctar
Now, 18 months on, he is allowed to sleep over in a separate room.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: stick to
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apegarse a la regla, insistir en hacer algo
We have to stick to the plan, I'll lead you out of here.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: take after
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parecerse, heredar un rasgo familiar
Don't you think that Sally takes after her mother? No, Sally takes after her Aunt Ann.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: take apart
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desarmar / vencer a alguien
He was so mad that I thought he was going to take apart all of us.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: take back
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devolver algo
He had to take back what he said about religion.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: take off
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despegar en vuelo / quitarse la ropa
You can take off all your clothes, but you can leave your hat on.
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Simple form: take out
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sacar a la calle / invitar / desahogarse
Don't take your frustration out in such an aggressive manner.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: tear up
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desmenuzar
If we don't find the Higgs, then we tear up our theories and start again.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: think back
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rememorar
You only have to think back 200 years at what Australia used to look like to get some idea of how people used to live then.
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Simple form: think over
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tomar en consideración
I want you to think over the following problem.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: throw away
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tirar a la basura , desechar
Perhaps there is no real need to throw away the whole project.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: wake up
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despertar
Are you the type of person who simply just can not wake up no matter how hard they try?
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: wear off
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correrse el maquillaje o la pintura
Your makeup is a cheapo, it's wearing off.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: build in
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incluír
Software developers have plans to build in a new word processor.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get laid
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fornicar
Tommy wanted nothing more out of life than to get laid.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: lie down
Past participle: lied down and…?
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surgir
I need to lie down and have a little snooze.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: shut up
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callarse
In times when the outer world often tells us to shut up, be quiet and be calm.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: burn off
Past participle: burned off and ?
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consumir por combustión
The equipment that was installed included igniters that burn off any hydrogen generated before the gas can explode.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: fall asleep
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quedarse dormido
As you fall asleep you hear voices and sounds not far away.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: feed off
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alimentarse en grupo o abundantemente
Some fish come to hide from predators, others to feed off organisms that have made the platforms home.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get after
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urgir / regañar
You should get after them to mow the lawn.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get down
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tragar / poner atención a algo / desanimar
Try to get the pill down on the first try.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get close
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acercarse
The intention was to get close, and know each other better.
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Simple form: get hired
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ser contratado
The bitter truth is that it probably will be much easier for you to get hired if you hide your disability.
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Simple form: get into
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involucrarse
The gang is getting into trouble by stealing cars.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get off
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disparar / tener un orgasmo / obtener permiso
He managed to get off early and went fishing.
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Simple form: get out
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salir
Workers who want to get out for dinner must ask for permission.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: get through
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avanzar, recorrer
The last level of this videogame is very difficult to get through.
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Simple form: get to
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llegar a
As a leader, there's a real temptation to try to change people or help people get to where you want them to go.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: give of
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contribuír
They give of themselves to improve the quality of education.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: give over
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confiar algo / dedicar tiempo / detener
The colonel ordered the combatants to give over.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: go about
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acometer
Go about your chores in a responsible way.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: go around
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satisfacer un requerimiento
They served just enough food in the party to go around.
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Simple form: go at
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emprender algo, acometer
He's going at the job with a lot of energy.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: go by
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dejar pasar / pasar de visita
As time goes by… maybe we’ll be able to forget and forgive.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: go in
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cooperar / agazaparse
I think I'm going in with the others to buy the present.
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Simple form: go into
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tratar sobre algo, investigar / estudiar una carrera
The book goes into classical mythology.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: go off
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explotar, detonar / activarse / sonar / irse
That siren always goes off at noon.
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Simple form: go on
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suceder / continuar, proceder con algo
I didn't know what was going on.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: hang together
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seguir juntos
We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.
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Simple form: have to
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tener que
Vegetable gardens don't have to hide in the backyard.
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Simple form: have to do
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tener que ver
He loves ecology, trees, animals and everything that has to do with nature.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: make for
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producir un efecto / ayudar a avanzar
This house has small details that make for comfort.
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Simple form: make out
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discernir / ver con dificultad / comprender
I could barely make out the traffic signs through the rain.
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Simple form: make over
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renovar / traspasar por medio de documentos
Before she divorced, she was able to make over the property to her son.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: put across
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aclarar o hacer entender algo
She had to put her views across during the hearing.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: put away
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descartar
I tell you, put all negative thoughts away.
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Simple form: put by
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guardar para después
Some crops were so abundant they could even be put by.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: put forward
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poner en consideración
Always put your best foot forward on any job interview but don't hide who you are.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: put forth
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crecer / poner en consideración
Plants put forth new growth in the spring.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: put in
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ofrecer / interponer / dedicar tiempo / plantar / aplicar
I put in eight hours at the office.
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Simple form: put over
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posponer / decepcionar
She tried to put a lie over, but to no avail.
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Simple form: put through
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completar / pasar por algo
The Congress is going to put through a number of new laws.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: put upon
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imponerse sobre alguien
He was always being put upon by his friends.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: run after
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cortejar / llamar la atención
He finally became tired of running after her.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: run against
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competir contra
He found public sentiment running against him.
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Simple form: run down
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detenerse por falta de impulso
This alarm clock goes off until it finally runs down.
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Simple form: run in
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competir / sobreponer
I'm going to run in an illustration next to the first paragraph.
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Simple form: run into
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toparse con alguien
He would run into an old friend.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: run off
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copiar, duplicar
You have to run off 200 copies of the report.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: run on
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continuar / hablar persistentemente
He is always running on about his tax problems.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: run with
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adoptar una creencia o idea / acompañarse de
He was determined to run with the idea and go public before it had been researched.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: shut away
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encerrar, poner bajo llave
He was absolutely not shut away in some tower somewhere.
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Simple form: shut down
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clausurar, cerrar permanentemente
For years, she has stepped as close to those as she can without getting the place shut down.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: speed up
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acelerar
Manchester Airport introduces hologram staff to speed up queues.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: take down
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desarmar / traer abajo / bajar la autoestima
I asked Carol to take down the Christmas tree.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: take for
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tomar por
Do you take me for a fool?
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: take in
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admitir la entrada / achicar / entender
I couldn't take in the meaning of the word.
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Simple form: take over
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dominar / tomar control
She can take over the job after he leaves.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: take to
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ir / llevar / enviciarse
Take me to that motel and let's see what happens.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: take up
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reiniciar / pagar una gran deuda / ocupar
Let's take up where we left off.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: tear down
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demoler
The houses are probably standing only because the city lacks the funds to tear them down.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: tear off
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arrancar
Tear off a little basil while you're in the garden, and nibble it while you pick a handful of shelling peas.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: throw off
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descartar / tirar a la basura
It's time to throw off the ugly and embrace the lovely and stylish.
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Simple form: throw out
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tirar a la basura
He could throw it all out, he realized, or maybe put it in storage.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: cast
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arrojar
This is where you can cast the molten metal from the tilted furnace into a mold to form a little statue.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: lean
Past participle: leaned and …?
inclinarse
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The birds leaned into the wind, their necks stiff, prepared to fly.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: outrun
Past participle: ?
rebasar
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While you might not be able to hide from a robot that can hear you breathe, outrunning it should be pretty easy.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: reset
Past participle: ?
reiniciar
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They ordered her to reset her computer and see if the virus problem was solved.
In Spanish, please:
Simple form: throw up
Past participle: ?
vomitar
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I drank too much liquor, I think I’m going to throw up.
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