Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs and Idioms with Back

look back = think about the past = a te gandi la trecutkeep back = withhold= a retinegive back = return smth borrowed= a inapoia ceva cut back on = reduce= a reduce niste cheltuielicall back = return the call= a suna pe cineva inapoibring back = return smth bought= a returna un obiect cumparattake (smb) back = accept (smb) again= a accepta din nou

Ex: Don’t look back, think about the future. If you keep back important evidence from the police, you can get into trouble.

I’ll lend you my book if you promise to give it back. We’ll have to cut back on our expenses. We can’t afford to spend so much.

When I phoned she was busy and she still hasn’t called me back.Excuse me, I’m bringing this plate back because it is cracked.He asked his old girlfriend to go out with him again, but she refused to take him back.

Expressions and phrasal verbs with Break break down = stop working= a inceta sa mai muncestibreak into = burgle= a intra prin efractiebreak out = start (for war, disease)= a izbucni, de obicei un razboi, o boala, un incendiu, etcbreak out of = escape from prison= a evadabreak up = separate from a boy/girlfriend= a inceta ceva, a rupe o relatie

Ex: The car broke down on the motorway.A thief broke into the house and stole all their jewels.The war broke out when villages near the border were attacked.Three criminals broke out of the prison last night. She kept having disagreements with Peter so they decided to break up.

Phrasal verbs with Bring

bring out = release, produce= a produce, e iesi pe piatabring off = manage= a se descurca, a o scoate la capatbring up = mention, help children grow= a metiona ceva; a creste/educa pe cineva bring down = decrease= a scadea, a se diminua force to resign= a obliga pe cineva sa demisionezebring back = re-introduce, get= a reintroduce ceva, a obtine

Ex: Isn’t MJ going to bring out any more albums?The Japanese keep bringing out new electronic gadgets.It was very difficult to swim across the English Channel but he brought it off.I was brought up by my grandparents in Canada.Who brought up the subject at the meeting?The government are trying to bring down the price of houses.Unpopular economic policies brought down the government.

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Do you believe they should bring back school uniforms?My parents went to Australia and they brought me back a souvenir.

Phrasal verbs with Get

get back = return= a se intoarceget back = have smth returned= a inapoia un lucruget by = have enough money to buy the things you need= a se descurca cu o anumita suma de baniget on with = have a good relationship with= a avea o relatie buna cu cineva, a te intelege cu cinevaget on with = continue with= a continua cvaget away = manage to leave a place= a scapa de ceva, de obicei de o pedeapsaget over = recover from an illness= a-si reveni dintr-o boala, soc

Ex: Sorry I’m late but I couldn’t get away until I have finished my work.We got back from the party just after midnight.Did you get the money back that you lent to Peter?She doesn’t earn much but she gets by.She gets on well with all the girls in her class.I can’t talk to you now- I have to get on with my work.I still can’t get over that flu.

Phrasal verbs with Go

go ahead= to start doing smth= a merge inainte, a continua cevago by= pass (time), a trece(timpul)go off= no longer like smth, about food= a se strica(mancarea)go on= happen, occur= a se intamplago through=experience smth difficult= a trece printr-o situatie dificilago through with=complete= a incheia ceva

Ex: We decide to go ahead with our holiday plans in spite of the bad weather.Time goes by really fast.I used to like tea but I’ve gone off it now.There was a concert going on in the main square.She went through an unpleasant experience.He went through with his decision to separate from her even if it was painful

Phrasal verbs with Look

look up = check information in a dictionary or a reference book= a cauta in dictionary sensuri ale cuvintelorlook out = to be careful= a se ferilook forward to = to wait anxiously for= a astepta cu nerabdare cevalook into = to investigatelook out for =to look carefully at people or things around you= a analiza cu atentie lucrurile din jur

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look through =fail to recognize, or to pretend not to recognize someone that you know= a te preface ca nu intelegi ceva, a nu recunoaste cevalook down to = to treat somebody as inferior= a trata pe cineva ca find inferior, a-l privi de “sus”look after = to take care of smb= a avea grija de cinevalook back = think about the past= a te gandi la trecutlook on = consider= a considera ceva, a lua in calcul

Phrasal verbs with Turn

turn back = return (at the frontier, because the road was blocked)= a te intoarce din drumturn down = the volume, an offer, an application, the TV, a proposal, a

suggestion, drugs, an application= a refuza cevaturn off = the light, the TV, the central heating, the radio= a stinge cevaturn on = the light, the TV, the central heating, the radio= a aprinde cevaturn out = to be someone else, to be true, the light= a se dovedi a fi altcineva, a iesi un adevar la luminaturn to = crime, drugs= a recurge la infractiuni, droguri, etcturn up =appear suddenly= a s eivi dintr-o data

Phrasal verbs with Take

take after = resemble= a semana pe cinevatake away = remove= a inlaturatake off = remove (clothing)= a te dezbracatake off = leave the ground= a decolatake on = start being responsible for= a fi responsabil pentru cevatake on = accept smb for an employment= a angaja pe cinevatake over = become responsible in place of smb else= a prelua postul unei alte persoanetake up = require time= a necesita timptake back = remove= a lua inapoi

Ex: John takes after his father while Mary takes after her mother.I took away the knife so the baby would not cut itself.I have to take these books back to the library.I’m going to take my pullover off because it is hot in here.As soon as the plane took off I started to read my book.I only took the job on because I needed the money.They took on a new teacher because they had a lot of pupils.John took over the position of captain of the basketball team.Training for the basketball takes up most of his free time.

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