1. I was in Berlin when the
break out start.
war broke out.
Two prisoners have
break out of escape from a
managed to break out of the
something place. jail.
Sarah fell ill and her
- (a) gritar, mother called the
call out llamar, hacer doctor out.
Sarah enfermó y su madre
intervenir (b)
llamó al médico.
callo out for - pedir, llamar, How about calling out
pedir algo por for an ice cream?
teléfono ¿Qué te parece si pedimos
helado?
You have to check out of
check out leave a hotel the hotel before 11:00 AM.
cross out draw a line Please cross out your old
through address and write your new
one.
tachar
cut something out remove part of I cut this ad out of the
something newspaper.
(usually with
scissors and
paper)
drop out abandonar I dropped out of Science
OUT
because it was too difficult.
eat out Comer fuera de I don't feel like cooking
casa tonight. Let's eat out.
fill out completar
You won't be admitted
agregando la unless you fill out the
información medical form first.
requerida No te admitirán a menos
que primero completes el
formulario médico.
Fill out subir de peso
I'm afraid I have filled
out, I can't wear these
jeans any longer.
Me temo que engordé, ya no
puedo usar estos pantalones.
leave a room or She usually gets out by 6
get out o'clock
building
2. leave a place or
Some birds managed to get
get out of escape from a out of the cage.
place
avoid doing
something that
you have
Kids always try to get out of
get out of something promised to do. tidying their room.
evitar hacer algo
que ha prometido
hacer
stop working
properly, become
weaker.
(parar After running for one hour,
give out her legs finally gave out.
funcionando
correctamente, se
vuelven más
débiles.)
give something to
each person in a
give something out = group = hand out.
Please give the copies out.
give out something dar algo a cada
persona en un
grupo
produce a light,
The lamp gave out a
give out something heat or a signal,
yellowish light.
emit.
Please leave out the details
and go to the point.
leave out omitir, olvidar Por favor omite los detalles
y vé al grano.
be able to see or
make something out She could just make out a
hear something.
= make out shape approaching in the
ser capaz de ver dark.
something
o escuchar algo.
make something out
understand She couldn't make out what
= make out had happened.
something
something
understand
somebody's
make somebody out
character. She's a strange girl, nobody
= make out can make her out.
entender el
somebody
carácter de
alguien.
change a person The World Cup can make
make something out or thing into heroes out of unknown
of something else. players.
somebody/something cambiar a una
persona o cosa en La Copa Mundial puede
3. otra cosa. hacer héroes a los jugadores
desconocidos.
Move out
Leave a place you She's tired of living there
live or work in and is MOVING OUT.
use all of Dear, we have run out of
run out of something sugar!
something.
quedarse sin algo nos hemos quedado sin
usar todo de algo. azúcar!
Rub out Borrar I made a mistake so
I rubbed it out.
take something out remove from a Can you take the
place or thing garbage out to the street for
me?
take someone out pay for someone My
to go somewhere grandparents took us out for
with you dinner and a movie.
4. "He broke in to their
break in interrupt conversation to add
that he couldn't work
overtime."
break in / into "Thieves broke into
burgle / steal the warehouse and
stole 100
computers."
bring in "She has brought in
introduce some changes to the
company."
bring in (2) = He brings in a lot of
receive income
recibir ingresos money as a computer
programmer.
After the accident
the ambulance
was called in to
call in assist the injured
- hacer entrar, people.
llamar a Tras el accidente se
llamó a la
IN ambulancia para que
asistiera a las
personas heridas.
cave in : "The unions finally
accept someone's caved in and
idea or decision accepted the new
contracts."
We will get the hotel
arrive and register
check in keys when we check
at a hotel or airport
in.
chip in =: " We're all chipping in
contribute for Maria's birthday
present."
Your father cut
in while I was
cut in interrupt
dancing with your
uncle.
pull in too closely The bus driver got
cut in in front of another angry when that car
vehicle cut in.
The air
start operating (of conditioner cuts
cut in an engine or in when the
electrical device) temperature gets to
22°C.
5. Start doing
something, usually When we saw what
without planning was happening, we
dive in all DIVED IN to
help.
I might drop
come without an
drop in/by/over in/by/over for tea
appointment
sometime this week.
It's freezing out
there, let's eat
eat in comer en casa in today.
Está helado afuera,
comamos en casa
hoy.
complete: "You need to fill in
fill in
this form."
As Robert is on
fill in
act as a substitute: holiday, you'll have
" to fill in for him this
week."
bring someone up
fill in "Can you fill me in
to date:
on the new project?"
fit in He doesn't really fit
be accepted by a
in at work. He's very
group:
different from us."
get in – Let's go! The
plane'll get in soon
and Dan will
wonder where we
llegar are.
¡Vámonos! El avión
va a arribar pronto y
Dan se va a
preguntar dónde
estamos.
The package must
be got in by seven
Get in entregar sharp.
El paquete debe ser
entregado a las siete
en punto
6. Get in How did you get
in here? I never
entrar gave you the key!
¿Cómo entraste aquí?
¡Yo nunca te di la
llave
Get in on
involucrarse en una
actividad que otra What do I need
gente ya está to get in on the
realizando team?
generalmente sin ¿Qué necesito para
ser invitado entrar en el equipo
John thought he
could pass the exam
by getting in
with the teacher
and he got an F.
Get in with congraciarse con John creyó que
podría aprobar el
exámen con sólo
congraciarse con la
profesora y obtubo
un aplazo.
give in She gave in to her
finally accept
children's demands
something: "
for sweets
hand in "They handed in
give something to
their assignment
someone:
early."
The painkillers have
start to have an
kick in finally kicked in. I
effect.
feel much better."
To join Your brother is
in something is to playing football in
Join in
become involved in the park. Why don't
an activity with you go and join in?
7. other people.
In our presentation,
start with we are going to lead
lead in
something in with our vision for
the future."
Can you let the
let someone in allow to enter cat in before you go
to school?
move in "Some new
occupy a house: neighbours have
moved in next door."
Where can
we plug the TV in?
¿Dónde
Plug in Enchufar
podemos enchufar la
tele?
take in
"I still can't take in
understand:
the news."
take in He really took me in
deceive someone
with his hard-luck
engañar a alguien
story."
take in (3) =
"She took the old
provide refuge:
couple in."
Is there any way of
work in = working in this
incorporate: " paragraph? The text
is a little unclear
otherwise."