En esta lección aprenderemos algunos de los phrasal verbs más comunes con DOWN.
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Listado Phrasal Verbs con down
| Phrasal Verb | Significado | Ejemplos |
| chop down
cut down |
cortar para que caiga al suelo | They chopped down that big oak tree down the road.
They’re cutting down the rainforests to plant palm trees. |
| weigh down | llevar demasiado (problemas, responsabilidades) | Hannah felt weighed down by the responsibilities of the job so she asked for help. |
| load down | cargar con demasiadas cosas | I was loaded down with two suitcases and a bag so I couldn’t run for the bus! |
| take down | escribir algo, especialmente lo que alguien dice | I’ll take down your name and phone number and a sale representative will call you tomorrow. |
| write down | escribir algo en un papel, para no olvidarlo | Where’s the PIN number? I know I wrote it down on a piece of paper somewhere. |
| keep down | detener el número, nivel o tamaño de algo que aumenta | Can you please keep the noise down? I’m trying to study. |
| cut down (on) | comer o beber menos de algo en particular | I have cut down on the amount of coffee I drink. |
| shut down | apagar | We had to shut down the whole computer system to stop the virus spreading. |
| close down | cerrar un negocio | My dad is closing down his bakery after 40 years in business. |
| fall down | caer al suelo | The old man tripped on something and fell down in the middle of the street. |
| turn down | rechazar | The job offer was good but I decided to turn it down because I’d heard bad things about the company. |
| turn down | disminuir el volumen o la intensidad | Can you turn down the music, please? I can’t hear what you’re saying. |
| slow down | disminuir la velocidad | I’m really looking forward to my holidays. I’ll be able to slow down and take it easy. |
| wolf down | comer con mucho hambre | Jack wolfed down his breakfast and ran out of the house. |
| dress down | vestir de manera sencilla | It wasn’t a formal dinner party so we decided to dress down. I wore jeans and a shirt. |
| crack down (on) | tomar medidas enérgicas | The government is cracking down on violent crime. |
| break down | perder el control de las emociones | When he talked about his ex-wife, he broke down. I don’t think he’s over her yet. |
| break down | dejar de funcionar | Communication between the management and the factory staff broke down so they went on strike. |
| come down | descender o caer | The cat climbed into the tree and he wouldn’t come down, so we had to call the fire brigade. |
| come down | caer de las nubes | The rain was coming down really hard so we decided to take a taxi. |
| come down | reducir al elemento esencial | It all comes down to cost – we’re not interested in doing this it if it’s too expensive. |
| come down | caer enfermo | I’ve got a fever and I feel really tired. I’m coming down with a virus. |
| come down (on) | criticar | The boss came down very hard on Larry for messing up this deal. He was furious. |
| hunt down | perseguir o capturar algo o a alguien | I hunted down all these old photos of us from when we lived in Manchester. |
| settle down | hacer que alguien se calme | We tried to settle Penny down but she was very upset. |
| settle down | establecerse | Tom and Fiona settled down in a nice neighbourhood, got married and had three children. |
| wear down | desgastar | The stress of the job wore me down so I quit. |
| water down | aguar | The president watered down his speech because he didn’t want to upset the audience. |
Ejercicios de Phrasal Verbs con down
Elige el significado correcto de los phrasal verbs con down utilizados en la oración.
| break down |
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| come down |
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| turn down |
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- She has a history of psychological problems, that’s why she breaks down easily. (lost control of one’s emotions)
- The car broke down this morning, so I had to take a cab going to work. (stopped functioning)
- She looked so elegant as she came down the stairs. (descended)
- Snow is coming down tonight, so everyone is excited. (fall from the clouds)
- She came down with flu last week. (became sick)
- I don’t know what her problem is. Why does she always coming down so hard on everything that I do? (criticizing)
- After the earthquake, everyone tried to settle down. (to become calm)
- I have always dreamed of settling down in a different country. (start living a quiet family life)
- Though the offer was good, Harry still turned it down. (rejected)
- Please turn the volume down of the TV. I can’t hear the person on the phone. (decrease)
Elige el phrasal verb correcto.
- I had to cut down / weigh down the branches of the tree to let them fall to the ground. (cut down)
- She is gaining ten pounds in a week. She decided to cut down / chop down on sweets, especially chocolates. (cut down)
- The business is not doing well in the last years, so they decided to close down / shut down and sell the company. (close down)
- The machine is in trouble. The factory had to shut down / close down for maintenance. (shut down)
- You’re driving too fast. Please slow down / calm down. (slow down)
- I haven’t eaten all day. When I got home, I wolfed down / cracked down two sandwiches and a pizza. (wolfed down)
- The police are hunting down / cracking down the suspect who killed the woman. (hunting down)
- The baby’s energy wears down / settle down after playing for almost half a day. (wears down)
- I watered down / wore down my email. I was going to be much more direct. (watered down)
- Every Friday, she dresses down / breaks down. She puts on simple and comfortable clothes. (dresses down)
- Evacuees keep coming here. We have to keep down / turn down the number of evacuees in this site and move the others to the next evacuation centre. (keep down)
- I easily forget things so I have to write down / take down what I have to do every day. (write down)
- She took down / wrote down my name and address and said she0d be in touch. (took down)
Ejercicio de speaking
- What foods have you been cutting down on recently?
- Are you married? How old were you when you settled down? If not, at what age are you planning to settle down?
- Have you come down with an illness recently? Tell more about it.
- Have you turned down a very good job offer but didn’t regret it even a bit? Tell more about it.
- Have you experienced breaking down in front of people? What happened?