En esta lección aprenderemos algunos phrasal verbs con UP.
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Ejemplos de PHRASAL VERBS con verbo UP
| Phrasal Verbs con verbo up | Traducción | Significado y ejemplo |
| clear up | limpiar y ordenar | Please clear up all these toys and get ready for bed. |
| sweep up | eliminar la basura o la suciedad del piso con un cepillo | We sweep up the floor before and after office hours. |
| tidy up | ordenar un área | I have to tidy up my room before my mom arrives. |
| jumble up | mezclar de una manera desordenada | I don’t know what to do with your room. Your clothes are all jumbled up. |
| hang up | colgar la ropa en un gancho | Don’t forget to hang up your shirts or else they’ll get creased. |
| clog up | obstruir
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The toilet is clogged up. Call the plumber. |
| used up | agotado un suministro de algo | We don’t have milk in the pantry. Everything is used up. |
| show up | aparecer | She didn’t show up for her blind date. |
| turn up | llegar; aparecer | She turned up at the meeting although no one had asked her to come. |
| open up | abrir un nuevo negocio o tienda | After graduating university, she opened up her own clothing store. |
| liven up | hacer algo más emocionante o interesante | When Terry put on some music at the party last night, the atmosphere livened up. |
| set up (n) | la forma en que se arregla algo | I don’t like the new set up of the furniture in my office. |
| set up | empezar algo
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We set up our own business after we retired from our respective jobs. |
| divide up | separar algo en pequeños grupos | We have to divide up the different tasks in the project so we can finish it on time. |
| chop up | cortar
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You have to chop up the meat before you put it in the stew. |
| go up
come up walk up |
acercarse
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This man came up to me in the street and started shouting at me!
I went up to a policeman and tried to tell him what happened. |
| catch up | moverse más rápido que alguien delante de ti para alcanzarlo | I ran after my boss as she left the office but I couldn’t catch up with her! |
| keep up with | continuar a la misma velocidad o nivel | Please walk slower. I can’t keep up with you. |
| take up | empezar a hacer algo
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After her cycling accident, she took up driving lessons. |
| fix up | organizar
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Paul fixed up a meeting with the box to discuss the deadlines. |
| grow up | convertirse en adulto | He grew up to be a fine man. |
| wash up | lavar los platos, etc. | I’ll have my sister wash up after dinner. |
| give up | dejar de intentar o hacer algo | Don’t give up on your dreams. |
| make up
be made up of |
consistir en
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Children under 15 make up a quarter of the population in the town.
Air is made up of nitrogen and oxygen. |
| cheer up
cheer somebody up |
alegrarse; animar a alguien
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Hey cheer up! It’s not the end of the world yet.
The students cheered their teacher up after what happened to her family. |
| save up | ahorrar dinero para comprar algo
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If you want to buy your dream car, you have to save up. |
| blow up | explotar | The engine caught fire and blew up. |
| tear something up | rasgar en pedazos
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Because she was so angry, she tore the papers up. |
| beat somebody up | golpear a alguien | The men beat the thief up after he had snatched the lady’s bag. |
| break up
split up |
separarse; romper una relación
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Lynn and Frank broke up after five years. |
| do up | abrochar o atar los cordones, botones, etc. | My daughter could do up her shoelaces alone when she was two. |
| do up | reparar y mejorar algo | The house looks so much better now that you’ve done it up. |
| put up with something/somebody | tolerar
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I’m sorry, but I can’t put up with her behavior. |
| hold up | retrasar
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The plan was held up due to the lack of money. |
Ejercicios de Phrasal verbs con verbo UP
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Elige el correcto phrasal verb para completar la oración.
- If you want to achieve your dreams, continue what you are doing. You’re on the right track, so don’t _____. (give up)
- give up b. save up c. blow up
- After ten years of marriage, they decided to ______. They aren’t happy with each other anymore. (break up)
- hold up b. break up c. cheer up
- Every time I feel down, my kids are there to ____________. (cheer me up)
- cheer me up b. tear me up c. blow me up
- Let your brother ______ the dishes, and you tidy up your room. (wash up)
- wash up b. fix up c. blow up
- Please slow down! You’re walking too fast, I can’t ________ you. (keep up)
- keep up b. tear up c. save up
- I’m sorry. I can’t _____ with her rude behavior towards the customers. I have to fire her. (put up)
- put up b. give up c. fix up
- You know what? Your frequent absences ______ the release of the new project. (held up)
- saved up b. held up c. gave up
- I like the _______ of the bedroom. Everything is arranged according to my plan. (set up)
- set up b. hold up c. chop up
- As soon as I graduated university, I ______ my own clothing store. Everything is going smoothly until now. (set up)
- fix up b. set up c. hold up
- She _______ to be a strong woman. Someday she’ll be the president, I’m sure of it! (has grown up)
- has grown up b. has saved up c. has fixed up
Ejercicios de comunicación
- Do you still remember the answer of the question, “When you grow up, what will you become”? Tell more about it.
- Have you experienced being held up in the airport for a long period of time? What was the reason?
- If you wanted to save up for something that you badly want to buy, what would it be? Why?
- Have you experienced feeling such an extreme anger that you almost blew up? Elaborate.
- In your country, what age group makes up the majority of the population? What is its impact to the future generation?