Phrasal Verbs

phrasal verbs

Here is a complete English-Spanish table of all the phrasal verbs found in the provided video transcript, including one example for each phrasal verb directly from the source:

Phrasal VerbSpanish TranslationExample from Source
call upLlamar (por teléfono)“I called you up yesterday”
get through toComunicarse con, localizar“I couldn’t get through to you
call backDevolver la llamada“sorry for not calling you back
look forBuscar“I’ve been very busy looking for a new job”
get on withLlevarse bien con“I didn’t get on with my boss very well”
run out ofQuedarse sin“I ran out of patience”
do overRepetir, rehacer“he used to have me do my projects over many times”
put up withSoportar, aguantar“I just couldn’t put up with all the hard work”
stress outEstresar, agobiar“that job was stressing me out
take up (occupy)Ocupar (tiempo)“it was simply taking up all my time”
make it throughSobrellevar, superar“I had to drink lots of coffee to make it through the day”
stay upQuedarse despierto“I would stay up many nights to finish my projects”
tend inEntregar“and tend them in on time”
end upTerminar, acabar“I ended up feeling so exhausted every day”
check up onSupervisar, controlar“my boss used to check up on me all the time”
nod offQuedarse dormido“when he saw me nodding off at work one day”
have a go atRegañar, criticar“he had a go at me”
tell offReprender, regañartelling me off in front of everyone”
stand up forDefender“luckily I had some great colleagues that stood up for me”
count onContar con, confiar en“I could always count on them”
carry onContinuar, seguir“anyway I couldn’t carry on like that”
get awayEscapar, irse“I wanted to get away
turn overReflexionar, considerar“I spent days turning the problem over in my mind”
give upRendirse, abandonar“it was not easy for me to just give up my job”
keep away fromMantenerse alejado de“I will keep myself away from that company from now on”
hold onEsperarhold on a moment I have to pick this up”
pick upContestar (el teléfono)“I have to pick this up
take up (resume)Retomar, continuar“okay let’s take up where we left off”
start overEmpezar de nuevo“I’m now ready to start over somewhere else”
wind downRelajarse, desconectar“maybe you should first try to relax and wind down for a few days”
get on withProgresar con, ir con“tell me about you how are you getting on with your work”
break upRomper (una relación)“well the problem is that we broke up
go throughExperimentar, pasar por“I’m really sorry you’re going through this”
show upAparecer, presentarse“I didn’t show up to our date”
come upSurgir (un imprevisto)“something came up
find outDescubrir, averiguar“I had just found out that I had to attend a business meeting”
call offCancelar“I didn’t get to call off the date”
make up (invent)Inventar“she thought I made it all up
fall forEnamorarse de“and that I actually fell for somebody else”
let downDecepcionar“she said I had let her down
get overSuperar“it’s so hard for me to get over this”
talk overDiscutir, hablar sobre“you should talk it over and sort things out”
sort outResolver, solucionar“you should talk it over and sort things out
bring upMencionar, sacar (un tema)“sorry for bringing up this subject”
step downRenunciar, dimitir“he was forced to step down from his foes”
look down onMenospreciar“he respects people and never looks down on anyone”
take overHacerse cargo de, asumir“he will take over the responsibility of the company”
bring aboutProvocar, causar“everyone says he will bring about a big change in the company”
take onContratar, aceptar“the company will take on you employees”
come up withIdear, encontrar“you always came up with wonderful ideas and solutions”
figure outResolver, descifrar“you would figure out what to do right away”
look up toAdmirar, respetar“many colleagues look up to you”
cheer upAnimar“you really cheered me up
make up withReconciliarse con“well I finally made up with Sarah”
get back togetherVolver juntos“not only did we get back together but I proposed to her and she said yes”
work outResultar bien, solucionar“I’m so glad things have finally worked out for you”
turn outResultar (finalmente)“yes everything turned out fine”