VERBO | SIGNIFICADO | TIPO | EXEMPLO |
Pack up / Pack (…) up | Guardar as coisas | Separável | We arrived just as the musicians were packing up their instruments. |
Pass away | Falecer | Inseparável | My grandfather passed away last year. |
Pass out | Desmaiar | Inseparável | It was so hot in the church that an elderly lady passed out. |
Pass (…) up | Recusar | Separável | I pased the job up because I don’t like changes. |
Pay back | Devolver dinheiro | Separável | I’ll pay you back next week. |
Pick (…) out | Escolher | Separável | She was picked out from dozens of applicants for the job. I picked three skirts out for you to try on. |
Pick (…) up | Pegar, apanhar, buscar | Separável | I’ll pick you up at the airport at five. |
Point (…) out (to) | Apontar | Separável | I’ll point him out to you next time he comes in. |
Point out (to) / Point (…) out (to) | Apontar, chamar atenção | Separável | He pointed out the dangers of driving at night. |
Put (…) away | Guardar, esconder | Separável | She found that all the dishes had been washed and put away. |
Put (…) down | Humilhar, depreciar | Separável | The students put the substitute teacher down. |
Put (…) down | Largar, soltar | Separável | You can put the fruits down on the table. |
Put (…) off | Adiar; cancelar | Separável | It’s too late to put them off now. Don’t put me off when I’m trying to concentrate. Don’t tell Lisa how hard the course is – you’ll put her off! |
Put (…) on | Vestir algo; ganhar peso | Separável | Put your coat on! / He must have put on several kilos. |
Put (…) out | Ofender | Separável | We hope our arriving late didn’t put her out. |
Put (…) out | Tirar | Separável | Put the garbage out, please. |
Put (…) out | Apagar (fogo) | Separável | Firemen soon put the fire out. |
Put (…) together | Preparar, montar | Separável | I have to put the crib together before the baby arrives. |
Put up with | Tolerar | Inseparável | I don’t know how she puts up with him. |
Run across | Encontrar por acaso | Inseparável | I ran across my best friend from school in the street. |
Run away from | Fugir | Inseparável | He ran away from home without saying anything. |
Run into | Encontrar por acaso | Inseparável | The bus went out of control and ran into a line of people. |
Run into | Bater em | Separável | He ran his car into a tree last Saturday. |
Run out | Ficar sem | Inseparável | Time is running out for the trapped miners. |
Run out (of) | Terminar, acabar | Inseparável | We ran out of shampoo, so I had to wash my hair with soap. |
Run (…) over | Atropelar | Separável | Two children were ran over in this street yesterday. |
Run over | Revisar | Inseparável | She ran over her text before handing it to her teacher. |
Sell out (of) | Vender tudo | Inseparável | The tickets sold out within hours. I’m sorry, We’ve sold out of bread. |
Send for | Mandar buscar/chamar | Inseparável | Send for a doctor, quickly! |
Set off | Partir (em viagem) | Inseparável | At what time do we set off tomorrow? The earlier, the better. |
Set (…) up | Enganar, atocariar | Separável | The police set up the car thief by using a hidden camera. |
Set (…) up | Montar, construir | Separável | Our boss set a meeting up with the president of the company. The police set up roadblocks on routes out of the city. |
Settle down | Acalmar-se | Inseparável | What Liz really wanted was to get married and settle down. |
Shop around | Fazer compras | Inseparável | I want to shop around a little before buying my new car. |
Show off | Exibir-se | Inseparável | He is showing off because the girl he likes is here. |
Show (…) off | Exibir | Separável | She likes to show off how well she speaks French. |
Show up | Aparecer, chegar | Inseparável | She finally showed up. |
Show (…) up | Envergonhar alguém | Separável | He showed me up by snoring during the concert. |
Sit down | Sentar | Inseparável | He sat down on the bed. |
Sleep over | Dormir uma noite na casa de alguém | Inseparável | Can I sleep over at my friend’s house? |
Sort (…) out | Organizar, resolver um problema | Separável | We have sorted out our problems and everything is fine now. |
Speak up | Falar mais alto | Inseparável | Speak up! I can’t hear a word you are saying! |
Stand back | Afastar-se, recuar | Inseparável | The police ordered the crowd to stand back. |
Stay up | Ficar acordado | Inseparável | I stayed up late yesterday. |
Stick to | Continuar a fazer | Inseparável | She finds it’s impossible to stick to a diet. |
Sum up/Sum (…) up | Resumir | Separável | Can I just sum up what we’ve agreed so far? |
Switch (…) off | Desligar, apagar | Separável | Please switch the lights off as you leave. |
Switch (…) on | Ligar, acender | Separável | We heard the news as soon as we switched on the car radio. |