Lista de Phrsal Verbs Bom de Língua

Lista de Phrsal Verbs

Esta é uma lista com PHRASAL VERBS comuns, com significados e exemplos.

PHRASAL VERB	SIGNIFICADO	EXAMPLE SENTENCE
ask (…) out	Chamar para um encontro	Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie.
ask around	Sair perguntando para as pessoas	I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.
add up to (…)	Dar o total de	Your purchases add up to $205.32.
back (…) up	Dar ré	You’ll have to back up your car so that I can get out.
back (…) up	Dar apoio	My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job.
blow up	explodir	The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence.
blow (…) up	Encher de ar	We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party.
break down	Parar de funcionar/ Irritar-se	Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm. The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died.
break (…) down	Dividir em partes	Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts.
break in	Invadir / Interromper	Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo. The TV station broke in to report the news of the president’s death.
break into (…)	Invadir	The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children.
break (…) in	Gastar uma roupa	I need to break these shoes in before we run next week.
break up	Terminar uma relação/ Começar a rir	My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America. The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking.
break out	Escapar	The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren’t looking.
bring (…) down	entristecer	This sad music is bringing me down.
bring (…) up	falar sobre algo	My mother walks out of the room when my father brings up sports.
call around	Ligar pra vários lugares	We called around but we weren’t able to find the car part we needed.
call (…) back	Ligar de volta	I called the company back but the offices were closed for the weekend.
call (…) off	Cancelar	Jason called the wedding off because he wasn’t in love with his fiancé.
call on (…)	Pedir opinião/Visitar	The professor called on me for question 1. We called on you last night but you weren’t home.
call (…) up	Ligar	Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town.
calm down	Acalmar-se	You are still mad. You need to calm down before you drive the car.
not care for (…)	Não gostar	I don’t care for his behaviour.
catch up	Chegar ao mesmo nível	You’ll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty.
check in	Dar entrada (hotel, aeroporto, etc)	We will get the hotel keys when we check in.
check out	Dar saída (hotel)	You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM.
check (…) out	Investigar, reparar	The company checks out all new employees.
check out (…)	Olhar com atenção	Check out the crazy hair on that guy!
cheer up	Animar-se	She cheered up when she heard the good news.
cheer (…) up	Animar alguém	I brought you some flowers to cheer you up.
chip in	Ajudar	If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon.
clean (…) up	Limpar, arrumar	Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside.
come across (…)	Deparar-se com	I came across these old photos when I was tidying the closet.
come apart	Separar	The top and bottom come apart if you pull hard enough.
come down with (…)	Ficar doente	My nephew came down with chicken pox this weekend.
come forward	Voluntarear-se	The woman came forward with her husband’s finger prints.
come from	Ser de origem	The art of origami comes from Asia.
count on (…)	Contar com algo/alguém	I am counting on you to make dinner while I am out.
cross (…) out	Riscar	Please cross out your old address and write your new one.
cut back on (…)	Consumir menos	My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods.
cut (…) down	Derrubar cortando	We had to cut the old tree in our yard down after the storm.
cut in	Interromper/ Dar um fechada	Your father cut in while I was dancing with your uncle. The bus driver got angry when that car cut in.
cut (…) off	Tirar cortando/ Parar de fornecer/ Tirar do testamento	The doctors cut off his leg because it was severely injured. The phone company cut off our phone because we didn’t pay the bill. My grandparents cut my father off when he remarried.
cut (…) out	Remover cortando	I cut this ad out of the newspaper.
do (…) over	Espancar/ Fazer de novo	He’s lucky to be alive. His shop was done over by a street gang. My teacher wants me to do my essay over because she doesn’t like my topic.
do away with (…)	Descartar	It’s time to do away with all of these old tax records.
do (…) up	Apertar	Do your coat up before you go outside. It’s snowing!
dress up	Vestir-se bem	It’s a fancy restaurant so we have to dress up.
drop back	Descer posições	Andrea dropped back to third place when she fell off her bike.
drop in/ by/ over	Chegar sem marcar	I might drop in/by/over for tea sometime this week.
drop (…) off	Descartar algo/alguém	I have to drop my sister off at work before I come over.
drop out	Parar de estudar	I dropped out of Science because it was too difficult.
eat out	Comer fora	I don’t feel like cooking tonight. Let’s eat out.
end up	Acabar por fazer	We ended up renting a movie instead of going to the theatre.
fall apart	Dividir-se em pedaços	My new dress fell apart in the washing machine.
fall down	cair	The picture that you hung up last night fell down this morning.
fall out	Cair de dentro/ Soltar-se e cair	The money must have fallen out of my pocket. His hair started to fall out when he was only 35.
figure (…) out	Chegar à conclusão	I need to figure out how to fit the piano and the bookshelf in this room.
fill (…) in	Preencher (UK)	Please fill in the form with your name, address, and phone number.
fill (…) out	Preencher (US)	The form must be filled out in capital letters.
fill (…) up	Encher	I always fill the water jug up when it is empty.
find out	Descobrir	We don’t know where he lives. How can we find out?
find (…) out	Descobrir algo	We tried to keep the time of the party a secret, but Samantha found it out.
get (…) across/ over	Fazer-se entender	I tried to get my point across/over to the judge but she wouldn’t listen.
get along/on	Gostar um do outro	I was surprised how well my new girlfriend and my sister got along/on.
get around	Mover-se	My grandfather can get around fine in his new wheelchair.
get away	Viajar	We worked so hard this year that we had to get away for a week.
get away with (…)	Escapar do flagrante	Jason always gets away with cheating in his maths tests.
get back	Voltar	We got back from our vacation last week.
get (…) back	Receber de volta	Liz finally got her Science notes back from my room-mate.
get back at (…)	Retaliar	My sister got back at me for stealing her shoes. She stole my favourite hat.
get back into (…)	Interessar-se de novo	I finally got back into my novel and finished it.
get on (…)	Entrar em veículo	We’re going to freeze out here if you don’t let us get on the bus.
get over (…)	Superar algo/alguém	I just got over the flu and now my sister has it.
get together	Encontrar-se	Let’s get together for a BBQ this weekend.
get up	Levantar-se	I got up early today to study for my exam. You should get up and give the elderly man your seat.
give (…) away	Falar um segredo/ Levar a noiva ao altar/ Distribuir de graça	His wife gave him away to the police. My father gave me away at my wedding. My little sister gave the surprise party away by accident.
give (…) back	Devolver	I have to give these skates back to Franz before his hockey game.
give in	Desistir de argumentar/brigar	My boyfriend didn’t want to go to the ballet, but he finally gave in.
give (…) out	Distribuir	They were giving out free perfume samples at the department store.
give (…) up	Desistir	I am giving up smoking as of January 1st. My maths homework was too difficult so I gave up.
go after (…)	Seguir alguém	My brother tried to go after the thief in his car.
go after (…)	Buscar um objetivo	I went after my dream and now I am a published writer.
go against (…)	Enfrentar	We are going against the best soccer team in the city tonight.
go ahead	Continuar	Please go ahead and eat before the food gets cold.
go back	Voltar	I have to go back home and get my lunch.
go out	Sair para um evento	We’re going out for dinner tonight.
go out with (…)	Ter um encontro	Jesse has been going out with Luke since they met last winter.
go over (…)	Revisar/Visitar	Please go over your answers before you submit your test. I haven’t seen Tina for a long time. I think I’ll go over for an hour or two.
grow apart	Afastar-se de alguém	My best friend and I grew apart after she changed schools.
grow into (…)	Crescer até caber	This bike is too big for him now, but he should grow into it by next year.
grow out of (…)	Ficar grande demais	Elizabeth needs a new pair of shoes because she has grown out of her old ones.
grow up	Virar adulto	When Jack grows up he wants to be a fireman.
hand (…) down	Entregar algo usado	I handed my old comic books down to my little cousin.
hand (…) in	Entregar	I have to hand in my essay by Friday.
hand (…) out	Distribuir	We will hand out the invitations at the door.
hand (…) over	Entregar contra a vontade	The police asked the man to hand over his wallet and his weapons.
hang in	Aguentar	Hang in there. I’m sure you’ll find a job very soon.
hang on	Esperar um tempo	Hang on while I grab my coat and shoes!
hang out	Passar um tempo	Instead of going to the party we are just going to hang out at my place.
hang up	Desligar ligação	He didn’t say goodbye before he hung up.
hold (…) back	Evitar fazer/ Esconder emoção	I had to hold my dog back because there was a cat in the park. Jamie held back his tears at his grandfather’s funeral.
hold on	Esperar	Please hold on while I transfer you to the Sales Department.
hold onto (…)	Segurar com firmeza	Hold onto your hat because it’s very windy outside.
hold (…) up	Roubar	A man in a black mask held the bank up this morning.
keep on doing (…)	Continuar	Keep on stirring until the liquid comes to a boil.
keep (…) from (…)	Omitir	We kept our relationship from our parents for two years.
keep (…) out	Ficar de fora	Try to keep the wet dog out of the living room.
keep (…) up	Continuar	If you keep those results up you will get into a great college.
let (…) down	Desapontar	I need you to be on time. Don’t let me down this time.
let (…) in	Deixar entrar	Can you let the cat in before you go to school?
log in (or on)	Logar	I can’t log in to Facebook because I’ve forgotten my password.
log out (or off)	Deslogar	If you don’t log off somebody could get into your account.
look after (…)	Cuidar	I have to look after my sick grandmother.
look down on (…)	desmerecer	Ever since we stole that chocolate bar your dad has looked down on me.
look for (…)	Procurar	I’m looking for a red dress for the wedding.
look forward to (…)	Aguardar ansiosamente	I’m looking forward to the Christmas break.
look into (…)	Investigar	We are going to look into the price of snowboards today.
look out	Tomar cuidado	Look out! That car’s going to hit you!
look out for (…	Prestar atenção	Don’t forget to look out for snakes on the hiking trail.
look (…) over	Dar uma olhada	Can you look over my essay for spelling mistakes?
look (…) up	Procurar em registro	We can look her phone number up on the Internet.
look up to (…)	Respeitar/ Inspirar-se em	My little sister has always looked up to me.
make (…) up	Mentir	Josie made up a story about why we were late.
make up	Fazer as pazes	We were angry last night, but we made up at breakfast.
make (…) up	Maquiar-se	My sisters made me up for my graduation party.
mix (…) up	Confundir coisas	I mixed up the twins’ names again!
pass away	Morrer	His uncle passed away last night after a long illness.
pass out	Desmaiar	It was so hot in the church that an elderly lady passed out.
pass (…) out	Distribuir	The professor passed the textbooks out before class.
pass (…) up	Rejeitar	I passed up the job because I am afraid of change.
pay (…) back	Reembolsar	Thanks for buying my ticket. I’ll pay you back on Friday.
pay for (…)	Ser punido	That bully will pay for being mean to my little brother.
pick (…) out	Escolher	I picked out three sweaters for you to try on.
point (…) out	Apontar	I’ll point my boyfriend out when he runs by.
put (…) down	Largar algo/ Insultar	You can put the groceries down on the kitchen counter. The students put the substitute teacher down because his pants were too short.
put (…) off	Adiar	We are putting off our trip until January because of the hurricane.
put (…) out	Extinguir	The neighbours put the fire out before the firemen arrived.
put (…) together	Montar	I have to put the crib together before the baby arrives.
put up with (…)	Tolerar	I don’t think I can put up with three small children in the car.
put (…) on	Vestir	Don’t forget to put on your new earrings for the party.
run into (…)	Encontrar com alguém sem querer	I ran into an old school-friend at the mall.
run over (…)	Atropelar	I accidentally ran over your bicycle in the driveway.
run over/ through (…)	Ensaiar	Let’s run over/through these lines one more time before the show.
run away	Fugir	The child ran away from home and has been missing for three days.
run out of	Ficar sem algo	We ran out of shampoo so I had to wash my hair with soap.
send (…) back	Devolver (enviando)	My letter got sent back to me because I used the wrong stamp.
set (…) up	Organizar	Our boss set a meeting up with the president of the company.
set (…) up	Emboscar	The police set up the car thief by using a hidden camera.
shop around	Comparar preços	I want to shop around a little before I decide on these boots.
show off	Exibir-se	He always shows off on his skateboard
sleep over	Dormir em lugar alheio	You should sleep over tonight if the weather is too bad to drive home.
sort (…) out	Separar/Resolver algo	We need to sort the bills out before the first of the month.
stick to (…)	Continuar fazendo	You will lose weight if you stick to the diet.
switch (…) off	Desligar	The light’s too bright. Could you switch it off.
switch (…) on	Ligar	We heard the news as soon as we switched on the car radio.
take (…) apart	Despedaçar	He took the car brakes apart and found the problem.
take (…) back	Devolver	I have to take our new TV back because it doesn’t work.
take off	Decolar	My plane takes off in five minutes.
take (…) off	Tirar algo	Take off your socks and shoes and come in the lake!
take (…) out	Retirar do lugar	Can you take the garbage out to the street for me?
take (…) out	Pegar para viagem	My grandparents took us out for dinner and a movie.
tear (…) up	Despedaçar	I tore up my ex-boyfriend’s letters and gave them back to him.
think back	Relembrar	When I think back on my youth, I wish I had studied harder.
think (…) over	Considerar	I’ll have to think this job offer over before I make my final decision.
throw (…) away	Jogar fora	We threw our old furniture away when we won the lottery.
turn (…) down	Baixar o volume/Recusar	Please turn the TV down while the guests are here. I turned the job down because I don’t want to move.
turn (…) off	desligar	Your mother wants you to turn the TV off and come for dinner.
turn (…) on	Ligar	It’s too dark in here. Let’s turn some lights on.
turn (…) up	Aumentar o volume	Can you turn the music up? This is my favourite song.
turn up	Aparecer de repente	Our cat turned up after we put posters up all over the neighbourhood.
try (…) on	Experimentar roupa	I’m going to try these jeans on, but I don’t think they will fit.
try (…) out	Testar	I am going to try this new brand of detergent out.
use (…) up	Acabar com alo	The kids used all of the toothpaste up so we need to buy some more.
wake up	Acordar	We have to wake up early for work on Monday.
warm (…) up	Esquentar algo	You can warm your feet up in front of the fireplace.
warm up	Aquecer para exercício	I always warm up by doing sit-ups before I go for a run.
wear off	Desgastar	Most of my make-up wore off before I got to the party.
work out	Exercitar-se	I work out at the gym three times a week.
work out	Ter sucesso	Our plan worked out fine.
work (…) out	Calcular	We have to work out the total cost before we buy the house.

Fonte: EnglishClub