PHRASAL VERBS

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Regalare, dare viaGive awaySam couldn’t decide whether to keep her present or give it away.

Tradire, lasciare sfuggire Give awayHis sheepish face gave him away, so he confessed that he was actually guilty.Restituire, rendere Give back Harry, could you give me back my books.

Consegnare Give in So, please, give your report in before tomorrow.

Arrendersi, cedere Give in Ed knew he'd lost the dispute, but he wouldn't give in. The little boy asked for the chocolate so many times, that we gave in and let him eat some.

Produrre, emettere, mandare fuori Give off The heating doesn’t seem to be giving off much heat.

Esaurirsi, terminare, finire Give out Eventually my patience gave out and I shouted Mary.Dan's strenght gave out.

Smettere di funzionare Give out
Patricia’s washing machine has finally given out.

Comunicare, fare sapere Give out The killer's name was given out on television.

Consegnare, mettere a disposizione Give over toWhen Greg started his career, he gave himself over to his job.

Smettere Give up After a week spent at the beauty-farm, Terry gave up smocking.

Cedere, rinunciare Give up Sheila has given up to despair.

Esser felici delle sfortune altrui Gloat over Don’t gloat over Max’s misfortune: you could be the one who fails next time. Glissare, sorvolare, minimizzare Gloss over You’re just glossing over the facts, instead of giving a detailed explanation. The Prime Minister glossed over the censure that was critical of his policy. Impigrirsi Goof off I'm just going to stay home and goof off at the weekend. Crescere troppo rispetto ai vestiti Grow out of Belinda grew out of those clothes… she’s too large for them. Crescere Grow up Harris grew up abroad.

Passare di generazione in generazione Hand down The manor house has been handed down for generations. Consegnare un lavoro, un compito Hand in Joan handed her homework in late. Distribuire Hand out The teacher handed out the worksheet to us. Lasciare il posto ad un altro Hand over Ed resigned and handed over to Tom, his younger colleague. Dare ufficialmente Hand over The criminal handed the stolen wallet over to the police. Fare un assegno Hand over Frank handed over a cheque for $500. Far ascoltare, mettere in contatto Hand over to I'll hand you over to the supervisor. Attendere, rimanere in attesa telefonica Hang on Please, hang on for a moment… he's not free. Stare con gli amici Hang out Fred hangs out in that pub: he's there every evening. Terminare una telefonata Hang up I lost my temper and hung up on Mary. Parlare di continuo della stessa cosa Harp on Albert's always harping on about lack of education. Please, Sheila… stop harping on about it! trascinare qualcuno davanti al giudice Haul up George was hauled up in court for driving drunk. Spingere a cambiare direzione Head off I tried to head the horse off, but it was pointless. Essere vicini ad una brutta situazione Head for Pay attention, Ted: you’re heading for disaster if you're not careful. Prevenire Head off The politician headed off a countermove to replace him as leader. Riscaldare Heat up Nancy heated the soup up in the microwave oven. Aiutare, dare assistenza Help out I always helped Belinda out when she felt depressed. Avere un’idea Hit on Francis suddenly hit on the solution. Criticare pesantemente Hit out at We hit out at Albert for his selfish behaviour.

Domandare qualcosa, chiedere soldi Hit up Richard and hit me up for some money.

Focalizzare, targettizzare Home in on The social project is homing in on the quality of life. Intromettersi, intrufolarsi, interferire Horn in We worried that Albert would try to horn in on our genuine fun.

Comportarsi in modo stupido, fare le cose senza pensarci, cazzeggiare Horse about, horse aroundTed, stop horsing about... get to work and finish what you have to do. Don't horse around in the kitchen, Sally... you could break something!

Nascondere, tenere celati dei fatti Hush up The politician tried to hush up that he was arrested on bribery charges.

Risolvere dei problemi, ripianare Iron out I know, Pat… we disagree on lots of things, but we can iron them out. Ted’s still trying to iron out some problems with the computer system. Emettere, mandare fuori Issue from Kate was very frightened… a weak trembling sound issued from her lips.

Bloccare i freni Jam on Jack jammed on the brakes when the fox crossed the road. Crescere, aumentare Jack up Salaries should be jacked up by a few percent, because of inflation. Dare vita, vivacizzare Jazz up Jim tried to jazz the evening up bringing Sheila to an exclusive disco. Buttar giù, annotare velocemente Jot down Carrie uses to jot down her new ideas on the diary. Ed jotted down Mandy’s number on a piece of paper. Tentare, provare Jostle for The company was jostling for a new business on the web. Sgridare severamente Jump all over Mandy’s boss jumped all over her because her carelessness.

Perdere l’equilibrio Keel over The old lady keeled over and landed flat on her back. Iniziare, avere inizio Kick off The football game kicks off at five o'clock sharp. Essere mandati via Kick out The club kicked Sally out because she didn't pay the annual fee. Appassionare, eccitare (passivo) Kindle by Brenda's imagination was kindled by the tales Marcus told her.Andare in giro, accompagnarsi con Knock about with Does Larry’s son still knock about in his bumper car? We’ve seen Sheila knocking about with some dubious types. Costare Knock back The mechanic knocked me back eighty pounds… a real rip-off! Bere molto Knock back The wino knocked back a full bottle of whiskey in a minute. Demolire Knock down They knocked down the old village to build new blocks. Colpire, investire Knock down The car knocked the pedestrian down and ran away. Finire di lavorare Knock off I knocked off early to avoid the traffic jam. Avvicinarsi Knock on Celia’s knocking on forty. Lavorare sodo, darci sotto Knock out The team completed the plan on time because they knocked themselves out. Stendere, buttare giù Knock out That strong antibiotic knocked me out. The champion knocked out the challenger. Fare rapidamente, preparare Knock up Sheila knocked up a fantastic meal in five minutes.

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