Chapter 1

1. get on (s)

take transport (no cars)

subir

I get on the bus

Yo subo al bus

2. get off (s)

leave transport (no cars)

bajar

They get off the horse.

Ellos bajan del caballo.

3. get in(to) (s)

enter car

subir carro

John gets in the ca.r

John suba al carro.

4. get out of (s)

leave car

bajar carro

The people get out of the plane.

La gente baja del avin.

5. awesome

incredible / cool

incredible

The movie is awesome..

La pelcula es fantstica.

6. break up (s)

a. end a relationship

b. destroy something

a. terminar relaciones

b. destruir algo

a. I broke up with my girlfriend

b. He broke up the house.

a. Quebr con mi novia.

b. El destruy la casa.

7. at first

in the beginning

al principio

At first she got on the train.

Al principio ella subi al tren.

8. take off (s)

a. remove something

b. leave

c. airplane leaves

d. take vacation

a. quitarse

b. irse

c. despegar

d. vacacionar

a. Mike takes off his shoes.

b. Im taking off now.

c. We take off at

.

d. They take off 4 days.

a. Mike quita sus zapatos.

b. Voy jalando

c. Nosotros despegamos a las 6.

d. Ellos vacacionan 4 das

9. call up (s)

call somebody

llamar alguien

Cristy calls up her mom.

Cristy llama a su mom.

10. figure out (s)

resolve

a. resolver

b. understand

a. I figured out the problem.

b. I cant figure it out.

a. Yo resolv el problema.

b. No lo entend.

Chapter 2

11. hand in (s)

present homework

presentar tarea

We hand in the project.

Nosotros presentamos el proyecto.

12. at least

the minimum

por lo menos

At least he got on the train.

Por lo menos el subi al tren.

13. try on (s)

test clothes

probar ropa

Ken tries on the coat.

Ken se prueba el saco.

14. put on (s)

a. dress

b. place

a. ponerse

b. ponerse

a. Dad puts on the socks.

b. I put the book on the table.

a. Papi se pone las medias

b. Yo pongo el libro en la mesa.

15. back in a flash

return quickly

regresar rapido

Ill be back in a flash.

Regresar rpido

16. pull together (s)

a. cooperate

b. organize something

a. coperacin

b. organizarse algo

a. We should pull together.

b. Please pull it (the job) together.

a. Deberamos cooperar.

b. Por favor organizarse.

17. turn on (s)

Start machine, water

enceder

Mike turns off the water.

Mike abra la llave del tubo..

18. turn off (s)

stop machine, water

apagar

We turned off the water.

Cerramos la llave del tubo.

19. get up (s)

a. wake up

b. stand up

a. despertarse

b. lleventarse

a. Ken woke up at 8.

b. Please stand up now.

a. Ken despert a las 6.

b. Por favor levntese.

dry run

practice

ensayo

Lets do a dry run.

Vamos a practicar.

Chapter 3

21. count on

depend on someone

depender de

I cant count on you.

No puedo depender de ti.

22. pick up (s)

a. take something

b. meet and transport a

person.

c. receive transmission

d. be infected

a. tomar

b. recoger

c. recibir senales

d. contagirse

a. They take the book

b. Peter picks up his girlfriend.

c. The radio picks up the music.

d. I picked up the flu

a. Ellos toman el libro.

b. Peter recoge su novia.

c .El radio recibe la msica.

d. Yo lo contagi de gripe.

23. work out (s)

a. exercise

b. resolve something

a. exerciscio

b. resolver

a. Janet works out everyday.

b. I work out the problem

a. Janet hace ejercicios cada da.

b. Yo resuelvo el problema

24. get away

escape

escapar

Sally got away for the week.

Sally se escap esta semana.

25. right away

now

ahora, ya

Marge works out right away.

Marge hace ejercicio ya.

26. take turns (s)

alternate

alternar

They take turns on the ride.

Ellos alternan en el juego.

27. wear out

desgastarse

My pants are wearing out.

Mis pantalones estn desgastados.

29. at last

finally

por fin

At last you got up.

Por fin usted se levant.

30. turn down (s)

reject

rechazar

Emilio turned down the offer.

Emilio rechaz la oferta.

Chapter 4

31. dress up (s)

put on best clothes

chiniarse

Anthony dressed up today.

Anthony se pus su mejor ropa.

32. hold off (s)

delay

retener

They hold off the fight.

Ellos retienen la pelea.

33. nail down (s)

a. obligate

b. attach with nails

a. comprometer

b. clavar

a. I nailed him down to study.

b. They nailed down the wood.

a. Yo lo compromet estudiar.

b. Ellos clavaron la madera.

34. shake up (s)

a. distraught

b. agitate

a. perturbar (emocionalmente)

b. sacudir

a. The accident shook me up.

b. The woman shakes up the water.

a. El accidente me perturb.

b. La mujer sacude el agua.

35. find out (s)

a. investigate

a. averiguar

a. He is finding out the problem.

a. Est averiguando el problema.

36. act up

strange behavior

travesear

That man is acting up again.

Ese hombre est haciendo de las suyas otra vez.

37. all right

ok

super tuanis

Everything is all right.

Todo es super tuanis.

38. step down

renounce a position

renunciar

He steps down from his position

El renunci al puesto.

49. look at

a. see

b. study

a. mirar

b. estudiar

a.We look at the foto.

b. We are looking at english.

a. Miramos la foto.

b. Nosotros estamos estudiando ingls.

40. blow up (s)

explode

explotar

The volcano blew up yesterday.

El volcn explot ayer.

Chapter 5

41. get back (s)

a. return

b. recuperate

a. regresar

b. recuperar

a. I got back home at 4.

b. She is getting her money back.

a. Yo regres a la casa a las 4.

b. Ella est recuperando su dinero.

42. as usual

normally

como de costumbre

As usual you got back late.

Como de costumbre regres tarde.

43. look for

search

buscar

They are looking for treasure.

Ellos estn buscando tesoros.

44. knock down (s)

a. strike and fall

b. reduce price

c. reject

a. atropellar

b. bajar precio

c. rechazar

a. Dad knocked down the vase.

b. They will knock down the price.

c. The boss knocked down my idea.

a. Papi atropell la base.

b. Ellos bajaron el precio.

c. El jefe rechaz mi idea.

45. all along

from the beginning

desde al principio

All along he was working.

Desde al principio l estaba trabajando.

46. report back (s)

advise

rendir cuentas

Report him back to me.

Venga para rendir cuentas con l.

47. pick out (s)

select

escoger

The girl picks out the shoes

La chica escoge los zapatos.

48. run into (s)

a. meet by chance

b. crash

a. tropezarse con persona.

b. chocar contra

a. I ran into Fred.

b. The car ran into the tree.

a. Me tropec con Fred.

b. El carro choc contra el rbol.

49. talk over (s)

discuss something important.

hablar sobre una cosa importante

We are talking over the project.

Estamos hablando sobre el proyecto.

50. go after

chase

perseguir

The police went after the thief.

La polica persigui al ladrn.

Chapter 6