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"Work out" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "hacer ejercicio", and "work it out" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "resolverlo". Learn more about the difference between "work out" and "work it out" below.
work out(
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)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (to train)
a. hacer ejercicio
I work out three days a week at the gym.Hago ejercicio tres días a la semana en el gimnasio.
b. entrenar
I have to work out at home because the gym is closed.Tengo que entrenar en casa porque el gimnasio está cerrado.
2. (to succeed)
a. salir bien
Fortunately, things worked out for me and Laura.Por suerte, todo salió bien entre Laura y yo.
b. terminar bien
So, did things work out between your mom and your wife?Dime, ¿terminaron bien las cosas entre tu mamá y tu esposa?
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. resolver
My roommate and I need to work things out.Mi compañero de cuarto y yo necesitamos resolver nuestra situación.
a. calcular
Did you work out how much money we need to go to Las Vegas for a week?¿Ya calculaste cuánto dinero necesitamos para ir a Las Vegas por una semana?
5. (to devise)
a. idear
A group of prisoners worked out a plan to escape from jail.Un grupo de prisioneros ideó un plan para escapar de la cárcel.
7. (to exhaust)
a. agotar
When the miners worked out the mine, they became unemployed.Cuando los mineros agotaron la mina, se quedaron sin trabajo.
work it out(
wuhrk
ihd
aut
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. resolverlo
There's one other issue we need to talk about, but we can work it out tomorrow.Hay otro asunto que tenemos que hablar, pero lo podemos resolver mañana.
a. calcularlo
I've worked it out, and I would have to earn $1000 per week to live in this apartment.Lo he calculado, y tendría que ganar $1000 por semana para vivir en este apartamento.
a. conseguir entenderlo
I still can't work it out. How did they manage to crack the security system?Todavía no consigo entenderlo. ¿Cómo lograron burlar el sistema de seguridad?
4. (to make up)
a. hacer las paces
My girlfriend and I had a bad fight last night, but we eventually worked it out.Mi novia y yo tuvimos una riña bien fuerte anoche, pero al final hicimos las paces.
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. hagan las paces (plural)
Both of you said some nasty things to each other; now work it.Ustedes dos se dijeron algunas cosas feas uno al otro; ahora hagan las paces.
