Phrasal verbs and expressions

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bosquejar
bosquejar
to sketch out
otear
otear
to look down on
tapiar
tapiar
to wall in
irse por las ramas
irse por las ramas
to beat around the bush
contactar
contactar
to get in touch with
agacharse
agacharse
to bend down
tener ganas de
tener ganas de
to look forward to
beberse
beberse
to drink up
empinarse
empinarse
to knock back
reclinarse
reclinarse
to lean back
desescalar
desescalar
to de-escalate
corcovar
corcovar
to bend over
desquitar
desquitar
to make up for
sobresalir
sobresalir
to stick out
sobresalir
sobresalir
to stand out
destacar
destacar
to stand out
revolcarse
revolcarse
to roll around
revolcar
revolcar
to knock down
apearse
apearse
to get off
enroscar
to screw in
ensillar
to saddle up
compensar
to make up for
turnarse
to take turns
trastabillar
to stumble
dar un traspié
to stumble
dar de alta
to register
echarse a perder
to go bad
enardecer
to inflame
acusar
to tell on
ausentarse
to be absent
salir a
to take after
malquistar
to turn against
estropearse
to break down
desglosar
to break down
cuadrar
to add up
colarse
to sneak in
trafagar por
to wander around
meterse
to pick on
pasar el rato
to hang out
janguear
to hang out
rifarse
to fight over
empañar
to mist up
empañarse
to steam up
perderse
to get lost
enterarse
to find out
tomar en cuenta
to keep in mind
dar a conocer
to make known
meterse de lleno
to get fully involved
apañarse
to make off with
quedar a la espera de
to look forward to
plantar cara
to face up to
procurar
to make sure
dejar atrás
to leave behind
mantenerse al nivel
to keep up
atorarse
to get stuck
hacer un seguimiento de
to keep track of
sobreponer
to put on top of
apartar
to set aside
enmarañar
to tangle up
dárselas de
to make oneself out to be
estar deseando
to look forward to
estar por
to be on the verge of
recaer
to fall back into
recaer
to fall on
rendir culto
to worship
expulsar
to throw out
expulsar
to send off
provocar
to bring on
provocar
to bring about
sacar a relucir
to bring out
sacar prestado
to borrow
romper
to break up
seguir adelante
to carry on
el refugio
shelter
pisotear
to stomp on
desarreglar
to mess up
asimilar
to take in
abarcar
to take on
resultar
to turn out
empotrar
to build in
mantenerse al tanto
to keep up to date
mantenerse al tanto
to keep up
estorbar
to get in the way of
terminar
to end up
trabarse
to get jammed
extinguir
to wipe out
aniquilar
to wipe out
descorrer
to draw back
romper con
to break away from
vigilar
to keep an eye on
valerse de
to use
salir corriendo
to run off
dejarse llevar
to get carried away
untar
to smear
estar ido
to be miles away
traer puesto
to be wearing
traer de vuelta
to bring back
rematar
to finish off
abatir
to shoot down
suelen ser
tend to be
zamparse
to wolf down
trastear
to move around
solapar
to cover up
dar con
to find
contar con
to rely on
constar de
to consist of
dar a luz
to give birth
dar a entender
to imply
dar a conocer
to announce
enchufar
to plug in
entrever
to make out
hacer caer
to knock off
ojear
to have a look at
repostar
to fill up
atesorar
to amass
declarar en ruina
to condemn
convenir
to be advisable
confesar
to own up to
dejar plantado
to stand up
acabar con
to finish off
carcomer
to eat away at
fajar
to beat up
tachar
to cross out
cebar
to fatten up
respingar
to ride up
acicalar
to dress up
presumir
to show off
ceder el puesto
to hand over
hurgar en
to dig through
deambular
to wander around
arrebatarse
to get worked up
volcar
to knock over
descartar
to rule out
acotar
to fence in
desembocar
to flow into
acabarse
to run out
ve más despacio
slow down
rendirse
to give in
ceder
to give in
abatirse
to swoop down
empinar
to tip up
aventajar
to be ahead of
confiar en
to trust in
depender de
to depend on
engullir
to gobble up
hurgar
to dig around in
fulminar
to strike down
apagar
to turn off
asomar
to stick out
armar
to piece together
ponerse de pie
to stand up
dar plantón a
to stand up
toparse
to run into
apuntarse
to sign up
atropellar
to run over
contar con
to count on
contar con
to have
sacar
to draw
extender la mano
to reach out
alargarse
to go on
atraer
to draw
retraer
to draw in
agotarse
to tire oneself out
adueñarse de
to take over
hacerse cargo
to take over
contener
to hold back
aguantar
to put up with
escupir
to spit up
devolver
to throw up
guardar en bodega
to lay down
deponer
to give evidence
acostarse
to lie down
entregar
to turn in
entregar
to hand over
caerse
to fall down
averiarse
to break down
tumbar
to knock down
salir a chorros
to gush out
desentrañar
to puzzle out
desentrañar
to figure out
descifrar
to figure out
divisar
to make out
distinguir
to make out
radicar en
to lie in
sacar a la luz
to bring out
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