Phrasal verbs
Elenco dei phrasal verbs inglesi
Tutti i 60 phrasal verbs con il loro significato e un esempio per ciascuno. Oppure gioca con l'esercizio
Essenziali (1–20) · A1–A2
| № | Phrasal verb | Significato | Esempio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wake up | svegliarsi, svegliare | I wake up at 7 every morning. |
| 2 | get up | alzarsi (dal letto) | She gets up early on weekdays. |
| 3 | sit down | sedersi | Please sit down and relax. |
| 4 | stand up | mettersi in piedi, alzarsi (dalla sedia) | Everyone stood up when the teacher came in. |
| 5 | come in | entrare | Come in, the door is open. |
| 6 | go out | uscire (per divertirsi) | We go out for dinner on Fridays. |
| 7 | come back | tornare (qui) | He will come back next week. |
| 8 | go back | tornare (là), tornare indietro | I need to go back home. |
| 9 | turn on | accendere | Can you turn on the lights? |
| 10 | turn off | spegnere | Turn off the TV before you sleep. |
| 11 | put on | mettersi (un vestito) | Put on your coat, it's cold outside. |
| 12 | take off | togliersi (un vestito)significa anche: decollare (un aereo) | Take off your shoes before entering. |
| 13 | look for | cercare | I'm looking for my keys. |
| 14 | pick up | raccogliere (da terra), passare a prendere (qualcuno) | Can you pick up the kids from school? |
| 15 | give back | restituire | Please give back my book tomorrow. |
| 16 | hurry up | sbrigarsi, fare presto | Hurry up, we're late! |
| 17 | slow down | rallentare | Slow down, you're driving too fast. |
| 18 | grow up | crescere, diventare adulto | He grew up in a small village. |
| 19 | clean up | mettere in ordine, pulire | Let's clean up the kitchen together. |
| 20 | try on | provare (un vestito) | She tried on three different dresses. |
Quotidiani (21–40) · A2–B1
| № | Phrasal verb | Significato | Esempio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | find out | scoprire, venire a sapere | I found out the truth yesterday. |
| 22 | look after | prendersi cura di, badare a | Can you look after my cat this weekend? |
| 23 | get along with | andare d'accordo con | I get along with my colleagues very well. |
| 24 | give up | arrendersi, rinunciare | Don't give up on your dreams. |
| 25 | carry on | continuare, proseguire | Please carry on with your work. |
| 26 | work out | allenarsi, fare ginnasticasignifica anche: trovare una soluzione | I work out at the gym every morning. |
| 27 | set up | allestire, organizzare | We need to set up the new printer. |
| 28 | fill out | compilare (un modulo) | Please fill out this form. |
| 29 | check in | registrarsi (in hotel, in aeroporto) | We checked in at the hotel at noon. |
| 30 | check out | lasciare l'hotel e pagaresignifica anche: dare un'occhiata, verificare | We check out of the hotel at 10 a.m. |
| 31 | run out of | rimanere senza | We ran out of milk this morning. |
| 32 | deal with | gestire, affrontare (un problema) | I have to deal with this problem today. |
| 33 | call back | richiamare (al telefono) | I'll call you back in five minutes. |
| 34 | hang out | uscire (con gli amici), passare del tempo insieme | We usually hang out at the park. |
| 35 | show up | presentarsi, farsi vivo | He didn't show up for the meeting. |
| 36 | make up | inventare (una storia, una scusa)significa anche: fare pace | She made up a story about the accident. |
| 37 | break down | guastarsi, smettere di funzionaresignifica anche: crollare (emotivamente) | My car broke down on the highway. |
| 38 | calm down | calmarsi | Please calm down and explain what happened. |
| 39 | throw away | buttare (nella spazzatura), gettare | Don't throw away those old photos. |
| 40 | look forward to | non vedere l'ora di | I'm looking forward to the holidays. |
Avanzati (41–60) · B1–B2
| № | Phrasal verb | Significato | Esempio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | bring up | tirare in ballo (un argomento), menzionaresignifica anche: crescere (un figlio) | She brought up an interesting point at the meeting. |
| 42 | point out | far notare, sottolineare | He pointed out a mistake in the report. |
| 43 | figure out | capire, venire a capo di | I can't figure out how this works. |
| 44 | put off | rimandare, rinviare | We had to put off the trip until next month. |
| 45 | turn down | rifiutare (un'offerta)significa anche: abbassare (il volume) | She turned down the job offer. |
| 46 | take over | prendere il controllo di, subentrare | He took over the company after his father retired. |
| 47 | come up with | ideare, farsi venire in mente | They came up with a great idea. |
| 48 | get over | superare, riprendersi da | It took her months to get over the flu. |
| 49 | go through | attraversare, passare (un momento difficile)significa anche: esaminare, controllare | We went through a lot of difficulties last year. |
| 50 | cut down on | ridurre (il consumo di) | I'm trying to cut down on sugar. |
| 51 | keep up with | stare al passo con, tenere il ritmo di | It's hard to keep up with all the changes. |
| 52 | catch up with | raggiungere (qualcuno) | Go ahead, I'll catch up with you in a minute. |
| 53 | end up | finire per (fare qualcosa), ritrovarsi | We ended up staying home all weekend. |
| 54 | carry out | eseguire, portare a termine | The team carried out the plan successfully. |
| 55 | rule out | escludere, scartare | The doctor ruled out any serious illness. |
| 56 | back up | fare il backup, fare una copia di sicurezzasignifica anche: sostenere, appoggiare | Always back up your files regularly. |
| 57 | break up | lasciarsi, separarsi (una coppia)significa anche: andare in pezzi | They broke up after three years together. |
| 58 | put up with | sopportare, tollerare | I can't put up with this noise anymore. |
| 59 | take up | iniziare (un hobby, un'attività)significa anche: occupare (spazio o tempo) | She decided to take up painting. |
| 60 | come across | imbattersi in, trovare per caso | I came across an old photo in the drawer. |