Hey buddies, hoy toca post de phrasal verbs, I know, they can be hard y no siempre es fácil entenderlos y luego ponerlos en práctica. Hoy nos centramos en los 15 Phrasal verbs con take que ya tendrías que conocer. No worries, si aún no los conoces te los explicamos con significado y ejemplos, uno por uno.
To take after someone – to look like someone, to have a similar appearance or personality- parecerse a alguien
E.g.
Mike takes after his mother; they both have the same blue eyes and blond hair.
Everybody says Beth takes after her grandmother, they have a talent for art.
To take something apart – to disassemble, to separate something into smaller parts- desmontar
E.g.
He’s always taking apart all types of mechanical toys.
I think I should take apart my computer and clean it properly.
To take away something – to separate, to remove – apartar, quitar, llevarse
E.g.
Could you take away this old chair? I don’t want it anymore.
If you don’t study harder, we’ll have to take away your telephone.
To take something back
1) to return something – devolver algo
E.g.
He bought some shoes but they don’t fit. He will ned to take them back.
2) to admit that you did/say something wrong – retirar (algo que has dicho)
E.g.
Sorry for saying those words to you, I take it back.
To take something down
1) to separate something into parts – desmontar
E.g.
After the concert finished, the crew took down the stage.
2) to write on paper – escribir, tomar nota de algo
E.g.
Let me take down your phone number, just in case.
To take someone in – to let someone stay in your house – dejar que alguien se quede en tu casa.
E.g.
He was having a hard time finding an apartment, so we took him in for a month.
You are so nice to take me in, I cannot thank you enough.
To take something in – to assimilate or understand information – comprender o asimilar información.
E.g.
The speaker said interesting things but it was a lot to take in.
I’m reading this manual and I can’t take it in.
To take off
1) to rise in the air (an airplane) – despegar (un avión)
E.g.
The plane will take off in 30 minutes.
2) also to become successful or popular very fast – despegar en sentido figurativo.
E.g.
Recently, their blog has taken off and now they are very popular.
Her career took off when she started working in publicity.
To take something off
1) to remove (clothes) – quitarse (ropa)
E.g.
As soon as I get home I take off my shoes and change my clothes.
2) not to work for a period of time – tener un día/semana libre (sin ir al trabajo)
E.g.
She took a week off to visit her family in France.
I’ll take two days off next week.
To take someone on – to hire someone – contratar a alguien.
E.g.
We need to take on a new cleaning lady.
Our company is taking on more employees next month.
To take something on – to accept some work or responsibility – aceptar/asumir responsabilidades
E.g.
Do you have time to take on a new project?
She took on more tasks in order to get promoted.
To take (it) out on someone – to make someone feel bad, because you are feeling bad too – tomarla con alguien
E.g.
Hey, I understand that you’ve had a horrible day, but don’t take it out on me.
I was stressed and I took it out on him.
To take over something – to take control of something – asumir el control de algo
E.g.
His real intention was to take over the company.
A large holding has taken over our company and there will be some changes.
To take up something
1) to fill space or time – ocupar espacio o tiempo
E.g.
These books are taking up all the space in my room.
This project is taking up more time than I expected.
2) to start doing something regularly – comenzar un nuevo hábito
E.g.
I’ve recently taken up yoga.
Why did you took up golf?
To take somebody up on something – to accept an offer- aceptar una invitación.
E.g.
You’re always welcome to stay with us when you’re in Paris.
Thank you, I’ll take you up on that the next time I come to France.
Esperamos que no haya sido demasiado para asimilar, a lot to take in y que te animes a poner algunos de ellos en práctica, verás que tu confianza con los phrasal verbs pronto despega, it will soon take off, y si por el contrario te has quedado con ganas de más phrasal verbs aquí tienes «Los mejores phrasal verbs con get, descúbrelos!»
La diferencia entre remember y remind, dos verbos que a veces confundimos en inglés. Los verbos remember y remind nos resultan confusos porque ambos hacen referencia a recordar, que es el verbo que usamos en español, pero en inglés hay una diferencia entre remember y remind porque significan recordar, aunque de maneras distintas.
Verás que no es tan complicado después de ver varios ejemplos con cada uno de ellos para que aprendas la diferencia entre remember y remind y que no se te olvide.
REMEMBER
significa recordar, acordarse de algo
e.g.
I can’t remember his name.
Do you remember me?
I remember very well my first day here.
Ojo que con el verbo remember hay truco, porque puede ir seguido de infinitivo o gerundio y el significado de la frase puede cambiar
Remember + to
usamos esta estructura para recordar o acordarnos de hacer algo normalmente “antes de”, para que no nos olvidemos de hacerlo
e.g.
I must remember to call my friend this week.
Will you remember to water the plants?
Remember to cancel the appointment.
Remember + -ing
usamos esta estructura cuando recordamos, nos acordamos de, porque tenemos memoria de algo o de haber hecho algo. Observa los ejemplos
e.g.
I remember playing on the street when I was a child.
She doesn’t remember meeting us last year.
I remember sending you the information.
Ya hemos visto cómo se usa remember, para que puedas ver mejor la diferencia entre remember y remind, a continuación vamos a hacer lo mismo con remind.
REMIND
significa hacer que alguien recuerde algo, por ejemplo cuando alguien nos recuerda que tenemos que hacer algo
e.g.
Remind me to buy some fruits at the grocery.
Paul called to remind you about their visit.
Can you remind me your surname?
Thanks for reminding me that I have to send the invitations.
Observa que en los ejemplos anteriores hay varias estructuras diferentes que podemos usar con el verbo remind
remind someone to do something
remind someone about something
remind someone something
remind someone that
También podemos usar remind para decir que alguien nos recuerda a alguien porque se parece o porque algo nos recuerda a otra cosa. En este caso, la estructura es remind someone of something (or someone else). Observa los siguientes ejemplos
e.g.
You remind me of my friend Tom.
That boy reminds me of my cousin.
That reminds me of my trip to Mexico.
This song reminds me of my high school years.
En realidad una manera sencilla para ver la diferencia entre remember y remind, es pensar que con remember, recordamos por nosotros mismos, mientras que con remind necesitaríamos otra persona que nos ayude a acordarnos de algo.
Will you remember la diferencia entre remember y remind? Seguro que a partir de ahora será más fácil!
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Phrasal verbs para hablar de la familia en nuestro post de hoy. Porque queremos a nuestra familia y no podemos vivir sin ellos, aunque a veces tengamos nuestros más y nuestros menos, sobre todo después de pasar un tiempo juntos. Para hablar de la familia y sobre muchas de las cosas que pasan en las relaciones familiares en este post veremos algunos phrasal verbs frecuentes.
Comenzamos con el phrasal verb para hablar de la familia más bonito!
Get together – reunirse, juntarse, pasar tiempo juntos.
E.g.
The whole family usually gets together at Christmas.
We usually get together on Saturdays.
Y seguimos con otros phrasal verbs que también son muy comunes cuando hablamos de relaciones familiares
Get along / on with (someone) – llevarse bien con alguien, tener una buena relación.
E.g.
I get along with my mother-in-law.
She doesn’t get on with some of our cousins.
Put up with (someone or something) – tolerar, “aguantar”.
E.g.
I can’t put up with him and his silly jokes.
Grandma is really kind and puts up with children making noise.
Grow apart – distanciarse, cuando no hay una relación cercana.
E.g.
As we got older we just grew apart.
Nothing happened, but they were growing apart.
Look up to (someone) – sentir respeto y admiración por alguien.
E.g.
They have always looked up to their grandmother.
He really looks up to his uncle Rob.
Look down on (someone) – menospreciar, mirar por encima del hombro.
E.g.
I don’t understand people who look down on others.
She looks down on him because he doesn’t have a degree.
???? Otros phrasal verbs con look
Grow up – crecer, madurar, criarse.
E.g.
Their children have all grown up and left home now.
I grew up in a large family.
Bring up – criar.
E.g.
He was brought up by his grandparents.
Her aunt brought them up the best she could.
Look after (someone) – cuidar de alguien.
E.g.
It’s hard work looking after three children all day.
She’s getting old and she needs someone to look after her.
Take after (someone) – parecerse a alguien.
E.g.
Dan’s very tall, he takes after his father.
Jennifer really takes after her mother.
???? Más phrasal verbs con take
Name after (someone) – poner el mismo nombre que a alguien.
E.g.
Alan was named after his grandfather.
Our baby Sammy was named after my husbands’ sister.
Tell (someone) off – reñir, regañar.
E.g.
He told the children off for making so much noise.
Our mum will tell us off if we don’t tidy our room.
Make up – hacer las paces después de una pelea.
E.g.
We got angry but we quickly made up.
Ok, kids, stop fighting, now kiss and make up.
???? Mira este post si quieres entender mejor cómo funcionan los phrasal verbs
Break up – romper una relación, separarse.
E.g.
The couple broke up last year.
They broke up after 20 years together.
Split up – romper una relación, un matrimonio, separarse.
E.g.
Her parents split up a few months ago.
My parents split up when I was I child.
Para finalizar y aunque no queremos acabar con una nota triste, la vida es así y desafortunadamente también en ocasiones necesitaremos decir que alguien ha fallecido, con este phrasal verb queda un poco menos “agresivo” o directo que decir “die”, especialmente porque es un tema delicado.
Pass away – fallecer.
E.g.
Our grandfather passed away 3 months ago.
Did you know his mother passed away recently?
En fin, lo importante es aprovechar esos momentos en los que nos reunimos, get together con la familia, y llevarse bien con ellos get along with them, aunque a veces haya peleas, siempre nos sentiremos mejor después de hacer las paces, make up. Porque a todos nos gusta sentirnos queridos, cuidar y que nos cuiden, to look after and to be looked after.
Y aunque hoy los hemos agrupado para hablar de la familia, muchos de estos phrasal verbs los podemos utilizar perfectamente en otros contextos diferentes.
Para saber cómo hablar de todos los miembros de tu familia (sobrinos, primas, cuñados, suegras…) en este post puedes ampliar tu vocabulario de la familia.
