Hey buddies! Hoy os explicamos 13 phrasal verbs que puedes comenzar a utilizar en tu trabajo hoy mismo.
I know, los phrasal verbs nos dan un poco de miedo y pueden ser estresantes. Además no nos resulta nada natural utilizarlos, pero si poco a poco los vamos incorporando en nuestro discurso, nos sentiremos más cómodos. Es importante conocerlos, no sólo para utilizarlo nosotros, sino para entender a otras personas cuando los usan.
Hoy os explicamos algunos que os pueden resultan de gran ayuda, vamos allá!
El primero es uno de mis favoritos porque es super útil, lo puedes utilizar en mucho contextos
1. To deal with (something or someone) – to manage, to take the necessary action, especially in order to solve a problem.
E.g.
We have to deal with problems every day.
He has excellent abilities to deal with people.
Normalmente si tenemos que ocuparnos de un problema, hay que encontrar soluciones, para esto podemos usar
2. To find (something) out – to discover a fact or a piece of information
E.g.
We found out what the problem was.
They’ve found out the cause of the delay, it was a shipping mistake.
3. To figure (something) out – to understand, to be able to know the cause of a problem and find a way to solve it.
E.g.
At first I couldn’t figure out the answer.
We’ll figure it out and suggest a solution.
4. To work (something) out – to work until you find a solution.
E.g.
After some difficulties we could finally work out the budget problem.
Don’t worry, we will work it out.
Para solucionar cosas, ayuda mucho tener buenas ideas
5. To come up with (an idea, a plan) – to suggest or think of an idea, plan or solution.
E.g.
We came up with a completely new approach.
She has come up with an excellent idea.
A veces, es también necesario revisar y considerar las cosas de una manera más detallada, estos otros phrasal verbs pueden ayudar
6. To go over (something) – to review. Also, to examine something carefully.
E.g.
Let’s go over the mail before sending it to our clients.
They’ll need to go over the report to identify common issues.
7. To check (something) out – to examine something to make sure it’s correct, true, satisfactory.
E.g.
Could check out the report first?
Sure, I’ll check it out and let you know.
8. To think (something) through – to consider something carefully.
E.g.
We will think this proposal through and get back to you in a few days.
Let me think it through before making a final decision.
Otras veces es necesario tener las cosas muy claras e incluso consultarlas con alguien más
9. To spell (something) out – to explain in a very clear way.
E.g.
I’ll need to spell everything out to the team, so that they understand.
She had to spell it out for us to get a clear idea.
10. To run by (someone) – to tell someone about something, to make sure they understand or approve.
E.g.
I’ll have to run this by my boss before we agree to the deal.
Can I run your proposal by our committee first?
Acabamos con otros phrasal verbs más faciles, pero igualmente útiles en el contexto de trabajo.
11. To get back to (someone) – to call, write or speak to someone at a later time.
E.g.
I’ll get back to you with an answer later.
Can you get back to me when you have a moment?
12. To put off – to postpone
E.g.
The meeting has been put off until next week.
We can’t put off this decision.
13. To call off – to cancel
E.g.
I got a couple of meetings called off today.
They’ve called off the marketing campaign.
Por último, un truco para que la tarea de incorporar algunos de estos phrasal verbs nos dé menos miedo.
Elige solo 2-3 para empezar y ponlos en contexto para que te resulte más fácil identificar el significado, inventa un párrafo cortito, por ejemplo:
Last week we had to deal with a complicated situation at work. First, we found out it was a problem of communication. Then, someone came up with the idea of doing some interviews to team leaders to figure out what was exactly the problem. We ran the results by the HR department and finally a decision was made to implement some changes.
Poco a poco empieza a ponerlos en práctica de esta manera y cuando ya tengas dominados esos, repite el proceso con nuevos phrasal verbs.
Easy peasy!

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!»


10 expresiones coloquiales o idioms con la palabra book. En este post vemos esos idioms o frases hechas que se usan en todos los idiomas y claro, pues también los hay en inglés y nos centramos en los que incluyen la palabra book.
Recuerda que lo que llamamos “idioms” en inglés son modismos, frases hechas, expresiones más coloquiales que también usamos en nuestras conversaciones. El significado de estos idioms o frase hechas no siempre es literal, y hay que tenerlo en cuenta, pero verás que los de este post son muy fáciles porque muchos de ellos ya los tenemos parecidos en español (al menos en español de España, que seguro que en muchos países hay otras versiones para decir lo mismo)
to be an open book – esta frase es fácil, ser un libro abierto, igual que en español. Cuando alguien o algo es fácil de entender y no tiene secretos.
e.g.
She can’t lie to me. She’s an open book to me.
to read someone like a book – parecida a la frase anterior, cuando “lees” a alguien como si fuera un libro, no tiene misterios para ti.
e.g.
My best find can read me like a book. She knows me really well.
don’t judge a book by its cover – también tenemos esta en español, no juzgues a un libro por la portada/cubierta, que quiere decir que no te dejes llevar por las apariencias, que no todo es lo que parece. También se puede decir: you can’t judge a book by the cover / never judge a book by the cover.
e.g.
He’s not as bad as people think. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
to be in someone’s good / bad book – si estás en el libro bueno de alguien, cuentas con su simpatía. Si por el contrario estás en el libro malo, es como estar en su lista negra, no es alguien a quien le gustes demasiado.
e.g.
I think he’s in the boss’ good book. Our boss is always saying nice things about him.
to take a leaf out of someone’s book – esta frase es muy original y sorprendente. Significa copiar o imitar a alguien o un comportamiento de alguien porque es bueno, admirable, exitoso. Seguir su ejemplo, como si “coges una hoja del libro de alguien”.
e.g.
She’s able to do more things because she wakes up early in the morning. Maybe I should take a leaf out of her book.
Hay tantas cosas buenas que podemos coger de los libros de otras personas… en fin, seguimos con más idioms con la palabra book.
to do something by the book – si haces algo “by the book” es que sigues y respetas las reglas “al pie de la letra”.
e.g.
Their team is not doing things by the book. They are not playing fair.
every trick in the book – if you know/use/try “every trick in the book” significa que intentas algo por todos los medios posibles.
e.g.
We tried every trick in the book to get an interview with him.
to be a bookworm – se dice de una persona cuando lee mucho, o es muy estudioso. Es español decimos “un ratón de biblioteca”.
e.g.
She’s a real bookworm, she’s always reading books about different things.
Y hablando de estudiar, atención a otro de los idioms con la palabra book.
to hit the books – esta expresión se usa cuando nos ponernos en serio a estudiar, por ejemplo antes de un examen. En español decimos “clavar los codos”.
e.g.
I’m hitting the books this week. I have my final exams soon.
La siguiente expresión la compartimos para que la conozcas, pero no nos hacemos responsables, que conste.
to cook the books – significa “falsificar” o manipular información, normalmente referida a números y contabilidad.
e.g.
They had been cooking the books for the financial audit.
Y antes de acabar con estos 10 idioms con la palabra book, además os proponemos 3 más con el verbo “read” (aunque existen más).
to read between lines – leer entre líneas, para entender un significado o algo que no es explícito.
e.g.
He didn’t tell me, but reading between the lines I could say he wasn’t happy.
to read someone’s mind – leer la mente de alguien.
e.g.
I can’t read your mind, tell me what you need.
to read the small / fine print – leer la letra pequeña, cuando nos referimos por ejemplo a los términos y condiciones de un acuerdo, un contrato, un documento.
e.g.
Make sure you read the fine print before signing the agreement.
Ya puedes lanzarte a usar muchos de estos idioms con la palabra book sin excusas, porque como ya comentamos, muchos son parecidos a los que usamos en nuestro idioma.
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