PHRASAL VERBS con "A" 5

COME ACROSS AS something. --------- Donal "comes across as" being a bit too serious when you first meet him, but when you get to know him he can be really funny. ----------------------

Dar la impresión, parecer. to give an impression. to behave in a way which makes people believe that you have a particular characteristic. (all these are for people only).

CUT ACROSS something. --------- Manuel Oviedo said, we don’t have to follow the road. It’d be quicker if we "cut across" the park. ---------------------- CUT ACROSS something.

Tomar un atajo, cortar camino. to go from one side of an area to the other instead of going round it, in order to get somewhere quickly.

GET something ACROSS. --------- George Ramos said that there's only so much you can "get across" in a short advertisement. ---------------------- GET something ACROSS.

Expresar, comunicar. to successfully communicate an idea to other people. (see also: put across).

PUT ACROSS something. --------- Martin said that his written English is excellent, but sometimes he finds it difficult to "put his views across" in a conversation. ---------------------- PUT ACROSS something.

Poner un mensaje o idea, comunicar, expresar. to explain or express something clearly so that people understand it easily. (see also: get across).

RUN ACROSS somebody/something. ----------- Kaz said, I "ran across" an old friend at the mall yesterday. We went to school together, but we hadn’t seen each other for years. ---------------------- RUN ACROSS somebody/something.

Toparse con, encontrarse con, concruzarse con. to meet someone you know when you are not expecting to meet them. (see also: bump into, come across, run into).

DECIDE AGAINST something/somebody. --------- Obama said, after thinking about it for a while, I "decided against" quitting my job and starting my own company. If it failed, I’d lose everything. ---------------------- (decide against) something/somebody.

Decidirse a ir en contra de algo o alguien. to not choose someone or something.

GO AGAINST something/somebody. --------- Salaries can’t be increased now because it’d "go against" the company’s cost-cutting policy. ---------------------- GO AGAINST something/somebody.

ir en contra de. to do the opposite of what someone has asked or advised you to do.

RUN AGAINST somebody. --------- John Kerry "ran against" George W. Bush in the 2004 U.S. presidential election and he lost, though some say he was cheated out of a victory. ---------------------- RUN AGAINST somebody.

Competir con, contender con, rivalizar con. to be in opposition to someone/something.

SET somebody AGAINST something/somebody. --------- Luis Gutierrez said that the new tax was very unpopular and "set a lot of people against" the government. ---------------------- SET somebody AGAINST something/somebody.

Poner en contra de. to make one person or group of people start to fight or argue with another person or group.

GUARD AGAINST something. --------- Ibanka asked, how can we "guard against" our children forming bad habits such as smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol and eating junk food?. ---------------------- GUARD AGAINST something.

Cuidarse de, Cuidarse encontra de, protegerse encontra de. to try to prevent something from happening, or to try to prevent something from harming you.

matchmaker. --------- A "matchmaker" is a person who tries to arrange marriages or relationships between others. ---------------------- matchmaker.

Arreglamatrimonios, casamentero. a marriage arranger. a person who tries to bring two people together so that they will marry each other.