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to find the total of commencer à apprendre		add up The shop assistant added up what I’d bought and told me the total.
to explode commencer à apprendre		blow up "Luckily, the bomb didn’t blow up."
"to stop working (for a machine etc)" commencer à apprendre		break down Our car broke down on the motorway.
to enter illegally commencer à apprendre		break in(to) A house in Brecon Place was broken into last night.
to take care of a child until he or she becomes an adult commencer à apprendre		bring up She brought up three sons on her own.
to increase commencer à apprendre		build up These exercises are good for building up leg strength.
to ring again on the phone commencer à apprendre		call back I’ll call you back later when you’re not so busy.
to cancel commencer à apprendre		call off The concert has been called off because of the weather.
to become/make calmer commencer à apprendre		calm down The woman finally calmed down and explained what had happened.
to continue commencer à apprendre		carry on "The phone rang, but Mark just carried on watching TV."
to reach the same point/level as commencer à apprendre		catch up (with) He’s missed so much school that he’s going to find it hard to catch up.
to become/make happier commencer à apprendre		cheer up I started to cheer up when the sun came out.
to tidy commencer à apprendre		clear up I’ll clear up if you want to go to bed.
to find something by chance commencer à apprendre		come across I came across a word I’d never seen before.
to return (from) commencer à apprendre		come back (from) Give me a call when you come back from Greece.
to be quicker commencer à apprendre		come on "Come on, or we’ll be late!"
to be published commencer à apprendre		come out When does her new book come out?
to draw a line through something written commencer à apprendre		cross out Just cross it out and rewrite it correctly.
"to do less of something (smoking etc)" commencer à apprendre		cut down (on) I’m trying to cut down on the amount of sugar I eat.
"to disconnect (phone, electrocity, etc) commencer à apprendre		cut off Pay the electricity bill tomorrow or they might cut us off.
to completely remove by cutting commencer à apprendre		cut off Keep your roses healthy by cutting off any dead flowers.
to button/zip up a piece of clothing commencer à apprendre		do up "It’s very windy, so do your coat up."
to eat at a restaurant commencer à apprendre		eat out Would you like to stay in or eat out tonight?
to trip and fall commencer à apprendre		fall down I fell down and hurt my knee.
to have an argument with someone and stop being friends commencer à apprendre		fall out (with) Have you two fallen out?
to add information in the spaces on a form, etc commencer à apprendre		fill in "Just fill in this application form, please.
to make something completely full commencer à apprendre		fill up Just fill this bowl up with sugar and put it on the table.
"to discover information I don’t want Jerry to find out about this. commencer à apprendre		find out etc"
to escape punishment for commencer à apprendre		get away with They have repeatedly broken the law and got away with it.
to enter a car commencer à apprendre		get in(to) I hurt my head as I was getting into the car.
to leave a bus/train/etc commencer à apprendre		get off You need to get off the bus opposite the supermarket.
to have a good relationship (with) commencer à apprendre		get on (with) She seems to get on with everybody.
to enter a bus/train/etc commencer à apprendre		get on(to) You can buy a ticket when you get on the bus.
to leave a car/building/room/etc commencer à apprendre		get out (of) Quick! Get out of the car!
"to recover from (an illness, etc) commencer à apprendre		get over It can take weeks to get over an illness like that.
to leave your bed commencer à apprendre		get up He never gets up before nine.
to give something free of charge commencer à apprendre		give away They're giving away free tickets at the cinema!
to return something you've taken/borrowed commencer à apprendre		give back Could you give my CDs back because you've had them for two weeks.
to stop doing something you do regularly commencer à apprendre		give up You should give up smoking.
to leave a place/someone commencer à apprendre		go away Why don't you just go away and leave me alone?
to return (to) commencer à apprendre		go back (to) I can't wait to go back to Italy.
to no longer be fresh commencer à apprendre		go off Has this milk gone off?
to continue happening or doing something commencer à apprendre		go on Please go on with your work while I speak to the head teacher.
to happen commencer à apprendre		go on There isn't much going on in this town in the evening.
to stop burning commencer à apprendre		go out The fire must have gone out during the night.
to be the boyfriend/girlfriend of commencer à apprendre		go out with Greg used to go out with Katy.
to become older (for children) commencer à apprendre		grow up He rarely saw his father while he was growing up.
to wait commencer à apprendre		hang on Just hang on – I'll be ready in a minute.
to put clothes in a wardrobe commencer à apprendre		hang up The women hung up their coats and sat down.
to put the receiver down to end a phone call commencer à apprendre		hang up I can't believe that Jessica hung up without saying goodbye!
to wear (a piece of clothing) commencer à apprendre		have on The man had a strange hat on.
to do something more quickly so hurry up!" commencer à apprendre		hurry up "We haven't got much time
to participate, take part commencer à apprendre		join in Ask them if you can play – I'm sure they'll let you join in.
to prevent from entering commencer à apprendre		keep out Cars should be kept out of the city centre.
to not include commencer à apprendre		leave out Don't leave your brother out – let him play with you and your friends.
to disappoint commencer à apprendre		let down You've really let me down.
"to start lying (on a bed) commencer à apprendre		lie down I'm going to go and lie down for a while.
to disconnect from the Internet/a website commencer à apprendre		log off Don't forget to log off when you've finished checking your e-mail.
to connect to the Internet/a website commencer à apprendre		log on(to) You need your password to log on.
to take care of commencer à apprendre		look after It's hard work looking after three children all day.
to try to find information in a book / internet commencer à apprendre		look up I had to look the word up in a dictionary.
"to invent an explanation, excuse etc. commencer à apprendre		make up He made up some excuse about the dog eating his homework.
to start living in a new house commencer à apprendre		move in We're moving in next week.
to return money (to someone) commencer à apprendre		pay back Did you pay Denise back?
"to lift something from the floor, a table, etc commencer à apprendre		pick up Please pick those toys up and put them away.
to tell someone important information commencer à apprendre		point out He pointed out that we had two hours of free time before dinner.
to make a paper copy of something on a computer commencer à apprendre		print out Let me print those photographs out for you.
to break by pulling commencer à apprendre		pull off I pulled off the arm of my sunglasses by mistake.
to return something to where it belongs commencer à apprendre		put away He put the notebook away and stood up.
to return something to where it was commencer à apprendre		put back Can you put the book back when you've finished with it?
to stop holding commencer à apprendre		put down Emma put her bag down and went upstairs.
to delay to a later time commencer à apprendre		put off Can we put the meeting off until tomorrow?
to gain (weight) commencer à apprendre		put on I don't want to put on any more weight!
to start wearing (a piece of clothing) commencer à apprendre		put on Put your gloves and scarf on – it's cold outside.
to make something stop burning commencer à apprendre		put out It took three firefighters to put the fire out.
to put something on a wall (eg a picture) commencer à apprendre		put up The teachers will put a notice up about the new courses.
to say something out loud which you are reading commencer à apprendre		read out He read the list of names out.
to tear into pieces commencer à apprendre		rip up Rip up this piece of paper when you've finished reading it.
to remove with a rubber commencer à apprendre		rub out I can't rub it out because I wrote it in pen.
to escape by running commencer à apprendre		run away (from) The thief ran away from the police officers.
to not have any left commencer à apprendre		run out (of) Many hospitals are running out of money.
to save money (for a specific purpose) commencer à apprendre		save up (for) I'm saving up for a new electric guitar.
to make a player leave a game commencer à apprendre		send off It was a very bad foul and the referee sent the player off.
to start a journey commencer à apprendre		set off Go to sleep because we're setting off early in the morning.
"to start (a business, organization) commencer à apprendre		set up My dad is going to set up a taxi company.
to give a part of something to a group of people commencer à apprendre		share out The money will be shared out between 30 different environmental organizations.
"to stop talking, stop making a noise" commencer à apprendre		shut up Just shut up a minute and let me tell you what happened!
to (start to) sit commencer à apprendre		sit down "Please, sit down and make yourselves comfortable."
to solve a problem commencer à apprendre		sort out Investigators are still trying to sort out why the accident happened.
to talk more loudly so someone can hear you commencer à apprendre		speak up You have to speak up a bit because my gran's a bit deaf.
to end a relationship commencer à apprendre		split up Tommy and Liz have just split up. It's very sad!
to (start to) stand commencer à apprendre		stand up You have the chair. I don't mind eating standing up.
to go to bed late commencer à apprendre		stay up We stayed up until two o'clock last night.
to remove commencer à apprendre		take away Have they taken the rubbish away yet?
to return something to the place it came from commencer à apprendre		take back I'm going to take my library books back.
to remove (from a high place) commencer à apprendre		take down The old man took a large book down from a shelf.
to leave the ground commencer à apprendre		take off Let's go and watch the planes taking off while we wait.
to remove (a piece of clothing) commencer à apprendre		take off It felt good to finally take my shoes off after a long day.
"to take control of (a business commencer à apprendre		take over The shopping centre has been taken over by an American company.
"to start (a hobby) commencer à apprendre		take up I've taken up stamp collecting and it's really interesting.
to put something in a rubbish bin commencer à apprendre		throw away Have you thrown the papers away?
to put on (a piece of clothing) to see how it looks commencer à apprendre		try on You should try it on to see if it’s the right size.
to lower the volume of commencer à apprendre		turn down Turn the radio down – I'm trying to work.
to stop a machine working commencer à apprendre		turn off "Will you turn the television off, please?"
to start a machine working commencer à apprendre		turn on "Will you turn the television on, please?"
to turn something so the other side is towards you commencer à apprendre		turn over You may turn over your exam papers now.
to increase the volume of commencer à apprendre		turn up "We asked our teacher to turn the CD up, so that we could hear it."
to stop being asleep commencer à apprendre		wake up Wake up! It's nearly ten o'clock!
"to wash plates, cups, cutlery commencer à apprendre		wash up I can help to cook and wash up.
to be careful commencer à apprendre		watch out Watch out – you're going to hit that car!
"to find the solution to a problem commencer à apprendre		work out We can't work out how to get the Internet connection going.
to write information on a piece of paper commencer à apprendre		write down Do you want to write down my phone number?

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