PHRASAL VERBS

Show up• Show up means: Aparèixer, arribar,

presentar-se (a algun lloc).

• The magician shows up from his hat a rabbit.

Call out• Call out means: Anunciar, cridar

• He calls out the news to a group.

Look after• Look after means: Tenir cura de, ocupar-se de. • The father looks after his daughter.

Look forward to• Look forward to means:

Esperar amb il·lusió, tenir moltes ganes de,

estar desitjant.

• He is looking forward to the weekend.

Look out• Look out means: Anar amb compte.

• This symbol means look out.

Pick up• Pick up means: Agafar, recollir, anar/venir a buscar.

• The mother picks up her sons.

Set up• Set up means: Crear, construir.

• The informatics with the Paint sets up a great picture.

Put on• Put on means: (Re)presentar, muntar, posar-se (roba).

• She is putting on a pair of special boots.

Show off• Show off means: Presumir

• The little blue dwarf is very show off.

Work out• Work off means: Funcionar

• This technical machine works out.

Write down• Write down means: Apuntar, anotar.

• She writes down with a pen to the paper.

Speed up• Speed up means: Afanyar-se, accelerar.

• His car speeds up quickly.

Sit down• Sit down means: Seure.

• Now, you can sit down here.

Stand for• Stand for means: Significar.

• What’s the stand for of that Chinese letters?

Talk out of• Talk out of means: Convèncer que es faci (alguna cosa)

• The president want to talk out of to his country to build a nuclear power factory.