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Shop around | Comparar a qualidade e/ou os preços | Inseparável | I want to shop around a little before buying my new car. |
Show off | Exibir-se | Inseparável | He is showing off because the girl he likes is here. |
Show sb/sth<->off | Mostrar, exibir algo ou alguém pelo qual se tem orgulho | Separável | She likes to show off how well she speaks French. |
Show up | Aparecer, chegar a algum lugar. | Inseparável | She finally showed up. |
Show sb<->up | Envergonhar alguém | Separável | He showed me up by snoring during the concert. |
Sit down | Sentar | Inseparável | He sat down on the bed. |
Sleep over | Dormir uma noite na casa de alguém | Inseparável | Can I sleep over at my friend's house? |
Sort sth<->out | Organizar, resolver um problema | Separável | We have sorted out our problems and everything is fine now. |
Speak up | Falar mais alto | Inseparável | Speak up! I can't hear a word you are saying! |
Stand back | Afastar-se, recuar | Inseparável | The police ordered the crowd to stand back. |
Stay up | Ficar acordado | Inseparável | I stayed up late yesterday. |
Stick to sth | Continuar a fazer algo | Inseparável | She finds it's impossible to stick to a diet. |
Sum up/Sum sth<->up | Resumir | Separável | Can I just sum up what we've agreed so far? |
Switch sth<->off | Desligar, apagar algo | Separável | Please switch the lights off as you leave. |
Switch sth<->on | Ligar, acender algo | Separável | We heard the news as soon as we switched on the car radio. |
Take after sb | Parecer-se ou comportar-se com algum membro mais velho da família | Inseparável | I take after my mother. We are both impatient. |
Take sth<->apart | Desmontar algo | Separável | He took the car brakes apart and found the problem. |
Take sth<->back | Devolver algo (em alguma loja), retirar algo que se disse | Separável |
I have to take our new TV back because it doesn't work. / OK, I take it all back.
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Take off | Decolar | Inseparável | The plane took off two hours later. |
Take sth<->off | Tirar algo (peça de roupa, sapato, joias, etc.) | Separável | Come in and take your shoes off. |
Take sb<->out | Levar alguém para sair | Separável | My grandparents took us out for dinner and a movie. |
Take sth<->out | Tirar algo | Separável | Can you take the garbage out for me? |
Take sth<->over | Assumir o controle de algo, tomar conta de algo | Separável | A Swedish firm took over the company last year. |
Take sth<->up | Aprender ou começar a fazer algo | Separável | She took up languages and now she speaks Chinese quite well. |
Take up sth | Ocupar algo (espaço, tempo) | Inseparável | Looking for a place to live has been taking up all my time recently. |
Talk sb into/out | Converncer alguém, persuadir | Separável | I didn't want to move abroad but my husband talked me into it. |
Tear sth<->up | Destruir algo rasgando em pedaços | Separável | She tored up all the letter he had sent her. |
Tell sb<->off | Dar bronca em alguém | Separável | The manager tells you off if you arrive late. |
Think back (to sth) | Pensar em algo que aconteceu no passado | Inseparável | I keep thinking back to day I met him. |
Think sth<->over | Refletir sobre algo, considerar algo | Separável | I'll have to think this job offer over before I make my final decision. |
Throw sth<->away | Jogar algo fora | Separável | We threw away our old furniture when we won the lottery. |
Turn sb/sth<->down | Rejeitar/Recusar algo ou alguém | Separável | Why did she turn down your invitation? |
Turn sth<->down | Abaixar algo (volume), diminuir (luz, calor) | Separável | Please turn the volume down. |
Turn into | Tornar-se | Inseparável | She wasn't a pretty child but she turned into a beautiful woman. |
Turn sth<->off | Apagar algo (luz), fechar algo (torneira), desligar algo (TV, motor) | Separável | Please turn the television off before you go to bed. |
Turn sth<->on | Acender (luz), abrir (torneira), ligar (TV, motor) | Separável | I'll turn on the heating. |
Turn over / Turn sb/sth<->over | Virar, virar-se, virar alguém ou algo | Separável | He turned over and went back to sleep. |
Turn up | Chegar, aparecer | Inseparável | Our dog turned up after we put posters up all over the neighbourhood. |
Turn sth<->up | Aumentar (volume, luz, etc.) | Separável | Could you turn the TV up? |
Try sth<->on | Experimentar algo (roupas, sapatos, etc.) | Separável | Try the shoes on before you by them. |
Try sb/sth<->out | Testar ou usar algo ou alguém | Separável | They are trying a new presenter out for the show. |
Use sth<->up | Acabar algo | Separável | Making soup is a good way of using up leftover vegetables. |
Wait up for sb | Esperar acordado por alguém | Inseparável | I'll wait up for you. |
Wake up | Ficar mais atento e interessado | Inseparável | Wake up and listen! |
Wake up to sth | Dar-se conta de algo | Inseparável | He hasn't yet woken up to the seriouness of the situation. |
Warm up | Fazer o aquecimento (esporte), esquentar (motor) | Inseparável | I always warm up by doing situps before I go for a run. |
Warm sb/sth<->up | Ficar mais entusiasmado, fazer algo ou alguém ficar mais animado | Separável | The party soon warmed up |
Warm sth<->up | Esquentar algo (comida) | Separável | You have to warm the rice up. |
Wear off | Desaparecer, passar | Inseparável | The effects of the drug will soon wear off. |
Wear out / wear sth<->out | Desgastar | Separável |
They are trying to design tyres that do not wear out. / He wore out two pairs of boots during one winter.
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Wear sb/yourself<->out | Esgotar-se, esgotar alguém | Separável | The kids have worn me out. |
Work out | Dar certo, exercitar-se | Inseparável |
I work out regularly to keep fit. / Things have worked out quite well for us.
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Work sth<->out | Calcular; resolver um problema, descobrir a resposta de algo. | Separável |
He worked out the answer. / They will work out the problem. / I couldn't work out where the music was coming from.
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Write sth<->down | Anotar algo | Separável | Work on your own and write down the answers to these questions. |
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