Phrasal Verbs 3

break down - porouchat se, rozbít se (porouchat se)

verb - (of a machine) to stop working properly

break in - vloupat se

verb - to enter a building etc. by force

bring back - připomenout, připomínat, přivést na mysl

verb - to make somebody remember something

bring up - nadnést, zmínit, předložit (např. v diskusi)

verb - to start speaking about a topic in a discussion etc.

build up - vybudovat, vytvořit, vytvořit si

verb - to create

carry out - provést, vykonat

verb - to perform something; to do a task, obey a command, follow instructions etc.

clear up - vyjasnit se

verb - (of the weather) to become good

clear up - uklidit, sklidit

verb - to make something clean and tidy

drop in - zajít na skok, navštívit

verb - to visit someone for a short time without letting them know about it in advance

face up to - vyrovnat se s, postavit se čelem (čemu)

verb - to decide to deal with an unpleasant situation

fall down - spadnout, upadnout

verb - to drop to the ground

find out - zjistit

verb - to discover, to receive information

get down to - pustit se do (čeho)

verb - to start working on something

go off - vybuchnout, explodovat

verb - to explode

hold on - počkat, vydržet, počkat chvíli

verb - to wait; to continue doing something; not to give up

look back - ohlédnout se (do minulosti), ohlížet se (do minulosti)

verb - to think about what happened in the past

look into - prověřit, prozkoumat, vyšetřit, prošetřit

verb - to examine or study something closely; to try to find out about something

make out - pochopit, rozlišit, rozluštit

verb - to begin to understand somebody or something

pull over - zajet na stranu silnice, zastavit na straně vozovky

verb - to move to the side of the road and slow down or stop the car completely

put away - sklidit, odklidit, uklidit, dát pryč

verb - to return something to its usual place because you are not using it any more

put off - odložit, přesunout (něco na jindy)

verb - to postpone; to arrange for something to hapen later than was originally planned

put through - přepojit (telefonicky), spojit (telefonicky)

verb - to connect someone by phone to allow them to speak to somebody

put up - poskytnout nocleh, nechat přespat

verb - to let somebody stay overnight, to give someone a bed for the night

put up - zvýšit

verb - to increase; to make higher

run out - dojít, spotřebovat, vyčerpat, vypotřebovat

verb - to come to an end; to use up all your supplies

run over - přejet (autem)

verb - to hit a person or animal with your car etc.

send off - vyloučit (ze hry)

verb - not to allow a player to continue playing for some time because he has broken the rules

set off - vydat se na cestu, vyrazit na cestu, vyrazit (na cestu), vyjet

verb - to start a journey

set up - založit

verb - to found something

settle down - usadit se

verb - to get a job, buy a house, get married, have children, get a dog etc.

sort out - vyřešit

verb - to find an answer to something, to solve something

stand for - symbolizovat, znamenat

verb - to symbolize, to represent

stand out - vystupovat z řady, vyčnívat (z řady)

verb - to be easily recognizable amongst others; to be remarkably taller etc. than others so that you can be easily noticed

sum up - shrnout, sečíst

verb - to make a summary; to describe the main points of something in a few words

take back - vrátit, vrátit zpět

verb - to return something to the place where it has been taken from

take off - uchytit se (o produktu či firmě), rozjet se (o podniku apod.)

verb - to become successful

take on - nabírat (zaměstnance), dělat nábor

verb - to employ new employees

take over - zabrat, přebrat, převzít

verb - to take something as your own

turn down - odmítnout

verb - to refuse (an offer or a request)

turn into - proměnit v, proměnit se v, změnit se v, změnit v

verb - to make something change into something else

turn up - objevit se, ukázat se

verb - to appear, to become obvious or apparent

work out - posilovat

verb - to do physical exercise, esp. at a gym