Phrasal Verbs 4

Vydáno dne 22.10.2005

Phrasal verbs for upper-intermediate students



boil over
boil over - přetéct (při vaření)
BrE
/ˌbɔɪl'əʊvə/
AmE
/ˌbɔɪl'oʊvər/

verb - to come over the sides of a pot etc. when cooking (e.g. milk)


break off
break off - přerušit (náhle), ukončit (náhle)
BrE
/ˌbreɪk'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌbreɪk'ɑ:f/

verb - to suddenly stop doing something


break out
break out - uprchnout
BrE
/breɪk'aʊt/
AmE
/breɪk'ɑʊt/

verb - to escape from a place, esp. prison etc.


bring in
bring in - uvést (co), zavést (co), přijít s (čím)
BrE
/ˌbrɪŋ'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌbrɪŋ'ɪn/

verb - to introduce something


bring off
bring off - podařit se, dařit se, prosadit, uspět, zmáknout
BrE
/ˌbrɪŋ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌbrɪŋ'ɑ:f/

verb - to be successful against all expectations; to manage to do something very hard


bring out
bring out - vyrobit, vydat
BrE
/ˌbrɪŋ'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌbrɪŋ'aʊt/

verb - to produce something


bring round
bring round - přivést k vědomí, křísit, oživit
BrE
/ˌbrɪŋ'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌbrɪŋ'raʊnd/

verb - to bring someone to consciousness


clear up
clear up - vysvětlit, ujasnit, objasnit
BrE
/ˌklɪə'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌklɪr'ʌp/

verb - to explain something in a way that everybody understands


do away with
do away with - zbavit se (čeho), skoncovat s (čím)
BrE
/ˌdʊ ə'weɪ wɪð/
AmE
/ˌdʊ ə'weɪ wɪð/

verb - to get rid of something, to put an end to something


drop out
drop out - odpadnout, vypadnout
BrE
/ˌdrɒp'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌdrɑ:p'aʊt/

verb - to stop doing something before you have finished it; to leave an activity before it is finished


fall back on
fall back on - uchýlit se k (čemu), obrátit se na (koho)
BrE
/ˌfɔ:l'bæk ɒn/
AmE
/ˌfɔ:l'bæk ɑ:n/

verb - to use something or ask somebody for help when you are in trouble or have difficulties


fall behind
fall behind - být pozadu (s čím), být ve skluzu
BrE
/ˌfɔ:l bɪ'haɪnd/
AmE
/ˌfɔ:l bɪ'haɪnd/

verb - to fail to do something in time


fall through
fall through - sejít z (čeho), nekonat se, neuskutečnit se, padnout
BrE
/ˌfɔ:l'θru:/
AmE
/ˌfɔ:l'θru:/

verb - not to happen, to fail to happen, especially after being planned


get away with
get away with - projít (komu co), uniknout bez trestu (za co)
BrE
/ˌget ə'weɪ wɪð/
AmE
/ˌget̬ə'weɪ wɪð/

verb - not to be punished for something bad that you have done


get by
get by - vystačit, obejít se
BrE
/ˌget'baɪ/
AmE
/ˌget'baɪ/

verb - to be able to do something or deal with something with difficulty


get out of
get out of - vyvléknout se z (čeho), vyhnout se (čemu)
BrE
/ˌget'aʊt əv/
AmE
/ˌget̬'aʊt̬əv/

verb - to avoid doing something you have to do


get over
get over - překonat (co)
BrE
/ˌget'əʊvə/
AmE
/ˌget̬'oʊvər/

verb - to deal with a difficult situation successfully


get round
get round - přimět (koho k čemu), ukecat (koho k čemu), přesvědčit (koho)
BrE
/ˌget'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌget'raʊnd/

verb - to finally manage to persuade somebody to do something


go down with
go down with - chytit (nemoc), ulehnout (onemocnět), onemocnět (čím)
BrE
/ˌgəʊ 'daʊn wɪð/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ 'daʊn wɪð/

verb, British English - to become ill


go for
go for - vybrat si, zvolit si, zvolit
BrE
/'gəʊ fə/
AmE
/'goʊ fər/

verb - to choose something


go off
go off - zkazit se
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ'ɑ:f/

verb - (of milk) to turn sour, to go stale etc.


hold back
hold back - tajit, držet v tajnosti, zatajovat, utajit
BrE
/ˌhəʊld'bæk/
AmE
/ˌhoʊld'bæk/

verb - to keep a piece of information in secret


hold back
hold back - brzdit, zdržet, zdržovat
BrE
/ˌhəʊld'bæk/
AmE
/ˌhoʊld'bæk/

verb - to prevent something from moving forward; to make something go slower


launch into
launch into - pustit se s vervou do, vrhnout se do, dát se do
BrE
/'lɔ:ntʃˌɪntə/
AmE
/'lɔ:ntʃˌɪntə/

verb - to start doing something with much energy and ethusiasm


 
leave out - vynechat, vypustit
BrE
/ˌli:v'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌli:v'aʊt/

verb - not to include something


live up to
live up to - naplnit, dostát, splňovat (očekávání apod.), chovat se podle (čeho)
BrE
/ˌlɪv'ʌp tʊ/
AmE
/ˌlɪv'ʌp tʊ/

verb - to behave according to expectations etc.


make out
make out - rozeznat, rozpoznat
BrE
/ˌmeɪk'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk'aʊt/

verb - to manage to see or hear something with difficulty


make up
make up - usmířit se, udobřit se
BrE
/ˌmeɪk 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk 'ʌp/

verb - to start being friendly again, esp. after an argument


 
make up for - napravit (co), vynahradit (co)
BrE
/ˌmeɪk'ʌp fɔ:/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk'ʌp fɔ:r/

verb - to do something in order to correct something bad


play on
play on - využívat (čeho)
BrE
/'pleɪ ɒn/
AmE
/'pleɪ ɑ:n/

verb - to make unfair use of something (feelings, fears etc.) and take advantage of it


put forward
put forward - navrhnout, předložit
BrE
/ˌpʊt'fɔ:wəd/
AmE
/ˌpʊt'fɔ:rwərd/

verb - to suggest something, esp. for discussion


put off
put off - rozptylovat, odvádět pozornost
BrE
/ˌpʊt'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬'ɑ:f/

verb - to make it difficult for somebody to concentrate on something


put out
put out - vyplout
BrE
/ˌpʊt'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬'aʊt/

verb - (of a ship) to leave the port


put up with
put up with - snášet, vystát, tolerovat
BrE
/ˌpʊt'ʌp wɪθ/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬'ʌp wɪθ/

verb - to go through something unpleasant without complaining


result in
result in - mít důsledek v, mít za následek
BrE
/rɪ'zʌlt ɪn/
AmE
/rɪ'zʌlt ɪn/

verb - to make something happen; to produce something as an effect


round up
round up - shromáždit, posbírat, sesbírat
BrE
/ˌraʊnd'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌraʊnd'ʌp/

verb - to gather something; to bring together


set off
set off - spustit
BrE
/ˌset'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌset̬'ɑ:f/

verb - to cause a reaction


take on
take on - přijmout (zodpovědnost apod.), nabrat si (práci apod.), vzít si na zodpovědnost (něco)
BrE
/ˌteɪk'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'ɑ:n/

verb - to accept a responsibility


 
wear off - zmizet, pominout, ztratit se, vyprchat
BrE
/ˌweə'rɒf/
AmE
/ˌwer'ɑ:f/

verb - to disappear or become weaker