| VERBO | SIGNIFICADO | TIPO | EXEMPLO |
| Act up | Comportar-se mal, não funcionar como deveria |
Inseparável
| The babysitter had a difficult time, the children acted up all evening. |
| Add sth<->up | Somar, calcular |
Separável
| Add up all the money I owe you. |
| Ask around | Fazer a mesma pergunta a várias pessoas |
Inseparável
| I asked around but nobody has seen my purse. |
| Ask sb out | Convidar alguém para sair |
Separável
| He asked her out last night. |
| Blow up | Explodir (bomba, etc.); estourar (tempestade, escândalo, crise, guerra, etc.); perder a paciência |
Inseparável
| There was a huge bang as the fuel tank blew up. |
| Blow sth<->up | Demolir algo; encher (balão, pneu, etc.); ampliar (foto) |
Separável
| They threatened to blow the building up. |
| Break down | Quebrar, parar de funcionar |
Inseparável
| Our car broke down on the road. |
| Break up | Separar-se, terminar um relacionamento, uma parceria, etc. |
Inseparável
| They broke up four years ago. |
| Bring sb<->up | Criar alguém |
Separável
| She brought six children up. |
| Call back Call sb<->back | Ligar novamente; retornar uma ligação |
Separável
| She said she'd call you back. |
| Call sth<->off | Cancelar |
Separável
| He called the game off because of the bad weather. |
| Call sb<->up | Telefonar |
Separável
| Call me up tomorrow morning. |
| not care for sb/sth | Não gostar de alguém ou algo (formal) |
Inseparável
| I don't care for his friends. |
| Carry on with sth/ Carry sth<->on | Continuar a fazer algo |
Separável
| Carry on with your work while I'm away. |
| Catch up with sb/ Catch sb<->up | Alcançar alguém ou algo que está à frente |
Separável
| I'll catch up with you. / I'll catch you up. |
| Check in (at...) | Registrar-se em um hotel, aeroporto, etc na chegada |
Inseparável
| We will get the hotel keys when we check in. |
| Check sth<->in | Entregar algo (bagagem) |
Separável
| I watched the car leave and then went to check in my suitcases. |
| Check out (of...) | Deixar um hotel, um hospital |
Inseparável
| Guests should check out of their rooms by noon. |
| Check sb/sth<->out | Investigar |
Separável
| We'll have to check him out before we employ him. |
| Check out sb/sth | Olhar |
Inseparável
| Check out the crazy hair on that girl! |
| Cheer up | Animar-se |
Inseparável
| She cheered up when he got home. |
| Cheer sb/sth<->up | Alegrar, animar alguém ou algo |
Separável
| I brought you some flowers to cheer you up. |
| Chip in | Contribuir com dinheiro, "fazer uma vaquinha" |
Inseparável
| If everyone chips in we'll be able to buy her a nice present. |
| Clean sth<->up | Organizar, limpar |
Separável
| Who's going to clean up this mess? |
| Come across sb/sth | Encontrar por acaso alguém ou algo |
Inseparável
| Mary came across some old friends in a pub. |
| Come apart | Separar-se, desfazer-se em pedaços, quebrar, desmoronar |
Inseparável
| The top and the bottom come apart if you pull hard enough. |
| Come down with sth | Ficar doente |
Inseparável
| I think I'm coming down with flu. |
| Come off | Sair, desaparecer |
Inseparável
| That mark on your dress won't come off. |
| Come out | Publicar |
Inseparável
| Paul's book is coming out next week. |
| Come over/around/round (to) | Dar uma passada em algum lugar |
Inseparável
| Jill came over last night and stayed for hours. |
| Count on sb/sth | Contar com algo ou alguém |
Inseparável
| I'm counting on you to help me. |
| Cross sth<->out | Riscar uma palavra |
Separável
| Please cross out your old address and write your new one. |
| Cut back on sth Cut sth<->back | Reduzir, diminuir, consumir menos |
Separável
| My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets. |
| Cut down on sth | Reduzir, diminuir, consumir menos |
Inseparável
| The doctor told him to cut down on his smoking. |
| Cut sth<-> down | Cortar, derrubar algo |
Separável
| They cut down a tree in front of my house. |
| Cut in on sb/sth | Interromper |
Inseparável
| They kept cutting in on our conversation. |
| Cut in | Começar a funcionar |
Inseparável
| The air conditioner cuts in when the temperature gets to 20º C. |
| Cut sb<->off | Deserdar; cortar (linha telefônica) |
Separarável
|
He cut his son off.
We were cut off in the middle of our conversation.
|
| Cut sth<->off | Remover |
Separável
| The doctors cut his leg off because it was severely injured. |
| Cut sth<->off | Parar de fornecer; cortar (telefone, luz, água, etc.) |
Separável
| The phone company cut our phone off because we didn't pay the bill. |
- to have a difficult time /Passar poucas eboas
- to owe / Dever
- huge bang / barulhão
- fuel tank/Tanque de combustível/gasolina
- to threaten / ameaçar
- bad weather / Mal tempo/ clima
- to be away / Estar longe / distante
- pub / Bar Inglês
- the top and the bottom / O topo e o fundo
- To pull hard enough / Puxar com força
- flu / gripe
- in the middle of / no meio de/da
- severely injured / gravemente ferido