Prasal Verbs English [PDF]

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*Respect or obey (the law, a decision, a rule...) abide by (acatar)

*"If you want to stay at this school, you must abide by the rules."

"Si quieres quedarte en esta escuela, debes cumplir con las reglas".

account for (cuenta para)

*Give a reason or an explanation * "I hope you can account for all the money you spent!" "¡Espero que puedas contabilizar todo el dinero que gastaste!"

*Want someone or something very much. ache for (anhelar)

*"He was so lonely he ached for the sound of a human voice." "Estaba tan solo que ansiaba el sonido de una voz humana".

act on (guiarse por)

*Take action as a result of something. *"The police decided to act on the anonymous call they received." "La policía decidió actuar sobre la llamada anónima que recibieron".

*Demonstrate something with gestures and actions.

act out (representar)

*"The children acted out the scene in the classroom." "Los niños representaron la escena en el aula".

*Cause pain or annoyance by functioning badly.

act up (hacer de las suyas)

*Dad's poor knee is acting up again." La pobre rodilla de papá está actuando de nuevo ".

*Make sense; seem reasonable.

add up (agregar)

*"She explained what happened but the details she gave just don't add up." "Ella explicó lo que pasó, pero los detalles que dio simplemente no cuadran".