Phrasal Verbs

O que é?

Verbo que muda de sentido quando ligado a uma preposição.

20 verbos frasais mais usados:

OBS: Estes verbos frasais não podem ser separados

1. Catch on – tornar-se popular ou entender de forma gradual

To Catch – apanhar, pegar

Ex: Soccer is catching on in the US; I watched the lesson three times before I
caught on. (Eu assisti a lição 3 vezes antes de entendê-la; pegá-la, assimilá-la)

2. Hold on – segurando, esperando

Hold - segurar algo firme

Ex: Everyone held on to their hats in the wind (Todo mundo segurava seus
chapéus ao vento); Hold on a second while I find this number (espera um
pouco enquanto eu acho esse numero).

3. Keep on – continuar fazendo

Keep – guardar, manter, conservar

Ex: She kept on watching TV after the interruption (Ela continuou assistindo TV
após a interrupção) ; Keep on Keeping on! (continue seguindo em frente!)

4. Run into – Deparar-se com, topar ou dar com alguém na rua; chocar-se com
algo ou alguém.
Run - correr

Ex: Call me if you run into any problems with my laptop. (Me chame se vc tiver
algum problema com meu laptop)

I keep on running into people that I know on the street. (Continuo a encontrar
pessoas que conheço na rua)

The car ran into the truck. (O carro chocou-se com o caminhão)

5. Look foward to – aguardar ansiosamente

Look – olhar

Ex: I look foward to watching more videos on your channel.

 As kids, we always looked forward to Christmas.

6. Watch out – prestar atenção, cuidado

Watch - assistir

Ex: You should watch out for pickpockets in New York. (Você deve tomar
cuidado com os carteiristas em Nova York).

Watch out! imperativo significa CUIDADO!

Pickpockets – ladrões de carteiras

7. Turn out – acabar sendo, acontecer, comparecer em algo

Turn – virar

Ex: Movies always turn out to be worse than their previews; It turned out that
he wasn’t the father. (Acabou que ele não era o pai); A huge crowd turned out
for the baseball game (Uma multidão enorme apareceu no jogo de beisebol)

8. End up – acabar sendo, acontecer que

End – fim, terminal

Ex: Movies always end up being worse than their previews; It ended up that he
wasn’t the father.

OBS: turn out não pode usar gerundio.

9. Put up with – tolerar, lidar

Ex: I don’t know how she puts up with that barking dog (Eu não sei como ela
aguenta aquele cachorro latindo.) If you pay me enough, I can put up with anything (Se
você me pagar o suficiente, eu posso suportar qualquer coisa).

10. Catch up – alcançar o nível de algo ou de alguém, bater papo

Ex: The runner who fell caught up to the leader. (O corredor que caiu alcançou
o líder.)
Hey man, we should caught up sometime. (Ei cara, devemos nos encontrar em
algum momento)
Can you catch me up on the News ? (verbo frasal separado)

11. Look up – olhando para cima, melhorar, consultar,

Ex: The child looked up at his mother.
The rain has stopped, and things are looking up.
 When I don’t know a word, I look it up.

Look up to – admirar
Ex: I always looked up to my grandpa.

12. Put down – por no chão ou mesa, escrever, insultar alguém

Ex: Please put your suitcases down!
The reporter put her comments down in his notebook.
Bullies are always putting other kids down.

13. Put off – adiar, desanimar

Ex: She decided to put sweeping the floor off until tomorrow. (Ela decidiu adiar
varrer o chão até amanhã.)
This stupid TV show always puts me off.

14. Be into – gostar de alguma coisa, paquerar

Ex: My daughter is into dolls and horses. (Minha filha gosta de bonecas e
cavalos.)
I’m really into that girl over there.
Is she into me? (Ela está me paquerando?)

15. Turn into – transformar ou algo, denunciar alguém por algo

Ex: The toad turned into a handsome prince.
My wife has turned me into a good cook.
The robber turned himself into the police

16. Make out – distinguir alguma coisa, beijar apaixonadamente, acabar sendo
I Could just make out a sailboat in the distance. (Eu conseguia distinguir um
veleiro à distância.)
He’s always talking about making out with girls. (Ele está sempre falando sobre
beijar apaixonadamente as garotas.)
The team made out pretty well in the tournament. (A equipe se saiu muito bem
no torneio).

17. Figure out – compreender alguma coisa, calcular

Ex: He figured out where she was hiding the keys
I can’t figure this math problem out.

18. Plug in – ligar um eletronico

Ex: My Iphone beeps whenever I plug it in. (Meu Iphone emite um bipe sempre
que o conecto).
 Plug the television in here.

19. Bring up – educar ou criar, mencionar

Bring – trazer
Ex: My mom brought three kids up.
My mom brought up three kids.
Stop bringing up our old relantioship.

20. Shut up – fechar, limitar, calar a boca.

Ex: Shut the cabin up before you leave, please.
I hate when the rain shuts up inside.
Shut up, you stupid idiot!