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•abide by keep to rules, decisions, If you decide to do it, you’ll have to abide by their strict rules.
promises or agreements Si decides hacerlo tendrás que acatar sus estrictas normas.
•account for explain, give a good reason The storm accounts for the plane crash.
for something La tormenta explica el accidente aéreo.
•act like behave in a specific way Elena is acting like a fool today.
Elena se está comportando como una tonta hoy.
•act up misbehave Both kids have been acting up all day long.
Los dos chicos se estuvieron portando mal todo el día.
•add in include Please add Macarena in: she would like to go on the picnic tomorrow with
you all.
Por favor, incluyan a Macarena: ella quisiera ir al picnic de mañana con todos
ustedes.
•add up I. find the total of numbers I. You made a mistake when you were adding the bill up.
Cometió un error cuando sumó la cuenta.
II. to have sense II. ”I can’t understand this. It doesn’t add up”.
”No entiendo esto. No le encuentro sentido”.
•add up to result in, total It all adds up to this: she is entirely untrustworthy.
Todo se puede resumir así: ella no es para nada confiables.
•allow for take into consideration, All hunters allow for the possibility of boar bites.
take into account Todo cazador tiene en cuenta las mordeduras de los jabalíes.
•answer back answer a reproof impudently, Don’t answer back when your parents talk to you.
retort (colloquial) No contestes mal a tus padres cuando te están hablando.
•answer up reply clearly and without Jane answered up when the visitor addressed her.
any delay Jane respondió rápidamente cuando el visitante se dirigió a ella.
•answer up to have a ready reply (to) His wife answered up to every question the police asked her.
Su esposa respondió a cada pregunta que la policía le hizo.
•apply for ask for something One hundred subscribers have applied for a scholarship to study
our new OM COMPANY Business Course online.
Cien suscriptores han solicitado una beca para realizar por Internet
nuestro nuevo Curso de Negocios OM COMPANY.
•ask after someone ask about a person, his health, Lucy has asked after your mom.
etc. Lucy ha preguntado por la salud de tu mamá.
•ask down invite (a person) to come They asked me down to talk to them.
downstairs Me pidieron que bajara a hablar con ellos.
•ask for request The sales manager asked for a new extension.
El gerente de ventas solicitó un nuevo interno.
•ask in invite (a person) into a house Ask your new friend in; we would all like to meet him.
(usually separated) Haz pasar a tu nuevo amigo; todos queremos conocerlo.
•ask out invite (a person) to any form Barbara’s friends always ask her out.
of entertainment. Los amigos de Bárbara siempre la invitan a salir.
•ask up invite (a person) to come The invalid asked Ann up to talk to her.
upstairs La inválida le pidió a Ann que subiera a hablar con ella.
•back away move back slowly The robbers backed away when they saw the fierced dog.
(in the face of danger) Los ladrones retrocieron cuando vieron el perro enfurecido.
•back down give up a claim The claimant backed down and was content to take his share.
(in the face of danger) El reclamante se echó atrás y quedó satisfecho con su parte.
•back down from withdraw, avoid The new president never backs down from a challenge.
(in the face of danger) El nuevo presidente jamás se echa atrás ante un desafío.
•back off not follow a threat, She backed off when I insisted on paying for the damages.
(give up a claim) Se retractó cuando insistí en pagar los daños.
•back out break a promise Kevin promised me a trip, but he finally backed out of his promise.
Kevin me prometió un viaje pero al finalmente rompió su promesa.
•back out of withdraw from He had to back out of the deal owing to his recent misfortunes.
Debió retirarse del acuerdo debido a sus últimas desgracias.
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