2ND GROUP OF PHRASAL VERBS
TO GIVE
sth away ■ dare via, regalare Auntie Evy gave away a lot of her dresses to a charity
association.
■ rivelare, svelare The robbers didn’t want to give away the hiding place
of the stolen money.
sth back ■ restituire Can you give my German dictionary back, please?
in ■ cedere, arrendersi The policemen ordered the terrorists to give in and
release the hostages.
sth out ■ distribuire The boss gave out to his employees a copy of the end of
the year figures.
■ annunciare, proclamare The end of the war has just been given out on the radio.
sth up ■ smettere, rinunciare Alexandra doesn’t want to give up her work.
TO GO
after* ■ andare dietro, rincorrere My dog went after the postman and bit him!
ahead* ■ andare in testa (a un gruppo) The guide went ahead and began to talk.
■ procedere (come previsto) The government will go ahead with its financial policies.
back* ■ ritornare in un luogo Tess couldn’t go back to her small village.
■ risalire (nel tempo) This tower goes back to the Middle Ages.
back on* ■ non mantenere una promessa You can rely on Marcus.He never goes back on
his word.
down* ■ diminuire (prezzi, temperatura) The price of mobile phones is going down.
in for* ■ iscriversi (a una gara) Juliette has gone in for a very difficult exam.
■ avere interesse per (sport / hobby) My friends don’t like volleyball. They go in for
basketball.
off ■ spegnersi (luce, gas) During the storm the light went off for about an hour.
■ esplodere (bomba), scattare (allarme) Luckily the bomb didn’t go off.
■ andare a male (cibo, latte) What a terrible smell! The milk must have gone off.
on ■ continuare I’m sorry, but we can’t go on like this!
■ accadere, succedere What’s going on over there?
on at* ■ criticare ripetutamente I hate Kelly, she always goes on at me!
over / through ■ esaminare, leggere, ripassare Have you already gone over / through
your objectives?
sth ■ passare attraverso (un’esperienza) She was going through a busy period.
TO KEEP
sth / sb back ■ tenere indietro Some barricades kept the public back from the stage.
(from)* ■ trattenere Mary tried to keep her tears back, but she couldn’t.
sb down* ■ assoggettare, opprimere The dictator kept his people down for 20 years.
sb from sth* ■ impedire The noise of the traffic kept me from sleeping.
sth from sb* ■ nascondere, non dire It’s impossible to keep the truth from your sister.
sb / sth in ■ trattenere qualcuno in un luogo You can’t keep me in this room for two
hours!
■ non esprimere (un sentimento) Olivia was furious but she kept her anger in.
sth off* ■ tenere alla larga I wear a hat to keep off the flies.
on* ■ continuare a fare qualcosa The snow kept on falling for three days.
to* ■ restare fedele a, rispettare Robert worked at night to keep to the schedule.
up with* ■ essere aggiornati (non restare indietro) Diane keeps up with the new musical
trends.
■ andare alla stessa velocità Don’t run so fast! I can’t keep up with you!
