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NEW GUIDE TO PHRASAL VERBS

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Ichew

cheer up! it could be a lot worse!

/animo/ /podria ser mucho peor/

some bright curtains would cheer the

room up, unas cortinas en colores vivos

alegranan el cuarto.

• chew masticar, mascar.

* chew on rumiar (problemas, hechos).

he's chewing on the problem, esta

rumiando el problema.

^ chew over considerar, darle vueltas a.

I'd like to chew it over for a couple of

days, quisiera pensarmelo un par de

dfas.

we chewed over the various

possibilities, estudiamos detenidamente

las diferentes posibilidades.

they're still chewing over the problem,

aun le estan dando vueltas al problema.

» chew up estropear.

the dog had chewed up the carpet, el

perro habia mordisqueado la alfombra.

• chip astillarse.

« chip away at caer a pedazos (pintura);

usurpar, quitar.

the artist chipped away at the

sculpture, el artista tallo la escultura.

he chipped away at the stone with a

chisel, picaba la piedra con un cincel.

they chipped away at his authority,

fueron minando su autoridad.

* chip in interrumpir, cortar; contribuir.

we all chipped in for his present, todos

contribuimos para hacerle un regalo.

he chipped in with a thousand dollars,

contribuyo con mil dolares.

when I heard that, I couldn't help

chipping in, cuando of eso, no pude

menos que meter baza en la

conversacion.

• choke sofocarse, atragantarse.

* choke back ahogar, contenerse,

tragarse.

he choked back the tears, se trago las

lagrimas.

I choked back my anger, me contuve.

* choke down ahogar (sollozos).

she choked down her sobs, ahogo sus

sollozos.

• choke off cortar por lo sano

(discusiones); cortar en seco

(sugerencias); echar un rapapolvos,

desanimar, hacer callar.

he choked off her suggestions, corto

secamente sus sugerencias.

guide to phrasal verbs

he choked her off, la echo un

rapapolvos.

• choke up quedarse sin habla; obstruir.

he choked up, se quedo sin habla.

the pipe was choked up, la tuberfa

estaba obstruida.

• chop cortar.

« chop down talar, cortar.

they've chopped three trees down, han

talado tres arboles.

• chop off tronchar, separar.

they chopped off the branch, cortaron

la rama.

the lightning chopped off the top of the

tree, el rayo trunco la copa del arbol.

» chop up desmenuzar, cortar en trocitos.

chop the apple up into small pieces,

corta la manzana en trocitos pequenos.

chopping up onions makes my eyes

water, picar cebolla me hace llorar.

he's chopping up logs for firewood,

esta cortando lena para el fuego.

he chopped the chair up and put it on

the fire, hizo astillas la silla y la echo

al fuego.

• chuck tirar, arrojar.

• chuck away tirar, despilfarrar (dinero);

desperdiciar (oportunidad).

don't chuck away your fortune, no

malgastes tu fortuna.

« chuck in abandonor, dejar.

he used to be a football player, but he

chucked it in, antes era futbolista, pero

lo dejo.

I'm going to chuck it all in, voy a

mandar todo al diablo.

• chuck out tirar, arrojar (basura); poner

de patitas en la calle (persona).

he was chucked out, le dieron la

patada.

» chuck up abandonar, renunciar;

vomitar.

he chucked up over the railing, vomito

por la borda.

• churn agitar, revolver.

• churn out producir como salchichas.

he churns out several novels a year,

escribe varias novelas al ano.

• clamp sujetar con abrazaderas.

•« clamp down tomar medidas drasticas

contra, intentar ponerle freno a.

the police are clamping down on drug

trafficking, la policia esta tomando

medidas drasticas contra el narcotrafico.

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