NEW GUIDE TO PHRASAL VERBS

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/ can't get the accounts to add up,
no consigo que me cuadren las
cuentas.
add up to sumar, ascender, querer
decir, equivaler a.
it doesn't add up to much, no asciende
a mucho/no es importante.
what their attitude adds up to is an
unwillingness to help, lo que demuestra
su actitud es que no quieren ayudar.
address dirigir, dirigirse a.
address oneself to ponerse a trabajar,
aplicarse a.
he addressed himself to the job, se
puso a trabajar.
address as tratar a alguien de, dar un
tratamiento.
she addressed him as 'sir', ella le trato
de 'senor'.
she likes to be addressed as, Doctor
McHugh, le gusta que se dirijan a ella
como Doctora McHugh.
address by dar a uno el tratamiento
debido.
you must address him by his title,
debes darle el tratamiento debido.
adhere adherirse, pegarse.
adhere to adhirirse a, observar, cumplir
con.
she has always adhered firmly to
socialist principles, siempre se ha
mantenido fiel a los principios
socialistas.
you must adhere to your promise,
tienes que mantener tu promesa.
admit admitir, dejar entrar, aceptar,
hacer pasar, reconocer, confesar.
admit of admitir, dar lugar a, permitir,
caber.
it admits of no other explanation, no
cabe otra explicacion.
it admits of one interpretation only,
solo admite una interpretacion.
admit to confesarse culpable de.
he admits to the crime, se confiesa
culpable del delito.
/ admit to feeling ill, confieso que me
siento mal.
advance avanzar, adelantar, proponer,
exponer, presentar.
advance on acercarse de modo
amenazador.
he advanced on me, across the room,
se acerco amenazadoramente a mi.
guide to phrasal verbs
the army advanced on the town, el
ejercito se dirigio a la ciudad.
old age is fast advancing on me, los
afios se me estan echando encima
rapidamente.
• advise aconsejar, recomendar.
* advise of informar de.
he advised us of the event, nos
informo sobre el acontecimiento.
please advise us of any change of
address, sirvase informarnos de
cualquier cambio de direccion.
have you been advised of your rights?
i.le han informado de sus derechos?
* advise on ser asesor en.
he advises on medical law, es asesor
en jurisprudencia medica.
• agree consentir, aceptar, acceder a,
estar de acuerdo con.
« agree to acordar, acceder a.
the bank has agreed to lend me some
money, el banco ha accedido a
prestarme algun dinero.
they wanted to get married but their
parents wouldn't agree to it, se querfan
casar, pero sus padres no lo consentfan.
»» agree with
I ate something that didn't agree with
me, comi algo que me sento mal.
Garlic doesn't agree with me, el ajo me
sienta mal.
the climate here doesn't agree with
me, el clima aquf no me sienta bien.
• aim apuntar.
* aim at apuntar a, aspirar a, pretender,
ambicionar.
aim at the white circle, apunta a I
cfrculo bianco.
what are you aiming at?, da que aspiras?
the law is aimed at reducing
unemployment, el objetivo de la ley es
disminuir el desempleo.
the talks were aimed at ending the
strike, las conversaciones tenfan como
objetivo acabar con la huelga.
» aim for dirigirse a, tener como objetivo.
let's aim for Bristol first, vamos a
Bristol primero.
we're aiming for a share of the market,
tenemos como objetivo una porcion del
mercado.
we must aim for total elimination of
the disease, nuestro objetivo debe ser
la total erradicacion de la enfermedad.
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