Locuciones verbales
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| back out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (promise: break) (figurado) | echarse atrás expr |
| | | irse para atrás expr |
| | The couple buying our house backed out of the purchase at the last minute. |
| | La pareja que iba a comprar nuestra casa se echó atrás a último minuto. |
| back out of doing [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (withdraw from) | echarse atrás, volverse atrás loc verb |
| | | desvincularse de, retirarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Sue backed out of helping us paint the house. |
| | Sue se echó atrás y no nos ayudará a pintar la casa. |
bail out of [sth],
UK: bale out of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (end involvement) | abandonar⇒, dejar⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | largarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Eric bailed out of the project when the firm didn't pay him. |
| | Carlos abandonó el proyecto cuando la firma dejó de pagarle. |
| break out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (escape) | escaparse de v prnl + prep |
| | The prisoner broke out of jail by digging a tunnel. |
| burst out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (emerge, break out) | salir de v prnl + prep |
| | The chick finally burst out of its shell. |
| | El pollito finalmente salió del huevo. |
| chicken out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | slang (not be brave enough for) (coloquial) | echarse para atrás loc verb |
| | | acobardarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | rajarse⇒ v prnl |
| | I can't believe you made me sign up for skydiving and then chickened out of it yourself! |
| | ¡No puedo creer que me hayas hecho inscribir en esto del salto en paracaídas y que luego tú mismo te eches para atrás! |
| clear out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | slang (leave: a place) (un lugar) | dejar⇒ vtr |
| | | desalojar⇒ vtr |
| | | salirse⇒ v pron |
| | My landlord's given me a week to clear out of my flat. |
| | El dueño me ha dado una semana para dejar el departamento. |
| come out of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (emerge) | salir de vi + prep |
| | Bears generally come out of hibernation in the Spring. |
| | Los osos generalmente salen de la hibernación en primavera. |
| come out of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (costs: be subtracted) | descontar de vtr + prep |
| | | sacar de vtr + prep |
| | | alir de, provenir de vtr + prep |
| | (formal) | debitar de vtr + prep |
| | The cost of that broken lamp is going to come out of your pay check. |
| | El costo de la lámpara rota se descontará de tu salario. |
| come out of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (result) | salir de vi + prep |
| | | surgir de vi + prep |
| | Let's hope that something good can come out of this. |
| | Esperemos que algo bueno salga de todo esto. |
| crawl out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (creep outside) | salir de vi + prep |
| | She crawled out of her sleeping bag to see if it was a bear making all the noise outside her tent. |
| duck out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (leave secretly) | escabullirse de v prnl + prep |
| | | escaparse de v prnl + prep |
| | She managed to duck out of the lecture without anyone seeing her. |
| | Se las arregló para escabullirse de la conferencia sin que nadie la viera. |
| duck out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (avoid inclusion) | evadir⇒ vtr |
| | | esquivar⇒ vtr |
| | He would often try to duck out of his boss's motivational meetings. |
| | A menudo intentaba evadir las reuniones motivacionales de su jefe. |
| | (coloquial) | escaquearse de v prnl + prep |
| | | zafar de v prnl + prep |
| | A menudo trataba de escaquearse de las reuniones motivacionales de su jefe. |
| fish [sth] out of [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (retrieve, pick out) | sacar algo de loc verb |
| | He fished the twenty pound note out of the toilet. |
| | Sacó el billete de veinte libras del váter. |
| get out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (extricate oneself from) | salir de vi + prep |
| | | escapar de, huir de vi + prep |
| | The children could not get out of the building because it was on fire. |
| | Los niños no pudieron salir del edificio porque estaba en llamas. |
| get out of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (free yourself from an obligation) (coloquial) | zafarse de v prnl + prep |
| | | librarse de v prnl + prep |
| | I need to get out of my meeting this afternoon because I have a doctor's appointment. |
| | The teenager tried to get out of his homework by pretending to be ill. |
| | Tengo que zafarme de la reunión de esta tarde porque tengo cita con el doctor. |
| | El adolescente trató de librarse de la tarea fingiendo una enfermedad. |
| get out of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (exit a vehicle) | bajarse de v prnl + prep |
| | | bajar de vi + prep |
| | Audrey parked near the beach and got out of the car. |
| | Audrey se estacionó cerca de la playa y se bajó del auto. |
Compound Forms:
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| a fish out of water n | figurative ([sb] in unfamiliar place, situation) | pez fuera del agua grupo nom |
| | (AR) | sapo de otro pozo grupo nom |
| | (ES, coloquial) | más perdido que pulpo en un garaje expr |
| | Although a fantastic football player, he was a fish out of water on the golf course. |
| | A pesar de que como jugador de fútbol es excelente, para el golf es como pez fuera del agua. |
| | Como jugador de fútbol es excelente, pero en la cancha de golf se siente como un sapo de otro pozo. |
| | A pesar de que como jugador de fútbol es excelente, para el golf está más perdido que pulpo en un garaje. |
arise from [sth],
arise out of [sth] vi + prep | (result) | surgir a partir de vi + loc prep |
| | | resultar de vi + prep |
| | Several complications arose from the surgery. |
| | Surgieron varias complicaciones a raíz de la cirugía. |
| be bored out of your mind v expr | figurative, informal (be extremely bored) | estar mortalmente aburrido expr |
| | | estar harto del aburrimiento expr |
| be out of your wits v expr | (be very worried or frightened) | estar fuera de los cabales expr |
| be scared out of your wits v expr | (be terrified) | estar cagado del susto, estar cagado de miedo loc verb |
| | | morirse de susto, morirse de miedo loc verb |
| be well out of [sth] v expr | UK, informal (be lucky not to be still involved in) | estar mejor sin loc verb + prep |
| | | haberse librado de loc verb + prep |
| beat the crap out of [sb/sth] v expr | vulgar, potentially offensive, informal (beat physically) (figurado) | moler a palos, cagar a palos loc verb |
| | | cagar a piñas loc verb |
| | He threatened to beat the crap out of me if I didn't pay him by the end of the week. |
beat the living daylights out of [sb],
also US: beat the daylights out of [sb] v expr | informal (beat up badly) | darle una paliza a loc verb + prep |
| | (AmL) | darle una golpiza a loc verb + prep |
| | (coloquial) | cascar a vtr + prep |
| beat the s*** out of [sb/sth] v expr | vulgar, offensive!, informal (beat physically) (figurado) | moler a palos, cagar a palos loc verb |
| | | cagar a piñas loc verb |
| | We got into a fistfight and he beat the s*** out of me. |
| bilk [sb] out of [sth] v expr | (swindle out of) (informal) | birlarle algo a loc verb |
| | | robarle algo a loc verb |
| blow [sth] out of proportion v expr | figurative, informal (overdramatize) | exagerar⇒ vtr |
| | Sure, it seems like a lot of snow, but don't blow it out of proportion -- we usually have several inches in April. |
| | Sí, parece bastante nieve pero tampoco es para exagerar. En abril es normal que se acumulen varias pulgadas. |
| | (figurado) | hacer una montaña de un grano de arena loc verb |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Sí, es un problema, pero tampoco hay que hacer una montaña de un grano de arena. |
| | | armar un escándalo loc verb |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No vamos a armar un escándalo por una minucia como esta. |
| bolt out of [sth] v expr | (exit rapidly) | salir corriendo de loc verb |
| | The spooked horse bolted out of the barn. |
| | El caballo, asustado, salió corriendo del establo. |
| boot [sb] out of [sth] v expr | figurative, often passive, slang (remove from: office) | echar a alguien de loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | rajar a alguien de loc verb |
| | The voters lost confidence in him and booted him out of office. |
| born out of wedlock adj | dated (illegitimate) (hijo) | extramatrimonial, extramarital adj |
| | | nacido fuera del matrimonio loc adj |
| | (hijo) | natural adj |
| | (anticuado, peyorativo) | bastardo/a, bastarda adj |
| | "Bastard" is the legal term for a child born out of wedlock. |
| | "Hijo natural" es el término legal en algunos países para un hijo extramatrimonial. |
| | "Hijo natural" es el término legal en algunos países para un hijo nacido fuera del matrimonio. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Antes de casarse, mi abuelo tuvo un hijo natural con otra mujer. |
bust [sb] out,
bust [sb] out of [sth] vtr + adv | informal, US (help to escape) | ayudar a alguien a salir de loc verb |
| | | sacar a alguien de loc verb |
| | His friends will bust him out of jail. |
| | Sus amigos lo ayudaron a salir de la cárcel. |
carve [sth] out of [sth],
carve [sth] from [sth] v expr | (shape: sculpt from) | esculpir en vtr + prep |
| | | tallar en vtr + prep |
| | Michelangelo liked to carve huge athletic nudes out of marble. |
| | A Miguel Ángel le gustaba esculpir enormes desnudos atléticos en mármol. |
| cheat [sb] out of [sth] v expr | (take [sth] by deception) | estafarle algo a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | | engañar a alguien para robarle algo loc verb |
| | The con man cheated the elderly woman out of her life savings. |
| | El timador le estafó los ahorros de toda la vida a la anciana. |
| chicken out of doing [sth] v expr | slang (not be brave enough to do) | no atreverse a, no animarse a loc verb |
| | | acobardarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Lee chickened out of going on the roller coaster at the last minute. |
| | Lee no se atrevió a ir a la montaña rusa a último minuto. |
| chisel [sb] out of [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative, slang (cheat, swindle) | estafar para quitar loc verb |
| | | defraudar para quitar loc verb |
| | | timar para quitar loc verb |
| | The guy chiseled twenty bucks out of me. |
| | El muchacho me estafó para quitarme veinte billetes verdes. |
| | El muchacho me defraudó para quitarme veinte billetes verdes. |
| | El muchacho me timó para quitarme veinte billetes verdes. |
| clear [sth] out of [sth] v expr | (clutter: remove from a space) | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | We need to clear all the junk out of the attic. |
| | Tenemos que sacar toda la basura del ático. |
| climb out of [sth] v expr | (exit: clambering) | salir trepando de loc verb |
| | | salir de vi + prep |
| | The burglar climbed out of the window and shinned back down the drainpipe. |
| climb out of [sth] v expr | (exit: ascending) | salir ascendiendo de loc verb |
| | The spelunker climbed out of the deep, narrow cave into daylight. |
| coax [sth] out of [sb] v expr | (obtain by persuasion) | sonsacarle algo a alguien loc verb |
| | | sacarle algo a alguien a la fuerza loc verb |
| come out of the closet v expr | figurative, dated (announce that you are gay) (AmL) | salir del clóset loc verb |
| | (ES) | salir del armario loc verb |
| | He only came out of the closet when he was 34. |
come out of the woodwork,
crawl out of the woodwork v expr | figurative, disapproving (appear suddenly) | surgir de la nada loc verb |
| come out of your shell v expr | (lose shyness, awkwardness) | salir del caparazón loc verb |
| con [sb] out of [sth] v expr | informal (swindle money from [sb]) (informal) | sacarle algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | | estafarle algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | The criminal conned one of his victims out of ten thousand dollars. |
| | El delincuente le sacó diez mil dólares a una de sus víctimas. |
| crash out of [sth] v expr | (competition: lose) | caer derrotado vi + participio |
| | | perder⇒ vi |
| | It was a surprise to everyone when the favorites crashed out of the World Cup in the first round. |
| | Fue una sorpresa para todos cuando el favorito cayó derrotado en la primera ronda de la Copa del Mundo. |
| crook [sb] out of [sth] v expr | slang (obtain from [sb] by swindling) | estafarle algo a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | (informal) | sacarle algo a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | The conman who knocked on my grandad's door managed to crook him out of his life savings. |
| | El timador que llamó a la puerta de mi abuelo se las arregló para estafarle los ahorros de toda su vida. |
| diddle [sb] out of [sth] v expr | often passive, informal (cheat, con) | robarle algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | (ES: coloquial) | birlarle algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | Sophia was diddled out of two thousand dollars in a money transfer scam. |
| | A Sophia le robaron mil dólares en un fraude de transferencia de fondos. |
| dismiss [sth] out of hand v expr | (disregard) | descartar⇒ vtr |
| | | desestimar⇒ vtr |
| | I know it sounds like a conspiracy theory, but I beg you not to dismiss it out of hand. |
| | | hacer caso omiso loc verb |
| | | no tener en cuenta loc verb |
| do [sb] out of [sth] v expr | informal (deprive, cheat) | sacar algo a, quitar algo a loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | birlar a alguien de loc verb |
| | (formal) | privar a alguien de loc verb |
| dodge in and out of [sth] v expr | (weave in and out) | esquivar⇒ vtr |
| | | evitar⇒ vtr |
| | The car was speeding along the busy road, dodging in and out of the traffic. |
| | El coche iba a toda velocidad por la carretera llena de coches esquivando el tráfico. |
drive [sb] out of his mind,
drive [sb] out of her mind v expr | figurative, informal (annoy) (coloquial) | sacar de sus casillas a expr |
| | | sacar de quicio a expr |
| | The baby's constant crying drove James out of his mind. |
| | El constante llanto del bebé sacó de quicio a James. |
| | (figurado) | volver loco a loc verb |
| | | enervar a vtr + prep |
| | El constante llanto del bebé volvió loco a James. |
drive [sb] out of his mind,
drive [sb] out of her mind v expr | figurative, informal (arouse sexually) (coloquial, figurado) | calentar a vtr |
| | | poner a vtr |
| | Watching you sunbathe used to drive me out of my mind. |
| | Verte tomando sol me calentaba mucho. |
| | (figurado) | hacer perder la cabeza a loc verb |
| drop out of [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (withdraw from [sth]) | dejar⇒ vtr |
| | | abandonar⇒ vtr |
| | He dropped out of school before completing his degree. |
| | Several competitors have dropped out of the tournament due to injuries. |
| | Tuvo que dejar la escuela antes de obtener el título. |
| | Varios participantes han abandonado el torneo porque han sufrido lesiones. |
| drum [sb] out of [sth] v expr | (dismiss in disgrace) | expulsar a alguien de loc verb |
| | Edward was drummed out of the Corps following the incident. |
| duck out of doing [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (avoid obligation) | librarse de hacer algo loc verb |
| | | escaparse de hacer algo loc verb |
| | He always tries to duck out of talking to my parents. |
| | Siempre trata de librarse de hablar con mis padres. |
| eat [sb] out of house and home v expr | (eat so much as to strain [sb]'s funds) | dejar la despensa vacía loc verb |
| eat out of [sb]'s hand v expr | figurative (do what [sb] wants) | comer de la mano de alguien loc verb |
| be eating out of [sb]'s hand | figurative (be submissive to [sb]) | comer de la mano de alguien loc verb |
| elbow [sb] out of the way v expr | (push [sb] aside) | sacar a alguien a codazos loc verb |
| | An old lady elbowed Dan out of the way as he was trying to get on the bus. |
| escort [sb] out of [sth] v expr | (accompany out) | acompañar a vtr + prep |
| | | escoltar a vtr + prep |
| | The security guards escorted the troublemaker out of the building. |
| | Los guardias de seguridad acompañaron al alborotador fuera del edificio. |
| fall out of bed v expr | figurative (figures: drop) | caerse de la cama loc verb |
fall out of favor (US),
fall out of favour (UK) v expr | (lose popularity) | perder popularidad loc verb |
| | (objeto) | caer en desuso loc verb |
| | (persona, costumbre) | caer en desgracia loc verb |
| fall out of the habit v expr | (no longer do [sth] regularly) | perder la costumbre, perder el hábito loc verb |
| | I used to go to the gym three times a week, but now I've fallen out of the habit. |
| | Antes iba al gimnasio tres veces a la semana, pero ya perdí la costumbre. |
| | | desacostumbrase v prnl |
| | Antes iba al gimnasio tres veces a la semana, pero ya me desacostumbre. |
| fall out of touch v expr | (lose contact) | perder el contacto loc verb |
| | | no estar en contacto loc verb |
| | Cuando me mudé perdí el contacto con mis amigos del barrio. |
| finagle [sb] out of [sth] v expr | informal (obtain from [sb] by deceit) | conseguir algo de alguien con artimañas loc verb |
| | | conseguir algo de alguien haciendo trampas loc verb |
| flush [sth/sb] out of [sth] v expr | figurative (scare out, bring to light) | hacer salir algo de loc verb |
| | | hacer salir a alguien de loc verb |
| | Our dog had flushed a deer out of the woods and into the open field. |
| | Nuestro perro hizo salir a un venado del bosque y lo llevó hacia el campo abierto. |
| force [sb] out of [sth] v expr | figurative (compel to leave) | obligar a vtr + prep |
| | He was forced out of retirement when they cut off his pension. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Fue obligado a marcharse cuando le cortaron la pensión. |
| f*** [sb] out of [sth]⇒ vtr | vulgar, offensive!!, informal (defraud) | robarle algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | (MX: vulgar) | chingarle algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | (ES: coloquial) | birlarle algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | He f***ed me out of a hundred dollars. |
| | Me robó cien dólares. |
| | Me chingó cien dólares. |
| get a kick out of [sth/sb] v expr | slang (enjoy, take pleasure in) | encantar⇒ vi |
| | | divertirse⇒ v prnl |
| | (ES, coloquial) | flipar⇒ vi |
| | (AR, coloquial) | copar⇒ vtr |
| | She gets a kick out of watching talking animal videos. |
| | Le encanta ver vídeos de animales que hablan. |
| get a rise out of [sb] v expr | informal (provoke: [sb]) (coloquial) | hacer saltar loc verb |
| | | provocar⇒ vtr |
| | | molestar⇒ vtr |
| | | fastidiar⇒ vtr |
| | He's just making faces to get a rise out of you. |
| | Te está haciendo muecas para hacerte saltar. |
| | (coloquial) | sacar de sus casillas loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | hacer calentar, hacer engranar loc verb |
| | Te está haciendo muecas para sacarte de tus casillas. |
get bent out of shape,
be bent out of shape v expr | US, figurative, slang (be resentful, angry) | estar resentido loc verb |
| | | estar enojado loc verb |
get bent out of shape,
be bent out of shape v expr | US, figurative, slang (be agitated, upset) | estar molesto loc verb |
| | | estar inquieto loc verb |
| get out of bed v expr | (rise in morning) | levantarse⇒ v prnl |
| | I was sick today and did not want to get out of bed. |
| | Estaba enfermo hoy y no quería levantarme. |
| | | salir de la cama loc verb |
| | Estaba enfermo hoy y no quería salir de la cama. |
get out of bed on the wrong side,
get up on the wrong side of the bed v expr | figurative, informal (be irritable) | levantarse con el pie izquierdo expr |
| | | estar irritable loc verb |
| get out of dodge v expr | US, informal, figurative (leave a town, escape) (coloquial) | largarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (AR, CO, ES, MX: coloquial) | abrirse⇒ v prnl |
| | (ES: coloquial) | pirarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | irse v prnl |
| get out of hand v expr | informal (become uncontrolled) | irse de las manos loc verb |
| | The party got out of hand, and a neighbour called the police. |
| | La fiesta se nos fue de las manos y un vecino llamó a la policía. |
| | | descontrolarse⇒ v prnl |
| | La fiesta se descontroló y un vecino llamó a la policía. |
| Get out of here! interj | informal (command: go) | ¡sal de aquí!, ¡fuera de aquí! loc interj |
| | | ¡la´rgate de aquí! loc interj |
| | (AR, UY) | ¡salí de acá! loc interj |
| | (AR, coloquial) | ¡rajá de acá! loc interj |
| | "Get out of here!" she cried, waving her broom at the startled cat. |
| | ¡Sal de aquí! gritó espantando al gato con la escoba. |
| | "¡Raja de acá!" gritó, agitando la escoba frente al gato asustado. |
| Get out of here! interj | mainly US, slang, figurative (disbelief) (irónico, sorpresa) | ¡mentira!, ¡no! interj |
| | (coloquial) | no jodas loc interj |
| | (ES, coloquial) | ni de coña loc interj |
| | (MX, coloquial) | no me chingues loc interj |
| | You bought that shirt for $10? Get out of here! |
| | ¿Compraste esa camisa por $10? ¡Mentira! |
| | | si, claro, sí, seguro loc interj |
| | (irónico) | sí, cómo no loc interj |
| | (AR) | dale, vamos, andá interj |
| | ¿Te compraste esa camisa por $10? Sí, cómo no. |
| get out of order v expr | (be jumbled) | desordenarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | desorganizarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The professor's notes had got out of order and he was having trouble giving his lecture. |
| | Las notas del profesor se desordenaron y estaba teniendo problemas con su conferencia. |
| get out of the habit v expr | (stop doing [sth] regularly) | salir del hábito loc verb |
| | | salir de la rutina loc verb |
| get out of the way v expr | informal (move aside) | quitarse del medio loc verb |
| | The truck finally got out of the way and I was able to turn right. |
| | El camión finalmente se quitó del medio y pude dar vuelta a la derecha. |
| | | hacerse a un lado loc verb |
| | El camión finalmente se hizo a un lado y pude dar vuelta a la derecha. |
| get [sth] out of the way v expr | informal, figurative (task: complete) (figurado) | quitarse de encima, quitarse de en medio loc verb |
| | Let's get the cleaning out of the way: then we can do something fun. |
| | Vamos a quitarnos de en medio la limpieza; luego podemos hacer algo divertido. |
| get out of [sb]'s face v expr | slang (stop nagging) | dejar tranquilo a loc verb |
| | | dejar en paz a loc verb |
| Get out of my face! interj | slang (Stop nagging me) (ES) | ¡déjame en paz! loc interj |
| | (AmL) | ¡déjame en paz! loc interj |
| get [sth/sb] out of your mind v expr | (stop thinking about [sth]) | sacarse a alguien de la cabeza, quitarse a alguien de la cabeza loc verb |
| | | sacarse algo de la cabeza, quitarse algo de la cabeza loc verb |
| | I know it was a tough breakup, but you need to get it out of your mind. |
| | Ya sé que fue duro romper, pero tienes que sacártelo de la cabeza. |
| get the hell out of [sth] v expr | emphatic (quickly leave some place) (coloquial) | salir corriendo loc verb |
| | | largarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (MX: coloquial) | salir pitando, salir en chinga loc verb |
| get your mind out of the gutter expr | (stop your sordid thinking) | dejar de pensar en cosas sucias loc verb |
| | | sacarse las ideas sucias de la cabeza loc verb |
| | "If you pull it hard enough, it gets longer." "Oo-er!" "Get your mind out of the gutter!" |
| go out in a blaze of glory v expr | figurative (come to a heroic end) | morir con las botas puestas expr |