Learn 10 English PHRASAL VERBS with "UP": dress up, wash up, grow up...

Hi. This is Gill at www.engvid.com,

Hola soy Gill de www.engvid.com

and in today's lesson we're going to be looking at some phrasal verbs

y en la lección de hoy vamos a ver algunos verbos frasales

using the preposition "up". So, a phrasal verb, just to remind you, is

usando la preposición "up". Entonces, un verbo frasal es

the verb plus the preposition. So, in this case, the preposition in all of these examples

el verbo anterior a la preposición. En este caso, la preposición en todos estos ejemplos

is "up", so it's being put with a main verb to turn it into a phrasal verb. Okay?

es "up", y cuando se coloca con un verbo principal se convierte en un verbo frasal. ¿Bueno?

So let's have a look at what we have here.

Así que echemos un vistazo a lo que tenemos aquí

So, first of all: "Children love to dress up."

Así que, en primer lugar: "A los niños les encanta vestirse".

Okay? Children like to put clothes on,

¿Bueno? A los niños les gusta ponerse ropa

maybe their mother's clothes, put makeup on, ear rings, all sorts of things to dress up.

Tal vez la ropa de su madre, ponerse maquillaje, zarcillos, todo tipo de cosas para vestir

So, that's the phrasal verb. "To dress up" is to put sort of special clothes on for,

Entonces este es el verbo frasal "To dress up". Es vestir ropa especial para,

you know, just for fun really. Adults dress up as well if they're going somewhere special.

ya saben, solo por diversión. Los adultos se visten tambien cuando van a un lugar especial.

"Oh, we'll have to dress up for this party",

"Oh, tendremos que vestirnos para esta fiesta",

put some jewellery on and a long full-length's

ponerse algunas joyas y un vestido largo

dress or a tuxedo with a bowtie, all that sort of thing. Dressing up in special clothes

o un smoking con un corbata de moño, ese tipo de cosas. Vestirse con ropa especial

for a special occasion. Okay? Dressing up.

para una ocasión especial. ¿Bueno?

Second one: "It's time to drink up - the bar is closing." So, "to drink up" is to finish

El segundo: "It's time to drink up - the bar is closing". Bueno, "to drink up" es cuando usted termina

your drink. Drink up, you're putting the glass up like that to finish your drink because

su trago. Usted está poniendo el vaso de esa manera para terminar su bebida porque

the bar is closing and you have to go, so you don't want to leave your drink there.

el bar esta cerrando y tiene que irse, así que no quiere dejar su bebida allí.

You want to drink it because you paid for it, so you don't want to waste it. Okay.

Quiere beberlo porque pagó por ella, así que no quiere desperdiciarla.

"Time to drink up".

Hora de beber ("Time to drink up").

Right, now, this is a common complaint that somebody in the household:

Ahora, esta es una queja común en el hogar

"He never washes up."

"He never washes up." (El nunca lava)

And we have the noun from this: "the washing up", which is about washing the dishes

Y tenemos el sustantivo de esto: "the washing up" , que consiste en lavar los platos

after a meal. "He never washes up.",

después de la comida. "He never washes up" (El nunca lava)

"To wash up" means washing all the dishes after a meal.

"To wash up" significa lavar todos los platos después de la comida.

Okay.

Bien

Now, next one, if there's a word you don't know:

Ahora, el siguiente, si hay una palabra que conoces, es:

"I don't know that word - I'll have to look it up."

"I don't know that word - I'll have to look it up." ("No conozco esa palabra - tendré que buscarla").

So the phrasal verb is "to look up". But you'll notice that the pronoun

Bien, el verbo frasal is "to look up". Pero notarás que el pronombre

"it" has to go in the middle there. You don't... You can't say: "I have to look up it."

"it" tiene que ir en el medio. No puedes ... no puedes decir: "I have to look up it."

You have to put the pronoun in the middle: "I have to look it up."

Tiene que poner el pronombre en el medio: "I have to look it up."

Okay. Right, so and "looking it up", that means getting the dictionary

Bien. Ahora, "looking it up", esto tiene que ver con buscar en el diccionario

or using a computer, looking for the word

o usar la computadora, buscar la palabra

to find the meaning. "Looking it up" means find the page, look down the page:

para encontrar el significado. "Looking it up" significa buscar la pagina, mirar la pagina:

"Ah, there it is. What does it mean? Ah, okay."

Ah, ahí está. Qué significa eso? Ah bien.

Looking up, referring to a book or referring to a

Mirando, refiriéndose a un libro o refiriéndose a una

website to find out the definition.

pagina web para encontrar la definición.

Okay, next one: "I can't hear you - please speak up."

Bien, la siguiente: " I can't hear you- please speak up"

Okay? "Speak up" means get louder,

¿Bueno? "Speak up" significa hablar más fuerte

say it louder. "I can't hear you. Please speak up. Turn up the volume." Okay? "Speak up".

decirlo más alto. "No te escucho". Por favor habla más alto. "Sube el volumen". ¿Bueno?

Okay, next one, you're studying and you say:

Bien, el siguiente, estás estudiando y dices:

"I'm having to read up on Shakespeare for the test next week."

"Voy a tener que leer sobre Shakespeare para la prueba la próxima semana."

So, if you "read up" on a subject that means you're reading lots

Por lo tanto, si usted "read up" sobre un tema que significa que está leyendo mucho

of information about the subject. You're finding books, you're finding websites, all sorts

de información sobre el tema. Está buscando libros, encuentra sitios web, de todo tipo

of sources to get lots of information, learning all the information, get it into your head

de fuentes para obtener mucha información, aprender toda la información y ponerla en tu cabeza

for a test, for the test next week.

para el examen de la siguiente semana.

"Reading up" means to gather information about a subject.

"Reading up" significa recopilar información sobre un tema

Okay.

Bien

Right. Now, this next one is not a very nice thing to say to somebody, especially if they're

Correcto. Ahora, este próximo no es una algo muy agradable de decir a alguien, especialmente si estan

maybe over 40:

por debajo de los 40

"When are you going to grow up?" Okay?

"When are you going to grow up?" ¿Cuando crecerás?

It's okay... If you say it to a child, that doesn't really make sense

Está bien ... Si lo dices a un niño, eso realmente no tiene sentido

because a child hasn't grown up yet. But people tend

porque un niño no ha crecido todavía. Pero las personas tienden

to say this to adults because if an adult is behaving in a very silly way like a child,

a decir esto a los adultos porque si un adulto se está comportando de una manera muy tonta como un niño,

a childish way, somebody might say to them:

una manera infantil, alguien podría decirles:

"When are you going to grow up?"

¿Cuando crecerás?

Meaning become mature. "Grow up" can mean to get taller,

Significa madurar. "Grow up" puede significar volverse más alto,

but it also means to become more sensible,

pero también significa volverse más sensato,

more mature, you know, be a more responsible adult person. Okay. Rather than messing about

más maduro, ya saben, ser un adulto más responsable. En lugar de jugar

and being silly. All right.

y ser tonto.

Okay, next one: "You've really messed that up."

Bien, el siguiente: "You've really messed that up."

So, mess... "To mess up", if you mess up...

Que lío... "To mess up", if you mess up...

And again, you'll see another word comes in between, but this is the phrasal verb:

Y de nuevo, verás que otra palabra se interpone, pero es el verbo frasal:

"to mess up". "To mess something up" is to do something badly.

"to mess up" "to mess something up" es cuando hacemos algo mal

Just a mess is untidy,

Todo desordenado y desliñado,

not very good. If you mess something up, you've made a very bad job of it. You've not done

no muy bueno. Si haces un desastre, o realizas un mal trabajo. Si no lo haces bien en absoluto.

it at all well. You've done it very badly. Okay.

Lo estás haciendo muy mal.

Next one: "What are you cooking up now?"

El siguiente: "What are you cooking up now?"

So, "to cook up", you might think this is some

Bien, "to cook up", usted podria pensar que esto es un tipo de

food that you're cooking in the kitchen, but in this sense it's more metaphorical. If you

alimento que usted está cocinando, pero en este caso es más metafórico.

cook something up, you're planning something. And the sense of it is you're being quite

Si estás "cocinando" algo, estás planeando algo.

devious about it. It's something a bit, you know, not quite right.

Es algo un poco, ya saben, que no es correcto.

"Cooking something up" means having a plan to do something a bit...

"Cooking something up" significa hacer planes para algo un poco...

A bit naughty perhaps.

Un poco "travieso", quizás.

"What are you cooking up now? What are you planning?" Okay.

¿Que estás planeando ahora? ¿Que planeas?

And then finally: "You're making it all up, aren't you?" So, again,

Y finalmente: "You're making it all up, aren't you?" y de nuevo

there's our phrasal verb: "to make up",

está nuestro verbo frasal: "to make up"

but this time we have two words in between: "it" whatever it is

pero esta vez tenemos dos palabras en medio: "it" y "all"

and "all". You can just say: "You're making it up, aren't you?"

Pueden decir: "You're making it up, aren't you?"

But if you say: "You're making it all up", this really means you're inventing something.

Pero si dicen: "You're making it all up", esto realmente significa que están inventando algo.

You're inventing a story.

Ustedes están inventando una historia.

It's not true. It's untrue, it's false, it's fiction. But maybe a policeman interviewing

No es verdad. Es mentira, es falso, es ficción. Tal vez un policía interrogue

a suspect and the suspect has done a crime, but they have some... They say:

a un sospechoso y el sospechoso ha cometido un crimen, pero él dice:

"Oh no, I wasn't in that shop yesterday. I didn't steal that television. I was somewhere else.

No, no estaba en la tienda ayer, no robé esa televisión, estaba en otro lugar.

I was a hundred miles away."

estaba a cien millas de distancia.

But it's not true. They're making it up. They're making up a story which is not true.

Pero no es verdad. Lo está inventando, está inventando una historia que no es cierta.

Okay? So: "You're making it all up, aren't you?" Okay.

Bien, entonces: "You're making it all up, aren't you?"

So, I hope that's been interesting and helpful for you.

Espero que haya sido interesante y útil para ustedes

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All the best. Bye.

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