Verbos en inglés, Verbos frasales - Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal verbs starting with: A--B--C--D
D
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Dash off (insep), Dash smth off
Die away, Die down (insep), Die out(insep)
Drop in (on smb), Drop off (insep), Drop smb off, Drop out (insep)
MEANING: to leave in a hurry
EXAMPLE:
I must dash off; I'm already late.
He dashed off before I could talk to him.
MEANING: write it in a hurry (letter, note, email)
EXAMPLE:
Feel free to dash off an email to us at any time.
MEANING: to suddenly begin to understand smth
EXAMPLE:
It dawned on me that something unusual was going on.
The truth finally dawned on him.
MEANING: to gradually becomes weaker until it disappears; it fades (noise, sound, voice, light, breeze)
EXAMPLE:
The strange noise finally died away.
MEANING: to become quieter or less noticeable (applause, gossip, rumours, wind, storm, flames, fire, pain, excitement, scandal)
EXAMPLE:
The wind's died down at last.
The rumours will soon die down.
MEANING: (custom, tradition, habit, idea, race, species) to gradually disappear
EXAMPLE:
Many Indian communities are dying out.
The Panda is in danger of dying out.
MEANING: to break the ground into smaller pieces with a spade or fork so that plants can grow (soil, patch, garden, flowerbed)
EXAMPLE:
He spent the morning digging over the vegetable patch.
MEANING: 1) When you dig smth up, you search for it and find it (scandal, the past, idea, excuse, facts, information)
2 When you dig smth up, you remove it from the ground using a fork or spade
EXAMPLE:
If you dig up potatoes and the skin rubs off easily, they need more time to mature.
MEANING: to abolish (law, privilege, rule, regulation, paperwork, tax) When an organizations does away with smth, they get rid of it.
EXAMPLE:
The death penalty has been done away with in many countries.
They should do away with all that paperwork.
MEANING: 1 (flat, building, cottage, room) When you do smth up, you repair and decorate it
2 (button, coat, dress, trousers, zip) When you do smth up, you fasten it
EXAMPLE:
1. I spent a month doing up the flat and I think it's quite nice now.
2. Her hair was done up in a neat bun at the back of her head.
MEANING: When you doss down somewhere, you sleep there temporarily or you sleep there instead of going home
EXAMPLE:
If you can find another blanket I'll just doss down on the sofa.
MEANING:) When you doze off, you fall into a light sleep
EXAMPLE:
Judy dozed off while she was watching television.
MEANING: When smth drags on, it's very slow and lasts longer than necessary
EXAMPLE:
Legal battles are agonizingly slow and costly, and the appeals process can drag on for years.
MEANING: (story, incident) to mention some unpleasant fact from the past
EXAMPLE:
This is all in the past. Why are you bringing it all up now?
MEANING: When a vehicle draws up, it gets closer to a place and stops
EXAMPLE:
A convoy of buses drew up at the airport and they all climbed on board.
MEANING: (list, plan, document, proposal, contract, will) to prepare something very carefully in writing
EXAMPLE:
The Metropolitan Police force is drawing up plans to recruit more ethnic minority officers from overseas.
MEANING: (scandal, the past, memory, old grivances, quarrel, filth, mistake, misdeeds, story) When you dredge smth up, you remind smb of unpleasant events in the past: Same meaning as dig smth up, rake smth up
EXAMPLE:
He is always trying to dredge up something about the politician's private life.
MEANING: to put on better clothes for a special occasion. Opposite of "Dress down"
EXAMPLE:
He didn't dress up for the occasion at all, wearing an orange baseball cap, baggy khakis, and an oversized black sweater.
MEANING: to pay somebody a short visit without warning . "Call in, pop in"
EXAMPLE:
I thought I'd dropped in and say hello.
Drop in to see us next time you're in town.
MEANING: 1 When you drop off, you fall asleep (Doze off)
2 (attendance, numbers, membership, interest, support, traffic, temperatures) When smth drops off, it becomes less or fewer (Fall off)
EXAMPLE:
The girl was so tired that she dropped off to sleep at once.
Unfortunately, attendance has dropped off over the last few months.
Temperatures will drop off quickly as northwest winds strengthen.
MEANING: When you drop smb off, you stop the vehicle you are driving to leave a passenger someplace (Let smb off)
EXAMPLE:
Come on. I'll drop you off at your flat.
MEANING: to leave school or a course without finishing it
EXAMPLE:
He dropped out of the course after finding the study program very difficult.
MEANING: to try to make people interested in smth (support, enthusiasm, interest, business, trade)
EXAMPLE:
The State Governor is about to go on a tour of the state to drum up support for his reform policy.