In articolul de astazi vom vorbi despre „intransitive phrasal verbs”, acele verbe cu prepozitii care nu sunt urmate de un complement:
(The following phrasal verbs are not followed by an object):
- break down (stop functioning = a se strica)
My car broke down in the desert and I waited 10 hours for someone to help me.
- catch on (become popular = a deveni popular)
That video game caught on. Every child is playing it!
- come back (return to a place = a se intoarce intr-un loc)
I came back home early last night.
- come in (enter = a intra)
Come in, Michael! The party just started!
- come to (regain consciousness = a recapata cunostinta)
He came to an hour after the operation.
- come over (to visit = a vizita)
My parents promised to come over today, but they haven’t arrived yet.
- drop by (visit without appointment = a trece pe la cineva, a vizita fara programare)
We used to just drop by our best friend for a coffee.
- eat out (dine in a restaurant = a manca in oras)
We love to eat out with family at the weekend.
- get by (survive = a supravietui)
It is hard to get by when you don’t have much money.
- get up (arise = a se trezi)
Every morning I get up at 7 o’clock, but today I was late.
- go back (return to a place = a se intoarce intr-un loc)
We will never go back to that restaurant.
- go on (continue = a continua, a merge mai departe)
Whatever happens, life goes on.
- go on (2) (happen = a se intampla)
I heard a noise in the night so I went to see what is going on.
- grow up (get older = a creste)
Jane grew up and now she is a great doctor.
- keep away (remain at a distance = a pastra distanta)
She told him to keep away of that matter.
- keep on (with gerund) (continue with the same = a continua)
The student kept on being rude, so the teacher told him to leave the classroom.
- pass out (lose consciousness, faint = a lesina)
She was hit on the head and passed out for several minutes.
- show off (demonstrate haughtily = a se da mare)
He was trying to show off in front of the girls.
- show up (arrive = a sosi)
Efrain finally showed up, apologising for being late.
- wake up (arouse from sleep = a se trezi)
I woke up when my sister made noise around me.
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