Lista de vocabulario · Adolescentes y adultos
Phrasal verbs para el trabajo y los negocios
Reuniones, proyectos y correos: los phrasal verbs que se usan en la oficina.
- Edad
- A partir de 18 años
- Nivel
- B1–C1
- Habilidad
- Vocabulario
- Formato
- Interactivo
- Trabajo y negocios
- 24 palabras
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set up
phrasal verb
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set up
phrasal verb · B1
to start a company, organisation or system
She set up her own design studio when she was only 25.
Traducción: montar, fundar
take on
phrasal verb · B2
to start employing someone; to accept extra work or responsibility
We're taking on two new developers next month.
Traducción: contratar; asumir (trabajo)
carry out
phrasal verb · B2
to do a task, a test or a piece of research
The team carried out a survey of 500 customers.
Traducción: llevar a cabo, realizar
deal with
phrasal verb · B1
to take action to solve a problem or handle a task
Who deals with customer complaints in your company?
Traducción: ocuparse de, encargarse de
follow up
phrasal verb · B2
to do something more after a first contact or action, to check or continue it
After the meeting, I'll follow up with an email summarising what we agreed.
Traducción: dar seguimiento
put forward
phrasal verb · B2
to suggest an idea or plan for others to consider
Anna put forward a plan to cut our travel costs.
Traducción: proponer, plantear
bring up
phrasal verb · B2
to start talking about a subject
At the next meeting, I'd like to bring up the subject of overtime.
Traducción: sacar (un tema), plantear
call off
phrasal verb · B1
to cancel an event that was planned
They called off the training day because half the team was ill.
Traducción: cancelar, suspender
look into
phrasal verb · B1
to try to find out the facts about a problem
IT are looking into the problem with the printers.
Traducción: investigar, estudiar
fill in for
phrasal verb · B2
to do someone's job for a short time while they are away
Can you fill in for me at reception while I'm at lunch?
Traducción: reemplazar, cubrir a alguien
hand in
phrasal verb · B1
to give a document to someone in charge
He handed in his notice and left the company a month later.
Traducción: entregar, presentar
catch up on
phrasal verb · B1
to do work that you did not have time to do earlier
I stayed late on Friday to catch up on my emails.
Traducción: ponerse al día con
keep up with
phrasal verb · B2
to stay informed about something that changes quickly, or to move at the same speed as others
It's hard to keep up with all the changes in our industry.
Traducción: mantenerse al día con, seguir el ritmo de
get back to
phrasal verb · B1
to contact someone again later, usually to give them an answer
I'll check the figures and get back to you this afternoon.
Traducción: volver a contactar, responder más tarde
sort out
phrasal verb · B1
to solve a problem or organise something that is in a mess
Don't worry, we'll sort out the booking problem today.
Traducción: resolver, arreglar
draw up
phrasal verb · B2
to prepare and write an official document, plan or list
Our lawyer will draw up the contract by Friday.
Traducción: redactar, elaborar
lay off
phrasal verb · B2
to stop employing someone because there is not enough work or money
The factory laid off 200 workers last year.
Traducción: despedir (por recorte de personal)
take over
phrasal verb · B2
to start doing a job or being responsible for something that someone else did before
Mark will take over the project while Julia is on maternity leave.
Traducción: hacerse cargo de, asumir
point out
phrasal verb · B1
to tell someone about a fact they had not noticed
My manager pointed out a mistake in the budget.
Traducción: señalar, hacer notar
come up with
phrasal verb · B1
to think of an idea, a plan or an answer
We need to come up with a better name for the product.
Traducción: idear, proponer
turn down
phrasal verb · B1
to say no to an offer or request
She turned down the job because the salary was too low.
Traducción: rechazar
go over
phrasal verb · B2
to look at or check something carefully
Let's go over the agenda before the clients arrive.
Traducción: repasar, revisar
cut back on
phrasal verb · B2
to reduce the amount of something you use or spend
We have to cut back on printing to save money.
Traducción: reducir, recortar
step down
phrasal verb · C1
to leave an important job or position
The chief executive stepped down after twelve years in charge.
Traducción: dimitir, renunciar al cargo
Úsalo: actividad oral
Para parejas o grupos pequeños, unos diez minutos. La consigna está en inglés, lista para tus alumnos.
Work in pairs. You are colleagues at a small company. Take turns to describe a real or invented work situation using the phrasal verb in each prompt.
- Describe a problem at work or school that you had to deal with. How did you sort it out?
- Has a meeting or event you planned ever been called off? What happened next?
- Think of a time you came up with a good idea. Who did you put it forward to?
- What do you do to keep up with news in your field?
- Would you ever turn down a promotion? Explain why or why not.
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Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
A. Match each word with its meaning.
- 1. set up ____
- 2. carry out ____
- 3. follow up ____
- 4. bring up ____
- 5. look into ____
- 6. hand in ____
- 7. keep up with ____
- 8. sort out ____
- 9. lay off ____
- 10. point out ____
- a) to solve a problem or organise something that is in a mess
- b) to start talking about a subject
- c) to do something more after a first contact or action, to check or continue it
- d) to stay informed about something that changes quickly, or to move at the same speed as others
- e) to try to find out the facts about a problem
- f) to give a document to someone in charge
- g) to stop employing someone because there is not enough work or money
- h) to tell someone about a fact they had not noticed
- i) to do a task, a test or a piece of research
- j) to start a company, organisation or system
B. Complete the sentences with words from the box.
called off · catch up on · come up with · deals with · draw up · fill in for · get back to · put forward · take over · taking on
- 1. We're two new developers next month.
- 2. Who customer complaints in your company?
- 3. Anna a plan to cut our travel costs.
- 4. They the training day because half the team was ill.
- 5. Can you me at reception while I'm at lunch?
- 6. I stayed late on Friday to my emails.
- 7. I'll check the figures and you this afternoon.
- 8. Our lawyer will the contract by Friday.
- 9. Mark will the project while Julia is on maternity leave.
- 10. We need to a better name for the product.
C. Use it: speak
Work in pairs. You are colleagues at a small company. Take turns to describe a real or invented work situation using the phrasal verb in each prompt.
- Describe a problem at work or school that you had to deal with. How did you sort it out?
- Has a meeting or event you planned ever been called off? What happened next?
- Think of a time you came up with a good idea. Who did you put it forward to?
- What do you do to keep up with news in your field?
- Would you ever turn down a promotion? Explain why or why not.
Answer key
A. 1j · 2i · 3c · 4b · 5e · 6f · 7d · 8a · 9g · 10h
- B.
- 1. taking on
- 2. deals with
- 3. put forward
- 4. called off
- 5. fill in for
- 6. catch up on
- 7. get back to
- 8. draw up
- 9. take over
- 10. come up with