THE FLASH

(1º season)

PHRASAL VERBS - part. 2

#1. Drop someone off

Meaning - To deliver someone at a particular place.

Translation - Deixar alguém em algum lugar

Sentence: Could you give me a lift and drop me off at the airport?!

#2. Be grounded 

Meaning - To be isolated from leisure.

Translation - Estar de castigo

Sentence: Barry was never grounded for low grades. He is such a genuine person!

#3. Be yanked

Meaning - to catch something, perhaps an object from someone.

Translation - Ser arrancado(a)

Sentence: The evidence was yanked from the cop's hand.

#4. Cut someone off

Meaning - To make someone stop to talk, to interrupt

Translation - Interromper alguém

Sentence: Barry cut the mayor off during his speech.

#5. Be trapped

Meaning - To be locked up in a closed room. 

Translation - Estar preso (numa cilada)

Sentence: I can't believe I'm trapped in this filthy room!

#6. Cordon off 

Meaning - To isolate an area in order to not compromise the evidence, to seal off

Translation - Isolar uma área

Sentence: The cops cordoned off during Barry's mom murder investigation.

#7. Binge-watch

Meaning - To watch multiple episodes of series in a row

Translation - Maratonar

Sentence: Wanna binge-watch today Iris?! What about Netflix and chill, huh?

#8. Rip out

Meaning - to tear, to remove 

Translation - Rasgar, remover

Sentence: Oh, damn it! I ripped out my suit.

#9. Back up

Meaning - to support someone, give assistance

Translation - Apoiar, auxiliar

Sentence: Can you back me up tonight Joe? I've got a date.

#10. Screw up

Meaning - to do something wrong

Translation - Vacilar, estragar tudo

Sentence: I ran back in time twice Iris, I'm sorry I screw up!

#11. Hit (things) up

Meaning - to bump into something, to colide

Translation - Acertar, atingir

Sentence: I can't see a thing! I'm hitting everything up!

#12. Feel like

Meaning - to be in the mood for something

Translation - Estar afim de

Sentence: I feel like Lasagna today!

#13. Pin for someone

Meaning - to like someone

Translation - gostar de alguém

Sentence: It's hard to pin for someone you can't have.

#14. Hold off on

Meaning - to pull off, postpone

Translation - Adiar, esperar

Sentence: There are things we can't simply hold off on, like saving people from monster.

#15. Catch up

Meaning - To talk after long time not seeing someone, to reach

Translation - Botar o papo em dia, alcançar

Sentence 1: Run Barry! Catch him up!

Sentence 2: Why don't we catch up someday?

See you next time! Bye!

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