Movement & Travel

Phrasal verbs for getting around

Introducción

La vida es movimiento, y los phrasal verbs capturan cada tipo de desplazamiento. Nos "set off" (ponemos en marcha) en viajes, "head out" (salimos) por la noche, "drop by" (pasamos por) casa de amigos, y finalmente "get back" (volvemos) a casa.

Este capítulo cubre los phrasal verbs del movimiento físico y el viaje. Desde los desplazamientos diarios hasta las grandes aventuras, estas expresiones te ayudarán a describir adónde vas y cómo llegas allí.

Temas

Todos los Verbos frasales en este capítulo (98)

• set off To begin a journey
• head out To leave and go somewhere
• come back To return to a place
• drop by To visit briefly and informally
• pick up To collect someone or something
• drop off To deliver someone or something somewhere
• get in To enter a vehicle or arrive
• get off To leave a bus, train, or plane
• run into To meet someone by chance
• see off To accompany someone to their point of departure
• check in To register arrival at a hotel or airport
• check out To leave a hotel or look at something
• pull over To stop a vehicle at the side of the road
• take off To leave quickly or suddenly
• turn around To reverse direction
• get away To escape or go on holiday
• slow down To reduce speed or pace
• hang around To wait or spend time somewhere without purpose
• wander off To walk away without direction or purpose
• storm out To leave angrily
• rush off To leave quickly and hurriedly
• sneak out To leave quietly without being noticed
• pull up To stop a vehicle
• turn back To return the way you came
• make off To leave quickly, especially to escape
• set out To begin a journey; to intend
• pass by To go past without stopping
• swing by To visit briefly
• pop over To visit someone briefly
• cut through To take a shorter route
• press ahead To continue moving forward despite obstacles
• get on To board a vehicle
• get out To exit a vehicle or building
• run away To escape by running
• chase after To pursue someone or something
• shoot off To leave quickly
• clear out To leave or remove everything
• move along To continue moving
• step aside To move out of the way
• draw back To move backward or retreat
• edge forward To move slowly and carefully
• pull out To depart or withdraw
• pull in To arrive at a station or stop
• slip away To leave quietly
• storm off To leave angrily
• dash off To leave quickly
• nip out To go out briefly
• pop round To visit someone's home
• stop by To visit briefly
• stop off To break a journey
• stop over To stay briefly during a journey
• tear off To leave very quickly
• zoom off To leave very quickly
• whizz by To pass very quickly
• breeze in To enter casually and confidently
• breeze through To pass through easily
• sail through To pass through easily
• waltz in To enter casually without permission
• barge in To enter rudely without invitation
• barge into To bump into forcefully
• bump into To meet unexpectedly
• stumble across To find accidentally
• stumble upon To discover by accident
• wander around To walk without a specific destination
• stroll around To walk leisurely
• amble along To walk slowly and relaxed
• trudge along To walk slowly with effort
• plod along To walk heavily and slowly
• march on To continue walking determinedly
• stomp off To walk away heavily and angrily
• sneak in To enter secretly
• slip out To leave quietly or accidentally say something
• edge away To move away slowly and carefully
• inch forward To move very slowly
• squeeze through To pass through a tight space
• squeeze past To pass by in a tight space
• push past To move past by pushing
• muscle in To force one's way into a situation
• elbow through To push through using elbows
• fight through To struggle to get through
• plough on To continue with determination
• troop off To leave in a group
• pile in To enter in large numbers
• pile out To exit in large numbers
• stream out To exit continuously
• pour in To arrive in large numbers
• flood in To arrive in overwhelming numbers
• filter through To pass through gradually
• trickle in To arrive slowly in small numbers
• roll up To arrive casually
• rock up To arrive casually
• bowl along To move quickly and smoothly
• bundle into To push hurriedly into
• usher in To lead or guide into
• show out To escort someone to the exit
• wave off To wave goodbye as someone leaves
• scoot over To move sideways to make room
• race off To leave in a great hurry