phrasal verbs

• give up


  rinunciare, abbandonare, arrendersi (ex. he decided to give up his studies)
• get on (with)


  andare d'accordo (ex. I get on really well with kids.)
• take part


  partecipare (ex. we've been to a lot of places to take part in competitions.)
• knock out


  mandare al tappeto, abbattere, eliminare (ex. to win you must knock out your opponent in the boxing round.)
• catch on 


  prendere piede, diffondersi (ex. it's just starting to catch on.)
• turn up


  presentarsi, comparire all'improvviso (ex. they've been turning up for training every day.)
• put off


  rimandare, scoraggiare (ex. they put off the meeting.)
• turn down


  abbassare, rifiutare (ex. she turned down the job offer.)
• go on


  andare avanti, proseguire (ex. the mistery goes on.)
• chill out


  rilassarsi (ex. I'm going home to chill out.)
• own up(to)


  confessare, ammettere (ex. if anyone took it, own up now.)
• put up with


  tollerare, sopportare (ex. he couldn't put up with the mess.)
• live on


  continuare a vivere, sopravvivere (ex. they had nothing to live on.)
• put aside


  mettere da parte/via (ex. we put aside half the supplies.)
• set up


  istituire, creare, allestire, mettere su (ex. our company set up a design department.)
• come out of


  uscire da, risultare (ex. I'd just come out of some computer shop.)
• take (time) off


  prendere del tempo libero, assentarsi (ex. employees can take time off work.)
• work out


  funzionare, capire, trovare una soluzione a... (ex. try to work out how best we can help you.)
• look for


  cercare (ex. you are looking for temporary employment.)
• fit in


  adattare, integrare (ex. find another word that can fit in every situation.)
• look after


  occuparsi, badare (ex. my housekeeper will look after him.)
• sit down


  sedersi (ex. you should always sit down when you eat.)
• cut down


  tagliare, abbattere (ex. they cut down the trees.)
• pick up


  prendere (ex. I picked up the phone and told him.)
• get by


  cavarsela, andare avanti (ex. my English isn't very good, but it's enough to get by.)
• get up


  alzarsi (ex. they have to get up early this morning.)
• try on


  provare (ex. she tried on the blue jumper.)
• switch off


  spegnere, disattivare (ex. this system is impossible to switch off.)
• look forward


  guardare avanti, essere impaziente (ex. I'm looking forward to my holiday.)
• make up


  comporre (ex. steel and aluminum make up their material.)
• make fun of


  prendere in giro (ex. don't make fun of foreigners.)
• get over


  superare (ex. that's not something you just get over.)
• get out


  uscire (ex. that way you get out faster.)
• work through


  superare, risolvere (ex. I really hope you can work through this.)
• freak out


  impazzire, andare fuori (ex. when I tell my parents I'm quitting school, they are going to freak out.)
• bump into


  imbattersi in (ex. last week I was shopping when I bumped into my friend Nora.)
• get ready


  prepararsi (ex. I am getting dinner ready.)
• blend in


  integrarsi, confondersi (ex. I'm not sure if you can say my family has blended in.)
• find out


  scoprire (ex. I'll have found out how to turn ideas into reality.)
• show round


  mostrare, far visitare (ex. She's going to show us round.)