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to tell somebody a piece of information that another person has told you. Could you pass this message on to your classmates empezar lección
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pass sth on (to sb) or pass on sth (to so)
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invent an excuse, explanation. a story, etc.: I was late for work so I made up an excuse empezar lección
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make sth up or make up sth
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happen in a particular way or have a particular result. which is often unexpected: I wasn't looking forward to the evening, but it turned out to be a lot of fun. empezar lección
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hit somebody or something while you are driving and knock them to the ground I accidentally ran over a cat last night. empezar lección
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run sb/sth over or run over sb/sth
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when a bomb goes off. it explodes: The bomb went of at exactly 6 37 p.m. empezar lección
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leave a place quickly because you are frightened or don’t want to get caught: The thief took my bag and ran away. empezar lección
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understand or find the answer to something by thinking about it: It took me ages to work out the answer to question three. empezar lección
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work sth out or work out sth
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avoid punishment for something. He travelled on a false passport and got away with it! empezar lección
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hit somebody hard so that they become unconscious: The mugger hit the man so hard that he knocked him out. empezar lección
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knock sb out or knock out sb
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become conscious again after being knocked out: When he came round, he couldn’t remember anything. empezar lección
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a person who writes novels empezar lección
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same style or subject, e.g. horror, romance, etc. empezar lección
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a genre of fiction which focuses on young women empezar lección
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the story of a book, film, play. etc. empezar lección
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a brief description of the book’s contents found on the empezar lección
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walk around a shop looking at things, but without planning to buy anything empezar lección
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a book that has a cover made of thin card (opposite hard back i empezar lección
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look quickly at the pages of a book, magazine newspaper, etc. empezar lección
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the list of items in a book the page number they begin on empezar lección
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say that you are responsible for something that has happened: / take full responsibility for the accident. empezar lección
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take responsibility for sth
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expect that somebody will always be there and never show them any special attention or care My children take me for granted never get a word of thanks. empezar lección
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make someone suffer because you are tired or angry: Just because you're angry with your boss, don t rake it out on me. empezar lección
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accept something for what it appears to be rather than studying it more closely: I took the offer at face value without checking the details. empezar lección
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spend enough time to do something well or carefully: She took the time to talk to everyone in the room. empezar lección
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show an interest in something or someone. She took an interest in his work. empezar lección
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pay attention to somebody or something and let them influence you (usually used in the negative with any.no. etc j: / asked him to be Quiet, but he didn’t take any notice. empezar lección
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support one person or group against another in an argument: My mother never takes sides when my brother and I argue. empezar lección
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treat somebody badly or unfairly in order to get something from them: Joe always uses your car empezar lección
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1 think he’s taking advantage of you.
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consider a person or a situation important: Don’t take what he said too seriously. empezar lección
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not allow someone to refuse what you have offered: It’s clear she doesn’t want to go out with him. but he iust won’t take no for an answer. empezar lección
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not take no for an answer
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