PHRASAL VERBS In/into 9

The "fete" had to be moved indoors when rain threatened. --------------- fete.

Fiesta al aire libre. an open-air event. an outdoor event.

Stephen Hawking was "feted" for her contributions to science. -------------- to FETE.

Festejar a alguien. to honor (a person) or celebrate (something) with a large party or public celebration.

Donal decided to turn himself in to the police. ------------ TURN somebody IN.

entregar a alguien. to take somebody to the police or somebody in authority because they have committed a crime

Erick can’t send emails at the moment because he can’t log into his email account. ------------ LOG IN to something.

Entrar al sistema para iniciar sesión. to put your name into a computer so that you can start using it. (see also: log on /onto).

Essy said, I forgot to make sure the dog Mimy was outside and ended up locking her in all day. She was glad to get out of the house when I got home. ------------- LOCK IN somebody/something.

cerrar con llave, o candado. to prevent someone from leaving or entering a room or building by locking the door.

Just a minute said Esther. I’m going to look in on the kids to make sure they’re asleep. ------------- (look in on) somebody, or something.

Echar un vistazo a, darse una vuelta por. to visit someone for a short time on your way to another place, especially if they are sick or may need help. (see also: check on).

Police are reported to be looking into the case. ------------- LOOK INTO something.

Imvestigar. to discover and examine the facts about a problem or situation. (see also: check out).

Richard Voughan said that the new marketing plan was a great success. It resulted in a lot of interest in their products and a significant increase in sales. ------------- RESULT IN something.

Resultar en. to cause something, or to produce something. (see also: lead to).

Quito, you’re "reading too much into" what Emmy said. He doesn’t hate you, but you might annoy him sometimes. ------------------ READ something INTO something.

Tomarse las cosas muy apecho. to find an extra meaning in someone’s words or actions that is not obvious or does not exist.

Genaro "roped Erick into" going fishing with him. ------------------------ ROPE somebody IN/INTO.

Comprometer, embarcar, engañar, echar un lazo para hacer algo. to persuade someone to do something that they do not really want to do.

Don Berny said, If you buy a new car, RUN it IN by driving slowly and gently for the first couple of weeks. If you don’t run it in, you could damage the engine ------------------ RUN something IN. (UK).

Correr despacio un vehiculo nuevo para amoldar el motor. (in the past) to drive (a new vehicle) carefully for a period of time until it is ready for regular use. (British & Australian).

Kaz wasn't too keen on going to the party. ------------------ keen.

Entusiasta, fanático, aficionado. eager. wanting to do something or wanting something to happen very much.

My father scolded me for failing the exam. Well, it's "a fair cop". ------------------ a fair cop. (UK).

Lo tengo bien merecido. used to admit that you did something wrong and were caught fairly.

Sofia's "not much cop" as an actress. ------------------ not much cop. (UK).

No muy bueno, no muy buena. not very good.

I roped the horse to a post. ------------------ to rope.

Amarrar, atar. to fasten one person or thing to another with a rope.

The committee inquired into complaints made by several prisoners. ---- to INQUIRE INTO.

Investigar. to ask questions and examine the answers in order to find out the truth about something.