Settle into

Settle into  somewhere:  to become familiar with a place and to feel happy and confident in it.

• Example in context:

• Within a week or two, your dog will have settled into his new home and his new routine. Some will take a little longer.

Instalarse cómodamente, en nueva casa/escuela/distrito/barrio.


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Go back

1- Go back : Have a long history

• Intransitive

        2- Go back : Return to, start doing something again

• Inseparable

• Examples in context:

1. Artificial intelligence (AI) is an area of research that goes back to the very beginnings of computer science. 
2. Peter waited for an hour to go back  home, and there he told his wife about the ghost.

1- Remontarse
2- Volver

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Carry out

Carry out: Perform a task

• Separable (optional)

• Examples in context:

• A series of weather modification experiments carried out by General Electric Laboratories showed that releasing chemicals into clouds caused (...).
• A study carried out in Germany over eight years has found that chocolate may be good for your heart. 

Llevar a cabo, realizar

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Give back

Give (sb) back sth/give (sth) back to sb/ give (sb) sth back: Return, refund (money)

• Separable (optional)

• Example in context:

• This came to her when she realised that she was successful, financially stable and travelling the world over, but the people around her were more interested in taking from her than in giving back to her.

Devolver algo (a alguien)


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Turn off

Turn (sth) off : switch off

• Separable (optional)

• Example in context:

• “You just need to turn the mobile off, put it in your pocket and enjoy the show,” they said. 
• But if we never turn off the screen and don’t use those gains in our life, what use would they be?

Quitar, desconectar (radio, TV, aparato); apagar (luces); parar (motor); cerrar (grifos)


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Leave out

Leave sth/sb out (of sth) : to not include someone or something

• Example in context:

• In the past, kids used to feel left out and they had to make an effort to be part of the action. In the era of the Metrolescent, it is possible to live far away and still feel part of everything. 

Dejar fuera, excluir algo/a alguien (de algo)

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Come down

1.- Come down:  If a price or a level comes down, it becomes lower.
2.- Come down (from ... to) : To go to a place which is south.

• Intransitive

• Examples:

1. The high cost of a “space vacation” makes it impossible for most people, but several private companies believe that the cost will soon come down.  
2. A hot shower and a new wife helped two astronauts come down to earth Thursday after six months in orbit.

1.- Bajar (cantidad, nivel, precio, categoría).
2.- Venir/ir de un lugar a otro (de norte a sur).


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Break down

1- Remove a barrier or obstacle
2- Stop working (machine or vehicle)
       3- Divide

• Separable (optional)

• Examples in context:
1. When police arrived, they broke down the door to Wilson's home, and found her lying on the floor inside.
2. When my bicycle broke down she stopped to pick me up. 
3. Without insulin to break down glucose, too much sugar builds up in the blood, leading to complications such as glaucoma, nerve damage, arterial disease, and kidney failure.

1- Derribar, echar abajo (muro, puerta, etc).
2- Averiarse, estropearse (aparato, vehículo)
       3- Romper

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