| Verb - Verbo | Meaning - Significado | Example - Exemplo |
| ask someoneout | invite on a date - convidar alguem para sair! | Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie. |
| ask around | ask many people the same question - perguntar para varias pessoas a mesma pergunta. | I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet. |
| add up tosomething | equal - Igual | Your purchases add up to $205.32. |
| backsomething up | reverse - reservar | You'll have to back up your car so that I can get out. |
| back someoneup | support - dar supporte a alguem | My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job. |
| blow up | explode - explodir | The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence. |
| blowsomething up | add air - encher (algo) com ar! | We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party. |
| break down | stop functioning (vehicle, machine) - quebrar, parar de funcionar | Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm. |
| break down | get upset - ficar chateado, triste! | The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died. |
| breaksomethingdown | divide into smaller parts - quebar em pequenas partes | Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts. |
| break in | force entry to a building - arrombar | Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo. |
| break intosomething | enter forcibly - arrombar | The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children. |
| breaksomething in | wear something a few times so that it doesn't look/feel new - usar uma calça, por exemplo, para que a calça não pareça nova. | I need to break these shoes in before we run next week. |
| break in | interrupt - interromper | The TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death. |
| break up | end a relationship - acabar com um relacionamento ( namoro, casamento) | My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America. |
| break up | start laughing (informal) - Começar a rir | The kids just broke up as soon as |
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