| 1) LAY OFF- despedir |
10) LOOK BACK ON -
recordar, mirar hacia atrás |
| 2) LEAVE OUT - omitir,
olvidar |
11) LOOK DOWN ON -
despreciar, menospreciar |
| 3) LET DOWN - decepcionar ,
defraudar |
12) LOOK FOR - buscar |
| 4) LET IN - dejar entrar |
13) LOOK FORWARD TO -
esperar con ilusión |
| 5)
LET OUT - dejar salir |
14)
LOOK INTO - investigar |
| 6)
LET OFF - dejar ir (sin castigo) |
15)
LOOK OUT (FOR) - tener ciudado (de) |
| 7)
LET UP - amainar, disminuir |
16)
LOOK UP - buscar (una palabra, dirección etc) |
| 8)
LIVE UP TO - cumplir con, actuar de acuerdo a |
17)
LOOK UP - visitar |
| 9)
LOOK AFTER - cuidar |
18)
LOOK UP TO - respetar, admirar |
| Ejemplos |
| 1) The
company has laid off ten
workers this year. |
| 2) Jack left
out his address in the form. |
| 3) " I trusted you,
but you let me down
!" |
| 4) " Sally is
knocking at the door. Let her in
!" |
| 5) " Sally wants to
leave. Let her out
!" |
| 6) The judge felt sorry
for the thief and let him off. |
| 7) The rain started to let
up. |
| 8) Everybody thinks
Robert is a good person. He tries to live up
to that reputation. |
| 9) The nanny is looking
after the children. |
| 10) Grandparents always look
back on their young days. |
| 11) Jim is so arrogant.
He looks down on everybody less
intelligent than he. |
| 12) Tom is looking
for a new job. |
| 13) Billy is looking
forward to going on vacation to Europe. |
| 14) " I think this
report is wrong. Can you look into
it ? " |
| 15) " Be careful !. Look
out for snakes in this area !" |
| 16) Edward is looking
up a word in the dictionary. |
| 17) " If you come to
my city, don't forget to look
me up !" |
| 18) He is the smartest in
the class. Everybody looks up to
him. |