Let’s talk about health! Espero que possas aprender a usar phrasal verbs em várias situações sobre a tua saúde.
Tem atenção aos seguintes aspectos desta parte da gramática inglesa.
Desta vez vamos pensar em dois momentos de Health.
Being sick – estar doente
Pass on to another person – passar a alguém
Covid is passed on from person to person through the mouth and nose.
Come down with something – adoecer de
She came down with a fever last night.
Fight off – combater
He’s fighting off a strong infection at the moment.
Throw up – vomit
I don’t know what’s wrong with him. He keeps throwing up.
Swell up – inchar
Her arm started to swell up last night and we had to take her to the hospital.
Go round – andar por aí
Be careful! There’s a new kind of flu going round at our school.
Pick something up – apanhar alguma coisa
Parents usually pick up colds and the flu from their children.
Blocked-up – tapado
My nose is totally blocked-up.
Put out – deslocar
I’ve put out my shoulder and I can’t play with you today.
Pass out – desmaiar
Help! This lady has just passed out.
Pass away – falecer
It’s never easy for anyone when a loved one passes away.
Recovering – recuperar
Clear up – a limpar, a melhorar
His spots are starting to clear up. His skin looks better.
Heal up – sarar
He fell off his bike a few days ago but his knee is healing up clicking.
Shake off – livrar-se
It’s been one week and I have finally shaken off this headache.
Get over – recuperar
She totally got over her misterious illness.
Look after – cuidar
When I’m sick, I love having someone to look after me.
Take care of – cuidar
When I’m sick, I love having someone to take care of me.
Call on – visitar
When we’re sick, it’s so nice to have people who call on us.
Como não chega saber listas de phrasal verbs, deixo-te aqui algumas sugestões para conseguires registá-los mais a longo prazo na tua memória.
Tudo isto vai ajudar a lembrares-te mais depressa. Aproveito para te deixar um vídeo em que sugiro como encontrares formas de memorizar vocabulário novo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RszKxbck-D0