Фразовые глаголы

Object to - возражать, быть против, протестовать, не переносить, противиться Object to means to feel or express opposition to or dislike of something or someone. The employees objected to the salary cut...

Call back - перезвонить, сделать обратный звонок, звонить ещё раз, посылать обратный вызов To call back means to phone again, or to phone somebody who called you earlier. I called her but she was busy, but she says she would call me back later...

Play down - преуменьшать, умалять, смягчить, уменьшить Play down means to make something seem less important or less bad than it really is: He tried to play the bad news down by saying that the situation would improve as soon as possible...

Pick up - 1) поднимать, подбирать, 2) собирать, забирать, 3) услышать, узнать, научиться, нахвататься (знаний) To pick up means to: 1) lift someone or something using your hands: I am always picking up their clothes after them! 2) collect or get...

Wise up (to) - cообразить, осознать, поумнеть, разобраться с To wise up (to) means to start to understand a situation or fact and believe what you hear about it, even if it is difficult or unpleasant. It took a long time, but he finally wised up to the fact that he had been wrong at the beginning...

Yearn for (formal) - тосковать, томиться, жаждать Yearn for means missing somebody or something. She still yearns for her husband. Synonym: long for