bring

Phrasal verbs

bring about

v + o + adv, v + adv + o dar* lugar a

bring along

v + o + adv, v + adv + o traer*

bring back

v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (return) I'll bring your book back tomorrow = te devolveré or (AmL exc CS) te regresaré el libro mañana to bring sb back to life = devolverle* la vida a algn b [gift/souvenir] traer* c (reintroduce) [custom] volver* a introducir d (recall) recordar* it brought back memories = me ( or le etc) trajo recuerdos

bring down

v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (lower) [price] reducir*; [temperature] hacer* bajar b (cause to fall) [tree/wall] tirar; [player/opponent/plane] derribar; [government] derrocar*

bring forward

v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (present) [witness] hacer* comparecer; [evidence/idea] presentar b (to earlier time) [meeting/appointment] adelantar

bring home

v + o + adv, v + adv + o her letter brought home to me the seriousness of the situation = su carta me hizo dar cuenta cabal de la gravedad de la situación

bring off

v + o + adv, v + adv + o [feat/victory] conseguir*, lograr; [plan] llevar a cabo; [deal] conseguir*

bring on

v + o + adv, v + adv + o a [attack/breakdown] provocar* what brought this on? = ¿esto a qué se debe? b v + o + prep + o (cause to befall) he brought it all on himself = él (mismo) se lo buscó

bring out

v + o + adv, v + adv + o a [product/model] sacar* (al mercado); [edition/book] publicar* b (accentuate) children bring out the best in her = el trato con niños hace resaltar sus mejores cualidades

bring together

v + o + adv, v + adv + o the conference will bring together scientists from all over the world = el congreso reunirá a científicos de todo el mundo a tragedy like this can bring a family together = una tragedia así puede unir a una familia

bring up

v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (rear) [child] criar* b (mention) [subject] sacar* c (vomit) vomitar, devolver*