Business phrasal verbs with “to be”

RRHH Digital. One way to say you are leaving is to say you are ‘off’.

•    I’m off now. See you tomorrow.

 Ahora me marcho. Te veo mañana.

•    It’s time I was off or I’ll be late for the meeting.

Es hora de irme o llegaré tarde a la reunión.

If you have no more supply/stock of something you are ‘out of’ the item.

•    We’re out of ink for the photocopier. Can you go out and get some?

Nos hemos quedado sin tinta para la fotocopiadora. ¿Puedes salir a comprar más?

•    I’m afraid you are out of luck. I sold the last one an hour ago.

      Me temo que no ha tenido suerte. Vendí el último hace una hora.

If you are depressed and miserable, you are ‘down’.

•    He’s been very down since he lost his job.

Ha estado muy deprimido desde que perdió su empleo.

•    Why are you so down today?

¿Por qué estás tan triste hoy?

When you have to submit something by a certain date, it has to be ‘in’ by then.

•    The application has to be in before Friday.

La solicitud tiene que ser entregada antes del viernes.

•    The report was supposed to be in last week but I’m still working on it.

El informe tenía que haber sido entregado la semana pasada pero aún estoy trabajando en ello.

If something is ‘on’, it is happening at the moment.

•    There’s a good play on at the theatre.

Ponen una buena obra en el teatro.

•    I’m going to London because the sales are on.

Me voy a Londres a  las rebajas.

If somebody is not present, they are ‘away’.

•    I’m afraid he’s away on holiday.

Me temo que está de vacaciones.

•    I’m going to be away for a few days.

Voy a estar fuera un par de días.

If food is no longer fresh, it is ‘off’.

•    I think this milk is off. Smell it.

Creo que esta leche está caducada. Huélela.

•    That melon is off. Don’t eat it.

Ese melón está pasado. No te lo comas.

If you know some inside information, often a secret, you are ‘in on’ the information.

•    Is Sarah in on our plans? Has anybody told her yet?

¿Sarah está enterada? ¿Alguien ya se lo ha dicho?

•    He won’t let me in on the secret.

No me quiere contar el secreto.

If someone is ‘up to’ something, they are doing something secretive that you are not supposed to know about.

•    I don’t know exactly what is happening but Tom is up to something.
No sé exactamente que ocurre pero Tom está tramando algo

•    Why all the whispering? What are you up to?

¿Por qué susurráis? ¿Que estáis tramando?