get

Phrasal verbs

get about

v + adv, v + prep + o (BrE) get around 1 1

get above

v + prep + o to get above oneself = llenarse de ínfulas

get across

a v + prep + o, v + adv (cross) [river] atravesar*, cruzar*; [road] cruzar* b v + o + adv, v + adv + o [meaning/concept] hacer* entender c v + adv (be understood) [teacher/speaker] hacerse* entender

get ahead

v + adv a (get in front) [student/worker] adelantar b (progress, succeed) progresar

get along

v + adv a (manage, cope) arreglárselas b (progress) [work/patient] marchar, andar* he's getting along just fine at school = le va muy bien en el colegio c (be on good terms) to get along (with sb) = llevarse bien (con algn)

get around

a a v + adv (walk, move about) caminar, andar*; (using transport, car) desplazarse* • (travel) viajar • (circulate) it o word got around that … = pronto corrió el rumor de que … b v + prep + o (gather in circle) we can't all get around this table = no cabemos todos alrededor de esta mesa b v + prep + o a (avoid, circumvent) [difficulty/obstacle] sortear, evitar; [rule/law] eludir el cumplimiento de b (persuade) [person] engatusar c v + adv (go) ir*; (come) venir*

get around to

v + adv + prep + o I meant to write to you, I just never got around to it = tenía intenciones de escribirte pero nunca llegué a hacerlo I must get around to writing those letters = debo ponerme a escribir esas cartas

get at

v + prep + o a a (reach) [pipe/wire] llegar* a b (ascertain) [facts/truth] establecer* b (nag, criticize) (colloq) criticar*, meterse con (fam) c (hint at, mean) (colloq) what are you getting at? = ¿qué quieres decir?

get away

v + adv a (escape) escaparse b a (leave) salir* b (go on vacation) irse* de vacaciones to get away from it all = alejarse del mundanal ruido

get away with

v + adv + prep + o a (make off with) llevarse, escaparse con b a (go unpunished for) you won't get away with this = esto no va a quedar así don't let them get away with it = no dejes que se salgan con la suya b (be let off with) [fine/warning] escaparse or librarse con

get back

a v + adv a (return) volver*, regresar; (arrive home) llegar* (a casa) b (retreat) get back! = ¡atrás! b v + o + adv, v + adv + o (regain possession of) [property] recuperar; [health] recobrar we never got our money back = nos devolvieron el dinero

get behind

a v + adv (fall behind) to get behind (with sth) = atrasarse (con algo) b v + prep + o (move to rear of) ponerse* detrás de; (fall behind) rezagarse*, quedarse atrás

get by

v + adv (manage) arreglárselas I speak enough French to get by = me defiendo en francés to get by on sth = arreglárselas con algo

get down

a v + adv a (descend) bajar b (crouch) agacharse b v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (take, lift, bring down) bajar b (write down) anotar, tomar nota de c v + o + adv a (reduce) [costs/inflation] reducir*; [blood pressure] bajar b (depress) deprimir d v + prep + o (descend) [stairs] bajar; [ladder] bajarse de; [rope] bajar por

get down to

v + adv + prep + o (start work on) ponerse* a

get in

a a v + adv (enter) entrar b v + prep + o get into 1 1 b v + adv a (arrive) [person/train] llegar* b (gain admission to, be selected for) entrar, ser* admitido c (be elected) [Pol] ganar, resultar elegido c v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (bring in, collect up) [washing/chairs] entrar; [harvest] recoger* b (buy, obtain) (BrE) [wood/coal/food] aprovisionarse de c (call out) [doctor/plumber] llamar d (interpose) [blow/kick] dar*; [remark] hacer*

get into

a v + prep + o a (enter) [house] entrar en or (AmL tb) a; [car] subir a; [hole] meterse en b (arrive at) [station/office] llegar* a c (be selected for, elected to) [college/club/Congress] entrar en or (AmL tb) a d (put on) [coat/robe] ponerse* (fit into) I can't get into this dress any more = este vestido ya no me entra e (into a given state) to get into a rage/a mess = ponerse* furioso/meterse en un lío f (affect) I don't know what's got into him lately = no sé qué le pasa últimamente b v + o + prep + o a (bring, take, put in) meter b (involve) you got me into this = tú me metiste en esto

get off

a v + adv, v + prep + o a (alight, dismount) bajarse to get off a train/horse/bicycle = bajarse de un tren/de un caballo/de una bicicleta b (remove oneself from) [flowerbed/lawn] salir* de c (finish) [work/school] salir* de b v + adv a (leave) [person/letter] salir* b (escape unpunished) [person accused] salir* libre he got off lightly o (AmE also) easy = no recibió el castigo que se merecía he got off with a fine = se escapó con solo una multa c v + prep + o a (get up from) [floor] levantarse de b (deviate from) [track/tourist routes] salir* or alejarse de; [point] desviarse* or irse* de I tried to get him off the subject = intenté hacerlo cambiar de tema c (evade) [duty] librarse or salvarse de d v + o + adv (remove) [lid/top/stain] quitar e v + o + adv (send, see off) we got the children off to school = mandamos a los niños a la escuela f (save from punishment) salvar

get on

a v + adv a (move on) seguir* adelante to get on to sth = pasar a algo get on with what you're doing = sigue con lo que estás haciendo b (fare) how's Joe getting on nowadays? = ¿qué tal anda Joe? how did he get on at the interview? = ¿cómo le fue en la entrevista? • (succeed) tener* éxito to get on in life = tener éxito en la vida c (be friends, agree) to get on (with sb) = llevarse bien (con algn) d (in -ing form) (in time) it's getting on = se está haciendo tarde • (in age) she's getting on (in years) = está vieja, ya no es joven b v + adv, v + prep + o (climb on, board) subirse to get on the bus/a horse = subirse al autobús/subirse a un caballo c v + o + adv, v + o + prep + o (place, fix on) poner I can't get the top on (it) = no puedo ponerle la tapa d v + o + adv (put on) [clothes] ponerse*

get on for

v + adv + prep + o (approach) (BrE) (usu in -ing form) it's getting on for six o'clock = van a ser las seis he must be getting on for 40 = debe (de) andar rondando los 40

get onto

v + prep + o a a (contact) [person/department] ponerse* en contacto con b (begin discussing) [subject] empezar* a hablar de b (mount, board) [table/bus/train] subirse a; [horse/bicycle] montarse en

get out

a v + adv a (of car, bus, train) bajar(se); (of hole) salir*; (of bath) salir* to get out of bed = levantarse (de la cama) • (of room, country) salir* get out! = ¡fuera (de aquí)! b (escape) [animal/prisoner] escaparse • (become known) [news/truth] saberse* b v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (remove, extract) [stopper/nail] sacar*; [stain] quitar, sacar* (esp AmL) b (take out) [knife/map] sacar* c (withdraw) [money] sacar* d (borrow) [library book] sacar* c v + o + adv a (remove) [tenant] echar get that dog out of here! = ¡saquen (a) ese perro de aquí! I can't get you out of this mess = no te puedo sacar de este lío b (send for) [doctor/repairman] llamar

get out of

a v + adv + prep + o a (avoid) [obligation] librarse or salvarse de to get out of -ing = librarse or salvarse de + inf b (give up) you must get out of that bad habit = tienes que sacarte esa mala costumbre I'd got out of the habit of setting my alarm clock = había perdido la costumbre de poner el despertador b v + o + adv + prep + o a (extract) [information/truth] sonsacar*, sacar* b (derive, gain) [money/profit] sacar*

get over

a v + prep + o [river/chasm] cruzar*; [wall/fence] pasar por encima de; [hill/ridge] atravesar*; [obstacle] superar b v + prep + o [loss/tragedy/difficulty] superar; [illness/shock] reponerse* de he's very disappointed — he'll get over it = ha quedado muy decepcionado — ya se le pasará c v + o + adv (cause to come, take) get those documents over to Wall Street right away = manda esos documentos a Wall Street enseguida to get sth over with I'd like to get it over with as quickly as possible = quisiera salir de eso or quitarme eso de encima lo más pronto posible d v + o + adv (communicate) [emotion] comunicar*

get past

a v + adv (move past) pasar b v + prep + o a (move past) [vehicle] pasar, adelantarse a; [opponent/attacker] eludir b (get beyond) [obstacle] superar; [semifinals] pasar

get round

(esp BrE)

get around

get through

a v + prep + o, v + adv a (pass through) [gap/hole] pasar por b [ordeal] superar; [winter/difficult time] pasar c [Sport] [heat] pasar b v + adv a (reach destination) [supplies/messenger] llegar* a destino; [news/report] llegar* • (on the telephone) to get through (to sb/sth) = comunicarse* (con algn/algo) • (make understand) am I getting through to you? = ¿me entiendes? I can't get through to him = no logro hacerme entender con él b (finish) (AmE) terminar, acabar c v + prep + o a (use up) (BrE) [money] gastarse; [materials] usar; [shoes] destrozar* b (deal with) I've only got ten more pages to get through = me quedan solo diez páginas por leer ( or estudiar etc) d v + o + adv, v + o + prep + o (bring through) pasar to get sth through customs = pasar algo por la aduana e v + o + adv a (send) [supplies/message] hacer* llegar b (make understood) hacer* entender

get together

a v + adv a (meet up) reunirse*, quedar (Esp) ; (have a family reunion) juntarse, reunirse* b (join forces) [nations/unions] unirse c (become couple, team) (colloq) juntarse b v + o + adv, v + adv + o (assemble) [people/money] reunir* get your things together = junta or recoge tus cosas

get up

a v + prep + o, v + adv (climb up) subir to get up on sth = subir(se) a algo b v + adv a (out of bed) levantarse b (stand up) levantarse c v + o + adv (raise, lift) [person] levantar d v + o + adv, v + adv + o (develop, arouse) [appetite/enthusiasm] despertar*; [speed] agarrar, coger* (esp Esp) she didn't want to get their hopes up = no quería esperanzarlos

get up to

v + adv + prep + o a (reach) when he got up to them … = cuando los alcanzó … we got up to page 161 = llegamos hasta la página 161 b (be involved in) (colloq) hacer* to get up to mischief = hacer* travesuras or de las suyas