Translation of get – English–Spanish dictionary

get

verb

/ɡet/ us

/ɡet/

present participle getting | past tense got | past participle got or US usually gotten

OBTAIN

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A1 [ T ]

to obtain, buy, or earn something

conseguir, comprar

He went to the shop to get some milk. Fue a la tienda a por leche.

UK I think she gets about £40,000 a year.

We stopped on the way to get some breakfast.

I managed to get all three suitcases for under $200.

How much did he get for his car? (= How much money did he sell it for?) ¿Cuánto le dieron por su coche?

Where did you get your shoes from?

Synonyms

acquire
get hold of informal
obtain (GET) formal

A1 [ T ]

to receive or be given something

recibir

UK I got quite a surprise when I saw her with short hair. Me llevé una sorpresa cuando la vi con el pelo corto.

When did you get the news about Sam? ¿Cuándo supiste lo de Sam?

I got a phone call from Phil last night.

What grade did he get for the exam?

I got the impression that they'd rather be alone.

What did you get for your birthday?

We don't get much snow (= it does not often snow) here.

I managed to get a glimpse of him (= see him for a moment) through the crowds.

If you get a moment (= have time available), could you help me fill in that form?

She gets such pleasure from her garden.

If you can get some time off work, we could finish the decorating.

I can never get her to myself (= be alone with her) because she's always surrounded by people.

A2 [ T ]

to go somewhere and bring back someone or something

recoger, buscar

Let me go get my glasses. Espera que voy a buscar mis gafas.

[ + two objects ] Can I get you a drink? ¿Quieres tomar algo?

[ T ]

to take someone or something into your possession by force

pillar, agarrar

Have the police got the man who did it yet? ¿Ya ha cogido la policía al hombre que lo hizo?

Your cat got a bird this morning!

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The advantage of booking tickets in advance is that you get better seats.
What class of degree did you get?
I don't know if I can get the car tonight - I'll have to clear it with Mum.
She gets a 15% commission on every machine she sells.
I got some shoes cheap in the sale.

REACH

A1 [ I usually + adv/prep, T ]

to reach or arrive at a particular place

llegar

We hadn't even got as far as London when the car broke down. Ni siquiera habíamos llegado a Londres cuando el coche se averió.

What time does he normally get home (from work)?

If you get to the restaurant before us, just wait at the bar.

[ I usually + adv/prep ]

to reach a particular stage, condition, or time

llegar

You earn loads of money if you get to the top in that profession. En esa profesión se gana mucho dinero si se llega a la cima.

It got to Thursday and she still hadn't heard any news.

informal I'm getting to the stage now where I just want to give up.

get far/somewhere/anywhere

to make progress or to improve:

She's taking flute lessons, but she really doesn't seem to be getting anywhere with it.

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We enjoyed wonderful views when we got to the top of the mountain.
He was exhausted by the time he got to the finish line.
Your bags will be waiting for you when you get to the hotel.
The aid was getting to the people who needed it most.
She's been trying hard, but she doesn't feel that she's getting anywhere.

BECOME ILL WITH

B1 [ T ]

to become ill with a disease, virus, etc.

coger

I got food poisoning at that cheap little seafood restaurant. La comida de ese pequeño y barato restaurante de marisco me provocó una intoxicación.

Kids get all kinds of bugs at school.

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You can get very nasty skin diseases from bathing in dirty water.
I got a crick in my neck from painting the ceiling.
UK I can't come in to work today - I've got a bit of a dodgy stomach.
She's got a nasty dose of flu.
When I've got a cold, I don't feel like eating.

START TO BE

B1 [ L ]

to become or start to be

hacerse, quedarse, volverse, ponerse

He gets really upset if you mention his baldness. Le molesta mucho que se mencione su calvicie.

Is your cold getting any better?

Your coffee's getting cold.

After a while you get used to all the noise.

You're getting to be such a big boy, aren't you!

[ + to infinitive ] How did you get to be a belly dancer?

get going/moving C2 informal

to start to go or move:

We'd better get moving or we'll be late. Será mejor que nos pongamos en marcha o llegaremos tarde.

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He got fed up with all the travelling he had to do.
The trouble with this carpet is that it gets dirty very easily.
Your essay gets a bit confused halfway through when you introduce too many ideas at once.
The music just gets distorted when you play it so loud.
It was getting dark now and we were tired.

MOVE

B1 [ I usually + adv/prep ]

to move to a different place or into a different position

I hit my head as I was getting into the car. Me di un golpe en la cabeza al entrar en el coche.

Get out of here now or I'll call the police.

The bed is too wide - we'll never get it through the door. La cama es demasiado ancha, no podremos pasarla por la puerta.

Getting up the ladder was easy enough - it was coming down that was the problem.

He got down on his knees and asked me to marry him!

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Journalists had insisted on getting to the front line of the battle, heedless of the risks.
Security did not prevent an interloper from getting onto the stage at the opening ceremony.
You get into the building through a side door.
I tried to get in the cinema last night but it was full.
They got into the car and zoomed off.

TRAVEL

A1 [ T ]

to travel somewhere in a train, bus, or other vehicle

coger un autobús, tren, taxi, etc.

Shall we get a taxi to the station? ¿Qué tal si cogemos un taxi a la estación?

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It was a good job I got the earlier train.
You can get a bus from just outside the supermarket.
It'll be more expensive if you get a taxi.
It was too late to get a bus, so we had to walk home.
Get the train to King's Cross and I'll meet you at the station.

DEAL WITH

B1 [ T ]

to deal with or answer a ringing phone, knock on the door, etc.

atender

Hey, Ty, someone's at the door - would you get it, please? Ey, Ty, hay alguien en la puerta, ¿podrías atenderla, por favor?

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Pass me the bill. I'll get it.
Will you please get the phone?
That's the doorbell. You'd better get it.
If the phone rings when I'm in the shower, will you get it please?
If you get the drinks, I'll pay for the meal.

UNDERSTAND/HEAR

B2 [ T ]

to understand or hear something

entender

I didn't get what he said because the music was so loud. No entendí lo que dijo porque la música estaba muy alta.

I told that joke to Sophia, but she didn't get it.

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I didn't get that joke he told - did you?
Sorry, I still don't get it. You'll have to explain.
I didn't get that. Could you say it again?
I didn't get half of what he said because he talks so fast.
Did you get that? I hadn't a clue what he said.

PREPARE

[ T ]

to prepare a meal

preparar

I'll put the kids to bed while you're getting dinner ready. Yo acostaré a los niños mientras tú preparas la cena.

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I thought I could score some brownie points with my mother-in-law by offering to get dinner.
I'll do the main course, if you get the salad.
She was already up getting breakfast when I came downstairs.
I'll cook this evening, you got dinner last night.
He just sat in front of the TV while I was getting the dinner.

CONFUSE

[ T ] informal

to confuse someone and make them completely unable to understand or explain

trastornar

Give him a technical question - that'll really get him! Hazle una pregunta técnica, ¡eso sí que lo va a trastornar!

you've got me there! informal

something that you say when you do not know the answer to a question:

"How many ounces in a kilo?" "You've got me there." — ¿Cuántas onzas hay en un kilo? — Me mataste.

Grammar

Get

Get is an irregular verb. Its three parts are get, got, got. In American English, the -ed form gotten is common. …

Get meaning ‘fetch’, ‘receive’, ‘obtain’

We commonly use get + object or get + indirect object + direct object when we mean, very generally, ‘fetch’ or ‘receive’ or ‘obtain’. In these examples the object is underlined: …

Get meaning ‘become’

We commonly use get + adjective to mean ‘become’ or to describe a change of state or situation: …

Get describing negative events

We can use get + -ed form to describe things that happen to us, often things which are unfortunate and which we don’t want to happen. We call this pattern the get passive: …

Get meaning ‘cause something to happen’

When we use get + object (o) + -ed form, we say that we cause something to happen or to be done. It is a less formal way of saying have something done: …

Get or go?

Get and go have similar meanings, when talking about travel or motion. When we use get, we emphasise arrival: …

Idioms

get away with murder
get it on
get what's coming to you
I/I've got this
you/you've got this

Phrasal verbs

get something across
get ahead
get along
get around
get around to something
get at someone
get at something
get away
get away with something
get back

More phrasal verbs

get someone back
get something back
get back to someone
get back to something
get behind
get beyond something
get by
get someone down
get something down (someone)
get down to something
get in
get in/get into something
get something in
get someone in
get in on something
get into someone
get into something
get off
get off (something)
get something off
get (someone) off
get (someone) off (something)
get something off (something)
get off with someone
get on
get on (something)
get on with something
get out
get (someone/something) out
get out of something
get something out of something
get something out of someone
get over something/someone
get something over with
get round someone
get round something
get through
get through something
get (someone) through something
get (something) through (to someone)
get to
get to someone
get together
get up
get (someone) up
get something up
get yourself/someone up
get up to something

(Translation of get from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of get | GLOBAL English–Spanish Dictionary

get

verb

/ɡɛt/

getting | past got | US, past participle gotten(got) | Brit, past participle got

[ transitive ]

to obtain, buy, or receive

conseguir recibir comprar

I got a few things at the grocery store. Compré algunas cosas en la tienda de comestibles.

I got three letters in the mail. Recibí tres cartas en el correo.

She got a good job. Ella consiguió un buen trabajo.

The region gets little rain. La región recibe poca lluvia.

to become

hacerse ponerse volverse

I got scared during the night. Me asusté durante la noche.

He’s getting fat. Se está poniendo gordo.

The job will get easier after a few months. El trabajo se volverá más fácil después de unos meses.

It had gotten dark. Se había vuelto oscuro.

[ transitive ]

to cause to be in a particular state or condition

hacer que algo cambie de su estado

I’ll get the drinks ready. Prepararé las bebidas.

I’m never going to get this paper done! ¡Nunca voy a terminar este trabajo!

[ transitive ]

to bring sb or sth from somewhere

traer ir a buscar

Would you get me the scissors, please? ¿Me traerías las tijeras, por favor?

Dad’s gone to get them at the airport. Papá ha ido a buscarlos al aeropuerto.

[ transitive ]

to have or start to have an illness

contraer coger pillar

He’s got cancer. El contrajo cáncer.

[ transitive-intransitive ]

to move somewhere

ir llevar cruzar pasar

to get past/through/around/inside/under sth pasar por/a través/alrededor/adentro/debajo de algo

Could you help me get the groceries into the house? ¿Podrías ayudarme a llevar los comestibles a la casa?

[ intransitive ]

to arrive somewhere

llegar

We got to the border at sunset. Llegamos a la frontera al atardecer.

What time did you get home? ¿A qué hora llegaste a casa?

[ transitive ]

to do sth or have it done for you

hacer que alguien haga algo por ti

I need to get some exercise. Necesito hacer algo de ejercicio.

He’s getting his hair cut. Le van a cortar el pelo.

[ transitive ]

to persuade sb to do sth

persuadir convencer

She got him to lend her the money. Ella le convenció para que le prestara el dinero.

[ intransitive ]

to make progress

llegar a lograr conseguir

I started reading it, but I didn’t get very far. Empecé a leerlo, pero no llegué muy lejos.

be getting there

estar en ello estar consiguiendo algo avanzar

It’s hard, but you’re getting there. Es difícil, pero lo vas a conseguir.

get nowhere/somewhere

to make no/some progress

no llegar a ninguna parte progresar

The peace talks were getting nowhere. Las conversaciones de paz no llegaban a ninguna parte.

[ transitive ]

to understand sth

pillar captar entender

to get a joke pillar un chiste

not get it

no pillar algo no captar algo no entender algo

I explained it twice, but they still didn’t get it. Lo expliqué dos veces, pero todavía no lo entendieron.

Examples of get

get

We must therefore see to it that these people get adequate pay.

Debemos por tanto asegurarnos de que estas personas reciban un sueldo suficiente.

We must therefore see to it that these people get adequate pay.

Debemos por tanto asegurarnos de que estas personas reciban un sueldo suficiente.

From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

So you will get information that is available to us.

Así que recibirán la información que está en nuestra mano.

So you will get information that is available to us.

Así que recibirán la información que está en nuestra mano.

From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

However, we believe that the process is getting off to a less than perfect start.

Entendemos que el proceso se inicia de una forma incompleta.

However, we believe that the process is getting off to a less than perfect start.

Entendemos que el proceso se inicia de una forma incompleta.

From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

I am sorry we got a bureaucrats' answer tonight.

Lamento que esta noche hayamos recibido una respuesta de burócratas.

I am sorry we got a bureaucrats' answer tonight.

Lamento que esta noche hayamos recibido una respuesta de burócratas.

From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

On these, insurance premiums depend, and they can get very expensive.

De ella dependen las primas de los seguros, y pueden llegar a ser muy caras.

On these, insurance premiums depend, and they can get very expensive.

De ella dependen las primas de los seguros, y pueden llegar a ser muy caras.

From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

I presume the planes will not be able to get here either.

Supongo que tampoco llegarán aviones.

I presume the planes will not be able to get here either.

Supongo que tampoco llegarán aviones.

From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

I am fearful that we are not going to get that in the current period.

Y me temo que no lo vamos a tener en esta legislatura.

I am fearful that we are not going to get that in the current period.

Y me temo que no lo vamos a tener en esta legislatura.

From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

Are we finally going to get to see these studies?

¿Vamos a poder ver, por fin, los estudios?

Are we finally going to get to see these studies?

¿Vamos a poder ver, por fin, los estudios?

From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

Let us get to the heart of the matter.

Pero, vamos al meollo del asunto.

Let us get to the heart of the matter.

Pero, vamos al meollo del asunto.

From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

Pressure of time will not get these issues dealt with more quickly.

La presión del tiempo no hará que estas cuestiones se traten de modo más rápido.

Pressure of time will not get these issues dealt with more quickly.

La presión del tiempo no hará que estas cuestiones se traten de modo más rápido.

From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

So governments find it difficult to get a grip on the situation.

Por eso, para las administraciones no tienen por donde cogerlo.

So governments find it difficult to get a grip on the situation.

Por eso, para las administraciones no tienen por donde cogerlo.

From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

Every effort must be made to get this.

Debe hacerse todo lo posible para que se haga esa declaración.

Every effort must be made to get this.

Debe hacerse todo lo posible para que se haga esa declaración.

From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

It is ludicrous that we cannot get something done about this too.

Es ridículo que tampoco podamos conseguir hacer algo al respecto.

It is ludicrous that we cannot get something done about this too.

Es ridículo que tampoco podamos conseguir hacer algo al respecto.

From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

Yet in order to convince people, and to reassure them, we will have to get it right.

Para convencer, para tranquilizar, habrá que ser perfectos.

Yet in order to convince people, and to reassure them, we will have to get it right.

Para convencer, para tranquilizar, habrá que ser perfectos.

From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

We need to get a change in procedures.

Hace falta modificar los procedimientos.

We need to get a change in procedures.

Hace falta modificar los procedimientos.

From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

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