get by in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for get by in the English»French Dictionary

I.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] PREP

II.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] ADV

III.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ]

I.default [Brit dɪˈfɔːlt, Am dəˈfɔlt] N

II.default [Brit dɪˈfɔːlt, Am dəˈfɔlt] VB intr

III.by default ADV (automatically)

I.far [Brit fɑː, Am fɑr] ADV

5. far (to what extent, to the extent that):

II.far [Brit fɑː, Am fɑr] ADJ

VIII.far [Brit fɑː, Am fɑr]

I.way [Brit weɪ, Am weɪ] N

1. way (route, road):

chemin m (from de, to à)

2. way (direction):

filer qc à qn inf

3. way (space in front, projected route):

4. way (distance):

to be a short way off lit

5. way (manner of doing something):

way to go inf! Am
no way inf!
no way am I doing that inf!

6. way (respect, aspect):

II.way [Brit weɪ, Am weɪ] ADV

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

See also stuff, rich, drunk, drink, chest

I.stuff [Brit stʌf, Am stəf] N U

1. stuff (unnamed substance):

truc m inf
ça pue ce truc! inf

3. stuff (content of speech, book, film, etc) inf:

I.rich [Brit rɪtʃ, Am rɪtʃ] N + vb pl

III.rich [Brit rɪtʃ, Am rɪtʃ] ADJ

V.rich [Brit rɪtʃ, Am rɪtʃ]

I.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk] VB pp

drunk → drink

II.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk] N

III.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk] ADJ

IV.drunk [Brit drʌŋk, Am drəŋk]

I.drink [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] N

II.drink <pret drank, pp drunk> [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] VB trans

III.drink <pret drank, pp drunk> [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] VB intr

IV.drink <pret drank, pp drunk> [Brit drɪŋk, Am drɪŋk] VB refl

chest [Brit tʃɛst, Am tʃɛst] N

get by in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for get by in the English»French Dictionary

I.get <got, got [or Am, Aus gotten]> [get] VB trans inf

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Rather, everyone is struggling to get by, doing what they feel is best for them and theirs...
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It is quite pleasant during the day and you may get by with one layer of woollens.
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He is crafty and witty, but mostly uses his connections to get by.
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Residents buy bottles or large jerrycans of water to get by.
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The only way an opposing piece can get by a blob is to destroy it.
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If there is a fire engine or an ambulance needing to get by a train or a crossing when that happens, it could take hours.
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No doubt the chicken wringer is worth every one of the 11 shillings, but you can't help but feel for the mincer maid having to get by on 7/6.
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He is a deadbeat alcoholic, drug addict, and morally deficient freeloader who relies on his children to barely get by.
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It took a minimum of eight minutes for all the employees to get by the time clock.
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