Translations for get by in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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. www.expressandstar.com

He is a deadbeat alcoholic, drug addict, and morally deficient freeloader who relies on his children to barely get by. en.wikipedia.org

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Translations for get by in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.get by VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + adv)

1. get by (manage):

2. get by (pass muster):

3. get by → get past

II.get by VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + prep + o)

get by → get past

III.get by VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + o + prep + o)

get by → get past

See also get past

I.get past VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + adv) (move past)

II.get past VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + prep + o)

1. get past (move past):

2. get past (pass undetected):

3. get past (get beyond):

III.get past VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + o + prep + o)

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Translations for get by in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.by [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] PREP by often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (abide by, get by, stand by, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (abide, get, stand, etc).

1.1. by (not later than):

1.2. by (during, at):

2.1. by (at the side of, near to):

2.2. by (to hand) Am:

3.1. by (past):

3.2. by (via, through):

4. by (indicating agent, cause):

5.1. by (indicating means, method):

5.2. by (owing to, from):

6.1. by (according to):

6.2. by in interj phrases:

7.1. by (indicating rate):

7.2. by (indicating extent of difference):

7.3. by (indicating gradual progression):

8. by MATH:

9. by (in compass directions):

Phrases:

II.by [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] ADV

1. by (past):

2. by (aside, in reserve):

3. by (to sb's residence):

4. by in phrases:

See also bye2, bye1

bye2, 'bye Am [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] INTERJ inf

bye1 [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] N

I.get1 <pres part getting, pt got, pp got or Am also gotten> [Am ɡɛt, Brit ɡɛt] VB trans

1.1. get (to obtain):

1.2. get (to buy):

1.3. get (to achieve, to win):

1.4. get (by calculation):

1.5. get (when telephoning):

2.1. get (to receive):

2.2. get:

2.3. get (to be paid):

2.4. get (to experience):

2.5. get (to suffer):

3. get (to find, to have) inf:

4. get (to fetch):

5.1. get (to reach):

5.2. get (to take hold of):

5.3. get (to catch, to trap):

5.4. get (to assault, to kill) inf:

6. get (to hit):

7. get (with illnesses):

8. get (to catch):

9. get (to prepare):

10.1. get inf (to irritate):

10.2. get inf (to bring out emotions):

10.3. get inf (to puzzle):

11.1. get (to understand):

11.2. get (to hear, to take note of):

12. get (to answer) inf:

14. get (to bring, to move, to put) + adv compl:

15. get (to cause to be) + adj compl:

16.1. get (showing an action carried out by the subject):

16.2. get (showing an action carried out by somebody else):

17. get (to arrange, to persuade, to force):

18. get (to cause to start):

II.get1 <pres part getting, pt got, pp got or Am also gotten> [Am ɡɛt, Brit ɡɛt] VB intr

See also bye², bye¹

bye², 'bye Am [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] INTERJ inf

bye¹ [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] N

I.get¹ <pres part getting, pt got, pp got or Am also gotten> [Am ɡɛt, Brit ɡɛt] VB trans

II.get¹ <pres part getting, pt got, pp got or Am also gotten> [Am ɡɛt, Brit ɡɛt] VB intr

get² N

See also git², git¹

git² VB intr Am inf only in imperative

git¹ [Am ɡɪt, Brit ɡɪt] N Brit sl