rid in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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rid <pres part ridding, pt & pp rid> [Am rɪd, Brit rɪd] VB trans

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we rid the house of mice
eliminamos una plaga de ratones de la casa
he wants to rid the city of beggars
quiere limpiar la ciudad de mendigos
they finally rid the country of corruption
al fin libraron al país de la corrupción
he rid them of their fears/doubts form
les quitó el miedo/las dudas
he rid them of their fears/doubts form
disipó su miedo/sus dudas
I can't seem to rid myself of this cold
no me puedo quitar de encima este resfriado
I can't seem to rid myself of this cold
este resfriado no se me quiere quitar
to get rid of sth/sb (of unwanted object)
deshacerse de
to get rid of sth/sb (sell)
deshacerse de
to get rid of sth/sb (sell)
vender
to get rid of sth/sb (of boring person)
quitarse de encima
to get rid of sth/sb (kill)
deshacerse de
I'd like to get rid of this old cupboard
quisiera deshacerme de este armario viejo
I got rid of the shares
me deshice de or vendí las acciones
I can't get rid of these spots on my face
estos granos de la cara no se me quitan con nada
it gets rid of unpleasant smells
elimina los malos olores
she started talking and I couldn't get rid of her
se puso a hablar y no me la podía quitar de encima
he knew too much, so they got rid of him
como sabía demasiado, lo eliminaron
to be rid of sth/sb the region is now rid of the disease
la zona está ya libre de la enfermedad
I'm glad to be rid of the responsibility
me alegro de haberme librado de or quitado de encima esa responsabilidad
you're well rid of him
estás mejor sin él
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to get rid of one's aggression
descargar agresividad

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darle el raje a alg.
to get rid of sb inf
desembarazarse de algo/alg.
to get rid of sth/sb
sigo acachado con ellos
I can't get rid of them
quiso deshacerse de los documentos comprometedores
she wanted to get rid of the incriminating o compromising documents
espiantar
to get rid of inf
medidas para erradicar las chabolas
measures to get rid of the shantytowns
para eliminar las cucarachas
to get rid of o exterminate o kill cockroaches
eliminar
to get rid of euph
darle chicharrón a algo/alg. Mex inf (eliminar)
to get rid of sth/sb
le dieron chicharrón para que no hablara
they got rid of him o bumped him off so that he wouldn't talk inf
le dieron chicharrón a muchos proyectos
they axed o got rid of many projects inf

rid in the PONS Dictionary

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rid Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to rid sth/sb of sth
librar algo/a alguien de algo
to rid oneself of sth
librarse de algo
to be rid of sth/sb
estar libre de algo/alguien
to get rid of sb/sth
deshacerse de alguien/algo
to get rid of a blackhead
sacarse una espinilla
we will have to get rid of the car
tenemos que prescindir del coche
to get rid of any doubts
desprenderse de cualquier duda
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Certain countries have already started missions to get rid of food crisis.
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The individuals who were known to rid of demons were either priests or herb doctors.
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When he went into the cave, they trapped him inside to get rid of him.
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The show also got rid of the traditional green room, where the cast would hang out.
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Ma uses him to get rid of weaklings and threats.
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To get back to straight-and-level, the recovery must get rid of this excess energy safely.
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Soon the process to rid society of the unfit was initiated.
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This version got rid of the single player element of the game in favour of a more social experience.
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She wanted to get rid of the distinction between the professional woman and the women studying home science.
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The goal of play is to get rid of one's cards by forming them into spreads.
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