get on for - Translation from English into Spanish

1.1. get (to obtain):

1.2. get (to buy):

get

comprar

what can I get Tom for Christmas?

¿qué le puedo comprar a Tom para Navidad?

you can get them much cheaper in town

los puedes comprar or conseguir más baratos en el centro

go out and get yourself a new suit

ve y cómprate un traje nuevo

they sell like hotcakes; we can't get enough of them

se venden como pan caliente, no hay estoc que alcance

to get sth from sb/sth I get my bread from the local baker

le compro el pan al panadero del barrio

I got this bread from Harrods

este pan lo compré en Harrods

2.2. get:

get RADIO, TV station

captar

get RADIO, TV station

recibir

get RADIO, TV station

coger esp Spain inf

get RADIO, TV station

agarrar CSur inf

2.3. get (to be paid):

get salary/pay

ganar

how much were you getting in your old job?

¿cuánto ganabas en tu trabajo anterior?

if I do overtime I get a bit more

si hago horas extras saco un poco más

what or how much do you think I can get for the piano?

¿cuánto crees que puedo sacar or que me pueden dar por el piano?

2.4. get (to experience):

get shock/surprise

llevarse

I got the impression that …

me dio la impresión de que …

I get the feeling that …

tengo or me da la sensación de que …

2.5. get (to suffer):

how did you get that bump on your head/black eye?

¿cómo te hiciste ese chichón en la cabeza/te pusiste el ojo morado?

she got smoke in her eyes

le entró humo en los ojos

she got a splinter in her finger

se clavó una astilla en el dedo

he got the full force of the blast

recibió todo el impacto de la explosión

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

you don't get elephants in America

en América no hay elefantes

you get better weather on the south coast

en la costa sur hace mejor tiempo

we get mainly students in here

nuestros clientes (or visitantes etc.) son mayormente estudiantes

I get all sorts of people coming to see me

viene a verme todo tipo de gente

4. get (to fetch):

get hammer/scissors

traer

get hammer/scissors

ir a buscar

get doctor/plumber

llamar

go and get your father

ve a llamar a tu padre

get your coat

anda or vete a buscar tu abrigo

can you come and get me in the car?

¿puedes venir a buscarme con el coche?

she got herself a cup of coffee

se sirvió (or se hizo etc.) una taza de café

shall I get you a taxi?

¿te llamo un taxi?

5.1. get (to reach):

get

alcanzar

it's too high up for me, can you get it?

está demasiado alto para mí ¿tú lo puedes alcanzar or tú alcanzas?

5.2. get (to take hold of):

get

agarrar

get

coger esp Spain

to get sb by the arm/leg

agarrar a alguien por el brazo/la pierna

to get sb by the arm/leg

coger a alguien por el brazo/la pierna esp Spain

the pain gets me right here

me duele justo aquí

5.3. get (to catch, to trap):

get

pillar inf

get

agarrar LatAm

get

coger esp Spain

you've got me there, I haven't a clue

¡ahí sí que me pillaste! no tengo la menor idea inf

you've got me there, I haven't a clue

¡ahí sí que me agarraste! no tengo la menor idea LatAm inf

you've got me there, I haven't a clue

¡ahí sí que me cogiste! no tengo la menor idea Spain inf

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

I swear I'll get you!

¡te juro que me las vas a pagar! inf

the sharks must have got him, poor devil

se lo deben de haber comido los tiburones al pobre inf

if smoking doesn't get you, pollution will

si no te mata el tabaco, te liquida la contaminación inf

6. get (to hit):

get target/person

darle a

to get sb on or in the arm/leg

darle a alguien en el brazo/la pierna

you'll get yours Am sl

¡ya las vas a pagar! inf

7. get (with illnesses):

get cold/flu

agarrar

get cold/flu

pescar inf

get cold/flu

pillar inf

get cold/flu

coger esp Spain

she got chickenpox from her sister

la hermana le contagió la varicela

she got chickenpox from her sister

la hermana le pegó la varicela inf

8. get (to catch):

get bus/train

tomar

get bus/train

coger Spain

she got a bus to Kingston Brit

fue en autobús hasta Kingston

9. get (to prepare):

get breakfast/dinner

preparar

get breakfast/dinner

hacer

10.1. get inf (to irritate):

get

fastidiar

what gets me is the way he said it

lo que me fastidia or me da rabia es la forma en que lo dijo

10.2. get inf (to bring out emotions):

it gets you right there

te conmueve

it gets you right there

te da mucha lástima

10.3. get inf (to puzzle):

what gets me is how …

lo que no entiendo es cómo …

11.1. get (to understand):

get inf

entender

I get it, you want me to tell them that …

ya entiendo, quieres que les diga que …

I get it, you want me to tell them that …

ya caigo, quieres que les diga que … inf

oh, I get you

ah, ya (te) entiendo

don't get me wrong

no me malentiendas or malinterpretes

get it?

¿entiendes?

get it?

¿agarras la onda? inf

get it?

¿coges la onda? Spain inf

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

get

oír

I didn't quite get that: could you repeat it?

no oí or entendí bien ¿podrías repetir lo que dijiste?

I didn't get your name

no entendí tu nombre

did you get the number?

¿tomaste nota del número?

get this, Frank's a candidate sl

agárrate, Frank se presenta como candidato inf

get this, Frank's a candidate sl

afírmate, Frank se presenta como candidato Chil inf

get this, Frank's a candidate sl

téngase de atrás, Frank se presenta como candidato Col inf

12. get (to answer) inf:

get phone

contestar

get phone

atender

get phone

coger Spain

get door

abrir

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

we'll get it there by two o'clock

lo tendremos allí antes de las dos

don't worry, we'll get you to Rome somehow

no te preocupes, encontraremos la manera de que llegues a Roma

just wait till I get you home!

¡ya vas a ver cuando lleguemos a casa!

to get sth downstairs/upstairs

bajar/subir algo

when can you get the documents to us?

¿cuándo nos puede hacer llegar los documentos?

where will it get us?

¿a dónde nos conduce?

to get sb nowhere not to get sb anywhere, this approach is getting us nowhere

de esta manera no estamos logrando nada

to get sb nowhere not to get sb anywhere, this approach is getting us nowhere

de esta manera no vamos a ninguna parte inf

flattery won't get you anywhere with him

no vas a sacar nada con or no te va a servir de nada halagarlo

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

he got the children ready

preparó a los niños

I can't get the window open/shut

no puedo abrir/cerrar la ventana

it's hard to get these pans clean

estas cacerolas son difíciles de limpiar

they got him drunk

lo emborracharon

let me get one thing clear esp Brit (make it clear)

esto que quede bien claro

let me get one thing clear (receive clarification about it)

a ver si entiendo bien esto

they got their feet wet/dirty

se mojaron/se ensuciaron los pies

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

I'm going to get the house tidied up

voy a ordenar la casa

he says he'll get that shelf put up this afternoon

dice que va a colocar ese estante esta tarde

we must get some work done

tenemos que trabajar un poco

he got his arm broken

se rompió el brazo

it's about time they got themselves organized

ya va siendo hora de que se organicen

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

he got the house painted/the carpets cleaned

hizo pintar la casa/limpiar las alfombras

get your hair cut!

¡vete a cortar el pelo!

I must get this watch fixed

tengo que llevar a arreglar este reloj

I must get this watch fixed

tengo que mandar (a) arreglar este reloj LatAm

you'll get me fired!

¡vas a hacer que me echen!

that won't get you promoted

con eso no vas a lograr que te asciendan

I got that written into the contract

les hice poner eso en el contrato

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

to get sb/sth to + infin I'll get him to help you (order)

le diré que te ayude

to get sb/sth to + infin I'll get him to help you (ask)

le pediré que te ayude

to get sb/sth to + infin I'll get him to help you (persuade)

lo convenceré de que te ayude

she could never get him to understand

no podría hacérselo entender

you'll never get them to agree to that

no vas a lograr que acepten eso

can I get you to sign this, please?

¿me firmaría esto, por favor?

get them to line up at the door

que se pongan en fila en la puerta

he's trying to get the radio to work

está tratando de hacer funcionar la radio

18. get (to cause to start):

to get sb/sth -ing it's the sort of record that gets everybody dancing

es el tipo de disco que hace bailar a todo el mundo or que hace que todo el mundo baile

can you get the pump working?

¿puedes poner la bomba en funcionamiento?

can you get the pump working?

¿puedes hacer funcionar la bomba?

her remark got me thinking

su comentario me hizo pensar

1. get (to arrive):

get + adv compl

llegar

I got here yesterday

llegué ayer

she got to Boston at 4 o'clock

llegó a Boston a las cuatro

can you get there by train?

¿se puede ir en tren?

how did that stain get there?

¿esa mancha de dónde salió?

can anyone remember where we'd got to?

¿alguien se acuerda de dónde habíamos quedado?

we got to or as far as page 21

llegamos hasta la página 21

I was just getting to that

a eso iba

to get somewhere the results indicate they may be getting somewhere

los resultados indican que van por buen camino

we're getting somewhere at last!

¡por fin estamos sacando algo en limpio!

to get there it's not perfect, but we're getting there

perfecto no es, pero poco a poco …

algebra was hard, but she got there in the end

el álgebra le costó pero finalmente logró entenderla

2.1. get (to become):

to get married

casarse

to get dressed

vestirse

to get used to sth

acostumbrarse a algo

to get lost

perderse

get lost! inf

¡vete a pasear or al diablo! inf

your dinner's getting cold

se te está enfriando la cena

he got very angry

se puso furioso

they get tired easily

se cansan con facilidad

he got that way after his wife died

se puso así cuando murió su mujer

to get tough

ponerse duro

let's get started

empecemos

let's get started

vamos a empezar

2.2. get (to be) inf:

she gets invited to lots of parties

la invitan a muchas fiestas

one of their players got injured

uno de sus jugadores se lesionó

the bike got stolen

se robaron la bicicleta

you'll have to wait till I get paid

vas a tener que esperar hasta que cobre

3.1. get (to come to, to reach a state):

get

llegar a +inf

he never thought he'd get to be president

nunca pensó que llegaría a ser presidente

you'll get to like it eventually

vas a ver como termina por gustarte

I never really got to know him

nunca llegué a conocerlo de verdad

3.2. get (to have the opportunity to):

when do we get to open the presents?

¿cuándo podemos abrir los regalos?

4. get (to start):

to get -ing

empezar a + infin

to get -ing

ponerse a + infin

she got talking to them

empezó or se puso a hablar con ellos

she got talking to them

entabló conversación con ellos

right, let's get moving!

bueno, ¡pongámonos en acción (or en marcha etc.)!

to get to -ing Brit inf

ponerse a + infin

then I got to thinking

entonces me puse a pensar

I	put on
you	put on
he/she/it	puts on
we	put on
you	put on
they	put on

get on for in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for get on for in the English»Spanish Dictionary

get on for VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + adv + prep + o)

get on for (approach) Brit usu in -ing form:

Translations for get on for in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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Translations for get on for in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.for [Am fɔr, fər, Brit fɔː, fə] PREP

1.1. for (intended for):

1.2. for (on behalf of):

1.3. for (in favor of):

2. for (indicating purpose):

3. for (in the direction of):

4.1. for (as):

4.2. for (representing):

5. for (giving reason):

6.1. for (in exchange for):

6.2. for (indicating proportion):

7.1. for (considering):

7.2. for (as concerns):

7.3. for (expressing appropriateness):

8.1. for (in spite of):

8.2. for with infinitive clause:

9.1. for (indicating duration):

9.2. for (on the occasion of):

9.3. for (by, before):

10. for (indicating distance):

11. for (in exclamations):

II.for [Am fɔr, fər, Brit fɔː, fə] CONJ liter

on–off [ˌɑnˈɔf] ADJ

1. on–off switch:

2. on–off:

I.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] PREP on often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (count on, lay on, sign on, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (count, lay, sign, etc).

1.1. on (indicating position):

1.2. on (belonging to):

1.3. on (against):

1.4. on (at point on scale):

2.1. on (talking about clothing):

2.2. on (about one's person):

3. on (indicating means of transport):

4.1. on (playing instrument):

4.2. on RADIO, TV:

4.3. on (recorded on):

5.1. on (using equipment):

5.2. on (on duty at):

5.3. on (contactable via):

6. on (a member of):

7. on (indicating time):

8. on (about, concerning):

9.1. on (indicating activity, undertaking):

9.2. on (working on, studying):

10. on (taking, consuming):

11. on (talking about income, available funds):

12. on (according to):

13.1. on (at the expense of):

13.2. on (on the strength of):

14.1. on (in comparison with):

14.2. on (in) Am:

15. on (scoring):

II.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADV

1.1. on (worn):

1.2. on (in place):

1.3. on (on surface):

2. on (indicating relative position):

3.1. on (indicating progression) (in space):

3.2. on (indicating progression) (in time, activity):

3.3. on (indicating progression):

3.4. on (indicating progression):

4.1. on (in phrases):

4.2. on (in phrases):

III.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADJ

1.1. on pred (functioning):

1.2. on pred (on duty):

2.1. on pred (taking place):

2.2. on pred (due to take place):

2.3. on pred (being presented):

2.4. on pred (performing, playing):

3.1. on (indicating agreement, acceptance) inf:

Phrases:

See also put on, have on, go on, come on, bring on

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