conseguía in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for conseguía in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.conseguir VB trans

1. conseguir:

conseguir objetivo/fin/resultado

to achieve

conseguir objetivo/fin/resultado

to obtain

conseguir entrada/plaza/empleo

to get

no conseguirás nada de él

you won't get anything out of him

siempre consigue lo que se propone

she always achieves what she sets out to do

si lo intentas, al final lo conseguirás

if you try, you'll succeed in the end

un artista que ha conseguido un estilo propio

an artist who has developed o achieved his own style

al final consiguió un permiso de trabajo

he finally got o managed to get a work permit

todavía no ha conseguido trabajo

she still hasn't got a job o found work

consiguió el primer premio en el concurso

she won first prize in the competition

la película consiguió un gran éxito de crítica

the film was very well received by the critics

consiguieron una mayoría aplastante

they obtained an overwhelming majority

consiguió la victoria con su último lanzamiento

she won with her last throw

2. conseguir:

conseguir + infinit.

to manage to +  infinit.

no consigo entenderlo

I can't work it out

al final conseguí convencer a mis padres

I finally managed to talk my parents round

consiguió clasificarse para la final

she managed to qualify o she qualified for the final

3. conseguir (conseguir que + subj):

si sigues así vas a conseguir que me enfade

if you carry on like that, you're going to get me annoyed

al final conseguí que me dejaran pasar

I finally got them to let me through

al final conseguí que me dejaran pasar

I finally managed to persuade them to let me through

conseguí que me lo prestara

I got him o I managed to get him to lend it to me

II.conseguir VB intr RioPl

conseguir con alg./algo

to get through to sb/sth

no puedo conseguir con él/con ese número

I can't get through to him/to that number

Translations for conseguía in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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notch up

conseguir

squeak out

conseguir por un pelo inf

procure (obtain)

conseguir

procure (for oneself)

conseguir

procure form

conseguir

to procure the release of the hostages

conseguir or lograr la libertad de los rehenes

strangely (enough), it has not been available until now sentence adv

aunque parezca mentira or aunque parezca raro or extraño, hasta ahora no se conseguía

hack into

conseguir entrar en

bring off feat/victory

conseguir

it's not obtainable in this country

no se puede conseguir en este país

passes are easily obtainable

los pases son fáciles de conseguir or se pueden conseguir fácilmente

Saturday night special (in US) inf

pistola f (barata y fácil de conseguir)

unobtainable

imposible de conseguir

conseguía in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for conseguía in the Spanish»English Dictionary

conseguir irr como seguir VB trans

1. conseguir (obtener):

conseguir

to get

2. conseguir (tener éxito):

conseguir obtener una beca

to succeed in obtaining a grant

Translations for conseguía in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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enlist support

conseguir

to blend into the scenery

conseguir pasar inadvertido

to get kudos for sth

conseguir prestigio por algo

wangle

conseguir

to whip up support

conseguir apoyo

come by

conseguir

achieve victory

conseguir

to strive after sth

luchar por conseguir algo

to strive for sth

afanarse para conseguir algo

go after

intentar conseguir

conseguía Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

tener esperanzas de conseguir un puesto de trabajo

to have hopes of getting a job

revolver Roma con Santiago para conseguir algo

to move heaven and earth to achieve sth

se desvivió por conseguir este documento

he/she went to every length imaginable to get this document

conseguir algo por malas artes

to obtain sth by trickery

conseguir algo por la tremenda

to want to get sth by whatever means

querer conseguir algo a cualquier precio

to want sth at any price

hacer todo lo posible para conseguir algo

to make every endeavor to do sth

hacer una huelga para conseguir algo

to strike for sth

merecer/conseguir toda la gloria por algo

to deserve/get all the glory for sth

conseguir que alguien se dé cuenta de algo

to bring sth home to sb