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EXPRESIONES CON “GET” Posted by on Mar 31, 2008 in Spanish Vocabulary

Today we´ll see some idioms in Spanish that have to do with the word “get” in English.

To get back at – pagar en la misma moneda (lit. pay with the same coin)
He played a dirty trick on me, but I am going to get back at him. – Me jugó una mala pasada, pero le voy a pagar en la misma moneda. (jugarle una mala pasada a alguien – play a dirty trick on someone)

What’s gotten into him?¿Qué mosca le ha picado? (lit. What fly has bitten him?)

There’s no getting around it – no hay que darle más vueltas
There’s no getting around it, she made a mistake.No hay que darle más vueltas, cometió un error.

To get along without – pasarse sin, arreglárselas sin
I can’t get along without coffee. – No puedo pasarme sin café, no me las arreglo sin café.

To get a kick out of – disfrutar de algo
I really get a kick of watching Monday night games. – Disfruto mucho viendo los partidos de fútbol los lunes por la noche.

To get away with – irse de rositas
After the fight, his mother didn´t tell him off, so he got away with it. – Después de la pelea su madre no le regañó, así que se fue de rositas.

To get down to business – ir al grano
Let´s stop being lazy and get down to business. – Dejémonos de flojera y vayamos al grano.

To get off to a good start – empezar con bien pie (lit. to start with a good foot)
In the first month we had a 20% profit, so we got off to a good start.Durante el primer mes tuvimos ganancias del 20%, así que empezamos con bien pie.

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Comments:

  1. stuart marks:

    How about a note on how to translate “become”

    into Spanish.