get about

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
get about vi phrasal	informal (travel frequently or widely) (coloquial)	moverse⇒ v prnl
		viajar⇒ vi
	Paris yesterday, Sydney next week; you really get about, don't you!
	Ayer París, Sídney la semana que viene: ¡realmente te mueves, eh!
get about vi phrasal	informal (walk, move around)	desplazarse⇒ v prnl
	(informal)	moverse⇒ v prnl
	Though 98 years old, my grandfather still gets about like he was half that age.
	Aunque tiene 98 años, mi abuelo todavía se desplaza como si tuviera la mitad.

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
get around vi phrasal	informal (travel)	viajar con frecuencia loc verb
	I certainly get around in my job. This year, I've travelled to Korea, Australia and South Africa.
	Definitivamente viajo con frecuencia en mi trabajo. Este año viajé a Corea, Australia y Sudáfrica.
	(coloquial)	moverse bastante loc verb
	Definitivamente me muevo bastante en mi trabajo. Este año viajé a Corea, Australia y Sudáfrica.
get around vi phrasal	(move about)	moverse⇒ v prnl
		desplazarse⇒ v prnl
	His arthritis makes it difficult for him to get around.
	Por su artritis, se le hace difícil moverse.
get around [sth], also UK: get round [sth] vtr phrasal insep	(circumvent)	evitar⇒ vtr
		sortear⇒ vtr
		esquivar⇒ vtr
	You can't get around the problem by pretending it doesn't exist.
	No puedes evitar el problema haciendo como si no existiera.
get around doing [sth], also UK: get round doing [sth] v expr	(avoid doing)	evitar⇒ vtr
	The politician got around answering the question by changing the subject.
	The businessman got around paying his taxes by using a loophole in the law.
	El político evitó contestar la pregunta cambiando de tema.
get around, also UK: get round, get about vi phrasal	informal (circulate)	correr⇒ vi
	When word got around that she was baking cookies, all the children appeared at her door.
	Cuando corrió la voz de que estaba haciendo galletas, todos los niños aparecieron en su puerta.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
get excited about [sth] v expr	colloquial (look forward)	estar impaciente por v cop + loc adj
		esperar con ansias vtr + loc adv
	The children are getting excited about tomorrow's trip to the zoo.
	Los chicos están impacientes por el viaje de mañana al zoológico.
get excited about [sth] v expr	informal (be enthused)	entusiasmarse con v prnl + prep
	The research team got excited about their latest discovery.
	El equipo de investigadores se entusiasmó con su último descubrimiento.
get exercized about [sth] v expr	(become upset about)	indignarse⇒ v prnl
get in a sweat about v expr	figurative, informal (worry)	echarse a temblar por, ponerse a sudar por loc verb
		preocuparse⇒ v prnl
	Mia got in a sweat about her assignment because she thought she wouldn't finish it on time.
	Mia se echó a temblar por su tarea, porque no creía que iba a poder terminarla a tiempo.
get on your soapbox about [sth] v expr	figurative (rant, give opinion)	despotricar contra vi + prep

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