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get by

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
get by vi phrasal	(cope, manage)	sobrevivir⇒ vi
	Between taxes and the high cost of living I make barely enough to get by.
	Entre los impuestos y el alto costo de vida apenas gano lo suficiente para sobrevivir.
get by on vtr phrasal insep	(survive on)	sobrevivir con vi + prep
		arreglárselas v prnl
	The older couple had learned to get by on their small retirement income.
	La pareja de ancianos había aprendido a sobrevivir con su baja jubilación.

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Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
get by in [sth] vi phrasal + prep	informal (language: speak at a basic level)	arreglárselas v prnl
		manejarse⇒ v prnl
	(idioma)	hacerse entender loc verb
	My French is really hopeless so I was glad to discover that I could get by in simple English in Paris.
	I speak English and Spanish, and can get by in Italian as well.
	Mi nivel de francés es realmente malo así que me sentí contento al ver que podía arreglármelas en inglés en París.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
get bogged down in/by [sth] v expr	figurative, informal (stuck: in activity, etc.)	enredarse con v prnl + prep
	(coloquial)	empantanarse con v prnl + prep
	I thought I would be able to leave early, but I got bogged down by paperwork.
	Creí que iba a poder irme temprano, pero me enredé con el papeleo.
get carried away with [sth], get carried away by [sth], be carried way by [sth] v expr	figurative (be overcome with excitement)	dejarse llevar por loc verb + prep
		entusiasmarse con v prnl + prep
	Mark got carried away with all the excitement and nearly fainted.
	Sophia was carried away by the emotion of the occasion and burst into tears.
	Mark se dejó llevar por el entusiasmo y casi se desmaya. // Sophia se dejó llevar por la emoción del momento y rompió en llanto.

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