| Principal Translations |
get carried away,
be carried away v expr | figurative (lack restraint) | dejarse llevar loc verb |
| | | entusiasmarse⇒ v prnl |
| | She gets carried away at Christmas, and spends too much money on everything. |
| | Se deja llevar en Navidad y no para de comprar cosas. |
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. |
get carried away doing [sth],
be carried away v expr | figurative (forget other tasks) | distraerse [+ gerundio] v prnl |
| | (AR: coloquial) | colgarla [+ gerundio] loc verb |
| | Sorry I'm late - I got carried away watching the football. |
| | Siento llegar tarde: me distraje mirando el partido. |
get carried away with [sth],
be carried away with [sth] v expr | figurative (be engrossed in [sth]) | distraerse con v prnl + prep |
| | (AR: coloquial) | colgarla con loc verb + prep |
| | Steve got carried away with his computer game and forgot to call his girlfriend. |
| | Steve se distrajo con el juego de computadora y se olvidó de llamar a su novia. |