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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

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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.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

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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.
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Compound Forms:
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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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