get around

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.

Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
get around to [sth], also UK: get round to [sth] vtr phrasal insep	(find time)	sacar el tiempo para loc verb
		encontrar el tiempo para loc verb
	Bill eventually got round to the washing-up.
	Al fin Bill sacó tiempo para lavar los platos.
get around to doing [sth], also UK: get round to doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep	(find time)	decidirse a v prnl + prep
	One of these days, I will get around to making the trip to Paris.
	Cualquiera día, me decidiré a hacer el viaje a París.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
get round to [sth], get around to [sth] v expr	(find time for)	hacer tiempo para, encontrar tiempo para loc verb
		llegar a vtr + prep
	I didn't get round to any of the tasks on my to-do list today.
	No pude hacer tiempo para terminar ninguna de las tareas de mi lista de hoy.
get round to doing [sth], get around to doing [sth] v expr	(find time to do)	hacerse tiempo para loc verb
		decidirse a loc verb
	This wall is so grubby; I must get round to repainting it.
	Esta pared está muy sucia, debo hacerme tiempo para pintarla.
get your head around [sth], get your head round [sth] v expr	informal (understand)	entender⇒, comprender⇒ vtr
	(coloquial)	encontrarle la vuelta a loc verb + prep
Note: Often used in the negative
	I'm trying to get my head around the subjunctive, but I'm still not sure when to use it.

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