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rid of

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
be rid of [sb/sth] v expr	(be free of)	quitarse de encima loc verb
		librarse de v prnl + prep
Note: quitarse de encima a
	I couldn't stand her, and I'm glad to be rid of her!
	No la soporto, con gusto me la quito de encima.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
rid [sb/sth] of [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep	formal (free of, clear of)	sacar⇒, quitar⇒ vtr
		eliminar de vtr + prep
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
	Henry was a very tidy man and, when he moved in, he rid Amanda's house of clutter.
	We haven't managed to rid all the children of their head lice yet.
	Todavía no pudimos sacarles los piojos a los chicos.
	Henry era un tipo muy ordenado y, cuando se mudó con Amanda, eliminó el desorden de la casa.

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Locuciones verbales rid | rid of
Inglés		Español
rid [sth] up, rid up [sth], redd [sth] up, redd up [sth] vtr phrasal sep	US, regional, dated (clean, clear)	limpiar⇒ vtr
	(mesa, platos)	levantar⇒ vtr
	It's Don's turn to rid up the dishes.
	Le toca a Don levantar la mesa.

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Compound Forms: rid of | rid
Inglés		Español
get rid of [sth] v expr	informal (throw away)	deshacerse de v prnl + prep
		tirar⇒ vtr
	You need to get rid of those pants - you never wear them anymore.
	Tienes que deshacerte de esos pantalones; ya nunca te los pones.
get rid of [sth] v expr	informal (dispense with)	quitar⇒ vtr
		eliminar⇒ vtr
	The local museum got rid of its entrance charge; it's free to go in now.
	El museo local quitó el pago de la entrada: ahora entrar es gratis.
get rid of [sb] v expr	informal (person: make leave)	deshacerse de, librarse de v prnl + prep
	(coloquial)	quitarse de encima a, sacarse de encima a loc verb + prep
	I'm trying to think of some way of getting rid of him.
	Estoy pensando alguna manera de librarme (or: deshacerme) de él.
	Estoy pensando alguna manera de sacármelo de encima.

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