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get across
verbo transitivo con partícula
también:
  • to g an idea/a message across -> hacer entender una idea/un mensaje
  • to g something across to somebody -> hacer que alguien entienda algo

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get across
verb:intransitive:plus_preposition
[+road] cruzar; [+river, sea, desert] cruzar; atravesar
after we had all got across the road
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
1 (cross road, river etc) cruzar
We've escaped from the east. We got across in a boat the traffic was too busy for them to get across
2 (be understood) [+meaning] ser comprendido; [+person] hacerse entender
the message seems to be getting across parece que está empezando a captar el mensaje; to get across to sb lograr comunicar con algn; hacerse entender por algn
we need to get across to a wider audience
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 (communicate) [+meaning, message] comunicar; hacer entender
actions are what get the message across
she was anxious to get her point across le preocupaba que se entendiese bien lo que quería decir
I had created a way to get my message across while using as few words as possible
2 (transport across) [+people, objects] cruzar
we can use one of the big patrol boats to get you across podemos usar uno de esos barcos patrulleros grandes para cruzaros
Morgan lost no time in getting his men across the Broad River

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