get into

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get into
verbo transitivo con partícula
1entrar en (house, car)
  • to g into Parliament -> salir elegido(a) parlamentario(a)
  • to g into trouble -> meterse en un lío
  • I don't know what's got into her (familiar) -> no sé qué mosca le ha picado
2ponerse (clothes, boots)
3(familiar)
  • I really got into it -> me enganchó muchísimo (book, activity)

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get into
verb:intransitive:plus_preposition
1 (enter) [+house] entrar en; [+vehicle] subir a; [+bed, bath] meterse en
how did you get into the house?
earth had got into the wound se le había metido tierra en la herida; to get into politics meterse en la política
what's got into him? ¿qué mosca le ha picado?; ¿pero qué le pasa?
I don't know what's got into you! ¡no sé qué mosca te ha picado!; ¡no sé qué demonios te pasa!
2 (reach) [+office, school] llegar a
if this document gets into the wrong hands ... si este documento cae en manos de quien no debe ...
I usually get into the office at 8.30
3 (become member of) [+club] entrar en
4 (put on) [+clothes] ponerse
I can't get into this dress
5 (become involved in) [+situation, trouble, argument, fight] meterse en
look at the mess you've got us into!
I wish I'd never got into this ojalá no me hubiera metido nunca en esto
the yacht got into difficulties in a heavy seadifficulties el yate empezó a tener problemas en el mar encrespado
he got into trouble with the policetrouble se metió en problemas con la policía
he's always getting into fights
6 (acquire)
to get into the habit of doing sthhabit coger agarrar la costumbre de hacer algo;or (LAm)
we got into the habit of meeting every Sunday I've got into the habit of having a cigarette after every meal
shape
verb:transitive:plus_preposition
1 (cause to enter) meter en
it took two of us to get him into the car nos llevó a dos personas meterle en el coche; we got the boat into the water metimos la barca en el agua; we need to get him into hospital tenemos que llevarlo al hospital
they got him into Eton he's only trying to get you into bed
head tooth
2 (involve in)
to get sb into sth meter a algn en algo
you'll get me into trouble
you got me into this tú me has metido en esto; he's the one who got me into music él es quien me aficionó a la música

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