rid (pt & pp rid)
[rɪd] verbo transitivo también: - to rid somebody of something -> librar a alguien de algo
- to rid oneself of something, to get rid of something -> deshacerse de algo
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rid [rid]Desembarazar, desocupar.
Librar, libertar, redimir. (Antiguo)
Desechar, expeler. (Antiguo)- To rid oneself of a troublesome business -> zafarse de algún asunto escabroso, de una carga o de la que ofende; librar
- To rid oneself of -> desembarazarse de
- To be o to get rid of -> estar exento; desembarazarse o librarse de; deshacerse de
- To rid a room of insects -> eliminar los insectos de una habitación
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participio pasivoParticipio pasivo de to RID.
(Antiguo)
y de to RIDE.
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rid [rɪd] rid ridded
verb:transitive
to be rid of sth/sb: she was glad to be rid of himbe estaba contenta de haberse librado de él; estaba contenta de habérselo quitado de encima; (informal) will I never be rid of these debts? ¿me libraré alguna vez de estas deudas?; ¿me quitaré algún día estas deudas de encima?; (informal) to be well rid of sb haber hecho bien en librarse de algn
all they wanted was to be rid of each other the family had sought a way to be rid of her and the problems she had caused them like all businesses, BA would rather be rid of its competitors outsiders assumed everyone wanted to be rid of communism it seems to me your wife was a shallow woman and you're well rid of her "sounds like you're well rid of him," he said with a smile
to get rid ofget [+unwanted item] deshacerse de; [+habit] quitarse; [+rats, smell, waste, corruption] eliminar; (sell) vender; deshacerse de he denied helping him get rid of evidence negó haberle ayudado a deshacerse de las pruebas; I've been trying to get rid of this headache all day he estado intentando quitarme esta jaqueca todo el día; you need to get rid of that excess weight tienes que eliminar todos esos kilos de más
you must get rid of your anger and resentment there's corruption, and we're going to get rid of it you still haven't got rid of your old habits from the last job you were in I'm used to thinking of him as my superior - it's hard to get rid of the habit I regret taking heroin very much - it's hard to get rid of the habit how do they get rid of rats and mice? the body gets rid of waste Miguel has been resting for the past week, to get rid of a chest infection after the murder they had to find somewhere to get rid of the body I know it's bad for me, but I can't get rid of the habit brushing your teeth doesn't really get rid of the smell of garlic, does it? getting rid of one's sexual inhibitions he admitted himself to a clinic in a bid to get rid of his cocaine habit get rid of it at any price she needed to get rid of the car for financial reasons I want to get rid of this car - it's costing me too much in petrol
to get rid of sb librarse de algn; [+tedious person] quitarse a algn de encima; (informal) (euphemistic) (kill) deshacerse de algn; eliminar a algn; you won't get rid of me that easily no te librarás desharás de mí tan fácilmente;or
see if you can get rid of the children tomorrow you seem in rather a hurry to get rid of me Gwyneth started to worry about how to get rid of her guests the conservatives saw it as way of getting rid of Mr Shevardnadze, a man they'd always regarded as a dangerous liberal he's no use to the company - we'll have to get rid of him he believed that his manager wanted to get rid of him for personal reasons they got rid of the old management team because they were so pathetic we had to get rid of the director if you just want to get rid of me, you don't have to invent a ridiculous fiancé you know you're in no position to bring up a child - you'll have to get rid of it she had been raped by her mother's boyfriend and wanted to get rid of the baby he wanted to get rid of his wife so he could collect the insurance money he's the only person who could have had any motive for getting rid of her
to rid o.s. of sth/sbo.s. I couldn't rid myself of the feeling that I was being watched no me podía librar de la sensación de que alguien me estaba vigilando; I can't seem to rid myself of the habit no me puedo quitar la costumbre
he could not rid himself of a sense of unease you must rid yourself of this silly idea the country's efforts to rid itself of poverty why couldn't he ever rid himself of those thoughts? it was difficult for him to rid himself of past prejudices people have to be taught to build up their confidence, to rid themselves of guilt and shame I couldn't rid myself of the idea that he was covering something up she dreamed up murderous schemes to rid herself of his wife the Fabian Society quickly rid itself of its left-wing, Marxist segment we have yet to fully rid ourselves of outdated forms of working
to rid sth/sb of sthsth/sb I couldn't rid my mind of these thoughts no podía quitarme estos pensamientos de la cabeza; we want to rid the world of this disease queremos erradicar esta enfermedad en el mundo; queremos librar a la humanidad de esta enfermedad
to rid a place of rats the proposals are an attempt to rid the country of political corruption we aim to rid the country of unemployment once and for all the proposals are an attempt to rid the country of political corruption the new government's efforts to rid the nation of poverty
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Verb Conjugation for "rid"
Imperative
- rid
- you rid
- he/she rids
- we rid
- you rid
- they rid
Preterite
- I rid
- you rid
- he/she rid
- we rid
- you rid
- they rid
Present Continuous
- I am ridding
- you are ridding
- he/she is ridding
- we are ridding
- you are ridding
- they are ridding
Present Perfect
- I have ridded
- you have ridded
- he/she has ridded
- we have ridded
- you have ridded
- they have ridded
Past Continuous
- I was ridding
- you were ridding
- he/she was ridding
- we were ridding
- you were ridding
- they were ridding
Past Perfect
- I had ridded
- you had ridded
- he/she had ridded
- we had ridded
- you had ridded
- they had ridded
Future
- I will rid
- you will rid
- he/she will rid
- we will rid
- you will rid
- they will rid
Future Perfect
- I will have ridded
- you will have ridded
- he/she will have ridded
- we will have ridded
- you will have ridded
- they will have ridded
Future Continuous
- I will be ridding
- you will be ridding
- he/she will be ridding
- we will be ridding
- you will be ridding
- they will be ridding
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been ridding
- you have been ridding
- he/she has been ridding
- we have been ridding
- you have been ridding
- they have been ridding
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been ridding
- you will have been ridding
- he/she will have been ridding
- we will have been ridding
- you will have been ridding
- they will have been ridding
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been ridding
- you had been ridding
- he/she had been ridding
- we had been ridding
- you had been ridding
- they had been ridding
