Phrasal Verbs Challenge - 2 get

Question

Phrasal verbs form a major part of the English language.

They really do not exist in Spanish.

They cause learners of Spanish and English problems.

Los verbos compuestos forman una parte importante del idioma Inglés.

La verdad es que no existe en español.

Causan problemas los alumnos de español e Inglés.

A phrasal verb (multi-word verb) is a verb + a preposition (usually) that creates a meaning that is different from the original verb.

The problem is that out of context it can be impossible to know what they mean.

El problema es que fuera de contexto puede ser imposible saber lo que significan.

This challenge is to use the verb Get in a phrasal verb.

This is one of the most used and most confusing phrasal verbs to translate.

Examples:

We got the injured soldiers across the river.

Llevamos a los soldados heridos al otro lado del río.

She's been getting after me to take a vacation.

Me ha estado insistiendo para que me coja unas vacaciones.

So I got away from it all. Así que me alejé de todo.

This is the previous challenge.

Answer 1

I get by with a little help from my friends.

Lo conseguiré con una pequeña ayuda de mis amigos.

or with help from my little friends at the bottom of my garden :) - ian-hill, Aug 7, 2013

Lol, no doubt! - rac1, Aug 7, 2013

:-) - pmikan-pam, Aug 7, 2013

Good friends, bad skin. - 0095ca4c, Aug 8, 2013

Answer 2

Le llevó mucho tiempo para recuperarse la enfermedad.

It took him a long time to get over the illness.

Good one. - kirk1, Aug 7, 2013

:) - ian-hill, Aug 7, 2013

Gracias, Kirk y Ian! - bandit51jd, Aug 7, 2013

Such a headache. - 0095ca4c, Aug 8, 2013

Answer 3

My sister used to get away with murder.

Mi hermana se escapaba con el asesinato.

:) - ian-hill, Aug 7, 2013

Hmmmm, my brother did the same thing...he was the "baby". - rac1, Aug 7, 2013

Actually, I just made that up for the exercise. I think my sister has always been a nice person. - kirk1, Aug 7, 2013

Answer 4

You will get it

When your father gets home , you will get it.

Cuando tu padre llegue a casa, será castigado.

:) - ian-hill, Aug 8, 2013

I don't think the "usted lo conseguirá." is correct mate. - ian-hill, Aug 8, 2013

Thanks mate , I did not think that I had got it , but I had a fallback plan , now I get it ! - ray76, Aug 8, 2013

I heard that so many times, it is etched in my brain. - 0095ca4c, Aug 10, 2013

Answer 5

Get off of my cloud.

Baje de mi nube.

I would like to go cloud hopping someday! - pmikan-pam, Aug 7, 2013

Me too, I want to do that and I want to fly. hehe - rac1, Aug 7, 2013

I have a poem called "when I fly on clouds" - ian-hill, Aug 7, 2013

King of the hill on clouds. - gringojrf, Aug 7, 2013

Another earworm! hehe Hey! Hey! You! You! Get offa my cloud! - Findy, Aug 7, 2013

A couple of earworms, jejejeje - rac1, Aug 8, 2013

Answer 6

Get me the pliers.

Tráeme las pinzas.

Yikes!! - rac1, Aug 8, 2013

Get me some novocaine! - 0095ca4c, Aug 8, 2013

ouch! - ian-hill, Aug 8, 2013

I used to love these guys when I was a little girl. ♥ - Findy, Aug 8, 2013

Answer 7

You just don't get it!

¡Solo no lo entiendes!

:) - ian-hill, Aug 7, 2013

¿Que parte de no ; te no entiendes ? Good one mate. - ray76, Aug 8, 2013

Answer 8

Get along little dogie .

Llevarse bien pequeño perrito.

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:) - ian-hill, Aug 8, 2013

They're dogies Ray. "In the early West DOGIE was additionally spelled ‘doughie,’ ‘dogy,’ ‘doge,’ and ‘doge.’ Some have speculated that since starved calves have swollen bellies and were sometimes called a ‘dough-gut’ this may have given us ‘dogie.’ " - 0095ca4c, Aug 8, 2013

That's fascinating, Margherite. I knew it was dogie, but not the back story. :) - Findy, Aug 8, 2013

Well Margherite you a mine of info , but sadly not "mine" . - ray76, Aug 8, 2013

But mam I aint a gonna say " gut along little doughnut /donut". - ray76, Aug 8, 2013

Thanks Margy, luvs ya. - ray76, Aug 8, 2013

Answer 9

I told you before, get lost!

Ya se lo dijé antes, ¡dejamé en paz!

Haha, good one, Margherite. - rac1, Aug 8, 2013

:) - ian-hill, Aug 8, 2013

Answer 10

¡Comenzar!

Get on with it!!!

He looks like he wants to get it over with. jeje - rac1, Aug 8, 2013

There's only one word to describe him! - 0095ca4c, Aug 8, 2013

It's a line from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. :) - Findy, Aug 8, 2013

:) - ian-hill, Aug 8, 2013

Answer 11

To myself: I have to get up and get going.

A yo mismo: Tengo que levantarme y moverme/irme.

:) - ian-hill, Aug 7, 2013

Answer 12

We have a lot of work to do; let's get down to business.

Tenemos mucho trabajo para hacer; vamos a ir al grano.

................. vamos a ir al grano. I think amiga :) - ian-hill, Aug 8, 2013

Muchas gracias, señor Ian. :) - rac1, Aug 8, 2013

That's a purrr-dy cat. :) - Findy, Aug 8, 2013

Answer 13

No te enfades, haces lo mismo. (literally: Do not be angry, you do the same.)

Don't get mad, get even.

It just doesn't have quite the same "umph" in Spanish! - Findy, Aug 8, 2013

That is often the way amiga :) - ian-hill, Aug 9, 2013

Answer 14

Get a life!

¡Haz tu vida!

:) ok but strictly speaking this is not a phrasal verb amiga. - ian-hill, Aug 8, 2013

It was silly of me, but I couldn't resist. - rac1, Aug 8, 2013

:) - you were up for it. - ian-hill, Aug 8, 2013

Answer 15

We will get through this.

Vamos a pasar por esto.

One way or the other we all do Annie :) - ian-hill, Aug 11, 2013