get out

salir

sacar

get out(giht aut)

intransitive verb phrase

1. (to exit)

a. salir (of a building)

I can't get out of the house because the baby is sick.

No puedo salir de la casa porque el bebé está enfermo.

b. bajarse (of a vehicle)

Jack got out of the car and went to open the door for Mandy.

Jack se bajó del coche y pasó a abrirle la puerta a Mandy.

2. (to escape)

a. salir

After five years in prison, the criminal got out.

Después de cinco años en prisión, el criminal salió libre.

b. escapar

The dog got out through the back door.

El perro se escapó por la puerta de atrás.

3. (to become disclosed)

a. salir

When the real story got out, the public was shocked.

Cuando salió la verdadera historia, la gente quedó escandalizada.

b. filtrarse

Despite efforts to keep the deal a secret, the details got out.

A pesar de los esfuerzos por mantener el trato en secreto, se filtraron los detalles.

c. saberse

If information about her illegal business deals gets out, she'll likely be deported.

Si la información sobre sus negocios ilegales se sabe, probablemente será deportada.

d. hacerse público

When the documents got out, his career was finished.

Cuando se hicieron públicos los documentos, su carrera se terminó.

transitive verb phrase

4. (to remove)

a. sacar

I could see we were lost so I got the map out.

Vi que nos habíamos perdido y saqué el mapa.

b. quitar

If I can get blood stains out of a white T-shirt, I can do anything.

Si puedo quitar manchas de sangre de una camiseta blanca, puedo hacer lo que sea.

5. (to cause to leave)

a. sacar

I couldn't get him out of the party.

No lo pude sacar de la fiesta.

6. (to send)

a. mandar

I was able to get an email out to the colonel before we went out of range.

Logré mandar un correo electrónico al coronel antes de quedarme sin cobertura.

7. (sports)

a. eliminar

The second baseman caught a fly and got the batter out.

El hombre de la segunda base atrapó un fly y eliminó al bateador.

8. (to utter)

a. decir

Larry was so stunned that he could barely get a word out.

Larry estaba tan pasmado que apenas podía decir una palabra.

9. (to send for) (United Kingdom)

a. hacer venir

It'll cost a fortune to get a plumber out at this time of night.

Va a costar un dineral hacer venir a un plomero a estas horas de la noche.

interjection

10. (go away)

a. fuera de aquí

Get out! I don't want to see you!

¡Fuera de aquí! ¡No quiero verte!

11.

(colloquial)

(used to express disbelief)

(United States)

a. dale

(colloquial)

Get out! Carl would never do a thing like that.

¡Dale! Carl jamás haría algo así.

b. anda ya

(colloquial)

(Spain)

Cameron Diaz came into the restaurant you were in? Get out!

¿Que Cameron Diaz entró en el restaurante donde estabas? ¡Anda ya!

get out

transitive verb phrase

1. (tools, books)

a. sacar

2. (nail, splinter)

a. sacar, extraer

3. (stain)

a. quitar

b. sacar

intransitive verb

4. (leave)

a. salir

5. (news)

a. filtrarse

the secret got outse descubrió el secreto

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get out

verb:intransitive:plus_adverb

1 (of room) salir; (of country) marcharse; (of vehicle) bajarse; apearse (formal)

get out! ¡fuera de aquí!; get out of the way! ¡apártate!; ¡ponte de un lado!; to get out of bed/one's chair levantarse de la cama/de la silla

she got out of bed

she wanted to get out of teaching quería dejar la enseñanza

she was tired of the fashion world, she wanted to get out I got out while the going was good

the company decided to get out of England la compañía decidió dejar Inglaterra

2 (escape) [+animal] escaparse; [+prisoner] escaparse; fugarse

the sheep got out when someone left the gate open several prisoners managed to get out by bribing the guards

the lion got out of its cage el león se escapó de la jaula; you'll never get out of this one! ¡de esta sí que no te escapas!

3 (be released) [+prisoner] salir

he gets out in six months time

4 (go out) salir

you ought to get out a bit more tendrías que salir un poco más

he only gets out at weekends

5 [+secret] llegarse a saber; [+news] (become public) hacerse público; (leak) filtrarse

if this ever gets out we're done for si esto se llega a saber alguna vez estamos perdidos

transitive verb

1 (remove, bring out) [+object, person, library book, money from bank] sacar; [+tooth] arrancar; [+stain] quitar

get that dog out of here! ¡saque a ese perro de aquí!

get that man out of here! they were trapped in the wreckage of the car and we couldn't get them out to get sb out of jail

I can never get him out of bed in the morning por las mañanas no puedo sacarlo de la cama

I couldn't get the stain out of the tablecloth I must get him out of the habit of ... she got the map out

get the cards out and we'll have a game saca las cartas y echemos una partida; he got his diary out of his pocket se sacó la agenda del bolsillo; I can't get it out of my mind no me lo puedo quitar de la mente or de la cabeza; it gets me out of the house me hace salir de casa

2 (send for) [+doctor, plumber, electrician] llamar

doctors are tired of people getting them out in the middle of the night for minor ailments

3 (send out) [+message] mandar

she was taken prisoner but managed to get a message out through a friend who visited her

4 (pronounce)

I couldn't get the words out no me salían las palabras

/he couldn't get the words out fast enough/ and began to gabble

I'd hardly got the words out of my mouth before she silenced me apenas había empezado a hablar cuando me hizo callar

5 (Cricket) [+batsman] eliminar

he got him out on the second ball