- get around
- 1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got around that she was leaving her job.) extenderse, difundirse, propagarse2) ((of people) to be active or involved in many activities: He really gets around, doesn't he!) moverse, ser activoget aroundv.• manejarse v.• salvarse v.Sense I1) v + adv v + prep + oa) (walk, move about) caminar, andar*; (using transport, car) desplazarse*b) (travel) viajar
you certainly get around in your job — tu sí que viajas con tu trabajo
c) (circulate)it o word soon got around that he was having an affair — pronto corrió el rumor de que estaba teniendo una aventura
2) (gather in circle)we can't all get around this table — no cabemos todos alrededor de esta mesa
Sense II3) v + prep + oa) (avoid, circumvent) \<\<difficulty/obstacle\>\> sortear, evitar; \<\<rule/law\>\> eludir el cumplimiento dethere's no getting around it: it was a terrible mistake — hay que reconocerlo: fue un error garrafal
b) (persuade) \<\<person\>\> engatusarSense III4) v + o + adv (cause to come, go) \<\<plumber/police\>\> llamarI'll get the boxes around to you this evening — te haré llegar las cajas esta noche
Sense IV5) v + adv (go) ir*; (come) venir*get around to the hospital as quickly as possible — vayan al hospital lo más pronto posible
VI + ADV1) = get about2) = get round* * *Sense I1) v + adv v + prep + oa) (walk, move about) caminar, andar*; (using transport, car) desplazarse*b) (travel) viajaryou certainly get around in your job — tu sí que viajas con tu trabajo
c) (circulate)it o word soon got around that he was having an affair — pronto corrió el rumor de que estaba teniendo una aventura
2) (gather in circle)we can't all get around this table — no cabemos todos alrededor de esta mesa
Sense II3) v + prep + oa) (avoid, circumvent) \<\<difficulty/obstacle\>\> sortear, evitar; \<\<rule/law\>\> eludir el cumplimiento dethere's no getting around it: it was a terrible mistake — hay que reconocerlo: fue un error garrafal
b) (persuade) \<\<person\>\> engatusarSense III4) v + o + adv (cause to come, go) \<\<plumber/police\>\> llamarI'll get the boxes around to you this evening — te haré llegar las cajas esta noche
Sense IV5) v + adv (go) ir*; (come) venir*get around to the hospital as quickly as possible — vayan al hospital lo más pronto posible
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
