get at

get at
1) (to reach (a place, thing etc): The farm is very difficult to get at.) llegar a, acceder
2) (to suggest or imply (something): What are you getting at?) querer decir, insinuar
3) (to point out (a person's faults) or make fun of (a person): He's always getting at me.) meterse con, atacar, tomar el pelo a
get at (To mean)
expr.
• querer decir expr.
v + prep + o
1)
a) (reach) \<\<pipe/wire\>\> llegar* a

he can't get at the money until he's 18 — no puede disponer del dinero or (fam) tocar el dinero hasta que cumpla 18 años

b) (ascertain) \<\<factsuth\>\> establecer*
2) (work on) \<\<rust/damp\>\> atacar*

moths had got at the jacket — las polillas habían picado la chaqueta

3) (nag, criticize) (colloq)

you're always getting at him — siempre te estás metiendo con él (fam), siempre (te) la estás agarrando con él (AmL fam)

4) (hint at, mean) (colloq)

what are you getting at? — ¿qué quieres decir?

VI + PREP
1) (=gain access to) [+ object] alcanzar; [+ place] llegar a or hasta

put the sweets somewhere he can't get at them — pon los caramelos en un sitio donde él no pueda alcanzarlos

it was working fine until he got at it — funcionaba perfectamente hasta que cayó en sus manos

the dog got at the meat — el perro pilló la carne

as soon as he gets at the drink ... — en cuanto se pone a beber ...

just let me get at him! — ¡deja que le ponga la mano encima!

2) (=ascertain) [+ facts, truth] establecer
3) (Brit)
*
a) (=criticize) meterse con *

• she's always getting at her brother — siempre se está metiendo con su hermano *

• I'm not getting at you, I just think that ... — no te estoy echando la bronca, simplemente creo que ... *

b) (=nag) dar la lata a *

• she's always getting at me to have my hair cut — siempre me está dando la lata para que me corte el pelo *

4) * (=imply) querer decir; (negatively) insinuar

• I couldn't see what he was getting at — no entendía qué quería decir

5) (=influence unduly) (using bribery) sobornar; (using pressure) presionar

I feel I'm being got at — tengo la impresión de que están intentando influenciarme

* * *
v + prep + o
1)
a) (reach) \<\<pipe/wire\>\> llegar* a

he can't get at the money until he's 18 — no puede disponer del dinero or (fam) tocar el dinero hasta que cumpla 18 años

b) (ascertain) \<\<facts/truth\>\> establecer*
2) (work on) \<\<rust/damp\>\> atacar*

moths had got at the jacket — las polillas habían picado la chaqueta

3) (nag, criticize) (colloq)

you're always getting at him — siempre te estás metiendo con él (fam), siempre (te) la estás agarrando con él (AmL fam)

4) (hint at, mean) (colloq)

what are you getting at? — ¿qué quieres decir?


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