get in

get in
(to send for (a person): The television is broken - we'll need to get a man in to repair it.) llamar, hacer venir
get in vb
1. entrar
how did that cat get in here? ¿cómo ha entrado aquí ese gato?
2. subir
hurry up and get in the car date prisa y sube al coche
1) v + adv v + prep + o (enter) entrar

get in the car — súbete al coche

I was just getting in the bath — justo me estaba metiendo en la bañera

2) v + adv
a) (arrive) \<\<personain\>\> llegar*
b) (gain admission to, be selected for) entrar, ser* admitido
c) (be elected) (Pol) ganar, resultar or salir* elegido
d) (intervene)

I was about to say something but she got in first o before me — yo estaba a punto de decir algo pero ella se me adelantó

3) v + o + adv v + o + prep + o (put in) meter; \<\<seedlings\>\> plantar
4) v + o + adv
a) (hand in) \<\<essay\>\> entregar*; \<\<bid\>\> presentar
b) (cause to be accepted, elected)

35% of the vote is not enough to get them in — el 35% de los votos no es suficiente para que resulten elegidos

5) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) (bring in, collect up) \<\<washing/tools/chairs\>\> entrar, meter (dentro); \<\<harvest\>\> recoger*
b) (buy, obtain) (BrE) \<\<wood/coal\>\> aprovisionarse de

did you remember to get more candles in? — ¿te acordaste de comprar más velas?

c) (summon, call out) \<\<doctor/plumber\>\> llamar
d) (interpose) \<\<blow/kick\>\> dar*; \<\<remark\>\> hacer*

I couldn't get a word in — no me dejaron decir ni una palabra

1. VT + ADV
1) (=bring in) [+ person, animal] hacer entrar; [+ harvest] recoger; [+ supplies] traer

I'll get some beer in for the weekend — compraré cerveza para el fin de semana

2) (=hand over) entregar; (=post in) mandar

did you get your essay in on time? — ¿entregaste tu trabajo a tiempo?

you must get your entries in by 5 May — deben mandar sus inscripciones antes del 5 de mayo

3) (=plant) [+ bulbs etc] plantar
4) (=summon) [+ expert etc] llamar a
5) (=insert) [+ object, comment] meter; [+ blow] lograr dar

I can't get any more in — no cabe nada más

he got in a reference to his new book — logró mencionar su nuevo libro

he managed to get in a game of golf — consiguió meter un partido de golf

it was hard to get a word in — era muy difícil meter baza

when I could get a word in I asked how they had found out — cuando pude meter palabra les pregunté cómo se habían enterado

6) (=sneak in) [+ arms, drugs] meter, pasar; [+ visitor] colar *

I can get you in as a visitor — puedo colarte como visitante *

2. VI + ADV
1) (=enter) entrar, meterse

how did that dog get in here? — ¿cómo ha entrado or se ha metido ese perro aquí?

the rain gets in through the roof — la lluvia entra or se mete por el tejado

2) (=arrive) [train, bus, plane] llegar; (=reach home) [person] llegar (a casa)

what time did you get in last night? — ¿a qué hora llegaste (a casa) anoche?

I got in from Miami at 6 am — llegué de Miami a las 6 de la mañana

3) (=be admitted) (to club) ser admitido; (Pol) (=be elected) ser elegido
4) (=intervene)

you'll have to get in there quick or you'll miss your chance — no se retrase o perderá su oportunidad

he tried to say something but I got in first — intentó decir algo pero yo me adelanté

* * *
1) v + adv v + prep + o (enter) entrar

get in the car — súbete al coche

I was just getting in the bath — justo me estaba metiendo en la bañera

2) v + adv
a) (arrive) \<\<person/train\>\> llegar*
b) (gain admission to, be selected for) entrar, ser* admitido
c) (be elected) (Pol) ganar, resultar or salir* elegido
d) (intervene)

I was about to say something but she got in first o before me — yo estaba a punto de decir algo pero ella se me adelantó

3) v + o + adv v + o + prep + o (put in) meter; \<\<seedlings\>\> plantar
4) v + o + adv
a) (hand in) \<\<essay\>\> entregar*; \<\<bid\>\> presentar
b) (cause to be accepted, elected)

35% of the vote is not enough to get them in — el 35% de los votos no es suficiente para que resulten elegidos

5) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) (bring in, collect up) \<\<washing/tools/chairs\>\> entrar, meter (dentro); \<\<harvest\>\> recoger*
b) (buy, obtain) (BrE) \<\<wood/coal\>\> aprovisionarse de

did you remember to get more candles in? — ¿te acordaste de comprar más velas?

c) (summon, call out) \<\<doctor/plumber\>\> llamar
d) (interpose) \<\<blow/kick\>\> dar*; \<\<remark\>\> hacer*

I couldn't get a word in — no me dejaron decir ni una palabra


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