get on to

get on to
1. VI + PREP
1) (=climb on to) [+ bike, horse] montarse en, subir(se) a; [+ bus, train] subir(se) a
2) (=enter)

we got on to the motorway at junction 15 — entramos en la autopista en el acceso número 15

3) (=enrol on) [+ course] matricularse en
4) (=be elected to) [+ committee] ser elegido como miembro de
5) (=start talking of) [+ subject] empezar a hablar de; (=move on to) pasar a; (=reach) llegar a

we got on to the subject of money — empezamos a hablar de dinero

let's get on to the question of complaints — pasemos al tema de las reclamaciones

don't let's get on to that again — no empecemos con eso otra vez

by the time they got on to my question there was no time left — cuando llegaron a mi pregunta ya no había tiempo

6) (Brit) (=contact) ponerse en contacto con; (=phone) llamar; (=talk to) hablar con
7) (=deal with) ocuparse de

I'll get on to it right away — ahora mismo lo hago

8) (=get wise to)

how did the Russians get on to us? — ¿cómo nos descubrieron los rusos?

how did the press get on to this? — ¿cómo se ha enterado la prensa de esto?

the police got on to him at once — la policía se puso en seguida sobre su pista

9) = get at
2. VT + PREP
1) (=make deal with) poner a trabajar en

I'll get my men on to it right away — pondré a mis hombres a trabajar en esto enseguida; (=send) ahora mismo mando a mis hombres

I'm going to get my dad on to you! * — le voy a decir a mi papá que te arregle las cuentas

2) (=cause to talk about)

we got him on to the subject of drugs — logramos que hablase de las drogas

don't get him on to the subject of golf — no le des pie para que se ponga a hablar de golf

3) (=make a member of)

we need to get some new people on to the committee — necesitamos conseguir gente nueva para el comité, necesitamos meter gente nueva en el comité


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