La tabla abajo muestra algunas otras construcciones que no entran en el sistema descrito en los capítulos anteriores. Al igual que en los ejemplos anteriores la traducción al español no es fácil y muy a menudo hay que cambiar completamente la estructura de la frase.
| to get ... | ||
| a(n) A, B, C, ... | recibir un, dos, tres, etc. | I got an A in math this week. |
| even | tomar revancha | He did everything to get even with him. |
| going | ponerse en marcha | Come on! Get going! |
| it in the neck | ser regateado | Why do I always get it in the neck? |
| it straight | explicar bien | Let's get it straight! |
| moving | moverse | I can't understand why they don't get it moving. |
| sb.'s act together! | hacer un esfuerzo | You really should get your act together! |
| sb. off the hook | ayudar a alguien | She gets him off the hook, again. |
| sb.'s shirt out | mosquetar a alguien | He always gets your shirt out. |
| sb. to do sth. | incitar a alguien a hacer algo | I wanted to get him do the dishes, but he didn't. |
| sb. to pay | incitar a alguien a hacer algo | Last week we got our boss to pay for our lunch. |
| sb. interested in sth. | interesar alguien por algo | Luckily, we got him interested in our new product. |
| sth. over with | acabar con algo | I know you only want to get it over with. |
| stuffed | véte a la mierda! | Get stuffed! |
| the better of sb. | vencer | During the fight, he could not get the better of her. |
| to let it get you | dejarse irritar | Don't let it get you! |
| well | sanar | I hope she gets well soon. |
| WYSIWYG | (comp.)* | What you see, is what you get. |
* Programas WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) son determinados tipos de software para la programación de páginas web que presentan la página como aparecerá en la red, lo que significa que con un software de este tipo se pueden hacer páginas web sin saber algo de programación.
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