Translation of "get" - English-Italian dictionary

get

verb uk ​ /ɡet/ us ​ /ɡet/ present participle getting, past tense and past participle got, past participle UK got, past participle US gotten

A1 to receive something

ottenere, ricevere
Did you get anything nice for your birthday? Che cosa hai ricevuto di bello per il tuo compleanno?
Ben still hasn’t got my email. Ben ancora non ha ricevuto la mia mail.

A1 to obtain or buy something

ottenere, comprare
Where did you get your shoes? Dove hai comprato le tue scarpe?
I got you a ticket. Ti ho comprato un biglietto.
get a bus, train, taxi, etc.

A1 to travel somewhere in a bus, train, or other vehicle

prendere l’autobus, il treno, un taxi, ecc.
Shall we get a taxi to the airport? Prendiamo un taxi per l’aeroporto?

A1 to arrive somewhere

arrivare
What time do you get home from work? A che ora rientri a casa dal lavoro?

A2 to go somewhere and bring back someone or something

andare a prendere
Wait here while I get the car. Aspetta qui mentre vado a prendere la macchina.
get rich, sick, wet, etc.

B1 to become rich, sick, wet, etc.

diventare ricco, malato, bagnato, ecc.
Hurry up – your breakfast is getting cold. Sbrigati – ti si fredda la colazione.
It’s getting late – we should go. Si sta facendo tardi – dovremmo andare.

B1 to move to a different place or into a different position

entrare, uscire, salire
I saw her getting into his car. L’ho vista mentre entrava nella macchina di lui.

B1 to become sick

prendere, prendersi, buscarsi (malattia)
I feel like I’m getting a cold. Mi sa che mi sto prendendo il raffreddore.
You can get malaria from mosquitoes. Si può prendere la malaria dalle zanzare.
get caught, bitten, etc.

B1 If you get caught, bitten, etc., someone or something catches you, bites you, etc.

essere/venire preso, essere/venire punto, ecc.
He got killed in the war. Rimase ucciso in guerra.
get something done

B1 to arrange for someone to do something for you

usato con il participio passato di alcuni verbi per indicare l’intenzione di fare qualcosa o far sì che qualcuno faccia qualcosa: far fare qualcosa
Could you get the kids dressed? Potresti vestire i bambini?
I need to get my hair cut. Devo andare a tagliarmi i capelli.

B1 to deal with or answer a ringing phone, a knock on the door, etc.

rispondere a (telefono), aprire (porta)
Could you get the phone? Potresti rispondere al telefono?
get someone/something to do something

› to make something happen, or make someone or something do something

far sì che qualcuno/qualcosa faccia qualcosa
I can’t get my computer to work! Non riesco a far funzionare il computer!
I got my dad to pick me up from the station. Ho fatto venire mio padre a prendermi alla stazione.
get to do something

› to have the chance to do something

avere l’opportunità di fare qualcosa
I never got to meet her. Non ho mai avuto l’occasione d’incontrarla.

› to understand something

capire
He never gets any of my jokes. Non capisce mai le mie battute.

Phrasal verb(s)

be getting on
get out of something
get something across
get along
get around (something)
get around/round to something
get around to something
get at something
get away
get away with something; get away with it
get back
get something back
get in
get into something
get off (something)
get on
get on (something)
get out
get over something
get through something
get together
get (someone) up
get up

(Translation of “get” from the Cambridge English–Italian Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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