get on

subir a, montar en

Entrar en un autobús, tren o avión, o subirse a una bicicleta o un animal para desplazarse.

En inglés sencillo: To enter a bus, train, or plane, or climb onto a bike or animal to ride it.

• Get on the bus here.
• She got on her bike and left.
• Have all the passengers got on?

Cómo se usa: get on something (We got on the train at the next station.)

Sinónimos: board, mount

Antónimos: get off

Expresiones frecuentes: get on something, get on board, get on buses

continuar, ponerse a

Seguir haciendo una tarea o ponerse a hacerla sin esperar más.

En inglés sencillo: To continue a task or start doing it without further delay.

• Get on with your homework.
• We got on with painting the fence.
• Can we get on with the meeting?

Cómo se usa: get on with something (We need to get on with the repairs.); get on with doing something (Let us get on with cleaning the kitchen.)

Sinónimos: continue, carry on, proceed

Antónimos: stop

Expresiones frecuentes: get on with something, get on with work, get on with life

desenvolverse, progresar

Manejar una situación o avanzar en el trabajo o en la vida.

En inglés sencillo: To manage a situation or make progress in your work or life.

• How are you getting on?
• She got on well in her new job.
• He is getting on better at school.

Cómo se usa: get on with something (How are you getting on with your new job?)

Sinónimos: manage, do, progress

Expresiones frecuentes: get on well, get on badly, get on professionally

hacerse tarde

Pasar el tiempo hasta que se hace tarde y quizá hay que darse prisa.

En inglés sencillo: If time passes like this, it is becoming late and you may need to hurry.

• Time is getting on.
• It was getting on, so we left.
• The evening is getting on; we should eat.

Sinónimos: grow late

Expresiones frecuentes: get on now, get on towards midnight

envejecer, hacerse mayor

Envejecer, especialmente cuando la edad empieza a limitar lo que una persona puede hacer.

En inglés sencillo: To become old, especially when age starts to affect what someone can do.

• My grandfather is getting on.
• Our cat is getting on in years.
• They were getting on and needed more help.

Cómo se usa: get on in years (Our dog is getting on in years.)

Sinónimos: age, grow old

Expresiones frecuentes: get on in years, get on a bit

acercarse a, rondar

Estar cerca de una cantidad, una edad o una hora determinada.

En inglés sencillo: To be close to a particular amount, age, or time.

• It is getting on for midnight.
• The repairs came to getting on for a thousand pounds.
• She must be getting on for eighty.

Cómo se usa: get on for an amount/time (The bill is getting on for two hundred pounds.)

Sinónimos: approach, near

Expresiones frecuentes: get on for something, get on for midnight

anda ya, no me digas

Se dice para expresar sorpresa o indicar que no se cree lo que alguien acaba de decir.

En inglés sencillo: Used to show that you are surprised or do not believe what someone has said.

• “Get on!” she said. “You cannot be serious.”
• “Get on! You never met the king!”
• “Oh, get on!” he laughed. “That cannot be true.”

Sinónimos: come on, no way

Expresiones frecuentes: oh get on, get on now