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1 get at
1) (to reach (a place, thing etc): The farm is very difficult to get at.) llegar a, acceder2) (to suggest or imply (something): What are you getting at?) querer decir, insinuar3) (to point out (a person's faults) or make fun of (a person): He's always getting at me.) meterse con, atacar, tomar el pelo aexpr.• querer decir expr.v + prep + o1)a) ( reach) \<\<pipe/wire\>\> llegar* ahe can't get at the money until he's 18 — no puede disponer del dinero or (fam) tocar el dinero hasta que cumpla 18 años
b) ( ascertain) \<\<factsuth\>\> establecer*2) ( work on) \<\<rust/damp\>\> atacar*3) (nag, criticize) (colloq)you're always getting at him — siempre te estás metiendo con él (fam), siempre (te) la estás agarrando con él (AmL fam)
4) (hint at, mean) (colloq)what are you getting at? — ¿qué quieres decir?
VI + PREP1) (=gain access to) [+ object] alcanzar; [+ place] llegar a or hastaput the sweets somewhere he can't get at them — pon los caramelos en un sitio donde él no pueda alcanzarlos
as soon as he gets at the drink... — en cuanto se pone a beber...
just let me get at him! — ¡deja que le ponga la mano encima!
2) (=ascertain) [+ facts, truth] establecer3) (Brit)*a) (=criticize) meterse con *•
she's always getting at her brother — siempre se está metiendo con su hermano *•
I'm not getting at you, I just think that... — no te estoy echando la bronca, simplemente creo que... *b) (=nag) dar la lata a *•
she's always getting at me to have my hair cut — siempre me está dando la lata para que me corte el pelo *•
I couldn't see what he was getting at — no entendía qué quería decir* * *v + prep + o1)a) ( reach) \<\<pipe/wire\>\> llegar* ahe can't get at the money until he's 18 — no puede disponer del dinero or (fam) tocar el dinero hasta que cumpla 18 años
b) ( ascertain) \<\<facts/truth\>\> establecer*2) ( work on) \<\<rust/damp\>\> atacar*3) (nag, criticize) (colloq)you're always getting at him — siempre te estás metiendo con él (fam), siempre (te) la estás agarrando con él (AmL fam)
4) (hint at, mean) (colloq)what are you getting at? — ¿qué quieres decir?
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