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2 get into
1) (to put on (clothes etc): Get into your pyjamas.) ponerse2) (to begin to be in a particular state or behave in a particular way: He got into a temper.) ponerse3) (to affect strangely: I don't know what has got into him) pasar algo a alguien, (expresión) ¿qué mosca ha picado a alguien?1) v + prep + oa) ( enter) \<\<house\>\> entrar en or (AmL tb) a; \<\<car\>\> subir a; \<\<hole/cranny\>\> meterse enb) ( arrive at) \<\<station/office\>\> llegar* ac) (be selected for, elected to) \<\<college/club/Congress\>\> entrar en or (AmL tb) ad) ( fit into) \<\<coat/robe\>\> ponerse*I can't get into this dress any more — este vestido ya no me entra or no me cabe
e) ( into a given state)to get into a rage — ponerse* furioso
f) ( become accustomed to) \<\<job/method\>\> acostumbrarse a; \<\<book/subject\>\> meterse eng) ( affect)what's got into her? — ¿qué le pasa?
2) v + o + prep + oa) (bring, take, put in) meterb) (cause to be admitted to, elected to)she got me into the club — consiguió que me aceptaran or admitieran en el club
c) ( involve)1. VI + PREP1) (=enter) [+ house] entrar en; [+ vehicle] subir a; [+ bed, bath] meterse enI don't know what's got into you! — ¡no sé qué mosca te ha picado!, ¡no sé qué demonios te pasa!
2) (=reach) [+ office, school] llegar aif this document gets into the wrong hands... — si este documento cae en manos de quien no debe...
3) (=become member of) [+ club] entrar en4) (=put on) [+ clothes] ponerse5) (=become involved in) [+ situation, trouble, argument, fight] meterse en•
the yacht got into difficulties in a heavy sea — el yate empezó a tener problemas en el mar encrespado•
he got into trouble with the police — se metió en problemas con la policía6) (=acquire)shape 1., 5)•
to get into the habit of doing sth — coger or (LAm) agarrar la costumbre de hacer algo2. VT + PREP1) (=cause to enter) meter enhead 1., 2), tooth 1., 1)2) (=involve in)* * *1) v + prep + oa) ( enter) \<\<house\>\> entrar en or (AmL tb) a; \<\<car\>\> subir a; \<\<hole/cranny\>\> meterse enb) ( arrive at) \<\<station/office\>\> llegar* ac) (be selected for, elected to) \<\<college/club/Congress\>\> entrar en or (AmL tb) ad) ( fit into) \<\<coat/robe\>\> ponerse*I can't get into this dress any more — este vestido ya no me entra or no me cabe
e) ( into a given state)to get into a rage — ponerse* furioso
f) ( become accustomed to) \<\<job/method\>\> acostumbrarse a; \<\<book/subject\>\> meterse eng) ( affect)what's got into her? — ¿qué le pasa?
2) v + o + prep + oa) (bring, take, put in) meterb) (cause to be admitted to, elected to)she got me into the club — consiguió que me aceptaran or admitieran en el club
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3 embarrass
im'bærəs1) (to cause to feel uneasy or self-conscious: She was embarrassed by his praise.) avergonzar2) (to involve in (especially financial) difficulties: embarrassed by debts.) poner en un aprieto•- embarrassed
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embarrass vb avergonzar / hacer pasar vergüenzatr[ɪm'bærəs]1 (make ashamed) avergonzar, azorar, abochornar, hacer pasar vergüenza a; (make awkward) desconcertar■ don't embarrass me in public! ¡no me hagas pasar vergüenza en público!embarrass [ɪm'bærəs, ɛm-] vt: avergonzar, abochornarv.• avergonzar v.• desconcertar v.• estorbar v.• poner en un aprieto v.ɪm'bærəstransitive verb hacerle* pasar vergüenza a, avergonzar*[ɪm'bærǝs]VT hacer pasar vergüenza a, avergonzar, apenar (LAm)you seem to enjoy embarrassing me — parece que disfrutas haciéndome pasar vergüenza or avergonzándome
I was embarrassed by the question — la pregunta me avergonzó, la pregunta hizo sentirme violenta
his decision could embarrass the government — su decisión podría poner al gobierno en una situación embarazosa or comprometida
* * *[ɪm'bærəs]transitive verb hacerle* pasar vergüenza a, avergonzar*
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