get on to

ponerse en contacto con

Ponerse en contacto con alguien para hablar de un problema o pedirle que haga algo.

En inglés sencillo: To contact someone to discuss a problem or ask them to do something.

• I will get on to the plumber.
• She got on to the council about the rubbish.
• Have you got on to your manager about the delay?

Cómo se usa: get on to someone about something (I will get on to the landlord about the broken lock.)

Sinónimos: contact, call

Expresiones frecuentes: get on to someone, get on to plumbers

subir a

Pasar a estar sobre una superficie o subir a un vehículo.

En inglés sencillo: To move into a position on a vehicle or surface.

• They got on to the bus.
• How did the cat get on to the roof?
• She used a ladder to get on to the platform.

Cómo se usa: get on to something (We helped him get on to the boat.)

Sinónimos: get onto, climb onto

Antónimos: get off

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

pasar a, ponerse con

Cambiar al siguiente tema o empezar a trabajar en una tarea.

En inglés sencillo: To move to the next subject or begin working on a task.

• Let us get on to the next question.
• I finally got on to the report this afternoon.
• We will get on to your suggestions after lunch.

Cómo se usa: get on to something (We will get on to the next topic after the break.)

Sinónimos: move on to, start

Expresiones frecuentes: get on to something, get on to work