get on

salire su

Entrare in un autobus, treno o aereo, oppure salire su una bicicletta o un animale per spostarsi.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: get on something (We got on the train at the next station.)

Sinonimi: board, mount

Contrari: get off

Espressioni comuni: get on something, get on board, get on buses

continuare, mettersi a

Continuare un compito o cominciare a svolgerlo senza aspettare ancora.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: continue, carry on, proceed

Contrari: stop

Espressioni comuni: get on with something, get on with work, get on with life

cavarsela, fare progressi

Riuscire a gestire una situazione o fare progressi nel lavoro o nella vita.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: manage, do, progress

Espressioni comuni: get on well, get on badly, get on professionally

farsi tardi

Passare il tempo e farsi tardi, tanto che può essere necessario sbrigarsi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: grow late

Espressioni comuni: get on now, get on towards midnight

invecchiare

Diventare anziani, soprattutto quando l'età comincia a limitare ciò che si riesce a fare.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: get on in years (Our dog is getting on in years.)

Sinonimi: age, grow old

Espressioni comuni: get on in years, get on a bit

avvicinarsi a, sfiorare

Essere vicini a una certa quantità, età o ora.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: approach, near

Espressioni comuni: get on for something, get on for midnight

ma dai, non ci credo

Si usa per esprimere sorpresa o dire che non si crede a ciò che qualcuno ha detto.

In inglese semplice: 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.”

Sinonimi: come on, no way

Espressioni comuni: oh get on, get on now