_Ya ves que no hay que fiar de sueños._[6]
--PALACIO VALDÉS.
=16.= The English _to get_ has so many different translations in Spanish
that it is always advisable to paraphrase it before translating. So: _I
am going to get_ (buy) _some bread. We are going to get_ (fetch _or_
bring) _our books. He gets_ (receives) _his money here. The lion got
out_ (escaped). _We got back_ (arrived, returned) _this morning. It
gets_ (grows, becomes) _dark early._ In such examples as the last,
however, the alternatives are also verbs that present some difficulty in
translations: and many of the compounds of _get_ and a preposition must
be learned literally.
_He got_ (obtained) _what he wanted._
=Obtuvo lo que quería.=
_There is no more sugar. I shall have to go and get some._
=No hay más azúcar. Tendré que ir a comprar más.=
_Have you sent the boy to get the car?_
=¿Ha mandado usted al mozo a traer el automóvil?=
_I get a letter from home every Tuesday._
=Recibo carta de casa todos los martes=.
_There was a fire at the Zoölogical Gardens yesterday and a lion got
out_ (away).
=Hubo incendio en los jardines zoológicos ayer y se escapó un león.=
(_a_) _To get_ meaning _to grow_ or _become_ is translated =ponerse=
or =hacerse=, the former indicating a temporary change of state, the
latter a more permanent one.
_She gets very cross if she has to wait for us._
=Se pone muy enojada= (=enfadada=) =si tiene que esperarnos.=
_He got rich quickly, but his methods couldn't be admired._
=Se hizo rico pronto, pero sus métodos no podían admirarse.=
(_b_) _To get along with_, speaking of persons, may be rendered
=entenderse con=, or =congeniar con=: when the object is a thing, the
translation is =servirse de=. _To get along without_ is translated
=pasarse sin=.
_He doesn't get along very well with his oldest brother._
=No se entiende muy bien con su hermano mayor.=
_I shall have to get along with this knife since there is no
other._
=Tendré que servirme de este cuchillo puesto que no hay otro.=
_I get along without a laundress now that my daughter is at home._
=Yo me paso sin lavandera ya que está en casa mi hija.=
(_c_) _To get into_ and _out of_ vehicles are rendered =subir a= and
=bajar de=.
_They get out of one automobile and into another._
=Bajaron de un automóvil y subieron a otro.=
(_d_) _To get out of the way_ may be rendered =apartarse del camino=
or =quitarse de en medio=.
_You know that to me she is always at home. Get out of the way!_
=Sabe Vd. que para mí siempre está. ¡Quítese de en medio!=
--TOMAYO Y BAUS.
(_e_) _To get up_, _rise_, is rendered =levantárse= or =ponerse de pie=.
_I got up very, very early this morning._
=Esta mañana me levanté muy de madrugada.=
_When the teacher spoke to the pupil the latter got up._
=Cuando habló el maestro al discípulo se puso de pie éste.=
=17.= =EXERCISES=
(_a_) 1. El coche se detuvo delante de la puerta y bajaron dos señores.
2. Primero tenemos que apartar del camino este montón de piedras. 3. Se
levantó Vd. tarde hoy. 4. Queremos deshacernos de nuestro viejo
automóvil. 5. Los tejados se ponen blancos. 6. Las abejas sacan la miel
de las flores. 7. No se sabe como han logrado entrar en la casa los
ladrones. 8. Aunque cerramos la puerta con llave lograron salir. 9. Le
he mandado a traerme otro cuchillo, porque éste no corta. 10. Baja de
este muro en seguida si no quieres caer.
(_b_) 1. The fruit is getting ripe now. 2. You ought to get rid of the
old house before you buy a new one. 3. We shall have to get up early to
catch that train. 4. Mother is in the kitchen getting dinner. 5. How
dark the sky is getting. I think there will be a storm. 6. As I was
getting up this morning my mother called to me and said, "Hurry up,
John, I want you to go and get some milk for breakfast." 7. Since there
is no ink we shall have to get along with pencils. 8. My parents do not
like to get letters written in pencil. 9. That company gets out
beautiful illustrated books. 10. He has been ill and has not been able
to get out for a long time.