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get them

Spanish translation: agarrarlos / atraparlos

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English term or phrase:get them
Spanish translation:agarrarlos / atraparlos
Entered by: jenny morenos

00:12 May 18, 2020
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: get them
Hi. How can we translate get please ? Thank you all. The wordreference dictionary doesn't say how to translate this.

An wicked man was trying to persecute her and was trying to get them.

get them

atraparlos

agarrarlos

cacharlos 
jenny morenos
France
agarrarlos/atraparlos
Explanation:
I think that here it's used in a "to catch" sense. If the man was trying to persecute and get them and they ran and hide... it would be something like: "Un hombre malvado trataba de perseguirla y atraparlos"
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Elisa Ksiazenicki
Local time: 00:42
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4agarrarlos/atraparlos
Elisa Ksiazenicki


  

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agarrarlos/atraparlos


Explanation:
I think that here it's used in a "to catch" sense. If the man was trying to persecute and get them and they ran and hide... it would be something like: "Un hombre malvado trataba de perseguirla y atraparlos"

Example sentence(s):
  • He’s threatened to get me if he ever catches me alone.
  • The police need to get the person who did this.

    https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/get
Elisa Ksiazenicki
Local time: 00:42
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Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: thank you so much for your excellent help !

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