Usage examples of "getting" in English with translation to Spanish

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Tom should be getting home. Tom debería estar llegando a casa.
He had trouble getting money. Él tuvo problemas para conseguir el dinero.
The weather was getting worse and worse. El clima se ponía cada vez peor.
Try getting a dog, a cat or a chicken. Trata de obtener un perro, un gato, o un gallo.
I'm looking forward to getting your letter. Espero con ganas a recibir su carta.
We must go forward getting the better of all obstacles. Debemos seguir adelante sacando lo mejor de todos los obstáculos.
We're not getting any younger. No nos hacemos más jóvenes.
"The floor is dirty!" the shopkeeper reprimanded him. "You haven't even paid for the suit yet, and you're already getting it dirty!" -¡El suelo está sucio! -le regañó la dependienta- ¡Todavía ni siquiera has pagado el traje, y ya lo estás ensuciando!
He is bent on getting the driving license. Está empeñado en sacarse el carné de conducir.
The challenge there is getting on time. El desafío está en llegar a tiempo.
She succeeded in getting what she wanted. Ella consiguió lo que quería.
It is getting colder and colder morning and evening. The leaves of trees will soon turn red or yellow. Se está poniendo más y más helado por las mañanas y las noches. Las hojas de los árboles pronto se pondrán rojas o amarillas.
Apparently, we'll be getting a raise within two months. Aparentemente, obtendremos un aumento dentro de dos meses.
You'll end up getting an electric shock if you don't insulate that wire. Vas a terminar recibiendo una descarga si no aislás este cable.
For once in my life I succeeded in getting the better of him. Por lo menos una vez en la vida, logré sacar lo mejor de él.
It's getting late, I gotta go. Se hace tarde, me tengo que ir.
I owe you a big one for getting me out of the jam. Te debo una muy grande por sacarme del apuro.
Please slow down when getting close to the intersection. Antes de llegar a la intersección debe reducir la velocidad.
He finally succeeded in getting a job. Por fin logró conseguir un trabajo.
I tried this and that, blending yellow with white powders and obtaining brown, mixing crystals with powders and getting dust, combining liquids with solids and making mud. Probé esto y lo otro, mezclar polvos amarillos y blancos para obtener marrón, mezclar cristales con polvos y obtener arena, combinar líquidos con sólidos y hacer barro.
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