obtener

get


Verb obtener (first-person singular present obtengo, first-person singular preterite obtuve, past participle obtenido)

  1. to obtain

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Examples
  • ¿Cuánto tiempo entrenaste para obtener tal perfección?

    How long did you train in order to achieve such perfection?

  • Trata de obtener un perro, un gato, o un gallo.

    Try getting a dog, a cat or a chicken.

  • Planeamos obtener las opiniones del público.

    We plan to elicit opinions from the public.

  • No creo que te resulte muy difícil obtener el permiso de conducir.

    I think you'll have very little difficulty in getting a driver's license.

  • Sin importar a quién le preguntes, no vas a poder obtener una respuesta satisfactoria.

    No matter who you ask, you won't be able to get a satisfactory answer.

  • No es gratis obtener agua aquí.

    It's not free to get water here.

  • Si el budismo es atractivo, es porque aparece como una posibilidad de tocar el infinito y de obtener felicidad sin tener alguna obligación religiosa concreta. Un auto-erotismo espiritual en cierta medida.

    If Buddhism is attractive, it is because it appears as a possibility of touching the infinite and obtaining happiness without having any concrete religious obligations. A spiritual auto-eroticism of some sort.

  • Si quieres obtener algo en la vida, debes nadar contra la corriente.

    If you want to get something in life, you should go against the flow.

  • Está aprendiendo francés para que así pueda obtener un mejor salario.

    He's learning French so he can get a better salary.

  • Se pueden buscar oraciones con palabras determinadas y obtener traducciones para esas oraciones.

    You can search sentences containing a certain word and get translations for these sentences.

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