English-Spanish translations for get rid of

• desembarazarse
  La presunta finalidad de las sanciones es desembarazarse de Sadam Hussein. The alleged purpose of the sanctions is to get rid of Saddam Hussein.
  El régimen totalitario que impera en Malabo ha querido desembarazarse de aquellos que podían significar una alternativa democrática. The totalitarian regime in Malabo has tried to get rid of those who could represent a democratic alternative.
• deshacerse
  Deberían deshacerse de sus puntos innegociables, porque no es eso de lo que se trata. They should get rid of their red lines, because this is not what it is all about.
  Una electora se puso en contacto conmigo la semana pasada y me preguntó cómo tenía que deshacerse de su frigorífico. A constituent of mine contacted me last week and asked how to get rid of their fridge.
  Demasiados países han enviado demasiado a menudo a Bruselas a personas de las que querían deshacerse en casa. Too many countries have too often sent to Brussels people they wanted to get rid of at home.
• quitar
  De este modo, podremos quitar de la circulación por carretera a un número importante de vehículos. Espero que se continúe por este camino. In this way, it was possible to get rid of a significant amount of heavy goods vehicles on the road and I hope that this continues.

Definition of get rid of

• to rid oneself of; dispose ; to remove; to abolish; to lose

Examples

• I want to get rid of your influence over my life!

Related words

• get rid of sb
• get rid of something
• get rid of someone