Significado de rid en inglés
ridrid1 /rɪd/ adjective 
Ver todas las traducciones1get rid of somebody/something a)to throw away or destroy something you do not want anymoretirar o destruir algo que ya no se quiere: 
It’s time we got rid of all these old toys.Ya es hora de que nos deshagamos de todos estos juguetes viejos. Governments should be encouraged to get rid of all nuclear weapons.Se debería alentar a los gobiernos a deshacerse de todas las armas nucleares. b)to take action so that you no longer have something unpleasant that you do not wanttomar medidas para eliminar algo desagradable que no se quiere: I can’t get rid of this cough.No puedo quitarme esta tos. He opened the windows to get rid of the smell.Abrió las ventanas para eliminar el olor. c)to make someone leave because you do not like them or because they are causing problemshacer que alguien se vaya porque no te gusta o porque está causando problemas: Are you trying to get rid of me?¿Estás intentando deshacerte de mí? It can be difficult for schools to get rid of poor teachers.Puede ser difícil para las escuelas deshacerse de los malos profesores.2be rid of somebody/something to have taken action so that something or someone is no longer there to worry or annoy youhaber tomado medidas para que algo o alguien ya no te preocupe ni te moleste: The clerical part of his job was tedious, and he was glad to be rid of it.La parte administrativa de su trabajo era tediosa, y estaba feliz de haberse deshecho de ella. He was a bully, and we’re well rid of him (=it is good that he has gone).Era un matón, y es un alivio habernos deshecho de él (=es bueno que se haya ido).3want rid of somebody/something to want to get rid of someone or something that is annoying youquerer deshacerse de alguien o algo que te está molestando: I could tell that he wanted rid of me.Podía darme cuenta de que quería deshacerse de mí.
Ver todas las traducciones1get rid of somebody/something a)to throw away or destroy something you do not want anymoretirar o destruir algo que ya no se quiere: It’s time we got rid of all these old toys.Ya es hora de que nos deshagamos de todos estos juguetes viejos. Governments should be encouraged to get rid of all nuclear weapons.Se debería alentar a los gobiernos a deshacerse de todas las armas nucleares. b)to take action so that you no longer have something unpleasant that you do not wanttomar medidas para eliminar algo desagradable que no se quiere: I can’t get rid of this cough.No puedo quitarme esta tos. He opened the windows to get rid of the smell.Abrió las ventanas para eliminar el olor. c)to make someone leave because you do not like them or because they are causing problemshacer que alguien se vaya porque no te gusta o porque está causando problemas: Are you trying to get rid of me?¿Estás intentando deshacerte de mí? It can be difficult for schools to get rid of poor teachers.Puede ser difícil para las escuelas deshacerse de los malos profesores.2be rid of somebody/something to have taken action so that something or someone is no longer there to worry or annoy youhaber tomado medidas para que algo o alguien ya no te preocupe ni te moleste: The clerical part of his job was tedious, and he was glad to be rid of it.La parte administrativa de su trabajo era tediosa, y estaba feliz de haberse deshecho de ella. He was a bully, and we’re well rid of him (=it is good that he has gone).Era un matón, y es un alivio habernos deshecho de él (=es bueno que se haya ido).3want rid of somebody/something to want to get rid of someone or something that is annoying youquerer deshacerse de alguien o algo que te está molestando: I could tell that he wanted rid of me.Podía darme cuenta de que quería deshacerse de mí.ridrid2 verb (past tense and past participle rid, present participle ridding) rid somebody/something of something phrasal verb writtenescrito to take action so that a person, place etc is no longer affected by something bad or no longer has ittomar medidas para que una persona, un lugar, etc. ya no se vea afectado por algo malo o deje de tenerlo: a promise to rid the country of nuclear weaponsuna promesa de librar al país de las armas nucleares Will science finally rid us of this disease?¿Podrá la ciencia finalmente librarnos de esta enfermedad?rid yourself of something He struggled to rid himself of his fears.Luchó por librarse de sus miedos.
rid somebody/something of something phrasal verb writtenescrito to take action so that a person, place etc is no longer affected by something bad or no longer has ittomar medidas para que una persona, un lugar, etc. ya no se vea afectado por algo malo o deje de tenerlo: a promise to rid the country of nuclear weaponsuna promesa de librar al país de las armas nucleares Will science finally rid us of this disease?¿Podrá la ciencia finalmente librarnos de esta enfermedad?rid yourself of something He struggled to rid himself of his fears.Luchó por librarse de sus miedos.