get at

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour signifier atteindre ou accéder à quelque chose, ou encore pour insinuer ou suggérer quelque chose de manière indirecte.

A phrasal verb used to indicate reaching or accessing something, or to imply or suggest something indirectly.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Reach or accessinformal

   To be able to reach or gain access to something.

   atteindre / accéder

   • The keys are locked in the car; I can't get at them.
   • You need a ladder to get at the top shelf.
   • The files are stored in a secure location that only managers can get at.

   Synonymesaccessget toreach

2. Suggest or implyinformal

   To try to express or suggest something indirectly.

   vouloir dire, insinuer

   • What are you trying to get at with that comment?
   • I think he was getting at the fact that we need to work harder.
   • She kept hinting, but I didn't understand what she was getting at.

   Synonymeshintimplyinsinuateintimatemeansuggest

3. informalbritish

   To repeatedly criticize or annoy someone.

   critiquer ou harceler

   • Stop getting at me for being late!
   • The boss is always getting at him about his performance.
   • She felt her parents were getting at her for her choice of career.

   Synonymesbadgercriticizeharassnagneedletaunt

   Antonymesapplaudcommendcomplimentflatterpraise

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