get about

get about
1) (manage to move) spostarsi, muoversi
2) (travel) viaggiare, girare

he gets about a bit — (travels) viaggia un bel po'; (knows people) vede parecchia gente

3) (be spread) [news] diffondersi
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1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got about that she was leaving.) diffondersi
2) (to be able to move or travel about, often of people who have been ill: She didn't get about much after her operation.) muoversi, spostarsi
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vi + adv
(go out: socially, after illness) uscire, muoversi, (fig: news, rumour) spargersi, diffondersi
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1) (manage to move) spostarsi, muoversi
2) (travel) viaggiare, girare

he gets about a bit — (travels) viaggia un bel po'; (knows people) vede parecchia gente

3) (be spread) [news] diffondersi

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