"get down to" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: get down to
Etymology: : get down to < → δείτε τις λέξεις get, down και to
  1. στρώνομαι στη δουλειά, αφοσιώνομαι, επιδίδομαι σε κάτι με ιδιαίτερο ζήλο· αρχίζω να κάνω κάτι
    Sense id: el-get_down_to-en-verb-uYr8bMU2
{
  "etymology_text": ": get down to < → δείτε τις λέξεις get, down και to",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "get down to"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Let’s get down to business.",
          "translation": "Ώρα να στρωθούμε στη δουλειά."
        },
        {
          "text": "If you don’t get down to work, you won’t see a promotion.",
          "translation": "Αν δε στρωθείς στη δουλειά, δε θα δεις προκοπή."
        },
        {
          "text": "It's time I got down to thinking about that essay.",
          "translation": "Ήρθε η ώρα να αρχίσω να σκέφτομαι αυτό το δοκίμιο."
        },
        {
          "text": "I'd better get down to those reports.",
          "translation": "Πρέπει να αρχίσω με τις αναφορές."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: buckle down, hunker down και knuckle down"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "στρώνομαι στη δουλειά, αφοσιώνομαι, επιδίδομαι σε κάτι με ιδιαίτερο ζήλο· αρχίζω να κάνω κάτι"
      ],
      "id": "el-get_down_to-en-verb-uYr8bMU2",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αμετάβατο"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "get down to"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": get down to < → δείτε τις λέξεις get, down και to",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "get down to"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Let’s get down to business.",
          "translation": "Ώρα να στρωθούμε στη δουλειά."
        },
        {
          "text": "If you don’t get down to work, you won’t see a promotion.",
          "translation": "Αν δε στρωθείς στη δουλειά, δε θα δεις προκοπή."
        },
        {
          "text": "It's time I got down to thinking about that essay.",
          "translation": "Ήρθε η ώρα να αρχίσω να σκέφτομαι αυτό το δοκίμιο."
        },
        {
          "text": "I'd better get down to those reports.",
          "translation": "Πρέπει να αρχίσω με τις αναφορές."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: buckle down, hunker down και knuckle down"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "στρώνομαι στη δουλειά, αφοσιώνομαι, επιδίδομαι σε κάτι με ιδιαίτερο ζήλο· αρχίζω να κάνω κάτι"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "αμετάβατο"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "get down to"
}

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