English–Spanish

“get through” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/soɾteˈaɾ/

Example

El equipo logró sortear las dificultades.

The team managed to get through the difficulties.

Illustration for sortear (get through)

How to say “get through” in Spanish

“Get through” in Spanish is sortear.

Driver steering skillfully around roadblocks to reach the other side.

Full entry for sortear: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with sortear

El político intentó sortear las preguntas incómodas en la rueda de prensa.

The politician tried to dodge awkward questions at the press conference.

Tips for using sortear

  • Speakers often add lograr before sortear to emphasize success (lograr sortear), and context or the noun (sorteo versus obstáculos) shows whether it means a raffle or avoiding/overcoming.

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