Get through to someone

Definition

To successfully communicate with or make someone understand your message, often after difficulty or repeated attempts.

Etymology

This phrase emerged from telecommunications in the early-to-mid 20th century, originally referring to successfully connecting a telephone call. The metaphorical extension to general communication followed naturally, as making a phone connection became a common experience that paralleled the challenge of reaching someone mentally or emotionally.

Kelly Says

The phrase captures the often frustrating reality of human communication - that simply speaking isn't enough. Research shows that successful communication requires not just sending a message, but ensuring the receiver processes and accepts it, much like how early telephone operators had to work to establish clear connections through sometimes faulty lines.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰውን ማህበር ማድረግ
sew-n mah-beh-er ma-dre-g
ARالعربية
الاتصال بشخص
al-ittiṣāl bi-shakhs
BNবাংলা
কোনও কাউকে যোগাযোগ করা
kon-o ka-uke yo-ga-a-jog kor-a
CACatalà
comunicar-se amb algú
koh-moo-ni-kah-r-seh amb al-goo
CSČeština
dostat se k někomu
do-stat se k ně-komu
DADansk
komme i kontakt med nogen
kom-meh ee kon-takt med no-gen
DEDeutsch
jemanden erreichen
je-man-en er-reich-en
ELΕλληνικά
συμπληρώσει κάποιον
simp-le-ro-see ka-poi-on
ESEspañol
comunicarse con alguien
koh-moo-nee-kah-seh kon ah-lguien
FAفارسی
با کسی تماس بگیرید
ba kasi tamass-e-goo-yed
FISuomi
saada yhteyttä johonkin
sa-da yo-tte-yt-ta jo-hon-kin
FRFrançais
atteindre quelqu'un
tah-n-ay keh-lkwen
GUGU
કેવળ કોઈને
ke-val ko-i-ne
HAHA
yi-gaba da kowa
yi-ga-ba da ko-wa
HEעברית
להגיע למישהו
le-hi-ya le-mi-she-hu
HIहिन्दी
किसी तक पहुँचें
kisii tak pahunchhen
HUMagyar
valakihez eljutni
va-la-ki-hez el-joo-tni
IDBahasa Indonesia
mencapai seseorang
men-cha-pai so-ro-ngan
IGIG
kwuo nkpuru
kwo-o nk-pu-ru
ITItaliano
raggiungere qualcuno
rah-gee-oo-cheh keh-lkwon
JA日本語
誰かに連絡する
dareka ni renraku suru
KKKK
адаммен байланыс орнату
a-dam-men bai-lan-ys or-na-tu
KMKM
ទាក់ទងនឹងមនុស្សម្នាក់
d-ak-tok-neng-mun-us-m-nak
KO한국어
누구에게 연락하다
nugu-ege yeonrakhada
MSBahasa Melayu
berhubung dengan seseorang
ber-hubung deng-an so-ro-ngan
MYမြန်မာ
လူတစ်ယောက်နှင့်ဆက်သွယ်
lu-ti-ya-uk-nhing-set-the-swe
NLNederlands
iemand bereiken
ee-man-be-reik-en
NONorsk
komme i kontakt med noen
kom-meh ee kon-takt med no-en
PAPA
ਕੋਈ ਖ਼ੁਦ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਪਰਕ ਕਰੋ
koi khud naal sampark karo
PLPolski
dotrzeć do kogoś
do-trzec do kogoś
PTPortuguês
comunicar-se com alguém
koh-moo-ni-kah-r-seh kom ah-lguien
RORomână
ajunge la cineva
a-yoon-ge la chi-ne-va
RUРусский
дозвониться до кого-то
dozvohn-it-sya do kogo-to
SVSvenska
komma i kontakt med någon
kom-ma ee kon-takt med na-ngan
SWKiswahili
kuwasiliana na mtu
koo-wa-si-li-an-a na m-tu
TAதமிழ்
ஒருவரை தொடர்பு
oru-va-rai to-dar-pu
TEతెలుగు
ఒకరిని కలుపు
o-kari-ni ka-lu-pu
THไทย
ติดต่อใคร
dit-dtor krai
TLTL
makarating sa isang tao
ma-ka-ra-ting sa is-sang tao
TRTürkçe
birine ulaşmak
bir-i-ne ul-a-sh-mak
UKУкраїнська
зв'язатися з кимось
zvyazaty-sya z kim-os
URاردو
کسی تک رسائی
kisi tak ra-sa-ai
VITiếng Việt
gọi được cho ai đó
go-i duoc cho ai do
YOYO
ṣe àwọn ẹni
she aw-on e-ni
ZH中文
与某人联系
yǔ mǒurén liánxì
ZUZU
thola umuntu
tho-la oo-mu-ntu

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