"get down to sth" in German to get down to sth. etw. angehen sich an etw. machen sich dranmachen, etw. zu tun darangehen, etw. zu tun etw. in Angriff nehmen Detailed translations for "get down to sth" to get down to sth. to get down to sth.(also: to make a start on sth., to set about sth., to set to sth., to get to work on sth.) etw. angehen{transitive verb} to get down to sth.(also: to make a start on sth., to set about sth., to set to sth., to get to work on sth.) sich an etw. machen to get down to sth.(also: to make a start on sth., to set about sth., to set to sth., to get to work on sth.) sich dranmachen, etw. zu tun{verb} to get down to sth.(also: to make a start on sth., to set about sth., to set to sth., to get to work on sth.) darangehen, etw. zu tun to get down to sth.(also: to make a start on sth., to set about sth., to set to sth., to get to work on sth.) etw. in Angriff nehmen{transitive verb}