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Pronunciation: /ɡəʊ/

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Spanish translation of go

A. vi

1 a (move, travel) ir* where do we go from here? = ¿y ahora qué hacemos? • (start moving, acting) ready, (get) set, go! = preparados or en sus marcas, listos ¡ya! let's go! = ¡vamos! here goes! = ¡allá vamos ( or voy etc)! b (travel to) ir* she's gone to France = se ha ido a Francia I have never been abroad = no he estado nunca en el extranjero to go by car/bus = ir* en coche/autobús to go on foot = ir* a pie to go for a walk = ir* a dar un paseo go and see what she wants = anda or vete a ver qué quiere • (attend) ir* to go on a course = hacer* un curso to go -ing = ir* a + inf to go swimming = ir* a nadar c (attempt, make as if to) to go to + inf = ir* a + inf

2 a (leave, depart) [visitor] irse*, marcharse (esp Esp); [bus/train] salir* let² b (pass) [time] pasar the time goes quickly = el tiempo pasa volando • (disappear) [headache/pain/fear] pasarse or irse* (+ me/te/le etc) • [money] (be spent) irse*; (be used up) acabarse c (be disposed of) that sofa will have to go = nos vamos ( or se van etc) a tener que deshacer de ese sofá • (be sold) venderse the painting went for £1,000 = el cuadro se vendió en 1.000 libras d (cease to function, wear out) [bulb/fuse] fundirse; [thermostat/fan/exhaust] estropearse her memory/eyesight is going = está fallándole la memoria/la vista my legs went (from under me) = me fallaron las piernas • (die) (colloq) morir* e to go (remaining) only two weeks to go till he comes = solo faltan dos semanas para que llegue I still have 50 pages to go = todavía me faltan or me quedan 50 páginas • (take away) (AmE) two burgers to go = dos hamburguesas para llevar

3 a (lead) [path/road] ir*, llevar • (extend, range) [road/railway line] ir* it only goes as far as Croydon = solo va hasta Croydon b (have place) ir*; (fit) caber* see also go in, go into

4 a (become) to go blind = quedarse ciego to go crazy = volverse* loco her face went red = se puso colorada • (be, remain) to go barefoot = ir* or andar* descalzo to go hungry = pasar hambre b (turn out, proceed, progress) ir* how are things going? = ¿cómo van or andan las cosas? c (be available) (only in -ing form) I'll take any job that's going = estoy dispuesto a aceptar el trabajo que sea • (be in general) it's not expensive as dishwashers go = no es caro, para lo que cuestan los lavavajillas

5 a (function, work) [heater/engine/clock] funcionar • to get going
the car's OK once it gets going = el coche marcha bien una vez que arranca we'd better get going = más vale que nos vayamos we tried to get a fire going = tratamos de hacer fuego • to keep going (continue to function) = aguantar; (not stop) = seguir* to keep a project going = mantener* a flote un proyecto b (continue, last out) seguir* the club's been going for 12 years now = el club lleva 12 años funcionando c (sound) [bell/siren] sonar* • (make sound, movement) hacer* d (contribute) everything that goes to make a good school = todo lo que contribuye a que una escuela sea buena it just goes to show: we can't leave them on their own = está visto que no los podemos dejar solos • (be used) all their savings are going toward the trip = van a gastar todos sus ahorros en el viaje the money will go to pay the workmen = el dinero se usará para pagar a los obreros e (run, be worded) decir* how does the song go? = ¿cómo es la (letra/música de la) canción? f (be permitted) anything goes = todo vale • (be necessarily obeyed, believed) what the boss says goes = lo que dice el jefe, va a misa • (match, suit) pegar*, ir*

B. v aux

(only in -ing form)

to be going to + inf (expressing intention, prediction) = ir* A + INF

Phrasal verbs

go about
go after
go against
go ahead
go along
go around
go away
go back
go back on
go before
go by
go down
go down with
go for
go in
go in for
go into
go off
go on
go out
go over
go past
go round (BrE)
go through
go through with
go together
go under
go up
go with
go without

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A. vi

to get going

B. v aux

Phrasal verbs

go about

go after

go against

go ahead

go along

go around

go away

go back

go back on

go before

go by

go down

go down with

go for

go in

go in for

go into

go off

go on

go out

go over

go past

go round

go through

go through with

go together

go under

go up

go with

go without

go in other Oxford dictionaries

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