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A. v aux

• je vais apprendre l'italien = I'm going to learn Italian j'allais partir quand il est arrivé = I was about to leave when he arrived il est allé voir l'exposition = he went to see the exhibition va leur parler = go and speak to them

B. vi (+ v être)

• 1comment vas-tu, comment ça va? = how are you? ça va (bien) = I'm fine aller beaucoup mieux = to be much better bois ça, ça ira mieux = drink this, you'll feel better les affaires vont bien = business is good qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? = what's the matter? ne pas aller sans peine or mal = not to be easy ça devrait aller de soi = it should be obvious ça va pas non? (fam), ça va pas la tête? (fam) = are you crazy? (colloq)

• 2 to go où vas-tu? = where are you going? aller nager/au travail = to go swimming/to work vas-y, demande-leur! = go on, ask them! allons-y! = let's go! allons!, allez! = come on! aller et venir = to pace up and down; = to run in and out les nouvelles vont vite = news travels fast j'y vais (answering phone, door) = I'll get it; (when leaving) (fam) = I'm off (colloq) aller contre la loi = to break the law; = to be against the law Definition of go in the British & World English dictionary Definition of go in the US English dictionary Translate go | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3ça va, ça ira (fam), ça peut aller (fam) = that'll do; = it'll do ça va comme ça = it's all right as it is ça ne va pas du tout = that's no good at all lundi ça (te) va? = would Monday suit you?

• 4aller à qn = to fit sb

• 5aller à qn = to suit sb ta cravate ne va pas avec ta chemise = your tie doesn't go with your shirt

• 6aller jusqu'à tuer = to go as far as to kill la voiture peut aller jusqu'à 200 km/h = the car can do up to 200 km/h la période qui va de 1918 à 1939 = the period between 1918 and 1939 aller sur ses 17 ans = to be going on 17

• 7y aller de sa petite larme = to shed a little tear

C. v refl (+ v être)

• 1s'en aller = to go, to leave, to be off; = to go away

• 2la tache ne s'en va pas = the stain won't come out

• 3 (formal) to pass away, to die Definition of pass away in the British & World English dictionary Definition of pass away in the US English dictionary Translate pass away | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

D. v impers

• 1il y va de ma réputation = my reputation is at stake

• 2il en va de même pour toi = that goes for you too