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go1

went, gone UK: /ɡəʊ/ US: /ɡoʊ/

Translation

v [i]
(de viaje)
ir
My parents aren't home, they've gone to Canada
Mis padres no están en casa; se han ido a Canadá
I'm going away this weekend
Me voy fuera este fin de semana
constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de una preposición o un adverbio
(de un sitio)
irse
marcharse
We should go now that the rain has stopped
Deberíamos marcharnos ahora que la lluvia ha parado
funcionar
This machine won't go
Este aparato no funciona
ir
How did the meeting go?
¿Cómo ha ido la reunión?
resultar
salir
My exam went very well
El examen me salió muy bien
constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de un adverbio
desaparecer
My suitcase has gone!
¡Mi maleta ha desaparecido!
(una actividad)
hacer
Have you ever gone parachuting?
¿Has hecho paracaidismo alguna vez?
constr. to go + doing sth
(tiempo)
pasar
This week has gone very quickly
Esta semana ha pasado muy rápido
(un sonido)
hacer
Dogs go bow-wow
Los perros hacen guau guau
volverse
quedarse
to go pale
quedarse pálido
as one goes
sobre la marcha
to be going to do sth (tb gonna) (relativo a un plan)
ir a
She's going to get married in two months
Se va a casar dentro de dos meses
(relativo a una probabilidad)
ir a
They are not going to come; it's too late now
No van a venir; ya es demasiado tarde
to go for a sth
ir
Let's go for a walk
Vayamos a dar un paseo
Let's go for a ride
Demos una vuelta en coche
to go about sth to go after sb to go ahead to go along to go along with sth/sb to go at sth to go at sb to go away to go back to go back on sth to go by to go down to go down with sth to go for sth to go for sb to go in to go in for sth to go into to go off to go off sth/sb to go on to go on about sth to go on at sb to go out to go over sth to go round to go through sth to go together to go under to go up to go with to go without sthVéase tb: bang goes sth; granted that everything goes well...; heavy going; here we go!; it goes without saying; not to go amiss; On your marks, get set, go!; Ready, steady, go!; there you {are/go}; to {be/go} on trial; to {come/go} ashore; to {come/go} into effect; to {come/go} into effect; to {come/go} to sb's rescue; to {come/go} under the hammer; to {fly/go} off on a tangent; to {go/pass} unnoticed; to {go/sell} like hot cakes; to {go/turn} gray; to {go/turn} grey; to {go/walk...} up to sth/sb; to be going strong; to be raring to go; to come and go; to go {down/up} river; to go against the grain; to go astray; to go AWOL; to go awry; to go back to the drawing board; to go bad; to go ballistic; to go bang; to go bang; to go berserk; to go blank; to go broke; to go bust; to go clubbing; to go crazy; to go down in history; to go down the chute; to go down the drain; to go easy on sth/sb; to go flat; to go for broke; to go from strength to strength; to go haywire; to go horse riding; to go house-hunting; to go hungry; to go in for the kill; to go into detail; to go into hiding; to go jogging; to go like clockwork; to go little a bomb; to go mouldy; to go nuts; to go off sth/sb; to go on {a/the} rampage; to go on a {shopping/spending...} spree; to go on a binge; to go out of business; to go out of one's way to do sth; to go over sb's head; to go overboard; to go pear-shaped; to go postal; to go potty; to go public; to go red; to go round the twist; to go spare; to go swimming; to go through the motions; to go through the roof; to go to great lengths; to go to one's head; to go to pot; to go to sleep; to go to the bathroom; to go to the dogs; to go to town (on sth); to go to waste; to go too far; to go unpunished; to go with the flow; to go wrong; to keep (sb) going; to let (sth) go
(Definition of go v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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