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UK: /ɡəʊ/ US: /ɡoʊ/ (pl goes)

Translation

n [c]
UK
intento
UK
turno
It's my go
Es mi turno
in one go
de un tirón
I read the book in one go
Me leí el libro de un tirón
de una sentada
de un jalón amér.
it's no go
es inútil
no es posible
to be on the go (inform)
no parar
to have a go UK
intentar
My brother has had several goes at passing his driving test
Mi hermano ha intentado sacarse el carné varias veces
to have a go at sb UK (inform)
tomarla con alguien col.
to make a go of sth
sacar algo adelante
lograr hacer algo bien
(Definition of go n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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