going1
UK: /ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ US: /ˈɡoʊ-/Translation
n [u]
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⇨ estado del terreno
⇨ estado de la pista [de carreras de caballos]
n [c]
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⇨ ida
the comings and goings las idas y venidas
n [no pl]
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⇨ marcha
⇨ partida
to be going on
⇨ rondar
He's going on thirty Ronda los treinta
to be going on with
⇨ de momento
That money is enough to be going on with Ese dinero me alcanza de momento
to be {hard/heavy} going UK
⇨ ser difícil
It's heavy going talking to her Hablar con ella es muy difícil
⇨ ser pesado,da
This work is hard going Este trabajo es muy pesado
to be not bad going (inform)
⇨ no estar mal para empezar
to do sth while the going is good
⇨ aprovechar el momento
Nobody was watching, so we left while the going was good Nadie estaba mirando, así que aprovechamos el momento y nos fuimos
to get going
⇨ irse
We have to get going Debemos irnos
to have a lot going for sth/sb
⇨ tener mucho a favor
(Definition of going nnn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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