ir
Translation
v.
›
⇨ to go
Voy al cine todos los miércoles I go to the cinema every Wednesday
Voy de compras solo cuando tengo dinero I only go shopping if I have money
¿Por qué tengo que ir yo a por el periódico? Why do I have to go and get the newspaper?
Ve tú primero y nosotros te seguimos You go first and we'll follow
Vayamos a dar una vuelta Let's go for a ride
Puede que vaya a casa de mi abuela mañana I might go along to my grandmother's house tomorrow
› (transcurrir)
⇨ to go
¿Cómo fue la reunión? How did the meeting go?
Me ha ido mal en el examen My exam didn't go well
› (indicando futuro)
⇨ to be going to
¿Cuándo vas a darme el libro? When are you going to give me the book?
Mi hermana se va a casar la próxima semana My sister is going to get married next week
›Voy mejorando
I'm improving
› (combinar)
⇨ to go with
¿Va bien esta bufanda con este jersey? Does this scarf go with my pullover?
› (disfrazarse)En la fiesta de disfraces fuimos de policías
We went dressed as policemen to the fancy dress party
› (con un libro, un trabajo)Voy por la página 20
I'm up to page 20
›¡Va en serio!
It is serious!
¡allá vamos!
⇨ here we go! inform
el no va más en algo (col.)
⇨ the ultimate in sth
ir a buscar (recoger)
⇨ to fetch
Fui a buscar a Scott al colegio I fetched Scott from school
⇨ to pick up
ir a dar (desembocar)
⇨ to lead
Esta calle va a dar a una plaza This street leads to a square
ir a lo suyo
⇨ to go one's own way
Bruce va a lo suyo Bruce goes his own way
ir (a) por alguien
⇨ to go for sb
ir (a) por todas
⇨ to go for broke inform
(col.) ni me va ni me viene (col.)
⇨ that's nothing to do with me
⇨ I don't care
que te vaya bien
⇨ all the best
¡qué va! (col.)
⇨ no way!
⇨ not at all!
¡vamos!
⇨ come on!
vamos a ver
⇨ let's see
¡vaya!
⇨ good heavens!
vayamos
⇨ let's go
¡vaya por Dios!
⇨ oh dear!
¡ya voy!
⇨ coming!
(Definition of ir v. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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