Locuciones verbales
go | Go! |
| go in with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | US, informal (share cost) | comprar a medias loc verb |
| | | pagar a medias loc verb |
| | Do you want to go in with us on the boss's gift? |
| | ¿Quieres comprar a medias con nosotros el regalo del jefe? |
| | (AR, coloquial) | hacer una vaca, hacer una vaquita loc verb |
| | | pagar a pachas, ir a pachas loc verb |
| | ¿Querés hacer una vaquita con nosotros para comprar el regalo del jefe? |
| go in with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (have at start) | empezar con vi |
| | We went in with three points on which we agreed. |
| | Empezamos con tres puntos en los que estábamos de acuerdo. |
| go into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (enter: a building, room) | entrar en, entrar a vi + prep |
| | I went into the house. |
| | Entré en la casa. |
| go into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (discuss, explain [sth]) | hablar de vi + prep |
| | | entrar en vi + prep |
| | It's a long story; let's not go into it right now. |
| | Es un historia larga; no hablemos de eso ahora. |
| go into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (pursue a career in [sth]) (carrera) | meterse en v prnl + prep |
| | Nina is studying Business Administration and plans to go into retail. |
| | Nina está estudiando Administración de Negocios y planea entrar en ventas. |
| go long vi phrasal | (finance: take long position in buying) (finanzas) | tomar posición larga loc verb |
| go long vi phrasal | (go far from [sb] throwing ball) | ir lejos loc verb |
| go off vi phrasal | (bomb: explode) | explotar⇒ vi |
| | The bomb went off in the busiest part of town. |
| | La bomba explotó en la zona más poblada de la ciudad. |
| go off vi phrasal | (alarm: sound) | sonar⇒ vi |
| | I don't always wake up when my alarm goes off. |
| | No siempre me despierto cuando suena la alarma. |
| go off vi phrasal | informal (food: spoil) | pasarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | echarse a perder loc verb |
| | | estropearse⇒ v prnl |
| | Dairy products go off quickly if they're not kept in the fridge. |
| | Los lácteos se pasan rápido si no se guardan en el frigorífico. |
| | Los lácteos se echan a perder rápido si no se guardan en el frigorífico. |
| go off vi phrasal | (go away) | marcharse⇒ v prnl |
| | | irse v prnl |
| | He left the family farm and went off to the big city to look for work. |
| | Dejó la granja familiar y se marchó a la gran ciudad en busca de trabajo. |
| go off [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | UK, informal (lose liking for) (cambio de sujeto) | dejar de gustarle a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | I used to really like him, but since I heard about his strange habits I've gone right off him. |
| | Estaba loca por él, pero desde que me enteré de sus extraños hábitos dejó de gustarme. |
go off on [sb] (US),
go off at [sb] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | informal (express anger) (figurado, coloquial) | saltar como leche hervida expr |
| | (figurado, coloquial) | calentarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | enojarse⇒ v prnl |
| | All I said was that he had a bit of a temper and he went off on me! |
| | ¡Sólo dije que tenía un mal genio y saltó como leche hervida! |
| | | agarrárselas con v prnl + prep |
| | (ES, coloquial) | saltarle a la chepa a loc verb |
| | | tirársele al cuello a loc verb |
| | ¡Sólo dije que tenía un mal genio y se las agarró conmigo! |
| go off with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (steal [sth] and leave with it) (sin pagar) | irse con v prnl + prep |
| go off with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (leave a spouse, etc., for [sb] else) (otra persona) | irse con v prnl + prep |
| go on vi phrasal | (endure, continue) | seguir⇒ vtr |
| | | continuar⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | aguantar⇒ vtr |
| | After she twisted her ankle, the runner found it impossible to go on. |
| | Después de doblarse el tobillo, a la corredora se le hizo muy difícil seguir. |
| go on vi phrasal | informal (continue for a long time) | perdurar⇒ vi |
| | "Gone With the Wind" is a classic film, but it goes on a bit. |
| | "Lo que el viento se llevó" es un clásico, pero todavía perdura. |
| go on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (embark on, begin: a journey) | salir⇒ vi |
| | | irse v prnl |
| | (formal) | partir⇒ vi |
| | I can't wait to go on this road trip. |
| | Quiero salir ya de viaje, no puedo esperar. |
| go on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (visit: website) | entrar a, entrar en vi + prep |
| | | ir a vi + prep |
| | I went on the WordReference website to check the meaning of a word. |
| | Entré a la página de WordReference para consultar el significado de una palabra. |
| go on vi phrasal | UK, informal (talk for a long time) | no parar de hablar loc verb |
| | | hablar demasiado vi + adv |
| | When my grandma reminisces about her childhood, she tends to go on. |
| | Cuando la abuela rememora su niñez, tiende a no parar de hablar. |
| go on about [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK, informal (talk unintelligibly about) | hablar sin parar sobre loc verb |
| | (ES: coloquial) | dar la tabarra sobre loc verb |
| | (MX: coloquial) | soltarse sobre v prnl + prep |
| | When my sister goes on about programming, I can't understand a word she is saying. |
| | Cuando mi hermana empieza a hablar sin parar sobre programación, no entiendo nada de lo que dice. |
| go on about [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK, informal (talk incessantly about) | no parar de hablar de loc verb |
| | The teacher went on about the topic he had chosen regardless of the fact that many students were asleep. |
| | El profesor no paró de hablar del tema a pesar de que muchos alumnos estaban dormidos. |
Compound Forms:
go | Go! |
| go into a decline v expr | figurative (deteriorate) | ir en declive loc verb |
| | The economy is forecast to go into a decline. |
| | Se pronostica que la economía irá en declive. |
| go into a huddle v expr | (gather closely together) | reunirse para hablar loc verb |
| | | apiñarse para hablar loc verb |
| | | hacer un corrillo para hablar loc verb |
| go into a sulk v expr | informal (start pouting, sullen mood) | poner mala cara loc verb |
| | | ponerse de mal humor loc verb |
| go into detail v expr | (elaborate, recount more fully) | entrar en detalles loc verb |
| | | especificar⇒ vtr |
| | Without going into detail, tell me why the cookie jar is empty. I don't understand this question. Could you go into more detail? |
| | Sin entrar en detalles, dime por qué está vacío el frasco de galletas. |
| go into hiding v expr | (conceal oneself, be reclusive) | esconderse⇒ v prnl |
| | | recluirse⇒ v prnl |
| | The gang members are believed to have gone into hiding. |
| | Se cree que los miembros de la pandilla se escondieron. |
go into labor (US),
go into labour (UK) v expr | (start giving birth) (ES) | ponerse de parto loc verb |
| | (AR) | entrar en trabajo de parto loc verb |
| go into meltdown v expr | (nuclear reactor: malfunction) | fundirse el núcleo loc verb |
| go into meltdown v expr | figurative (machine: break down) (figurado) | estropearse⇒ v prnl |
| | | escacharrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | fundirse⇒ v prnl |
| go into raptures v expr | (be ecstatic) | entusiasmarse⇒, deleitarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (informal) | volverse loco loc verb |
| | The crowd went into raptures when the new car was unveiled. |
| | La multitud se entusiasmó cuando se presentó el nuevo coche. |
go into raptures about [sth],
go into raptures over [sth] v expr | (be ecstatic) | volverse loco por loc verb |
| | | entusiasmarse por, extasiarse por v prnl + prep |
| go into spasm v expr | (convulse) | tener convulsiones loc verb |
| | | contraerse con un espasmo loc verb |
| go it alone expr | (do [sth] by yourself) | hacerlo solo, hacerlo sola expr |
go Ivy League,
go Ivy v expr | US, informal (choose one of the top US universities) | ir a una universidad prestigiosa loc verb |
go jump in the lake (US),
go and jump in the lake,
go and jump in a lake (UK) v expr | informal (expressing annoyance, impatience) (informal) | mandar a hacer puñetas loc verb |
| | (informal) | mandar a tomar viento loc verb |
Go Kart,
go kart,
Go-Kart,
go-kart,
go-cart n | ® (small racing vehicle) (voz inglesa) | kart, go-kart nm |
| Note: As a registered trademark, “Go Kart” should be capitalized, but it is often not capitalized in informal communication. |
| Note: Pequeño vehículo motorizado monoplaza. |
| | The kids were whizzing around the track in the go karts. |
| | Los niños daban vueltas por la pista en los karts. |
| go kayaking v expr | (go canoeing) | hacer piragüismo loc verb |
| go live vi | (be broadcast directly, go on air) | lanzarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | publicarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The new website went live last week. |
| | El sitio web nuevo se lanzó la semana pasada. |
| go mad vi + adj | informal (lose one's sanity) | volverse loco loc verb |
| | Sometimes he felt just as if he was going mad. |
| | A veces sentía que se estaba volviendo loco. |
| go mad vi + adj | slang (be enthusiastic) | ponerse como loco loc verb |
| | | volverse loco loc verb |
| | Fido always goes mad when I open a tin of dogfood. |
| | Fido siempre se pone como loco cuando abro una lata de comida para perros. |
| go mad vi + adj | slang (do [sth] extravagant) | hacer una locura loc verb |
| | I decided to go mad and buy a brand new car. |
| | Decidí hacer una locura y comprarme un auto nuevo. |
| go mainstream vi + adv | (become the norm, conventional) | popularizarse⇒ v prnl |
| go missing v expr | (disappear) | desaparecer⇒ vi |
| | Our cat went missing for three days, but was found unharmed in a neighbour's shed. |
| go native expr | (act like local person) | hacerse pasar por nativo loc verb |
| go near [sth/sb] vi + prep | (approach, get close to) | acercarse a v prnl + prep |
| | The noise from the crowd increased every time the ball went near the penalty box. |
| | El sonido se la multitud se acrecentaba cada vez que la pelota se acercaba al arco. |
| go night-night v expr | infantile (go to bed) (infantil) | irse a mimir loc verb |
| | (infantil) | irse a la camita loc verb |
| go nightclubbing v expr | (go to nightclubs) | ir a la discoteca loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | irse de juerga loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | irse de parranda loc verb |
| | My girlfriends and I go nightclubbing every weekend. |
| | Mis amigas y yo vamos a las discotecas todos los fines de semana. |
| go nuts v expr | informal (become insane) | volverse loco loc verb |
| | What on earth is Ken doing? Has he gone nuts? |
| | | enloquecer⇒ vi |
| | (coloquial) | perder la chaveta expr |
| | (ES, coloquial) | írsele la olla, írsele la pinza expr |
| | (AR, coloquial) | pirar⇒ vi |
| go nuts v expr | figurative, informal (become very angry) (ira) | ponerse como loco, volverse loco loc verb |
| | | ponerse furioso loc verb |
| | When my dad found out I'd been out all night, he went completely nuts. |
| | Cuando mi padre se enteró de que había estado fuera toda la noche, se puso como loco. |
go nuts for [sth],
go nuts over [sth] v expr | informal (become enthusiastic about) | volverse loco por algo loc verb |
| | My 6-year-old daughter has suddenly gone nuts for football. |
| | Mi hija de seis años se ha vuelto loco por el fútbol de repente. |
| go off course v expr | (stray from intended direction) | desviarse⇒ v prnl |
| go off course v expr | figurative (go awry, not progress correctly) (figurado) | ir por mal camino loc verb |
| go off half-cocked v expr | (act prematurely) | actuar precipitadamente vi + adv |
go off on a tangent,
also UK: go off at a tangent v expr | figurative (digress, change subject) | irse por las ramas loc verb |
| go off on one v expr | UK, slang (rant) | despotricar⇒ vtr |
| | | echar la charla loc verb |
| | Brett went off on one about the amount of money it had cost to get the car repaired. |
| go off the deep end v expr | figurative, informal (do [sth] extreme) | hacer locuras loc verb |
| | As a teen, Beth went off the deep end, drinking too much and staying out late every night. |
| go off the rails v expr | (in socially unacceptable way) (figurado) | descarrilar⇒ vtr |
| | Bill went off the rails when he started drinking too much alcohol. |
| | Bill descarriló cuando empezó a tomar mucho alcohol. |
| go off the rails v expr | (not according to plan) (figurado) | descarrilar⇒ vtr |
| | | fracasar⇒ vtr |
| | The project went off the rails because of financial problems. |
| | El proyecto descarriló por un problema financiero. |
| go on doing [sth] v expr | (continue doing [sth]) | seguir⇒ vtr |
| | Few professional footballers go on playing into their forties. |
| | Pocos futbolistas profesionales siguen jugando a los cuarenta. |
| go on to do [sth] v expr | (do subsequently) | pasar a vi + prep |
| | Having acted in movies for thirty years, he went on to direct them. |
| | Después de actuar en películas por treinta años, pasó a dirigirlas. |
| go on a bender v expr | slang (go on a drinking binge) | irse de borrachera loc verb |
| | (MX) | agarrar una borrachera loc verb |
| go on a binge v expr | (indulge in [sth] excessively) | irse de juerga loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | irse de joda loc verb |
go on a date,
go out on a date v expr | (go out with [sb] romantically) | salir⇒ vi |
| | | tener una cita loc verb |
| | Want to go on a date this Friday night? I'll pick you up at eight. |
| | ¿Quieres salir este viernes a la noche? Te paso a buscar a las ocho. |
| go on a diet v expr | (eat less to lose weight) | ponerse a dieta loc verb |
| | January is the most popular month to go on a diet. |
| go on a fishing expedition v expr | figurative (hunt for unspecified evidence) | hacer una búsqueda aleatoria de pruebas loc verb |
| | In the US, police are not allowed to go on a fishing expedition in your house without a search warrant. |
| | En Estados Unidos la policía no puede hacer una búsqueda aleatoria de pruebas en la casa de uno si no cuenta con una orden de allanamiento. |
| go on a journey v expr | (travel somewhere) | ir de viaje loc verb |
| | The fortune teller told me I'd soon be going on a journey. |
| | La vidente me dijo que pronto me iría de viaje. |
| go on a tear v expr | US, slang (go on a spree) | estar en racha loc verb |
| | The home team went on a tear and won seven points in a row. |
| | El equipo local estaba en racha y ganó siete puntos seguidos. |
| go on a trip v expr | UK (take a short journey) | hacerse una escapada loc verb |
| | This weekend we're going on a trip to the seaside. |
| | El fin de semana vamos a hacernos una escapada a la playa. |
| | | hacer un viajecito loc verb |
| | El fin de semana vamos a hacer un viajecito a la playa. |
| go on a trip v expr | US (travel) | ir de viaje loc verb |
| | Last summer I went on a trip to Rome to see the Coliseum. |
| | El verano pasado fui de viaje a Roma para ver el Coliseo. |
go on a wild goose chase,
go on a wild-goose chase v expr | figurative, informal (search in vain for [sth]) | buscar una aguja en un pajar expr |
| go on and on v expr | (continue for a long time) (informal) | ir para largo expr |
| | This song goes on and on. Can we listen to something else? |
| go on and on v expr | pejorative, informal (talk for a long time) | no parar de hablar loc verb |
| | (informal) | enrollarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The lecturer went on and on for what seemed like hours. |
| go on and on about [sth/sb] vtr | pejorative, informal (talk incessantly about) | hablar sin parar sobre algo, no parar de hablar sobre algo loc verb + prep |
| | (coloquial) | hablar y hablar de algo loc verb + prep |
| | She went on and on about the various celebrities she'd met. |
| | Habló sin parar sobre todas las celebridades que había conocido. |
| go on and on about [sth/sb] v expr | informal (talk endlessly about) | hablar sin parar loc verb |
| | I get bored when Mark goes on and on about his car. |
| go on forever v expr | (never end) (literal) | no terminar nunca loc verb |
| | | parecer no terminar nunca loc verb |
| | Everyone thought the couple's relationship would go on forever. |
| | Todos creían que la relación de la pareja no terminaría nunca. |
| go on leave v expr | (be absent from job) (AR) | tomarse licencia loc verb |
| | The soldier will go on leave next week to visit his family. |
| | El soldado se tomará licencia la semana próxima para visitar a su familia. |
| go on safari v expr | (take wildlife trip in Africa) | ir de safari loc verb |
| | | ir a un safari loc verb |
| go on stage v expr | (perform, act publicly) | salir a escena loc verb |
| | You're such a funny guy: you should go on stage. |
| | Eres tan gracioso; deberías salir a escena. |
| | | ser actor loc verb |
| | Eres tan gracioso; deberías ser actor. |
| go on stage v expr | (become performer) | debutar⇒ vi |
| | John went on stage when he was barely 12 years old. |
| | Juan debutó cuando tenía apenas 12 años. |
| | | salir a escena por primera vez loc verb |
| | Juan salió a escena por primera vez cuando tenía 12 años. |
| go on strike v expr | (stop work) | ponerse en huelga, hacer huelga loc verb |
| | The workers went on strike to protest against a decrease in their wages. |
| | Los trabajadores se pusieron en huelga para protestar contra una reducción de sus salarios. |
| go on the block v expr | (be offered for sale at auction) | ir a subasta loc verb |
| | The painting will be put on the block next Tuesday. |
| go on the fritz v expr | informal (break, malfunction) | romperse⇒ v prnl |
| | | estropearse⇒ v prnl |
| go on the march v expr | (walk in protest) | ir a una manifestación loc verb |
| go on the piss v expr | vulgar, offensive, informal, UK (visit pubs or bars to get drunk) | ir de copas loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | salir a ponerse en pedo expr |
| | (ES, coloquial) | ir de pedo expr |
go on the rampage,
go on a rampage v expr | (behave destructively) | comportarse de manera destructiva loc verb |
go on the razz,
go out on the razz v expr | UK, slang (party, go out drinking) | irse de juerga loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | irse de joda loc verb |
| | My mates have all gone on the razz tonight, but I wasn't feeling up to it. |
| go on to do [sth] v expr | (do [sth] next) | pasar a vi + prep |
| | | seguir con vi + prep |
go on vacation (US),
go on holiday (UK) v expr | (take a break away from home) | irse de vacaciones, ir de vacaciones loc verb |
| | | salir de vacaciones loc verb |