| Additional Translations |
| go adj | informal (ready) | listo/a adj |
| | | a punto loc adv |
| | All systems are go. |
| | Todos los sistemas están listos. |
| | Todos los sistemas están a punto. |
| go interj | (cheering on a team, participant) | vamos interj |
| | | ánimo interj |
| | The fans were shouting "Go Steelers!" |
| | Los fans gritaban "¡Vamos, Steelers!". |
| go n | colloquial (energy) | brío nm |
| | (ES) | nervio nm |
| | | impulso nm |
| | She's sure got a lot of go. |
| | Ella tiene mucho brío. |
| | Ella tiene mucho nervio. |
| go n | informal (try) | intento nm |
| | | intentar⇒, probar⇒ vtr |
| | Can I have a go? |
| | ¿Puedo hacer un intento? |
| go n | informal (turn) | turno nm |
| | (ES) | vez nf |
| | It's your go. Here are the dice. |
| | Es tu turno. Toma los dados. |
go,
Go n | often capitalized (board game) | go nm |
| | Go is played with black and white counters on a wooden board. |
| | El go se juega con fichas blancas y negras sobre un tablero de madera. |
| go to do [sth] v expr | (make a move to do) | ir a hacer algo loc verb |
| | Jake went to brush a stray hair from Leah's cheek, but at that moment she turned away. |
| | Jake fue a sacar un pelo de la mejilla de Leah, pero ella justo se dio vuelta. |
| go⇒ vi | (function, perform) | funcionar⇒ vi |
| | | andar⇒ vi |
| | This fan won't go. |
| | El ventilador no funciona. |
| go vi | (time: pass) | pasar⇒ vi |
| | | irse vi |
| | Weekends go really fast. |
| | Los fines de semana pasan muy rápido. |
| go vi | (tend to be) | atañer⇒ vi |
| | | concernir⇒ vi |
| | As exams go, that wasn't too bad. |
| | En lo que a exámenes atañe, ese no estuvo tan mal. |
| go vi | (be sold) | vender⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | irse v prnl |
| | The rare book will go quickly at auction. |
| | El libro raro se venderá rápidamente en la subasta. |
| go vi | (pass, fit, enter) | pasar⇒ vi |
| | | entrar⇒ vi |
| | | caber⇒ vi |
| | The couch just won't go through the door. |
| | El sofá sencillamente no pasa por la puerta. |
| go vi | informal, euphemism (relieve yourself) | ir al baño vi + loc adv |
| | | usar el baño loc verb |
| | Excuse me. I've got to go. Is there a bathroom near here? |
| | Discúlpeme. Tengo que ir al baño. ¿Hay un baño por aquí cerca? |
| go vi | (perform an action) | hacer⇒ vi |
| | Go like this with your hands. |
| | Haz así con tus manos. |
| go vi | (be valid) | hacerse⇒ v prnl |
| | Whatever Mike says, goes. |
| | Lo que diga Mike se hace. |
| go vi | informal (say) | decir⇒ vi |
| | (texto, refrán) | rezar⇒ vi |
| | Boys will be boys, as the saying goes. |
| | Los muchachos siempre serán muchachos, como dice el refrán. |
| go vi | euphemism (die) | morir⇒ vi |
| | (figurado) | irse v prnl |
| | He went just after midnight, with his wife at his side. |
| | Murió justo después de media noche, con su esposa a su lado. |
| go vi | informal (give way, collapse) | ceder⇒ vi |
| | There was so much snow the roof went. |
| | Había tanta nieve que el techo cedió. |
| go vi | informal (stop working) (figurado) | morir⇒ vi |
| | The car engine went, so we had to walk home. |
| | El motor del auto murió así que tuvimos que caminar a casa. |
| go vi | (bell: ring) | sonar⇒ vi |
| | Matt got a detention for getting to class after the bell had gone. |
| | Matt recibió un castigo por llegar a clase después de que sonara la campana. |
| go vi | (move, develop) | ir vi |
| | | dirigirse⇒ v prnl |
| | The country is going towards a service-based economy. |
go to [sth],
go on [sth] vi + prep | (be allotted) | destinarse a v prnl + prep |
| | (informal) | irse en v prnl + prep |
| | A quarter of their income goes to food. |
| | Una cuarta parte de sus ingresos se destina a comida. |
| | Una cuarta parte de sus ingresos se va en comida. |
| go to [sb] vi + prep | (pass to [sb] in a will) | pasar a vi + prep |
| | His house went to the elder son, its contents to the younger. |
| | Su casa pasó a su hijo mayor y el contenido, al menor. |
| go into [sth] vi + prep | (number: be divisor of) (coloquial) | caber en vi + prep |
| | | ser divisible entre, ser divisible por v cop + loc adj |
| | | ser múltiplo de v cop + loc adj |
| | | dividir a vtr + prep |
| | How many times does six go into eighty-four? |
| | ¿Ochenta y cuatro cabe en seis? |
| | ¿Ochenta y cuatro es divisible entre (or: es divisible por) seis? |
| | ¿Ochenta y cuatro es múltiplo de seis? |
| | ¿Seis divide a ochenta y cuatro? |
| go to [sb/sth] vi + prep | (be awarded to) | ir para vi + prep |
| | | ser para, ser de v cop + prep |
| | And the Oscar goes to Steve McQueen! |
| | ¡Y el Óscar va para Steve McQueen! |
| go to [sth] vi phrasal | (resort: to [sth]) | hacer⇒ vtr |
| | They went to great effort to get here on time. |
| | Hicieron un gran esfuerzo para llegar aquí a tiempo. |
| go to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (consult, ask a favor of) | recurrir a vi + prep |
| | | ir con vi + prep |
| | When I need advice, I go to my rabbi. |
| | Cuando necesito consejo, recurro a mi rabino. |
Locuciones verbales
go | Goes |
| go about vi phrasal | (move from place to place) | ir de un lugar a otro loc verb |
| | He goes about from place to place, taking casual jobs wherever he can get them. |
| | Va de un lugar a otro consiguiendo trabajos eventuales donde puede. |
| go about [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (approach, tackle: a task) | ponerse a loc verb |
| | | empezar a vi + prep |
| | | dedicarse a v prnl + prep |
| | Isn't it time you went about fixing the broken table? |
| | How am I to go about painting the ceiling when I have no ladder? |
| | ¿No es hora de que te pongas a arreglar la mesa rota? |
| go about vi phrasal | (sailing: change tack) | virar⇒ vi |
| | The skipper gave the command to go about. |
| | El capitán dio la orden de virar. |
| go across [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (cross, traverse) | cruzar⇒ vtr |
| | | ir en frente loc verb |
| | We sometimes go across the road for a drink at the pub. |
| | A veces cruzamos al bar de enfrente a tomar un trago. |
| go after [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (pursue) (AmL) | ir por vi + prep |
| | (ES) | ir a por loc verb |
| | | perseguir⇒, buscar⇒ vtr |
| | Mark is now going after a Master's degree in science. |
| | Mark ahora va por un máster en ciencias. |
| go after [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (attack verbally) (figurado) | caerle a vi + pron |
| | | irse encima de loc verb |
| | He really decided to go after him when he saw him flirting with his wife. |
| | Decidió caerle al tipo cuando lo vio coqueteando con su esposa. |
| go after [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (be next, follow) | seguir a vi + prep |
| | | ir después de, venir después de loc verb |
| | In the alphabet, the letter B goes after the letter A. |
| | En el alfabeto, la b sigue a la a. |
| go against [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (not comply with) | ir en contra de loc verb |
| | | oponerse a v prnl |
| | If you go against his wishes, he will make things difficult for you. |
| | Si vas en contra de sus deseos te va a hacer las cosas difíciles. |
| go against [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (be in opposition to) | oponerse a v prnl |
| | | ponerse en contra a loc verb |
| | To go against the mob takes courage. |
| | Hay que tener coraje para oponerse a la mafia. |
| go ahead vi phrasal | (do [sth] as planned) | ir vi |
| | | avanzar⇒ vi |
| | I can't come with you this weekend after all, but don't let that stop you; you go ahead. |
| | No puedo ir contigo el fin de semana, pero no dejes que eso te detenga, ve tú. |
| go ahead vi phrasal | (take place as scheduled) | llevar a cabo loc verb |
| | The meeting will go ahead. |
| | La reunión se llevará a cabo. |
| go ahead of [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (lead, overtake) | estar delante de, ir delante de, ir por delante de loc verb |
| | (en tiendas) | estar antes que loc verb |
| | The guide went ahead of the group and demonstrated how to maneuver through the cave. |
| go along vi phrasal | (move, advance) (coloquial) | ir vi |
| | Until yesterday, things had been going along quite nicely. |
| | We were going along at about 30 mph. |
| | Hasta ayer, las cosas iban bastante bien. |
| go along vi phrasal | informal, figurative (consent, comply) (coloquial) | seguirle la corriente a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | | aceptar⇒ vtr |
| | Jeff wanted Rita to help him prank Martin, but she refused to go along. |
| | Jeff quería que Rita lo ayudara a hacerle una broma a Martin, pero ella se negó a seguirle la corriente. |
| go along with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (permit, consent to) | aceptar⇒ vtr |
| | I usually just go along with what she says to avoid any arguments. |
| | Generalmente acepto lo que dice para evitar una discusión. |
| go along with [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (support, agree with) | aceptar⇒ vtr |
| | | estar de acuerdo con loc verb + prep |
| | Rachel is happy to go along with Harry's suggestion. |
| | Rachel está contenta de aceptar la sugerencia de Harry. |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | (rotate, revolve) | girar⇒ vi |
| | | dar vueltas loc verb |
| | | rotar⇒ vi |
| | The baby watched the top go round and laughed. |
| | Each of the beautifully painted horses became visible as the carousel went around. |
| | El bebé miró el trompo girar y se rio. // Cada uno de los hermosos caballos pintados apareció al girar el carrusel. |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | (be shared by all) | para todos loc adv |
| | (cambio de sujeto) | alcanzar⇒ vi |
| | Do you think there'll be enough loaves and fishes to go around? |
| | ¿Crees que hay suficientes panes y pescados para todos? |
| | ¿Crees que estos panes y pescados alcanzarán? |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (illness: be transmitted) (coloquial) | dar vueltas loc verb |
| | | circular⇒ vi |
| | There's a nasty strain of flu going around. |
| | Hay un terrible virus de la gripe dando vueltas. |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (be in a state habitually) | ir por ahí loc verb |
| | | andar⇒ vi |
| | He goes around looking filthy. |
| | She goes about as if she owns the place. |
| | Él va por ahí con ese aspecto tan desagradable. |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | figurative, informal (circulate, spread) | correr⇒ vi |
| | | circular⇒ vi |
| | There's a rumour going round that you're cheating on Tim. |
| | Corre el rumor de que estás engañando a Tim. |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | informal (pay a visit to [sb]) (informal) | darse una vuelta por loc verb |
| | (informal) | pasarse por v prnl + prep |
| | I'll go round to your place when I'm done. |
| | Me daré una vuelta por tu casa cuando termine. |
| | Me pasaré por tu casa cuando termine. |
| go at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (do energetically) (comida) | devorar⇒ vtr |
| | | acometer⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | ir con todo, hacer con todo expr |
| | Chris was hungrily going at his food. |
| | Chris devoraba su comida con apetito. |
| go at [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (attack: [sb]) (informal) | venírsele encima a loc verb |
| | | irsele encima a loc verb |
| | | atacar a vtr + prep |
| | One of the men went at Ed with a knife. |
| | Uno de los hombres se le vino encima a Ed con un cuchillo. |
Compound Forms:
go | Goes |
| a long way to go expr | (much effort still needed) | faltar mucho expr |
| | Brad did well on the quiz, but he has a long way to go before he passes the class. |
| | A Brad le fue bien en el examen, pero le faltaba mucho para aprobar el curso. |
| a ways to go expr | US, informal (some distance to go) | un largo trecho loc nom m |
| | | un largo camino por recorrer loc nom m |
| | | mucho camino por recorrer loc nom m |
| go aboard [sth] vi + prep | (enter: a ship, vehicle) | embarcar en vi + prep |
| | The passengers were waiting to go aboard the ship. |
| go aboard vi + adv | (enter a ship or vehicle) | subir a bordo loc verb |
| | The last few passengers went aboard and the bus departed. |
| all systems go expr | figurative, informal (ready for action) | todo listo interj |
| | Todo listo, podemos proceder. |
| another go n | informal (further attempt) | otro intento adj + nm |
| | I'll have another go at winning the lottery. |
| another go n | informal (further turn) | otro turno adj + nm |
| | | otro viaje adj + nm |
| | I think I'll have another go on the roller coaster. |
| | Creo que voy a tomarme otro turno en la montaña rusa. |
| go berserk v expr | (act in a deranged way) | volverse loco expr |
| | (coloquial) | perder los estribos expr |
| | (AR, coloquial) | salirse la cadena expr |
| | My mother went berserk when she found out about my bad grades. |
bike,
go biking vi | informal (ride a bicycle) (coloquial) | ir en bici vi + loc adv |
| | (MX: coloquial) | ir en bicla vi + loc adv |
| | (CO, VE: coloquial) | ir en cicla vi + loc adv |
| | | ir en bicicleta vi + loc adv |
| | We are going to bike to the store. |
| | Vamos a ir en bici a la tienda. |
bike,
go biking vi | informal (ride a motorcycle) (una moto) | conducir⇒ vtr |
| | (una moto; AmL) | manejar⇒ vtr |
| | Last weekend I went biking on my brother's 500cc motorcycle. |
| | El fin de semana pasado conduje la moto de 500 cc de mi hermano. |
bird,
go birding vi | (watch birds) (ornitología) | observar y estudiar los pájaros loc verb |
| | Every summer, Allison goes birding in Canada. |
| | Todos los años, Allison va a Canadá a observar y estudiar los pájaros. |
boat,
go boating vi | (travel by boat) | viajar en bote vi + loc adv |
| | Sam likes to boat off the cape during his summer vacations. |
| | A Sam le gusta viajar en bote desde cabo en las vacaciones de verano. |
bowl,
go bowling vi | (play tenpins, skittles) | jugar a los bolos loc verb |
| | | jugar boliche loc verb |
| | We like to bowl on Wednesday nights. |
| | Nos gusta jugar a los bolos los miércoles por la noche. |
| | Nos gusta jugar boliches los miércoles por la noche. |
cave,
go caving vi | (explore caves) | explorar cuevas loc verb |
| | (ciencia) | hacer espeleología loc verb |
| | You need to be fit and healthy to cave, as it can be a strenuous activity. |
| | Debes estar en forma y ser saludable para explorar cuevas ya que puede ser una actividad muy extenuante. |
| come and go v expr | (walk to and fro) | moverse a sus anchas loc verb |
| | During recess the students are allowed to come and go as they please. |
| | Durante el recreo los estudiantes pueden moverse a sus anchas. |
| come and go v expr | (be intermittent) | venir de a ratos loc verb |
| | The wireless reception is unreliable here, my connection keeps coming and going. |
| | La recepción inalámbrica es bastante inestable aquí, mi conexión viene de a ratos. |
| come and go v expr | (be fleeting) | ser inestable loc verb |
| | As the Great Depression taught us, financial security can come and go. |
| | Como aprendimos con la Gran Depresión, la seguridad financiera es inestable. |
crab,
go crabbing vi | (catch crabs) | pescar cangrejos loc verb |
| | We went crabbing and caught two small crabs. |
| | Fuimos a pescar cangrejos y pescamos dos pequeños. |
do number one,
do a number one,
do number ones,
go number one,
go number ones v expr | infantile (urinate) (infantil) | hacer el número uno loc verb |
| | | hacer pis loc verb |
| | | hacer pipí loc verb |
do number two,
do a number two,
do number twos,
go number two,
go number twos v expr | infantile (defecate) (infantil) | hacer el número dos loc verb |
| | | hacer popó loc verb |
easy come,
easy go expr | informal (relaxed attitude) | lo que viene fácil, fácil se va expr |
| | | lo que llega fácil, fácil se va expr |
| | | lo que por agua viene por agua se va expr |
| | | El dinero del sacristán cantando se viene, cantando se va. expr |
| | Henry never gets stressed about life; it's easy come, easy go with him. |
| | Henry nunca se estresa con la vida, para él es "lo que viene fácil, fácil se va". |
easy come,
easy go expr | informal ([sth] is gained and lost quickly) | lo que sin esfuerzo se gana, nada se vuelve expr |
| | | lo que sin esfuerzo se gana, nada vale expr |
| fish⇒ vi | (go angling) | pescar⇒ vtr |
| | On Sundays I go down to the river and fish. |
| | Voy a pescar al río todos los domingos. |
| food to go n | US (take-away food) | comida para llevar loc nom f |
frog,
go frogging vi | (hunt frogs) | cazar ranas loc verb |
| | The little boys loved to go frogging down by the creek. |
| | A los niñitos les gustaba cazar ranas en el estanque. |
from the word 'go',
from the word go expr | figurative, informal (from the very first moment) | desde el primer momento loc adv |
| | His company was doomed from the word 'go'. |
| | Su compañía estuvo condenada desde el primer momento. |
get anywhere,
go anywhere v expr | (achieve success) | tener éxito loc verb |
| | If you want to get anywhere in this industry, you need contacts. |
get nowhere,
go nowhere v expr | figurative, informal (make no progress) | no llegar a ninguna parte loc verb |
| Note: Usually used in continuous tenses. |
| | We've been working on this for hours but we're getting nowhere. |
| | Hemos estado trabajando todo el día pero, aun así, no llegamos a ninguna parte. |
get nowhere fast,
go nowhere fast v expr | figurative, informal (make little progress) | no llegar a ninguna parte loc verb |
| | | estar estancado loc verb |
| Note: Usually used in continuous tenses. |
get stale,
go stale vi + adj | (food: lose freshness) (pan) | ponerse duro v prnl + adj |
| | (alimento) | ponerse rancio v prnl + adj |
| | This bread is as hard as a brick - it's got stale! If you leave the wrapper open, the cake will go stale very quickly. |
| | Este pan está más duro que un ladrillo, ¡se puso duro! |
get up and go,
get-up-and-go n | slang (energy, motivation) | ganas nfpl |
| | | voluntad nf |
| | | motivación nf |
| | Alan has plenty of get up and go, and is always busy with some new project. |
| | Alan tiene muchísimas ganas y siempre está ocupado con algún proyecto nuevo. |
| give it a go expr | (try) | probar⇒ vtr |
| | | dar una oportunidad loc verb |
| | | intentar⇒ vtr |
| | Although Brian had never gone kayaking before, he suddenly decided to give it a go. |
| | Aunque Brian nunca había hecho kayak antes, un día le dio por probarlo. |
give [sb] the go-ahead,
give the go-ahead to [sb] v expr | informal (authorize [sb] to do [sth]) | dar el visto bueno a loc verb |
| | | autorizar a vtr + prep |
| give the go-ahead for [sth] v expr | informal (authorize [sth]) | dar el visto bueno a loc verb |
| | | autorizar⇒ vtr |
| give [sb] the go-by v expr | informal (snub deliberately) (figurado) | dar la espalda a loc verb |
| | | voltear la cara a loc verb |
| go a long way expr | (be successful) | tener éxito loc verb |
| | | llegar lejos loc veb |
| | With Tom's intelligence and ambition, he'll go a long way. |
go a long way,
go a long way to do [sth] expr | (be helpful) | ser útil loc verb |
| | | ayudar⇒ vtr |
| | | contribuir⇒ vi |
| | The man's generous donation will go a long way to help build homes for needy families. |
| go abroad vi + adv | (travel outside country) | viajar al extranjero loc verb |
| | | ir al extranjero loc verb |
| | Stavros is planning to go abroad for the first time in his life. |
| | Stavros está planeando viajar al extranjero por primera vez en su vida. |
| go afoul v expr | (not go as planned) (figurado) | echarse a perder loc verb |
| | | quedar arruinado vi + adj |
| | The couple's wedding plans went afoul when the venue cancelled on them. |
| | Los planes de boda de la pareja se echaron a perder cuando la locación les canceló. |
| go against the grain v expr | figurative (be unconventional) | ir contra la corriente expr |
| | | ir a contrapelo expr |
| | | ir a contracorriente exor |
| go against the grain v expr | figurative (be uncharacteristic) | ir contra la tendencia natural loc verb |
| | | ir contra la naturaleza loc verb |
| | Your acting dishonestly certainly goes against the grain. |
| | Tu comportamiento deshonesto va contra tu tendencia natural. |
| go ahead and do [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] with permission) (coloquial) | ir y vi + conj |
| | (sin preguntar) | hacer⇒ vi |
| | Yes, of course you can have a snack; go ahead and help yourself to whatever you want. |
| | Por supuesto que puedes comer algo, ve y agarra lo que quieras. |
| go ahead and do [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] without permission) (coloquial) | ir y vi + conj |
| | (sin permiso) | hacer⇒ vi |
| | Sarah's parents said she couldn't go to the party, but she went ahead and did it anyway. |
| | I didn't have time to ask my boss if she wanted me to deal with the problem; I just went ahead and did it. |
| | Los padres de Sara no la dejaban ir a la fiesta, pero ella fue y lo hizo de todas maneras. |
| | No tuve tiempo de preguntarle a mi jefa si quería que me ocupara del problema, así que lo hice. |
| go all in v expr | figurative, informal (take a big risk) | apostarlo todo loc verb |
| | | jugárselo todo loc verb |
| go all out v expr | informal (make a full effort) | darlo todo loc verb |
| | | dejarse la piel loc verb |
| | | ir a muerte vi + loc adv |
| | (AR) | dejar la camiseta loc verb |
| | If you want to win the contest, you'll have to go all out. |
| | Si quieres ganar el concurso, tendrás que darlo todo. |
| go all out to do [sth] v expr | informal (make a full effort) | darlo todo por loc verb + prep |
| | | hacer hasta lo imposible por loc verb + prep |
| | George went all out to impress his girlfriend. |
| | George lo dio todo por impresionar a su novia. |
| go all the way v expr | figurative, slang (have sex) (coloquial) | hacerlo v prnl |
| | (coloquial, eufemismo) | ir hasta el final loc verb |
| | He wanted to go all the way but she said no. |
| | Él quería hacerlo pero ella le dijo que no. |
| go all the way v expr | figurative, informal (completely fulfil expectations) | colmar las expectativas loc verb |
| | When I began searching for a new house, I didn't expect to find one that went all the way so quickly. |
| | Cuando empecé a buscar una casa nueva, no esperaba encontrar una que colmara mis expectativas tan rápidamente. |
| go amiss vi + adv | (go wrong) | mal adv |
| | | de forma errónea loc adv |
| | | de forma equivocada loc adv |
| | Something's gone amiss with my university application. |
| not go amiss v expr | UK, informal (be welcome) (aceptar positivamente) | ser bienvenido loc verb |
| Note: Usually preceded by "would" |
| | A cup of tea wouldn't go amiss. |
| | A bit of tact wouldn't go amiss if you don't want to cause offence. |
| | Una taza de té sería bienvenida. |
| go and do [sth] v expr | colloquial (proceed to do) | ir y expr |
| | Could you go and get some bread from the shop, please? If you see a crime being committed, you should go and tell a police officer. |
| | ¿Podrías ir y comprar algo de pan en la tienda, por favor? |
| go and do [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] foolish) | ir y expr |
| | My stupid brother went and broke his leg the day before the race! |
| | ¡Mi estúpido hermano fue y se rompió la pierna un día antes de la carrera! |
| go and get [sth/sb] v expr | informal (fetch) | ir por vi + prep |
| | | ir a buscar loc verb |
| | Dan asked his son to go and get some milk from the local supermarket. |
| | Dan le pidió a su hijo que fuera por algo de leche al supermercado loca. |
| go ape v expr | informal, abbreviation, US (get very angry) | ponerse como loco loc verb |
| | (AR, figurado) | saltarle a uno la térmica loc verb |
| go apes*** v expr | vulgar, offensive, informal, US (get very angry) (coloquial) | ponerse como loco loc verb |
| | | enfurecerse⇒, enojarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (ES: coloquial) | cabrearse⇒ v prnl |
| | (AmL: vulgar) | emputarse⇒ v prnl |
go around [sth],
also UK: go round [sth] vi + prep | (encircle, surround) | rodear⇒ vtr |
| | I had grown so fat that none of my belts would go around my waist. |
| | Había engordado tanto que ninguno de mis cinturones podía rodear mi cintura. |
go around [sth],
also UK: go round [sth] vi + prep | (change path to avoid hitting [sth]) | darle la vuelta a loc verb |
| | | rodear⇒ vtr |
| | The radio advised of heavy traffic downtown, so we went around the city instead. |
| | La radio anunció que había mucho tráfico en el centro, así que mejor le dimos la vuelta a la ciudad. |
| go astray vi + adj | (deviate from correct path) | desviarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The hikers who went astray in the forest were found several hours later by a search party. |
| go astray vi + adj | figurative (person: deviate from what is right) | ir por mal camino vi + loc adv |
| | (informal) | perderse⇒ v prnl |
| | Marcia became a counselor in order to help teenagers who go astray. |
| | Marcia se convirtió en consejera para ayudar a adolescentes que van por mal camino. |
| go astray vi + adj | figurative, informal (item: become missing) | perderse⇒ v prnl |
| | | desaparecer⇒ vi |
| | Have you seen my hat? It's gone astray again. |
| | ¿Viste mi sombrero? Se me ha vuelto a perder. |
| go at [sb] fiercely v expr | (attack) | atacar con ferocidad a loc verb |
| | | saltarle encima con ferocidad loc verb |
| | The boxers were going at each other fiercely. |
| | Los boxeadores se atacaban con ferocidad el uno al otro. |
| go at [sth] fiercely v expr | (do energetically) | ir con todo loc verb |
| | | con todo adv |
| | Veronica went at her workout fiercely. |
| | Verónica fue con todo a su entrenamiento. |
| | Verónica entrenó con todo. |
| go at it v expr | informal (do [sth] intensely) | entregarse⇒ v prnl |
| | With just minutes of the final left to play, both teams were going at it. |
| | A solo minutos de terminar el partido, los dos equipos se entregaban. |
| go at it v expr | informal (argue) | pelear⇒ vi |
| | | discutir⇒ vi |
| go at it v expr | slang (have sex) (sexo, coloquial) | darle v prnl |