carry on in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.carry on VB [Am ˈkɛri -, Brit ˈkari -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (continue, maintain)

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II.carry on VB [Am ˈkɛri -, Brit ˈkari -] (v + adv + o) (conduct, pursue)

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III.carry on VB [Am ˈkɛri -, Brit ˈkari -] (v + adv)

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I.carry-on [Am ˈkɛriˌɑn, Brit ˈkarɪɒn] N U Brit inf

II.carry-on [Am ˈkɛriˌɑn, Brit ˈkarɪɒn] ADJ Am attr

Translations for carry on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.carry <carries carrying carried> [Am ˈkɛri, Brit ˈkari] VB trans

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II.carry <carries carrying carried> [Am ˈkɛri, Brit ˈkari] VB refl to carry oneself

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III.carry <carries carrying carried> [Am ˈkɛri, Brit ˈkari] VB intr

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I.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] PREP on often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (count on, lay on, sign on, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (count, lay, sign, etc).

II.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADV

III.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADJ

See also put on, have on, go on, come on, bring on

I.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv)

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I.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + o + prep + o) (put on)

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II.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (be wearing)

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III.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv) Brit

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IV.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv)

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I.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

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3. go on (last, continue):

the discussion went on for hours
la discusión duró horas
the festival goes on until August 21st
el festival dura or continúa hasta el 21 de agosto
the fight goes on
la lucha continúa
the meeting just went on and on
la reunión se alargó interminablemente
we can't go on like this
no podemos seguir así
so it went on
y así siguió la historia inf
if you go on like this, you'll have no money left
como sigas así, te vas a quedar sin dinero
to go on -ing
seguir +  ger
I went on reading until 11 o'clock
seguí leyendo hasta las 11
I don't want to go on being exploited
no quiero que me sigan explotando
to go on to + infin he went on to become President
llegó a ser presidente
she went on to explain why …
pasó a explicar por qué …
to go on to sth he may now go on to even greater things
puede que le esperen triunfos aún mayores
let us go on to victory
sigamos hasta triunfar
I'll go on to that subject in my next lecture
pasaré a tratar ese tema en mi próxima charla
to go on with sth
seguir con algo
go on with what you were doing
sigan con lo que estaban haciendo
that's enough to be going on with Brit
eso alcanza por el momento
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡dale!
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡vamos!
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡venga! Spain
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡vamos!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡dale!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡anda!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡venga ya! Spain

II.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

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come on VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

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I.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o) (cause to befall)

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carry on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for carry on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.carry [ˈkæri, Am ˈker-] VB trans -ies, -ied

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II.carry [ˈkæri, Am ˈker-] VB intr

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I've spoken with the CXOs of several startups and of established companies that couldn't carry on their businesses without telecommuting workers.
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The offspring of these artists and a few of their contemporaries carry on the hill country blues tradition today.
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The pedlar lies and says he has the gold pieces and the pedlar and donkey carry on down the dusty road.
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But after a few pints, we'd decided to carry on and do it (the songwriting) ourselves.
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Now they need to know the impact of the margin and cost of carry on all their capital requirements.
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They steal from her, talk over her, carry on and refuse to settle down at times.
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They carry on a furtive relationship which leaves him torn between the passion, and knowing that he is doing something wrong.
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Whereas the literary character was quite verbose and could carry on long conversations with the other characters, the cinematic version's discourses are more limited, consisting mainly of threats or boasts.
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Since she can not speak, she uses a sketchbook to carry on written conversations.
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For example, marathon runners can carry on running longer if told they are near the finishing line, than far away.
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