go after in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.after [Am ˈæftər, Brit ˈɑːftə] PREP

1. after (following in time):

after
después de
I'll be at home after eight o'clock
estaré en casa después de or a partir de las ocho
after 20 years of dictatorship
después de or tras 20 años de dictadura
after a few days/months
después de or al cabo de unos días/meses
it's just after midnight
son las doce pasadas
it's a quarter after two Am
son las dos y cuarto
after work
después del trabajo
the meeting is after dinner
la reunión es después de or luego de la cena
you'll feel better after a shower
te vas a sentir mejor si te das una ducha
after college she joined the army
al terminar la universidad se alistó en el ejército
we ran out of water after only 100 miles
habíamos hecho apenas 100 millas cuando nos quedamos sin agua
they arrived after us
llegaron más tarde or después que nosotros
I bought the book after reading the reviews
me compré el libro después de haber leído las críticas
the day after her birthday/the party
al día siguiente de su cumpleaños/de la fiesta

II.after [Am ˈæftər, Brit ˈɑːftə] CONJ

III.after [Am ˈæftər, Brit ˈɑːftə] ADV

IV.after [Am ˈæftər, Brit ˈɑːftə] ADJ attr

See also inquire, heart, ask after

I.inquire, enquire Brit [Am ɪnˈkwaɪr, Brit ɪnˈkwʌɪə] VB trans

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II.inquire, enquire Brit [Am ɪnˈkwaɪr, Brit ɪnˈkwʌɪə] VB intr

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heart [Am hɑrt, Brit hɑːt] N

1.3. heart (inmost feelings):

his heart rules his head
se deja llevar por el corazón
at heart
en el fondo
to have sb's interests at heart
preocuparse por alguien
she was speaking from the heart
lo decía con el corazón (en la mano)
she was speaking from the heart
le salía del corazón
in one's heart of hearts
en lo más profundo de su (or mi etc.) corazón
in one's heart of hearts
en su (or mi etc.) fuero interno
in his heart he knew it was hopeless
en su fuero interno sabía que no había esperanza
to cry one's heart out
llorar a lágrima viva
to eat one's heart out
morirse de envidia
he's eating his heart out
se muere de envidia
he's eating his heart out
se lo come la envidia
my singing's improving all the time: Buck Stevens, eat your heart out! iron
cada vez canto mejor: ¡chúpate esa, Buck Stevens!
to open one's heart to sb
abrirle el corazón a alguien
to take sth to heart
tomarse algo a pecho
to wear one's heart on one's sleeve
demostrar sus (or mis etc.) sentimientos

2.2. heart (love, affection):

to be close or near or dear to sb's heart
significar mucho para alguien
we talked about something that's near to his heart
hablamos de algo que significa mucho para él
we talked about something that's near to his heart
hablamos de algo que le es muy caro liter
to break sb's heart it breaks my heart to see her cry
me parte el alma verla llorar
she broke the hearts of several local boys
rompió muchos corazones entre los chicos de por aquí
you're breaking my heart iron
¡cómo sufres! iron
to die of a broken heart
morirse de pena
to lose one's heart to sb
enamorarse de alguien
to lose one's heart to sb
entregarle el corazón a alguien
to take sb/sth to one's heart
tomarle cariño a alguien/algo
to win sb's heart
ganarse or conquistarse a alguien
to win the hearts and minds of the people
ganarse a la gente

2.3. heart (enthusiasm, inclination):

after sb's own heart he's a man/writer after my own heart
es un hombre/escritor con el que me identifico
heart and soul
en cuerpo y alma
she put her whole heart and soul into the task
se entregó en cuerpo y alma or de lleno a la tarea
my/her/his heart wasn't in it
lo hacía sin ganas or sin poner entusiasmo
to one's heart's content here you can eat/swim to your heart's content
aquí puedes comer/nadar todo lo que quieras
to one's heart's content here you can eat/swim to your heart's content
aquí puedes comer/nadar a discreción
to set one's heart on sth she's set her heart on being chosen for the team
su mayor ilusión es que la elijan para formar parte del equipo
he has his heart set on a new bike
lo que más quiere es una bicicleta nueva
with all one's heart , with one's whole heart
de todo corazón
with my whole heart I wish him well
le deseo de todo corazón que en todo le vaya bien

3. heart (courage, morale):

heart
ánimos mpl
with a heavy heart I retraced my steps
acongojado, volví sobre mis pasos
my heart was light as I set off on the journey
con el corazón alegre, me puse en camino
to put new or fresh heart into sb
dar nuevos ánimos a alguien
to lose heart
descorazonarse
to lose heart
desanimarse
to take heart
animarse
my heart was in my boots
tenía el ánimo por los suelos
my heart was in my mouth
tenía el corazón en un puño or en la boca
my heart was in my mouth
tenía el alma en vilo
my heart was in my mouth as I opened the letter
abrí la carta con el corazón en un puño
my/her heart sank
se me/le cayó el alma a los pies
not to have the heart to do sth, I didn't have the heart to tell him
no tuve valor para decírselo
not to have the heart to do sth, I didn't have the heart to tell him
no tuve el valor de decírselo
to be in good heart
tener la moral muy alta
to do sb's heart good
alegrarle el corazón a alguien
faint heart never won fair lady
el mundo es de los audaces

ask after VB [Am æsk -, Brit ɑːsk -] (v + prep + o)

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I.go <3rd pers sing pres goes, pt went, pp gone> [Am ɡoʊ, Brit ɡəʊ] VB intr

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1.2. go (to start moving, acting):

go when the lights turn green
avanza cuando el semáforo se ponga verde
go when the lights turn green
dale cuando el semáforo se ponga verde inf
ready, (get) set, go!
preparados or en sus marcas, listos ¡ya!
let's go!
¡vamos!
here goes!
¡allá vamos (or voy etc.)!
hold on tight and away or off we go
agárrate fuerte que allá vamos
here we go with the first question
aquí va la primera pregunta
here we go again, what's he complaining about this time? inf
otra vez con la misma historia ¿y ahora de qué se queja?
there you go inf (handing sth over)
toma or aquí tienes
there you go (sth is ready)
ya está or listo
don't go telling everybody inf
no vayas a contárselo a todo el mundo
go to or for it! inf
¡manos a la obra!

2.1. go < pp gone been> (to travel to):

go
ir
to go to France
ir a Francia
she's gone to France
se ha ido a Francia
she's been to France
ha estado en Francia
I have never been abroad
no he estado nunca en el extranjero
where are you going?
¿adónde vas?
where has she gone?
¿adónde se ha ido?
to go by car/bus/plane
ir en coche/autobús/avión
to go on foot/horseback
ir a pie/a caballo
to go for a walk/drive
ir a dar un paseo/una vuelta en coche
the phone's ringing — I'll go
está sonando el teléfono — voy yo
to go to the bank/office/dentist
ir al banco/a la oficina/al dentista
to go to + infin
ir a  +  infin
they've gone to see the exhibition
(se) han ido a ver la exposición
they've been to see the exhibition
han visitado la exposición
they've been to see the exhibition
han estado en la exposición
to go and + infin
ir a  +  infin
go and see what she wants
anda or vete a ver qué quiere
go fetch me the hammer Am
anda or vete a buscar el martillo

Phrases:

to let or inf leave go
soltar
let go! you're hurting me!
¡suelta or suéltame, que me haces daño!
to let or inf leave go of sth/sb
soltar algo/a alguien
let go of my hand
suéltame la mano
let go of me!
¡suéltame!
let go of me!
¡déjame!
to let sth/sb go let me go or I'll scream!
¡suéltame o grito!
my parents wouldn't let me go to the party
mis padres no me dejaron ir a la fiesta
we'll let it go this time
por esta vez (que) pase
we'll let it go this time
por esta vez lo pasaremos por alto
she's really let the garden/her French go
ha descuidado mucho el jardín/su francés
she's really let the garden/her French go
tiene el jardín/su francés muy abandonado
Davis Corp has let its entire research department go euph
Davis Corp ha despedido a todo el departamento de investigación
he's really let himself go since his wife died
se ha abandonado totalmente desde que murió su mujer
we all have to let (ourselves) go once in a while
a todo el mundo le hace bien soltarse la melena de vez en cuando inf

II.go <3rd pers sing pres goes, pt went, pp gone> [Am ɡoʊ, Brit ɡəʊ] VB trans

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III.to be going to <3rd pers sing pres goes, pt went, pp gone> VB aux only in -ing form

IV.go <pl goes> [Am ɡoʊ, Brit ɡəʊ] N

1.1. go C (attempt):

he emptied the bottle at or in one go
vació la botella de un tirón or de una sentada inf
she succeeded in lifting it at the third go
consiguió levantarlo al tercer intento
the engine started (at the) first go
el motor arrancó a la primera
go at sth/-ing it's my first go at writing for radio
es la primera vez que escribo para la radio
have a go
prueba a ver
have a go
inténtalo
I want to have a go at learning Arabic
quiero intentar aprender árabe
here, let me have a go
trae, déjame que pruebe yo
I had several goes at persuading her to stay
intenté varias veces convencerla de que se quedara
I've had a good go at the kitchen
le he dado una buena pasada or un buen repaso a la cocina
it's no go
es imposible
to give sth a go Brit
intentar algo
to have a go at sb inf she had a go at me for not having told her
se la agarró conmigo por no habérselo dicho inf
we were itching to have a go at the enemy
estábamos deseando enfrentarnos con el enemigo
to make a go of sth
sacar algo adelante
she's making a go of the business
está sacando adelante el negocio

V.go [Am ɡoʊ, Brit ɡəʊ] ADJ pred

See also go with, go together, go into, go in

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

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go together VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

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

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go in VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

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go after in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for go after in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.after [ˈɑ:ftəʳ, Am ˈæftɚ] PREP

II.after [ˈɑ:ftəʳ, Am ˈæftɚ] ADV

III.after [ˈɑ:ftəʳ, Am ˈæftɚ] CONJ

I.go [gəʊ, Am goʊ] VB intr went, gone -es

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II.go [gəʊ, Am goʊ] VB trans went, gone -es

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III.go [gəʊ, Am goʊ] N -es

IV.go [gəʊ, Am goʊ] ADJ AVIAT

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As the story continues, it seems that the sisters go after anyone who hears about their story.
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Scam registrars go after domain names that are expiring soon or have recently expired.
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She didn't know that the courage to go after her true love will end up in a big mess.
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The bill included provisions that gave prosecutors greater power to go after repeat offenders with increased penalties.
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It was a big mistake to go after individual farmers, he said, instead of focusing on the large corporations.
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John replies he will seek a new line of work where he will not go after elderly widows' savings.
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He believes that women go after luxury brands because of their high prices.
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The daihinmin is the first to go after the shuffle and the round starts once the daihinmin places down his first cards.
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He is forced to go after his love all alone.
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Legally, he advocated the use of litigation to go after white only businesses protected by law.
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