go after in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for go after in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for go after in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

Translations for go after in the English»French Dictionary

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

he's all go inf!
it's all the go inf!
that was a near go inf!
to go off on one Brit inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
there you go inf!

See also public, private, keep

I.public [Brit ˈpʌblɪk, Am ˈpəblɪk] N

II.public [Brit ˈpʌblɪk, Am ˈpəblɪk] ADJ

public/-ique

I.private [Brit ˈprʌɪvət, Am ˈpraɪvɪt] N

III.private [Brit ˈprʌɪvət, Am ˈpraɪvɪt] ADJ

V.private [Brit ˈprʌɪvət, Am ˈpraɪvɪt]

I.keep [Brit kiːp, Am kip] N

II.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB trans

III.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB intr

I.after [Brit ˈɑːftə, Am ˈæftər] ADV As both adverb and preposition, after is translated in most contexts by après: after the meal = après le repas; H comes after G = H vient après G; day after day = jour après jour; just after 3 pm = juste après 15 heures; three weeks after = trois semaines après.
When after is used as a conjunction it is translated by après avoir (or être) + past participle where the two verbs have the same subject: after I've finished my book, I'll cook dinner = après avoir fini mon livre je vais préparer le dîner; after he had consulted Bill ou after consulting Bill, he decided to accept the offer = après avoir consulté Bill, il a décidé d'accepter l'offre.
When the two verbs have different subjects the translation is après que + indicative: I'll lend you the book after Fred has read it = je te prêterai le livre après que Fred l'aura lu.
For more examples and particular usages see the entry below.
See also the usage note on time units .

II.after [Brit ˈɑːftə, Am ˈæftər] PREP

III.after [Brit ˈɑːftə, Am ˈæftər] CONJ

See also fashion

I.fashion [Brit ˈfaʃ(ə)n, Am ˈfæʃən] N

2. fashion (vogue, trend):

à la mode

III.fashion [Brit ˈfaʃ(ə)n, Am ˈfæʃən] VB trans

go after in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for go after in the English»French Dictionary

I.after [ˈɑ:ftəʳ, Am ˈæftɚ] PREP

II.after [ˈɑ:ftəʳ, Am ˈæftɚ] ADV

III.after [ˈɑ:ftəʳ, Am ˈæftɚ] CONJ

I.go <went, gone> [gəʊ, Am goʊ] VB intr

II.go <went, gone> [gəʊ, Am goʊ] VB trans

III.go <-es> [gəʊ, Am goʊ] N

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The bill included provisions that gave prosecutors greater power to go after repeat offenders with increased penalties.
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He was made small so that he could go after and destroy little demons that might infest the palace or temple.
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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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Legally, he advocated the use of litigation to go after white only businesses protected by law.
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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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She didn't know that the courage to go after her true love will end up in a big mess.
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He was let go after the 2012 season.
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Scam registrars go after domain names that are expiring soon or have recently expired.
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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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