go-by in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for go-by in the English»French Dictionary

go-by [Brit ˈɡəʊbʌɪ, Am ˈɡoʊˌbaɪ] N inf

to give sb the go-by inf Brit

snober qn

goby <pl goby or gobies> [Brit ˈɡəʊbi, Am ˈɡoʊbi] N ZOOL

goby

gobie m

I.go by VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] (go by)

go by person:

passer

go by time:

passer, s'écouler

as time goes by

avec le temps

don't let such opportunities go by

il ne faut pas laisser passer de telles occasions

II.go by VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] (go by [sth])

1. go by (judge by):

go by

juger d'après

to go by appearances

juger d'après or sur les apparences

going by her looks, I'd say she was about 30

à la voir, je lui donne 30 ans

you mustn't go by what you read in the papers

il ne faut pas croire tout ce que disent les journaux

if the trailer is anything to go by, it should be a good film

à en juger par la bande-annonce, ça doit être un bon film

if the father is anything to go by, I wouldn't like to meet the son!

quand on voit le père, on n'a pas envie de rencontrer le fils!

2. go by (proceed by):

to go by the rules

suivre or observer le règlement

promotion goes by seniority

la promotion se fait à l'ancienneté or en fonction de l'ancienneté

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if his last showing is anything to go by

si l'on en croit sa dernière prestation

to go by coach , to go on the coach

aller en (auto)car

to go by coach , to go on the coach attr holiday, journey, travel

en (auto)car

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les jours s'écoulent uniformément

the days go by, each one like the one before

se fier à apparences

to go by, to trust

ne te fie pas à ce qu'il dit

you can't go by what he says

se baser sur qc chiffres, étude

to go by sth

j'ai calculé que ça me reviendrait moins cher de prendre l'avion

I worked out that it would be cheaper for me to go by plane

aller en ou par bateau

to go by boat

go-by in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for go-by in the English»French Dictionary

go by VB intr

1. go by (pass by):

go by

passer

to go by sb

passer chez qn

to let sth go by

laisser passer qc

2. go by (be guided by):

to go by sth

être conduit par qc

3. go by (be known by):

to go by the name of sb

être inscrit sous le nom de qn

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to watch the world go by

regarder passer la foule

to let sth go by the board

laisser tomber qc

to go by Paris

y aller en passant par Paris

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il n'est pas une référence iron hum

he's nothing to go by

observer le passage des voitures

to watch the cars go by

sauter classe, cours

to go by the board

ne pas repasser par la même route

not to go by the same way

on ne voyait pas le temps passer

we didn't see the time go by

go-by Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to let sth go by the board

laisser tomber qc

to go by sb

passer chez qn

to let sth go by

laisser passer qc

to go by sth

être conduit par qc

to go by the name of sb

être inscrit sous le nom de qn

to go by Paris

y aller en passant par Paris

to watch the world go by

regarder passer la foule

not to go by the same way

ne pas repasser par la même route

to watch the cars go by

observer le passage des voitures

we didn't see the time go by

on ne voyait pas le temps passer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Each deputy has a shopping list, which appears to be getting longer as the days go by.

www.independent.ie

Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.

news.bbc.co.uk

They go by many names: corporate cards, company cards, travel cards and purchase cards.

abcnews.go.com

If it becomes a choice between standing on principle and conceding a little to secure a sellable listing, don't always go by the rule book.

www.rebonline.com.au

There have actually been 3 characters, all virtually identical in appearance and ability, to go by this title.

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The helter-skelter approach doesn't work, but if this summer is anything to go by then the omens don't look good.

www.dailystar.co.uk

It could be a slow end to the year for financial markets if expectations for central bank policy changes are anything to go by.

www.businessinsider.com.au

Another friend of mine tried to go by rowing boat a month before, but they overloaded the boat and it capsized.

news.nationalpost.com

Most of these exports, such as grapes, apples, and peaches, go by refrigerator ships, but some, such as berries, go by air freight.

en.wikipedia.org

Rarely does a week go by when there isn't a new economic forecast about the real estate market.

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