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I.go before VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o) (appear before)

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go before court/committee

presentarse ante

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

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go before (happen, live previously) liter:

everything that had gone before

todo lo que había sucedido antes

those who have gone before us

aquellos que nos precedieron liter

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hagan antes de salir

you'd better go before we leave euph

esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar

they waited for him to go before they went in

falta un mes escaso para que llegue

there's barely o scarcely a month to go before it arrives

solo faltan cinco minutos para que empiece la carrera

there are just five minutes to go before the race starts

faltan cinco minutos para que termine la clase

there are five minutes to go before the end of the class

aún faltan dos horas y media para que empiece la función

there are still two and a half hours to go before the show starts

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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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1.1. go (to move, to travel):

there she goes

who goes there? MIL

are you going my way?

¿vas hacia el mismo sitio que yo?

we can discuss it as we go

podemos hablarlo en el camino

can't you go any faster?

¿no puedes ir más rápido?

keep going till you come to …

siga hasta llegar a …

we were going at 80 mph

íbamos a 80 millas por hora

the bus goes to the airport

el autobús va al aeropuerto

the clothes go around and around in the machine

la ropa da vueltas y vueltas en la máquina

she knows where she's going

sabe lo que quiere

where do we go from here?

¿y ahora qué hacemos?

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!

¡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):

to go to France

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?

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

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

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

2.2. go < pp gone been> (to attend):

to go to sth

to go to a lecture/concert/play

ir a una conferencia/a un concierto/al teatro

to go to work/school/church

ir a trabajar/a la escuela/a la iglesia

to go on a training course

hacer un curso de capacitación

to go on a diet

ponerse a régimen

to go -ing

to go swimming/hunting

ir a nadar/cazar

2.3. go < pp gone been> (to visit the toilet):

go euph

ir al baño euph

go euph

ir al lavabo euph

3. go (to attempt, to make as if to):

to go to + infin

I went to open the door and …

fui a abrir la puerta y …

4. go (to leave, to depart):

go visitor:

go visitor:

marcharse esp Spain

go bus/train:

I thought he'd never go

creí que no se iba a ir nunca

well, I must be going

bueno, me tengo que ir ya

the boss will be sorry to see you go

el jefe va a lamentar que te vayas

what time does the bus go?

¿a qué hora sale el autobús?

5.3. go:

go (to be used up)

go (to be spent) money/food:

what do you spend it all on? — I don't know, it just goes

¿en qué te lo gastas? — no sé, se (me) va como el agua

the money/cream has all gone

se ha acabado el dinero/la crema

to go on sth half his salary goes on drink

la mitad del sueldo se le va en bebida

$150 a week goes on food

150 dólares semanales se van en comida

7.1. go (to cease to function, to wear out):

go bulb/fuse:

go thermostat/fan/exhaust:

her memory/eyesight is going

le está fallando or está perdiendo la memoria/la vista

the brakes went as we …

los frenos fallaron cuando …

the brakes have gone

los frenos no funcionan

my knee has gone again

ando mal de la rodilla otra vez

my legs went (from under me)

me fallaron las piernas

suddenly, the picture went

de repente desapareció la imagen

these jeans are going at the knees

estos vaqueros tienen las rodillas gastadas

8.2. go (to take away):

go Am

two burgers to go

dos hamburguesas para llevar

9. go (to turn out, to proceed, to progress):

if everything goes well

si todo va or marcha or sale bien

how are things going?

¿cómo van or andan las cosas?

how did the interview go?

¿qué tal estuvo la entrevista?

how did the interview go?

¿cómo te (or le etc.) fue en la entrevista?

how goes it? inf

¿qué tal? inf

así son las cosas

11.1. go (to lead):

go paths/tracks:

go paths/tracks:

12.1. go (to contribute to):

to go to + infin everything that goes to make a good school

todo lo que hace que una escuela sea buena

that just goes to prove my point

eso confirma lo que yo decía or prueba que tengo razón

it just goes to show: we can't leave them on their own

está visto que no los podemos dejar solos

it just goes to show: we can't leave them on their own

esto demuestra que no los podemos dejar solos

12.2. go (to be used):

the money will go to pay the workmen

el dinero se usará para pagar a los obreros

13.2. go:

to get going, the car's OK once it gets going

el coche marcha bien una vez que arranca

I find it hard to get going in the mornings

me cuesta mucho entrar en acción por la mañana

once he gets going on politics, there's no stopping him

cuando se pone a hablar de política, no hay quien lo pare

it's late, we'd better get going

es tarde, más vale que nos vayamos

we tried to get a fire going

tratamos de hacer fuego

we need some music to get the party going

hace falta un poco de música para animar la fiesta

to get sb going all this stupid nonsense really gets me going

estas estupideces me sacan de quicio

a few jokes should get the audience going

con unos cuantos chistes, seguro que el público se anima

only a black coffee gets me going in the morning

yo necesito un café por la mañana para entrar en acción

13.3. go (to continue to function):

to keep going

to keep going (to continue without stopping)

keep going, we're nearly there

sigue, que ya falta poco

to keep a project going

mantener a flote un proyecto

I tried desperately to keep the conversation going

intenté por todos los medios que no decayera la conversación

it's only your love that keeps me going

es tu amor lo que me da fuerzas para seguir (adelante)

14. go (to continue, to last out):

the noise was still going after four hours

a las cuatro horas, todavía seguía el ruido

the club's been going for 12 years now

el club lleva 12 años funcionando

this strike's already been going for too long

esta huelga ha durado ya demasiado

how long can you go before you need a break?

¿cuánto aguantas sin descansar?

we can go for weeks never seeing a soul

podemos estar or pasar semanas enteras sin ver un alma

camels can go for weeks without water

los camellos pueden pasar or resistir semanas sin agua

16.1. go (to sound):

go bell/siren:

16.2. go (to make a sound, a movement):

ducks go quack

los patos hacen 'cuac, cuac'

17.1. go (to become):

to go blind/deaf

quedarse ciego/sordo

to go crazy

to go mouldy Brit

ponerse pálido

her face went red

se puso colorada

the bread's gone hard

el pan está duro

my sister has gone vegetarian/punk

mi hermana se ha hecho vegetariana/punk

everything suddenly went quiet

de repente se hizo un silencio total

the phone suddenly went dead

de repente se cortó la comunicación

the city has gone Democratic

la ciudad se ha volcado a los demócratas

18.2. go (to be divisible):

5 into 11 won't or doesn't go

11 no es divisible por 5

8 into 32 goes 4 (times)

32 entre 8 cabe a 4

19.1. go (to be available) only in -ing form:

I'll take any job that's going

estoy dispuesto a aceptar el trabajo que sea or cualquier trabajo que me ofrezcan

is there any coffee going?

what will you have? — whatever's going

¿qué quieres tomar? — lo que haya or lo que me ofrezcas

at the time it was the best treatment going

en ese momento era el mejor tratamiento que había

19.2. go (to be in general):

it's not expensive as dishwashers go

no es caro, para lo que cuestan los lavavajillas

20.1. go (to be permitted):

anything goes

anything goes

cualquier cosa está bien

20.2. go (to be obeyed, believed):

what the boss says goes

lo que dice el jefe, va a misa

Phrases:

to let or inf leave go

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!

let go of me!

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

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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1.1. go (in cards):

I'll go two hearts

voy con dos corazones

1.2. go (to bet):

2. go (to say):

go inf

that's enough of that, he goes

—ya está bueno —dice

3. go (to work hard) inf:

to go it (go fast) Brit dated

pegarle fuerte inf

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

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1. to be going to (expressing intention):

to be going to

I'm going to buy a new shirt

me voy a comprar una camisa nueva

I was just going to make some coffee

iba a or estaba por hacer café

don't deny it! — I wasn't going to

¡no lo niegues! — no pensaba hacerlo

we've been going to buy a new car for years

llevamos años diciendo que nos vamos a comprar un coche nuevo

2. to be going to (to express the near future):

to be going to

I'm going to be sick

this peace is not going to last

esta paz no va a durar

there's going to be trouble when he finds out

cuando se entere, se va a armar lío

IV.go <pl goes> [Am ɡoʊ, Brit ɡəʊ] N

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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

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

to give sth a go Brit

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

1.3. go C (chance to use):

can I have a go on your typewriter?

¿me dejas probar tu máquina de escribir?

V.go [Am ɡoʊ, Brit ɡəʊ] ADJ pred

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all systems go

todo listo or luz verde para despegar

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

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1.1. go with (be compatible with):

this sauce goes well with hamburgers

esta salsa queda muy bien con hamburguesas

choose a tie to go with your shirt

elija una corbata que quede bien or que combine con su camisa

2. go with (have attachment):

go with inf

he's been going with her for quite a while now

hace tiempo que sale con ella

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

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1.2. go together (be normally associated):

love and marriage do not necessarily go together

el amor y el matrimonio no van siempre de la mano

2. go together (be romantically attached):

go together inf

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

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1.1. go into (enter):

go into room/building

go into room/building

entrar a LatAm

1.2. go into (collide with):

go into car/wall

1.3. go into (fit into):

1.4. go into (be divisible into):

5 into 11 doesn't go

11 no es divisible por 5

3.2. go into (investigate, analyze):

go into problem/evidence/motives

go into problem/evidence/motives

4. go into (be devoted to):

after all the money/work that has gone into this!

¡después de todo el dinero/trabajo que se ha metido en esto!

so much time and energy goes into keeping the place tidy

lleva mucho tiempo y esfuerzo mantenerlo todo ordenado

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

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1. go in (enter):

go in

3. go in (be obscured):

go in sun/moon:

4. go in (go to work):

go in

5. go in (be learned, accepted):

go in idea/lesson/warning:

entrar (en la cabeza)

I.before [Am bəˈfɔr, Brit bɪˈfɔː] PREP

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1. before (preceding in time):

I won't be back before three/midday

no estaré de vuelta antes de las tres/de(l) mediodía

before dinner/the game

antes de la cena/del partido

before long

they arrived before us

llegaron antes que nosotros

excuse me, I was before you

lo siento, yo estaba antes (que usted)

excuse me, I was before you

lo siento, yo estaba delante de usted

excuse me, I was before you

lo siento, yo estaba delante suyo controvers

before going in

antes de entrar

ten minutes before the end of the game

diez minutos antes de que terminara el partido

the day before her departure

el día anterior a su partida

in the days before electricity

cuando no había electricidad

turn right just before the bridge

tuerce or dobla a la derecha justo antes del puente

2.1. before (in front of):

ante form

before the assembled guests

delante de los invitados

he is due to appear before the court next week

debe comparecer ante los tribunales la semana próxima form

the matter comes before the committee today

el tema va a ser tratado hoy por la comisión

I swear before God that …

juro ante Dios que … form

they swept all before them

arrasaron con todo lo que encontraron a su paso

the difficulties that still lay before him

las dificultades que aún tenía por delante

2.2. before (in rank, priority):

she puts her work before her family

antepone el trabajo a su familia

safety comes before anything else

la seguridad (está) ante todo

II.before [Am bəˈfɔr, Brit bɪˈfɔː] CONJ

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2. before (rather than):

she would die before …

prefería morir antes que …

III.before [Am bəˈfɔr, Brit bɪˈfɔː] ADV

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1. before (preceding):

long before

the day/year before

el día/año anterior

before and after

antes y después

have you been to Canada before?

¿ya has estado en el Canadá?

this has never happened before

esto no había sucedido nunca antes

this has never happened before

es la primera vez que sucede esto

not that page, the one before

esa página no, la anterior

2. before (ahead, in front):

before arch

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vámonos antes de que se descubra el pastel

let's go before we get found out

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I.before [bɪˈfɔ:ʳ, Am -ˈfɔ:r] PREP

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3. before (preceding):

C comes before D

la C va delante de la D

just before the bus stop

justo antes de la parada del autobús

5. before (as future task):

to have sth before one

tener algo ante sí

II.before [bɪˈfɔ:ʳ, Am -ˈfɔ:r] ADV

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2. before (in front):

this word and the one before

esta palabra y la anterior

III.before [bɪˈfɔ:ʳ, Am -ˈfɔ:r] CONJ

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

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3. go (adopt position):

when I go like this, my back hurts

cuando hago esto, me duele la espalda

7. go + adj or n (become):

to go senile

to go bankrupt

caer en bancarrota

to go public

hacerse público

to go communist

volverse comunista

to go adrift

to go adrift (be stolen)

to go haywire

to go missing Aus, Brit

to go to sleep

to go wrong

11. go (begin):

ready, steady, go

preparados, listos, ya

12. go (fail):

to go downhill

ir de capa caída

13. go (belong):

I'll put it where it goes

lo pondré en su sitio

15. go (lead):

this road goes to Barcelona

esta carretera lleva a Barcelona

20. go (sound):

the ambulance had sirens going

la ambulancia hacía sonar las sirenas

21. go (be told):

as the saying goes

como dice el refrán

the text goes that ...

reza el texto que...

22. go GAMES:

ahora me toca a mí

23. go inf (use the toilet):

do any of the kids have to go?

¿alguno de los niños tiene que ir al lavabo?

24. go (express annoyance):

go jump in a lake! inf

¡vete a freír espárragos!

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

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1. go (travel):

to go it some inf

ir a toda pastilla

2. go inf (say):

ducks go ‘quack’

los patos hacen ‘cuac’

3. go (bid):

to go nap Brit

jugárselo todo

III.go [gəʊ, Am goʊ] N -es

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4. go (energy):

she's full of go today

hoy está pletórica de energía

6. go inf (business):

un asunto extraño

7. go MED:

Phrases:

from the word go

desde el principio

IV.go [gəʊ, Am goʊ] ADJ AVIAT

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