Compound Forms:
go | |
| Inglés | Español |
| a long way to go expr | (much effort still needed) | faltar mucho expr |
| Brad did well on the quiz, but he has a long way to go before he passes the class. |
| A Brad le fue bien en el examen, pero le faltaba mucho para aprobar el curso. |
| a ways to go expr | US, informal (some distance to go) | un largo trecho loc nom m |
| un largo camino por recorrer loc nom m |
| mucho camino por recorrer loc nom m |
| go aboard [sth] vi + prep | (enter: a ship, vehicle) | embarcar en vi + prep |
| The passengers were waiting to go aboard the ship. |
| go aboard vi + adv | (enter a ship or vehicle) | subir a bordo loc verb |
| The last few passengers went aboard and the bus departed. |
| all systems go expr | figurative, informal (ready for action) | todo listo interj |
| Todo listo, podemos proceder. |
| another go n | informal (further attempt) | otro intento adj + nm |
| I'll have another go at winning the lottery. |
| another go n | informal (further turn) | otro turno adj + nm |
| otro viaje adj + nm |
| I think I'll have another go on the roller coaster. |
| Creo que voy a tomarme otro turno en la montaña rusa. |
| otra vuelta adj + nf |
| Creo que voy a dar otra vuelta en la montaña rusa. |
| go berserk v expr | (act in a deranged way) | volverse loco expr |
| (coloquial) | perder los estribos expr |
| (AR, coloquial) | salirse la cadena expr |
| My mother went berserk when she found out about my bad grades. |
bike,
go biking vi | informal (ride a bicycle) (coloquial) | ir en bici vi + loc adv |
| (MX: coloquial) | ir en bicla vi + loc adv |
| (CO, VE: coloquial) | ir en cicla vi + loc adv |
| ir en bicicleta vi + loc adv |
| We are going to bike to the store. |
| Vamos a ir en bici a la tienda. |
bike,
go biking vi | informal (ride a motorcycle) (una moto) | conducir⇒ vtr |
| (una moto; AmL) | manejar⇒ vtr |
| Last weekend I went biking on my brother's 500cc motorcycle. |
| El fin de semana pasado conduje la moto de 500 cc de mi hermano. |
bird,
go birding vi | (watch birds) (ornitología) | observar y estudiar los pájaros loc verb |
| Every summer, Allison goes birding in Canada. |
| Todos los años, Allison va a Canadá a observar y estudiar los pájaros. |
boat,
go boating vi | (travel by boat) | viajar en bote vi + loc adv |
| Sam likes to boat off the cape during his summer vacations. |
| A Sam le gusta viajar en bote desde cabo en las vacaciones de verano. |
bowl,
go bowling vi | (play tenpins, skittles) | jugar a los bolos loc verb |
| jugar boliche loc verb |
| We like to bowl on Wednesday nights. |
| Nos gusta jugar a los bolos los miércoles por la noche. |
| Nos gusta jugar boliches los miércoles por la noche. |
cave,
go caving vi | (explore caves) | explorar cuevas loc verb |
| (ciencia) | hacer espeleología loc verb |
| You need to be fit and healthy to cave, as it can be a strenuous activity. |
| Debes estar en forma y ser saludable para explorar cuevas ya que puede ser una actividad muy extenuante. |
| come and go v expr | (walk to and fro) | moverse a sus anchas loc verb |
| During recess the students are allowed to come and go as they please. |
| Durante el recreo los estudiantes pueden moverse a sus anchas. |
| ir y venir loc verb |
| Durante el recreo los estudiantes pueden ir y venir como deseen. |
| come and go v expr | (be intermittent) | venir de a ratos loc verb |
| The wireless reception is unreliable here, my connection keeps coming and going. |
| La recepción inalámbrica es bastante inestable aquí, mi conexión viene de a ratos. |
| ir y venir loc verb |
| irse v prnl |
| La recepción inalámbrica es bastante inestable aquí, mi conexión va y viene. |
| La recepción inalámbrica es bastante inestable aquí, mi conexión se va con frecuencia. |
| come and go v expr | (be fleeting) | ser inestable loc verb |
| As the Great Depression taught us, financial security can come and go. |
| Como aprendimos con la Gran Depresión, la seguridad financiera es inestable. |
| ir y venir loc verb |
| Como nos enseñó la Gran Depresión, la estabilidad financiera va y viene. |
crab,
go crabbing vi | (catch crabs) | pescar cangrejos loc verb |
| We went crabbing and caught two small crabs. |
| Fuimos a pescar cangrejos y pescamos dos pequeños. |
do number one,
do a number one,
do number ones,
go number one,
go number ones v expr | infantile (urinate) (infantil) | hacer el número uno loc verb |
| hacer pis loc verb |
| hacer pipí loc verb |
do number two,
do a number two,
do number twos,
go number two,
go number twos v expr | infantile (defecate) (infantil) | hacer el número dos loc verb |
| hacer popó loc verb |
easy come,
easy go expr | informal (relaxed attitude) | lo que viene fácil, fácil se va expr |
| lo que llega fácil, fácil se va expr |
| lo que por agua viene por agua se va expr |
| El dinero del sacristán cantando se viene, cantando se va. expr |
| Henry never gets stressed about life; it's easy come, easy go with him. |
| Henry nunca se estresa con la vida, para él es "lo que viene fácil, fácil se va". |
easy come,
easy go expr | informal ([sth] is gained and lost quickly) | lo que sin esfuerzo se gana, nada se vuelve expr |
| lo que sin esfuerzo se gana, nada vale expr |
| fish⇒ vi | (go angling) | pescar⇒ vtr |
| On Sundays I go down to the river and fish. |
| Voy a pescar al río todos los domingos. |
| food to go n | US (take-away food) | comida para llevar loc nom f |
frog,
go frogging vi | (hunt frogs) | cazar ranas loc verb |
| The little boys loved to go frogging down by the creek. |
| A los niñitos les gustaba cazar ranas en el estanque. |
from the word 'go',
from the word go expr | figurative, informal (from the very first moment) | desde el primer momento loc adv |
| His company was doomed from the word 'go'. |
| Su compañía estuvo condenada desde el primer momento. |
| desde el vamos loc adv |
| Su compañía estuvo condenada desde el vamos. |
| (AR, coloquial) | de arranque, de movida loc adv |
| Su compañía estuvo condenada de arranque. |
get anywhere,
go anywhere v expr | (achieve success) | tener éxito loc verb |
| If you want to get anywhere in this industry, you need contacts. |
get nowhere,
go nowhere v expr | figurative, informal (make no progress) | no llegar a ninguna parte loc verb |
| Note: Usually used in continuous tenses. |
| We've been working on this for hours but we're getting nowhere. |
| Hemos estado trabajando todo el día pero, aun así, no llegamos a ninguna parte. |
| atascar⇒ vtr |
| Hemos estado trabajando todo el día pero, aun así, nos atascamos. |
| (coloquial) | no ir ni para atrás ni para adelante, no andar ni para atrás ni para adelante loc verb |
| Hemos estado trabajando todo el día pero, aun así, no vamos ni para atrás ni para adelante. |
get nowhere fast,
go nowhere fast v expr | figurative, informal (make little progress) | no llegar a ninguna parte loc verb |
| estar estancado loc verb |
| Note: Usually used in continuous tenses. |
get stale,
go stale vi + adj | (food: lose freshness) (pan) | ponerse duro v prnl + adj |
| (alimento) | ponerse rancio v prnl + adj |
| This bread is as hard as a brick - it's got stale! If you leave the wrapper open, the cake will go stale very quickly. |
| Este pan está más duro que un ladrillo, ¡se puso duro! |
get up and go,
get-up-and-go n | slang (energy, motivation) | ganas nfpl |
| voluntad nf |
| motivación nf |
| Alan has plenty of get up and go, and is always busy with some new project. |
| Alan tiene muchísimas ganas y siempre está ocupado con algún proyecto nuevo. |
| give it a go expr | (try) | probar⇒ vtr |
| dar una oportunidad loc verb |
| intentar⇒ vtr |
| Although Brian had never gone kayaking before, he suddenly decided to give it a go. |
| Aunque Brian nunca había hecho kayak antes, un día le dio por probarlo. |
give [sb] the go-ahead,
give the go-ahead to [sb] v expr | informal (authorize [sb] to do [sth]) | dar el visto bueno a loc verb |
| autorizar a vtr + prep |
| give the go-ahead for [sth] v expr | informal (authorize [sth]) | dar el visto bueno a loc verb |
| autorizar⇒ vtr |
| give [sb] the go-by v expr | informal (snub deliberately) (figurado) | dar la espalda a loc verb |
| voltear la cara a loc verb |
| go a long way expr | (be successful) | tener éxito loc verb |
| llegar lejos loc veb |
| With Tom's intelligence and ambition, he'll go a long way. |
go a long way,
go a long way to do [sth] expr | (be helpful) | ser útil loc verb |
| ayudar⇒ vtr |
| contribuir⇒ vi |
| The man's generous donation will go a long way to help build homes for needy families. |
| go abroad vi + adv | (travel outside country) | viajar al extranjero loc verb |
| ir al extranjero loc verb |
| Stavros is planning to go abroad for the first time in his life. |
| Stavros está planeando viajar al extranjero por primera vez en su vida. |
| go afoul v expr | (not go as planned) (figurado) | echarse a perder loc verb |
| quedar arruinado vi + adj |
| The couple's wedding plans went afoul when the venue cancelled on them. |
| Los planes de boda de la pareja se echaron a perder cuando la locación les canceló. |
| go against the grain v expr | figurative (be unconventional) | ir contra la corriente expr |
| ir a contrapelo expr |
| ir a contracorriente exor |
| go against the grain v expr | figurative (be uncharacteristic) | ir contra la tendencia natural loc verb |
| ir contra la naturaleza loc verb |
| Your acting dishonestly certainly goes against the grain. |
| Tu comportamiento deshonesto va contra tu tendencia natural. |
| go ahead and do [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] with permission) (coloquial) | ir y vi + conj |
| (sin preguntar) | hacer⇒ vi |
| Yes, of course you can have a snack; go ahead and help yourself to whatever you want. |
| Por supuesto que puedes comer algo, ve y agarra lo que quieras. |
| go ahead and do [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] without permission) (coloquial) | ir y vi + conj |
| (sin permiso) | hacer⇒ vi |
| Sarah's parents said she couldn't go to the party, but she went ahead and did it anyway. |
| I didn't have time to ask my boss if she wanted me to deal with the problem; I just went ahead and did it. |
| Los padres de Sara no la dejaban ir a la fiesta, pero ella fue y lo hizo de todas maneras. |
| No tuve tiempo de preguntarle a mi jefa si quería que me ocupara del problema, así que lo hice. |
| go all in v expr | figurative, informal (take a big risk) | apostarlo todo loc verb |
| jugárselo todo loc verb |
| go all out v expr | informal (make a full effort) | darlo todo loc verb |
| dejarse la piel loc verb |
| ir a muerte vi + loc adv |
| (AR) | dejar la camiseta loc verb |
| If you want to win the contest, you'll have to go all out. |
| Si quieres ganar el concurso, tendrás que darlo todo. |
| go all out to do [sth] v expr | informal (make a full effort) | darlo todo por loc verb + prep |
| hacer hasta lo imposible por loc verb + prep |
| George went all out to impress his girlfriend. |
| George lo dio todo por impresionar a su novia. |
| go all the way v expr | figurative, slang (have sex) (coloquial) | hacerlo v prnl |
| (coloquial, eufemismo) | ir hasta el final loc verb |
| He wanted to go all the way but she said no. |
| Él quería hacerlo pero ella le dijo que no. |
| go all the way v expr | figurative, informal (completely fulfil expectations) | colmar las expectativas loc verb |
| When I began searching for a new house, I didn't expect to find one that went all the way so quickly. |
| Cuando empecé a buscar una casa nueva, no esperaba encontrar una que colmara mis expectativas tan rápidamente. |
| go amiss vi + adv | (go wrong) | mal adv |
| de forma errónea loc adv |
| de forma equivocada loc adv |
| Something's gone amiss with my university application. |
| not go amiss v expr | UK, informal (be welcome) (aceptar positivamente) | ser bienvenido loc verb |
| Note: Usually preceded by "would" |
| A cup of tea wouldn't go amiss. |
| A bit of tact wouldn't go amiss if you don't want to cause offence. |
| Una taza de té sería bienvenida. |
| go and do [sth] v expr | colloquial (proceed to do) | ir y expr |
| Could you go and get some bread from the shop, please? If you see a crime being committed, you should go and tell a police officer. |
| ¿Podrías ir y comprar algo de pan en la tienda, por favor? |
| go and do [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] foolish) | ir y expr |
| My stupid brother went and broke his leg the day before the race! |
| ¡Mi estúpido hermano fue y se rompió la pierna un día antes de la carrera! |
| go and get [sth/sb] v expr | informal (fetch) | ir por vi + prep |
| ir a buscar loc verb |
| Dan asked his son to go and get some milk from the local supermarket. |
| Dan le pidió a su hijo que fuera por algo de leche al supermercado loca. |
| go ape v expr | informal, abbreviation, US (get very angry) | ponerse como loco loc verb |
| (AR, figurado) | saltarle a uno la térmica loc verb |
| go apes*** v expr | vulgar, offensive, informal, US (get very angry) (coloquial) | ponerse como loco loc verb |
| enfurecerse⇒, enojarse⇒ v prnl |
| (ES: coloquial) | cabrearse⇒ v prnl |
| (AmL: vulgar) | emputarse⇒ v prnl |
go around [sth],
also UK: go round [sth] vi + prep | (encircle, surround) | rodear⇒ vtr |
| I had grown so fat that none of my belts would go around my waist. |
| Había engordado tanto que ninguno de mis cinturones podía rodear mi cintura. |
go around [sth],
also UK: go round [sth] vi + prep | (change path to avoid hitting [sth]) | darle la vuelta a loc verb |
| rodear⇒ vtr |
| The radio advised of heavy traffic downtown, so we went around the city instead. |
| La radio anunció que había mucho tráfico en el centro, así que mejor le dimos la vuelta a la ciudad. |
| go astray vi + adj | (deviate from correct path) | desviarse⇒ v prnl |
| The hikers who went astray in the forest were found several hours later by a search party. |
| go astray vi + adj | figurative (person: deviate from what is right) | ir por mal camino vi + loc adv |
| (informal) | perderse⇒ v prnl |
| Marcia became a counselor in order to help teenagers who go astray. |
| Marcia se convirtió en consejera para ayudar a adolescentes que van por mal camino. |
| go astray vi + adj | figurative, informal (item: become missing) | perderse⇒ v prnl |
| desaparecer⇒ vi |
| Have you seen my hat? It's gone astray again. |
| ¿Viste mi sombrero? Se me ha vuelto a perder. |
| go at [sb] fiercely v expr | (attack) | atacar con ferocidad a loc verb |
| saltarle encima con ferocidad loc verb |
| The boxers were going at each other fiercely. |
| Los boxeadores se atacaban con ferocidad el uno al otro. |
| go at [sth] fiercely v expr | (do energetically) | ir con todo loc verb |
| con todo adv |
| Veronica went at her workout fiercely. |
| Verónica fue con todo a su entrenamiento. |
| Verónica entrenó con todo. |
| go at it v expr | informal (do [sth] intensely) | entregarse⇒ v prnl |
| With just minutes of the final left to play, both teams were going at it. |
| A solo minutos de terminar el partido, los dos equipos se entregaban. |
| go at it v expr | informal (argue) | pelear⇒ vi |
| discutir⇒ vi |
| go at it v expr | slang (have sex) (sexo, coloquial) | darle v prnl |
