Diccionario
Traducción en español de “go”
go
verb /ɡəu/ ( 3rd person singular present tense goes, past tense went /went/, past participle gone /ɡon/)
ir
When did he go out?
› to be sent, passed on etc
enviar, tramitar, pasar
Complaints have to go through the proper channels.
› to be given, sold etc
vender(se), darse
The prize goes to John Campbell
The table went for $100.
› to lead to
ir, llevar
Where does this road go?
ir, acudir
I decided not to go to the movie.
› to be destroyed etc
desaparecer, destruir, demoler
This wall will have to go.
› to proceed, be done
ir, desarrollarse
The meeting went very well.
› to move away
irse, partir, marcharse
I think it is time you were going.
› to disappear
desaparecer, esfumarse
My purse has gone!
› to do (some action or activity)
ir a
I’m going for a walk
I’m going hiking next week-end.
› to fail etc
averiarse
I think the clutch on this car has gone.
› to be working etc
ir bien, funcionar
I don’t think that clock is going.
› to become
volverse, ponerse
These apples have gone bad.
› to be
ir, ponerse, guardarse, colocarse
Many people in the world regularly go hungry.
› to be put
pasar, transcurrir
Spoons go in that drawer.
› to pass
valer, estar permitido, ser aceptable
Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.
› to be used
hacer
All her pocket money goes on sweets.
› to be acceptable etc
ser, estar, tener
Anything goes in this office.
› to make a particular noise
gastarse, utilizarse, usarse
› to have a particular tune etc
ser, decir
How does that song go?
› to become successful etc
funcionar, triunfar, salir bien
She always makes a party go.
going noun
› an act of leaving, moving away etc
ida
the comings and goings of the people in the street.
› the conditions under which something is done
condiciones
Walking was heavy going because of all the mud.
go-ahead adjective
› successful and progressive
emprendedor, enérgico, dinámico
His firm is very go-ahead.
go-cart noun
cochecito de niño
go-getter noun
› a person with a great deal of energy, ability etc who gets what he wants
emprendedor
Tony’s a go-getter who is likely to go far in his career.
going-over noun
› a study or examination
repaso, inspección, revisión
He gave the accounts a thorough going-over.
goings-on noun plural
› (usually strange) happenings or behaviour/behavior
tejemanejes, chanchullos, actividades sospechosas
There have been some strange goings-on in that house.
go-kart noun
› a light vehicle like a small car made of a low open frame on foursmall wheels that is used for racing.
carrito motorizado
go-karting noun
›karting
no-go adjective
› (of a district etc ) which a person etc is not allowed to enter
(zona) prohibida
That part of the city is a no-go area for tourists.
all go adjective
› very busy
en plena actividad, sin descanso, ajetreado
It’s all go in this office today.
be going on (for)
› to be near or close to (a time, age etc)
andar por
He must be going on (for) eighty.
be going strong
› to be successful, healthy etc
estar en plena forma
Our business/grandfather is still going strong.
from the word go
› from the very beginning
desde el principio
Sheila has been very efficient at her job from the word go.
get going
› to get started
ponerse en marcha, ponerse manos a la obra, empezar
If you want to finish that job on time, you’d better get going.
go about phrasal verb
emprender, empezar a hacer
I don’t know the best way to go about the job!
› (of a ship) to change direction or turn around.
virar
go after phrasal verb
perseguir, andar tras, ir en busca de
He’s going after that prize.
seguir, correr tras
Go after him and apologize.
go against phrasal verb
› to oppose or refuse to act on
ir en contra de, oponerse a
He went against his parents’ wishes.
› to be unacceptable to
ir contra
This goes against my conscience.
go along phrasal verb
› to go
ir
I think I’ll go along to that meeting.
avanzar, ir haciendo, progresar
Check your work as you go along.
go along with phrasal verb
› to agree with
estar de acuerdo con
I’m afraid I can’t go along with you on that.
go around phrasal verb
› (of stories, rumours/rumors etc) to be passed from one personto another
correr, circular
There’s a rumour/rumor going around that you are leaving.
go around with phrasal verb
› to be friendly with
andar con, ir con, frecuentar, juntarse con
I don’t like the group of friends you’re going around with.
go at phrasal verb
› to attack
lanzarse sobre, atacar, arremeter contra
The boys went at each other with their fists.
› to do with enthusiasm
lanzarse a
He really went at the job of painting the wall.
go back phrasal verb
› to return to an earlier time, topic of conversation etc
volver a
Let’s go back for a minute to what we were talking about earlier.
go back on phrasal verb
› to fail to do (something one has promised to do)
faltar, romper, incumplir
I never go back on my promises.
go by phrasal verb
guiarse por, fundarse sobre, basarse en
We can’t go by what he says.
› to be guided by
seguir, guiarse por
I always go by the instructions.
go down phrasal verb
› (with well/badly) to be approved or disapproved of
ser bien/mal acogido, ser bien/mal recibido
The story went down well (with them).
hundirse
The sailors were lost at sea when the ship went down.
› (of the sun or moon) to go below the horizon
ponerse, esconderse
The sun goes down at about 7 o’clock in the evening.
› to be remembered
pasar (a la historia), quedar (para la posteridad), ser recordado
His bravery will go down in history.
› (of places) to become less desirable
volverse menos solicitado; decaer
This part of town has gone down in the last twenty years.
go far
› to be successful
llegar lejos
If you keep on working as hard as this, I’m sure you’ll go far.
go for phrasal verb
› to attack physically or in words
tirarse sobre, atacar
The two dogs went for each other as soon as they met.
go in phrasal verb
› (of the sun or moon) to become covered by cloud
esconderse, quedar cubierto/encapotado
The sun has gone in, and it’s now rather chilly.
go in for phrasal verb
› to take part in
participar, presentarse a
I’m going in for the 1,000 metres race.
› to do (something) as a hobby, career etc
dedicarse, interesarse; tomar parte en
My son is going in for medicine
She goes in for collecting postcards.
go into phrasal verb
› to make a careful study of (something)
estudiar en profundidad, examinar, investigar
We’ll need to go into this plan in detail.
entrar en, discutir
I don’t want to go into the problem at the moment.
go off phrasal verb
estallar, explosionar
The little boy was injured when the firework went off in his hand.
disparar(se), sonar
When the alarm went off, the thieves ran away.
› to leave
marchar(se), irse, partir
He went off yesterday.
perder el gusto por
I’ve gone off that game show – it’s just the same every week.
pasarse, estropearse, echarse a perder
That meat has gone off.
› to stop working
apagarse, parar(se)
The fan has gone off.
go on phrasal verb
› to continue
continuar, seguir
Go on reading – I won’t disturb you.
› to talk a great deal, usually too much
hablar sin parar
She goes on and on about her health.
› to happen
pasar, suceder, ocurrir
What is going on here?
› to base one’s investigations etc on
basar(se) en, apoyarse en, fundarse en
The police had very few clues to go on in their search for themurderer.
go on at phrasal verb
› to nag at
reñir, echar bulla
Her mother went on at her for coming home late after the dance.
go out phrasal verb
› to become extinguished
apagarse
The fire has gone out.
› to go to parties, concerts, meetings etc
salir
We don’t go out as much as we did when we were younger.
› to be frequently in the company of (a person, usually of theopposite sex)
salir con
I’ve been going out with her for months.
go over phrasal verb
› to study or examine carefully
examinar, estudiar detenidamente, revisar
I want to go over the work you have done before you do any more.
repetir, repasar
I’ll go over the whole lesson again.
› to list
enumerar, recapitular
He went over all her faults.
› (of plays, behaviour/behavior etc) to be received (well or badly)
tener buena/mala acogida, ser bien/mal recibido
The play didn’t go over at all well the first night.
go round phrasal verb
› to be enough for everyone
llegar para todos, haber suficiente para todos
Is there enough food to go round?
go slow
› (of workers in a factory etc ) to work less quickly than usual, egas a form of protest
huelga de celo
The workers are threatening to go slow if they are not awarded a payrise.
go steady
› to have a close friendly relationship with someone of theopposite sex
tener una relación de pareja, ser novio de alguien
My girlfriend and I have been going steady for a year.
go through phrasal verb
› to search in
registrar, rebuscar
I’ve gone through all my pockets, but I still can’t find my key.
› to suffer
pasar por, sufrir
You have no idea what I went through to get this finished in time.
› to use up
gastar
We went through a lot of money on holiday.
› to complete
cumplir
You have to go through certain formalities to get a visa.
› to be completed
concluirse, hacerse
After long hours of negotiations, the deal went through.
go through with phrasal verb
› to finish doing
llevar a cabo
I will go through with this in spite of what you say.
go too far
› to do something which is so bad as to be unacceptable
ir demasiado lejos, pasarse, pasarse de la raya
Some of his jokes went too far and offended people.
go towards phrasal verb
ser destinado a
The money we collect will go towards a charity.
go up phrasal verb
› to increase in size, value etc
subir, aumentar
The temperature/price has gone up.
› to be built
construirse
There are office blocks going up all over town.
go up in smoke/flames
› to catch fire; to be destroyed or damaged by fire etc
estallar en llamas
The building across the street went up in flames.
go with phrasal verb
› to be sold with, be part of etc
ir con, estar incluido en
The carpets will go with the house.
› to look etc well with
ir bien con, hacer juego con, combinar con
The carpet goes with the wallpaper.
go without phrasal verb
› to manage without
pasarse sin, prescindir de
If you can’t afford a new dress, you’ll have to go without (one).
keep going
› to continue doing what one is doing; to survive
seguir adelante, no parar, continuar
The snow was falling heavily, but we had to keep going
Business is bad at the moment, but we’ll manage to keep going.
make a go (of something)
› to make a success (of something)
conseguir algo, tener éxito en algo
He has never owned a shop before, but I think he’ll make a go of it.
on the go
ocupado, atareado, activo, que no para
Traducciones de “go”
(Definition of go from the Password English-Spanish Dictionary © 2013 K Dictionaries Ltd)