viernes, 4 de octubre de 2013

GO ON:
Used to continue or proceed, also is a preposition like going on, ride something, talk or continue a conversation, even to criticize or complain.
Example:
1. children love to go on donkeys at the seaside.
2. there's something peculiar going on here.

go on a date vi(go out with sb romantically)salir vi
Want to go on a date this Friday night? I'll pick you up at eight.
Me dijo de salir el viernes. Me pasa a buscar a las 8.
tener una cita romántica vtr
No le ocasiones problemas para el viernes a la noche; tiene una cita romántica.
go on a fishing expedition v(general search for evidence of guilt, crime unspecified)allanar vtr
In the US, police are not allowed to go on a fishing expedition in your house without a search warrant.
Allanaron la vivienda por orden del juez.
registrar vtr
No pueden registrar la vivienda sin una orden judicial.
go on a journey vi(travel somewhere)ir de viaje loc verb
The fortune teller said that I would be going on a journey soon - not difficult to predict since I was wearing my airline pilot's uniform.
go on a tear v exprUS, slang (go on a spree)estar en racha loc verb
The home team went on a tear and won seven points in a row.
El equipo local estaba en racha y ganó siete puntos seguidos.
go on a trip viUK (take a short journey)hacer una escapada vtr
This weekend we are going on a trip to the countryside.
Me encantan las escapadas sorpresa de fin de semana.
hacer un viajecito vtr
El fin de semana hacemos un viajecito a Areco.
go on a trip US (travel)ir de viaje vi
Last summer I went on a trip to Rome to see the Coliseum.
El año que viene mis hijas irán de viaje a Perth a ver a sus primas.
go on a wild goose chase vinformal, figurative (search in vain for sth)buscar una aguja en un pajar fr hecha
They told me that I could get the part in the junk yard but it turned out to be a wild goose chase.
go on about vtrslang (talk incessantly about)no parar de hablar loc verb
The teacher went on about the topic he had chosen regardless of the fact that many students were asleep.
Aunque algunos invitados ya cabeceaban, el dueño de casa no paró de hablar sobre su último viaje.
go on about vtrslang (talk unintelligibly about)desvariar vi
An elderly person may go on about the past.
A veces habla de su infancia y desvaría un poco, no le hagas mucho caso, cosas de viejos.
Españadar la tabarra vtr
El abuelo Cebolleta siempre daba la tabarra con sus batallitas pasadas.
go on and on about vtrslang (talk incessantly about)hablar sin parar vi
She went on and on about the various celebrities she had met.
Se pasa el día hablando sin parar de aquella vez que salió con leo DiCaprio.
España, famcalentar la cabeza vtr
Me calentó la cabeza con toda aquella cháchara sin sentido.
go on board subir a bordo v
go on forever viliteral (never end)no terminar nunca loc verb
De algo que no termina nunca se dice que es eterno.
go on forever vifigurative (seem to be unending)parecer no terminar nunca loc verb
Sus clases eran muy pesadas, parecían no terminar nunca.
go on leave vi(take time off work) Argentinatomar licencia loc verb
The soldier will go on leave next week to visit his family.
El año pasado sólo tomé una semana de licencia, este año me voy a tomar cuatro.
go on safari ir de safari v
go on stage vi(perform, act publicly)salir a escena loc verb
You are such a comedian, you should go on stage.
ser actor loc verb
Sos un cómico excepcional, deberías ser actor.
go on stage vi(become performer)debutar vi
John went on stage when he was barely 12 years old.
salir a escena por primera vez loc verb
go on strike vi(stop work in protest at sth)ponerse en huelga loc verb
The workers went on strike due to a decrease in their wages.
Los trabajadores se pusieron en huelga cuando les redujeron el sueldo.
go on the piss vUK, slang, vulgar (visit pubs or bars to get drunk) Españair de pedo
Ya no tengo edad para ir de pedo de bar en bar.
ir(se) de copas loc verb
Los sábados se va siempre de copas y vuelve borracho como una cuba.
go on to do sth v(do sth subsequently)continuar (haciendo) vi
He went to University at 13, gained a PhD a 18, and went on to win a Nobel Prize by the age of 25.
Empezó bien y continuó haciéndolo bien hasta el final.
go on with vtr phrasal 3-part(continue to do or say)continuar con, seguir con loc verb
 


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