go about



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'go about' tiene referencia cruzada con ''go about''. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'go about' is cross-referenced with ''go about''. It is in one or more of the lines below.
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Principal Translations
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go about vi phrasal(move from place to place)ir de un lugar a otro loc verb
 He goes about from place to place, taking casual jobs wherever he can get them.
 Va de un lugar a otro consiguiendo trabajos eventuales donde puede.
  vagar vi
 Vaga de un lugar a otro aceptando trabajos eventuales donde puede.
go about [sth] vtr phrasal insep(approach, tackle: a task)ponerse a loc verb
  empezar a vi + prep
  dedicarse a v prnl + prep
 Isn't it time you went about fixing the broken table?
 How am I to go about painting the ceiling when I have no ladder?
 ¿No es hora de que te pongas a arreglar la mesa rota?
 (formal)emprender vtr
 (formal)abordar vtr
 ¿No es hora de que emprendas la tarea de arreglar la mesa rota?
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
go about vi phrasal(sailing: change tack)virar vi
 The skipper gave the command to go about.
 El capitán dio la orden de virar.
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Principal Translations
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go around,
also UK: go round
vi phrasal
(rotate, revolve)girar vi
  dar vueltas loc verb
  rotar vi
 The baby watched the top go round and laughed.
 Each of the beautifully painted horses became visible as the carousel went around.
 El bebé miró el trompo girar y se rio. // Cada uno de los hermosos caballos pintados apareció al girar el carrusel.
go around,
also UK: go round
vi phrasal
(be shared by all)para todos loc adv
 (cambio de sujeto)alcanzar vi
 Do you think there'll be enough loaves and fishes to go around?
 ¿Crees que hay suficientes panes y pescados para todos?
 ¿Crees que estos panes y pescados alcanzarán?
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about
vi phrasal
(illness: be transmitted) (coloquial)dar vueltas loc verb
  circular vi
 There's a nasty strain of flu going around.
 Hay un terrible virus de la gripe dando vueltas.
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about
vi phrasal
(be in a state habitually)ir por ahí loc verb
  andar vi
 He goes around looking filthy.
 She goes about as if she owns the place.
 Él va por ahí con ese aspecto tan desagradable.
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about
vi phrasal
figurative, informal (circulate, spread)correr vi
  circular vi
 There's a rumour going round that you're cheating on Tim.
 Corre el rumor de que estás engañando a Tim.
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 around,
also UK: go round
vi phrasal
informal (pay a visit to [sb](informal)darse una vuelta por loc verb
 (informal)pasarse por v prnl + prep
 I'll go round to your place when I'm done.
 Me daré una vuelta por tu casa cuando termine.
 Me pasaré por tu casa cuando termine.
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Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
go on about [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prepUK, informal (talk unintelligibly about)hablar sin parar sobre loc verb
 (ES: coloquial)dar la tabarra sobre loc verb
 (MX: coloquial)soltarse sobre v prnl + prep
 When my sister goes on about programming, I can't understand a word she is saying.
 Cuando mi hermana empieza a hablar sin parar sobre programación, no entiendo nada de lo que dice.
go on about [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prepUK, informal (talk incessantly about)no parar de hablar de loc verb
 The teacher went on about the topic he had chosen regardless of the fact that many students were asleep.
 El profesor no paró de hablar del tema a pesar de que muchos alumnos estaban dormidos.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
go into raptures about [sth],
go into raptures over [sth]
v expr
(be ecstatic)volverse loco por loc verb
  entusiasmarse por, extasiarse por v prnl + prep
go on and on about [sth/sb] vtrpejorative, informal (talk incessantly about)hablar sin parar sobre algo, no parar de hablar sobre algo loc verb + prep
 (coloquial)hablar y hablar de algo loc verb + prep
 She went on and on about the various celebrities she'd met.
 Habló sin parar sobre todas las celebridades que había conocido.
go on and on about [sth/sb] v exprinformal (talk endlessly about)hablar sin parar loc verb
 I get bored when Mark goes on and on about his car.
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