to prove one is acceptable

donner la patte — to give its paw

tu es toujours dans mes pattes — you are always getting under my feet

traîner la patte — to limp

on reconnaît ta patte — one can recognize your hand

tomber dans les pattes de quelqu'un — to fall into somebody's clutches

montrer patte blanche — to prove one is acceptable

avoir un fil à la patte — to be tied down

se tirer dans les pattes — to pull dirty tricks on each other

les faits ont justifié nos craintes — events proved our fears to have been justified

tu essaies toujours de la justifier — you are always making excuses for her

ta décision peut se justifier — there are good reasons for your decision

justifié à droite — right justified

justifié à gauche — left justified

justifier de [âge] — to prove

there she goes — allá va

are you going my way? — ¿vas hacia el mismo sitio que yo?

we can discuss it as we go — podemos hablarlo en el camino

where do we go from here? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?

let's go! — vamos!

she's gone to France — se ha ido a Francia

I have never been abroad — no he estado nunca en el extranjero

where are you going? — ¿adónde vas?

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

to go to + inf — ir* a + inf

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, han estado en la exposición

to go and + inf — ir* a + inf

to go on a training course — hacer* un curso de capacitación

to go on a diet — ponerse* a régimen

to go -ing — ir* a + inf

to go swimming/hunting — ir* a nadar/cazar

to go to + inf — ir* a + inf

well, I must be going — bueno, me tengo que ir ya

those days have gone — ya han pasado aquellos días

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 something: half his salary goes on drink — la mitad del sueldo se le va en bebida

either the cats go or I go — o se van los gatos o me voy yo

the bread has all gone — no queda pan, el pan se ha vendido todo

the painting went for £1,000 — el cuadro se vendió en 1.000 libras

going, going, gone — a la una, a las dos, vendido

the brakes went as we... — los frenos fallaron cuando...

the brakes have gone — los frenos no funcionan

my legs went (from under me) — me fallaron las piernas

only two weeks to go till he comes — sólo faltan dos semanas para que llegue

two burgers to go — dos hamburguesas para llevar

the belt won't go around my waist — el cinturón no me da para la cintura

8 into 32 goes 4 (times) — 32 entre 8 cabe a 4

to go blind/deaf — quedarse ciego/sordo

to go crazy — volverse* loco

to go sour — agriarse, ponerse* agrio

her face went red — se puso colorada

everything went quiet — se hizo un silencio total

they went hungry — pasaron hambre

so it goes — así son las cosas

it's not expensive as dishwashers go — no es caro, para lo que cuestan los lavavajillas

the radio was going full blast — la radio estaba puesta a todo lo que daba

to have a good thing going: we've got a good thing going here — esto marcha muy bien

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; it's late, we'd better get going es tarde, más vale que nos vayamos; to get something going: 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 somebody going: all this stupid nonsense really gets me going — estas estupideces me sacan de quicio

to keep going — ( continue to function) aguantar; ( not stop) seguir*

to keep a project going — mantener* a flote un proyecto

the club's been going for 12 years now — el club lleva 12 años funcionando

how long can you go before you need a break? — ¿cuánto aguantas sin descansar?

to go toward something/to + inf: all their savings are going toward the trip van a gastar todos sus ahorros en el viaje; the money will go to pay the workmen — el dinero se usará para pagar a los obreros

how does the song go? — ¿cómo es la (letra/música de la) canción?

anything goes — todo vale, cualquier cosa está bien

that's enough of that, he goes — -ya está bueno -va y dice

don't deny it! - I wasn't going to — no lo niegues! - no pensaba hacerlo

I'm going to be sick — voy a devolver

she succeeded in lifting it at the third go — consiguió levantarlo al tercer intento

whose go is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

it's my go — me toca a mí

can I have a go on your typewriter? — ¿me dejas probar tu máquina de escribir?

she was going too fast — iba demasiado rápido

I'll go and see — voy a ver

I'll go and fetch it for you — te lo voy a buscar

he went and shut the door — cerró la puerta

to go and see sb, go to see sb — ir a ver a algn

add the sugar, stirring as you go — añada el azúcar, removiendo al mismo tiempo, añada el azúcar, sin dejar de remover

to go to the doctor('s) — ir al médico

she's gone to the optician('s) for a sight test — ha ido al oculista a graduarse la vista

she went to the headmaster — fue a ver al director

to go to sb for advice — consultar a algn

I'm going now — me voy ya, me marcho ya

after I've gone — cuando yo me haya ido

eight down and two to go — ocho hechos y dos por hacer

it's going cheap — se vende barato

a huge sweater that goes down to my knees — un jersey enorme que me llega hasta las rodillas

it's a magnificent car but it doesn't go — es un coche magnífico, pero no funciona

I couldn't get the car to go at all — no podía arrancar el coche

the washing machine was going so I didn't hear the phone — la lavadora estaba en marcha, así es que no oí el teléfono

to make sth go, to get sth going — poner algo en marcha

I don't know how much longer we can go without food — no sé cuánto tiempo más podremos aguantar sin comida

to go hungry/thirsty — pasar hambre/sed

to go fishing/riding/swimming — ir a pescar/montar a caballo/nadar

the meeting went well — la reunión fue bien

it's just gone seven — acaban de dar las siete

to go red/green — ponerse rojo/verde

it won't go in the case — no cabe en la maleta

4 into 3 won't go — 3 entre 4 no cabe

4 into 12 goes 3 times — 12 entre cuatro son tres, 12 dividido entre cuatro son tres

this jumper has gone at the elbows — este jersey se ha desgastado por los codos

where does this book go? — ¿dónde va este libro?

there are several jobs going — se ofrecen varios puestos

there's a flat going here — aquí hay un piso libre

I'll take whatever is going — acepto lo que sea

the money goes to charity — el dinero se destina a obras benéficas

the prize went to Fiona Lilly — el premio fue para Fiona Lilly

the qualities which go to make him a great writer — las cualidades que le hacen un gran escritor

the tune goes like this — la melodía va así

the story goes that... — según dicen...

go like that (with your right hand) — haz así (con la mano derecha)

I need to go — tengo que ir al baño

he's not bad, as estate agents go — no es un mal agente inmobiliario, dentro de lo que cabe

once he gets going... — una vez que se pone..., una vez que empieza...

to keep sb going: this medicine kept him going — esta medicina le daba fuerzas para seguir

a cup of coffee is enough to keep him going all morning — una taza de café le basta para funcionar toda la mañana

let (me) go! — ¡suéltame!

we'll let it go at that — por esta vez pase

you're wrong, but we'll let it go — no llevas razón, pero vamos a dejarlo así

which route does the number 29 go? — ¿qué itinerario hace el 29?

which way are you going? — ¿por dónde vais a ir?, ¿qué camino vais a tomar?

he went his way — siguió su camino

we had only gone a few kilometres when... — solo llevábamos unos kilómetros cuando...

to go it —

the car went "bang!" — el coche hizo "bang"

"shut up!" he goes — -¡cállate! -suelta

he went £50 on the red — apostó 50 libras al rojo

I can only go £15 — solo puedo llegar a 15 libras

I'm going/I was going to do it — voy/iba a hacerlo

it's going to rain — va a llover

to go looking for sth/sb — ir a buscar algo/a algn

whose go is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

it's your go — te toca a ti

shall I have a go? — ¿pruebo yo?, ¿lo intento yo?

to have another go — probar otra vez, intentarlo otra vez

he's had a bad go of flu — ha pasado una gripe muy mala

they've had a rough go of it — lo han pasado mal, han pasado una mala racha

on the go —

he's always on the go — nunca para

to keep sb on the go — tener a algn siempre en danza

I've got two projects on the go — tengo dos proyectos en marcha

you are go for moon-landing — estás listo para alunizar

there she goes — allá va

are you going my way? — ¿vas hacia el mismo sitio que yo?

we can discuss it as we go — podemos hablarlo en el camino

where do we go from here? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?

let's go! — vamos!

she's gone to France — se ha ido a Francia

I have never been abroad — no he estado nunca en el extranjero

where are you going? — ¿adónde vas?

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

to go to + inf — ir* a + inf

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, han estado en la exposición

to go and + inf — ir* a + inf

to go on a training course — hacer* un curso de capacitación

to go on a diet — ponerse* a régimen

to go -ing — ir* a + inf

to go swimming/hunting — ir* a nadar/cazar

to go to + inf — ir* a + inf

well, I must be going — bueno, me tengo que ir ya

those days have gone — ya han pasado aquellos días

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 something: half his salary goes on drink — la mitad del sueldo se le va en bebida

either the cats go or I go — o se van los gatos o me voy yo

the bread has all gone — no queda pan, el pan se ha vendido todo

the painting went for £1,000 — el cuadro se vendió en 1.000 libras

going, going, gone — a la una, a las dos, vendido

the brakes went as we... — los frenos fallaron cuando...

the brakes have gone — los frenos no funcionan

my legs went (from under me) — me fallaron las piernas

only two weeks to go till he comes — sólo faltan dos semanas para que llegue

two burgers to go — dos hamburguesas para llevar

the belt won't go around my waist — el cinturón no me da para la cintura

8 into 32 goes 4 (times) — 32 entre 8 cabe a 4

to go blind/deaf — quedarse ciego/sordo

to go crazy — volverse* loco

to go sour — agriarse, ponerse* agrio

her face went red — se puso colorada

everything went quiet — se hizo un silencio total

they went hungry — pasaron hambre

so it goes — así son las cosas

it's not expensive as dishwashers go — no es caro, para lo que cuestan los lavavajillas

the radio was going full blast — la radio estaba puesta a todo lo que daba

to have a good thing going: we've got a good thing going here — esto marcha muy bien

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; it's late, we'd better get going es tarde, más vale que nos vayamos; to get something going: 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 somebody going: all this stupid nonsense really gets me going — estas estupideces me sacan de quicio

to keep going — ( continue to function) aguantar; ( not stop) seguir*

to keep a project going — mantener* a flote un proyecto

the club's been going for 12 years now — el club lleva 12 años funcionando

how long can you go before you need a break? — ¿cuánto aguantas sin descansar?

to go toward something/to + inf: all their savings are going toward the trip van a gastar todos sus ahorros en el viaje; the money will go to pay the workmen — el dinero se usará para pagar a los obreros

how does the song go? — ¿cómo es la (letra/música de la) canción?

anything goes — todo vale, cualquier cosa está bien

that's enough of that, he goes — -ya está bueno -va y dice

don't deny it! - I wasn't going to — no lo niegues! - no pensaba hacerlo

I'm going to be sick — voy a devolver

she succeeded in lifting it at the third go — consiguió levantarlo al tercer intento

whose go is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

it's my go — me toca a mí

can I have a go on your typewriter? — ¿me dejas probar tu máquina de escribir?

also volt,

voltis,

so volint,

sis for si vis,

sultis for si voltis, only ante-class.,

potare ego hodie tecum volo,

ego quoque volo esse liber: nequiquam volo,

ait rem seriam agere velle mecum,

natus enim debet quicunque est velle manere In vita,

video te alte spectare et velle in caelum migrare,

quid poetae? Nonne post mortem nobilitari volunt?

si innocentes existimari volumus,

quoniam opinionis meae voluistis esse participes,

quod eas quoque nationes adire et regiones cognoscere volebat,

si velit suos recipere, obsides sibi remittat,

dominari illi volunt, vos liberi esse,

si haec relinquere voltis,

priusquam liberi estis, dominari jam in adversarios vultis,

si quis vestrum suos invisere volt, commeatum do,

non enim vincere tantum noluit, sed vinci voluit,

suspitionem Caesar quibusdam reliquit, neque voluisse se diutius vivere, neque curasse,

Eutrapelus cuicunque nocere volebat, Vestimenta dabat pretiosa,

neque enim aut hiare semper vocalibus aut destitui temporibus volunt sermo atque epistula,

in acdibus quid tibi meis erat negoti...? Volo scire,

maxima voce clamat populus, neque se uni, nec paucis velle parere,

consuesse deos immortalis, quos pro scelere eorum ulcisci velint, etc.,

hic experiri vim virtutemque volo,

ac volui inicere tragulam in nostrum senem,

eadem quae illis voluisti facere tu, faciunt tibi,

puerumque clam voluit exstinguere,

necare candem voluit,

hostis hostem occidere volui,

volui... ferro interficere (ironically),

tuum crimen erit, hospitem occidere voluisse,

non enim vult mori, sed invidiam filio facere,

Pregn., opp. optare: non vult mori qui optat,

sed eo die is, cui dare volueram (epistulam), non est profectus,

cum de senectute vellem aliquid scribere,

ego te volui castigare, tu mihi accussatrix ades,

bonus volo jam ex hoc die esse,

ego jam a principio amici filiam, Ita ut aequom fuerat, volui uxorem ducere,

at etiam eo negotio M. Catonis splendorem maculare voluerunt,

eum (tumulum) non tam capere sine certamine volebat, quam causam certaminis cum Minucio contrahere,

cum lex venditionibus occurrere voluit,

si iis qui haec omnia flamma ac ferro delere voluerunt... bellum indixi, etc.,

(plebem) per caedem senatus vacuam rem publicam tradere Hannibali velle,

rem Nolanam in jus dicionemque dare voluerat Poeno,

ut qui a principio mitis omnibus Italicis praeter Romanos videri vellet, etc.,

quas (i. e. magnas res) qui impedire vult, is et infirmus est mobilisque natura, et, etc.,

nam si quando id (exordium) primum invenire volui, nullum mihi occurrit, nisi aut exile, aut, etc.,

de Antonio dico, numquam illum... nonnullorum de ipso suspitionem infitiando tollere voluisse,

audes Fatidicum fallere velle deum?

hic respondere voluit, non lacessere,

non te judices urbi sed carceri reservarunt, neque to retinere in civitate, sed exilio privare voluerunt,

quid aliud volui dicere?

volo autem dicere, illud homini longe optimum esse quod ipsum sit optandum per se,

adduxi volui dicere,

nunc quod relicuom restat volo persolvere,

sustine hoc, Penicule, exuvias facere quas vovi volo,

sinite me prospectare ne uspiam insidiae sint, consilium quod habere volumus,

si Prometheus, cum mortalibus ignem dividere vellet, ipse a vicinis carbunculos conrogaret, ridiculus videretur,

ait se velle de illis HS. LXXX. cognoscere,

hinc se recipere cum vellent, rursus illi ex loco superiore nostros premebant,

quotiens ire volo foras, retines me, rogitas quo ego eam,

quae sese in ignem inicere voluit, prohibui,

si scires aspidem latere uspiam, et velle aliquem imprudentem super eam adsidere,

quod cum facere vellent, intervenit M. Manilius,

qui cum opem ferre vellet, nuntiatum sibi esse aliam classem ad Aegates insulas stare,

at Libys obstantes dum vult obvertere remos, In spatium resilire manus breve vidit,

P. Claudius cum proelium navale committere vellet,

sed, nisi molestum est, nomen dare vobis volo comediai,

vos ite intro. Interea ego ex hac statua verberea volo erogitare... quid sit factum,

i tu atque arcessi illam: ego intus quod facto est opus volo adcurare,

illa enim (ars) te, verum si loqui volumus, ornaverat,

ergo, si vere aestimare volumus, etc.,

si vere aestimare Macedonas, qui tunc erant, volumus,

ejus me compotem facere potestis, si meminisse vultis, etc.,

visne igitur, dum dies ista venit... interea tu ipse congredi mecum ut, etc....?

volo tibi Chrysippi quoque distinctionem indicare,

uti tamen tuo consilio volui,

is dare volt, is se aliquid posci,

hoc dixit, si hoc de cella concederetur, velle Siculos senatui polliceri frumentum in cellam gratis,

ei laxiorem daturos, si venire ad causam dicendam vellet,

plerique concessam sibi sub condicione vitam si militare adversus eum vellent, recusarunt,

dedere etiam se volebant, si toleranda viris imperarentur,

heri nemo voluit Sostratam intro admittere,

cum alter verum audire non vult,

nihil ex his praeter... accipere voluit,

si jussus est, necessitati,

utrum statuas voluerint tibi statuere, an coacti sint,

de risu quinque sunt quae quaerantur... sitne oratoris risum velle permovere,

laedere numquam velimus,

vivere noluit qui mori non vult,