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1 go on
1) (to continue: Go on reading - I won't disturb you.) continuar, seguir2) (to talk a great deal, usually too much: She goes on and on about her health.) hablar sin parar3) (to happen: What is going on here?) pasar, suceder, ocurrir4) (to base one's investigations etc on: The police had very few clues to go on in their search for the murderer.) basar(se) en, apoyarse en, fundarse engo on vb1. seguir2. pasar / sucederwhat's going on? ¿qué pasa?3. encendersev.• seguir v.1) v + adva) ( go further - without stopping) seguir*; (- after stopping) seguir*, proseguir* (frml)I can't go on, I'm too tired — no puedo más, estoy muy cansado
b) ( go ahead)you go on, we'll follow — tú vete que nosotros ya iremos
he went on ahead to look for a hotel — él fue antes or delante para buscar hotel
2) (last, continue)to go on -ing — seguir* + ger
to go on to + inf: he went on to become President llegó a ser presidente; to go on to something: let us go on to victory sigamos hasta triunfar; to go on with something seguir* con algo; that's enough to be going on with (BrE) eso alcanza por el momento; go on! — (encouraging, urging) dale!, vamos!, ándale! (Méx), ándele! (Col), venga! (Esp)
3)a) ( continue speaking) seguir*, continuar*, proseguir* (frml)b) ( talk irritatingly) (pej)he went on and on — siguió dale que dale or (Esp tb) dale que te pego (fam)
4) ( happen)what's going on? — ¿qué pasa?
is there anything going on between you two? — ¿hay algo entre ustedes or (Esp) vosotros dos?
how long has this been going on? — ¿desde cuándo viene sucediendo esto?
5)a) (pass, elapse)b) ( progress) marchar6)a) ( onto stage) salir* a escena; ( onto field of play) salir* al campob) (fit, be placed)the lid won't go on — no le puedo (or podemos etc) poner or colocar la tapa
c) ( be switched on) encenderse*, prenderse (AmL)7) v + prep + o( approach) ir*she's 16 going on 17 — tiene 16 para 17, está por cumplir 17
it's going on 11 o'clock — van a ser las 11, son casi las 11
8) ( base inquiries on)we don't have much to go on — no tenemos muchos datos (or muchas pistas etc) en que basarnos
1. VI + PREP1) (=be guided by) [+ evidence] basarse enthere isn't much evidence to go on — no hay muchos indicios en los que basarse, no hay muchas pruebas en las que basarse
what are you going on? — ¿en qué te basas?
2) (=like)3) (=continue)to go on doing sth — seguir haciendo algo, continuar haciendo algo
4) * (=approach)she's going on 50 — anda cerca de la cincuentena, va para los cincuenta
5) (=be spent on)6) (=start taking) [+ drug] empezar a tomar2. VI + ADV1) (=fit)"so," he went on... — -así es que -continuó
go on! — (=continue) sigue, continúa; (giving encouragement) ¡venga!; (showing incredulity) ¡no digas bobadas! *, ¡anda ya! *, ¡venga ya! *
to go on doing sth — seguir or continuar haciendo algo
go on, tell me what the problem is! — ¡venga, dime cuál es el problema!
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go on with your work — sigue con tu trabajo3) (=last) durarhow long will this go on for? — ¿cuánto tiempo durará esto?
4) (=proceed)•
to go on to do sth — pasar a hacer algoafter having taught herself Italian, she went on to learn Arabic — después de haber aprendido italiano por su cuenta, empezó a estudiar árabe
he went on to say that... — añadió que...
5) * (=talk)he does go on so — habla más que siete *, no para de hablar
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to go on about sth — no parar de hablar de algo, dar la tabarra or la matraca con algo *she's always going on about it — nunca para de hablar de eso, siempre está con la misma cantinela *
he's always going on about the government — (=criticize) siempre está echando pestes contra el gobierno *
don't go on about it! — ¡déjalo ya!, ¡deja ya de dar la tabarra or la matraca con el tema! *
6) * (=nag)•
to go on at sb — dar la lata a algn * ( about con)7) (=happen) pasar, ocurrir•
there's something odd going on — aquí hay gato encerrado•
what's going on here? — ¿qué pasa or ocurre aquí?8) (=pass, go by) [time, years] pasar, transcurrir9) (=come on) [lights, machine] encenderse, prenderse (LAm)10) (Theat) salir (a escena)11) (Sport)12) * (=behave)what a way to go on! pej — ¡qué manera de comportarse!
* * *1) v + adva) ( go further - without stopping) seguir*; (- after stopping) seguir*, proseguir* (frml)I can't go on, I'm too tired — no puedo más, estoy muy cansado
b) ( go ahead)you go on, we'll follow — tú vete que nosotros ya iremos
he went on ahead to look for a hotel — él fue antes or delante para buscar hotel
2) (last, continue)to go on -ing — seguir* + ger
to go on to + inf: he went on to become President llegó a ser presidente; to go on to something: let us go on to victory sigamos hasta triunfar; to go on with something seguir* con algo; that's enough to be going on with (BrE) eso alcanza por el momento; go on! — (encouraging, urging) dale!, vamos!, ándale! (Méx), ándele! (Col), venga! (Esp)
3)a) ( continue speaking) seguir*, continuar*, proseguir* (frml)b) ( talk irritatingly) (pej)he went on and on — siguió dale que dale or (Esp tb) dale que te pego (fam)
4) ( happen)what's going on? — ¿qué pasa?
is there anything going on between you two? — ¿hay algo entre ustedes or (Esp) vosotros dos?
how long has this been going on? — ¿desde cuándo viene sucediendo esto?
5)a) (pass, elapse)b) ( progress) marchar6)a) ( onto stage) salir* a escena; ( onto field of play) salir* al campob) (fit, be placed)the lid won't go on — no le puedo (or podemos etc) poner or colocar la tapa
c) ( be switched on) encenderse*, prenderse (AmL)7) v + prep + o( approach) ir*she's 16 going on 17 — tiene 16 para 17, está por cumplir 17
it's going on 11 o'clock — van a ser las 11, son casi las 11
8) ( base inquiries on)we don't have much to go on — no tenemos muchos datos (or muchas pistas etc) en que basarnos
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