how far is Glasgow from London

far and wide —

far and near — partout

far be it from me to do — loin de moi l'idée de faire

to be a far cry from — être bien loin de

she will go far — elle ira loin

this wine/food won't go very far — on ne va pas aller loin avec ce vin/ce qu'on a à manger

have you come far? — vieni da lontano?

far off far away lontano; to be far from home essere lontano da casa; far beyond sth. ben oltre qcs.; far out at sea in mare aperto; far into the jungle nel cuore della giungla; how far is it to Leeds? quanto è lontana Leeds? quanti chilometri ci sono da qui a Leeds? how far is Glasgow from London? quanto è lontana Glasgow da Londra? he went as far as the church — arrivò fino alla chiesa

far back in the past — nel lontano passato

as far back as 1965 — già nel 1965

Christmas is not far off — Natale non è lontano

he's not far off 70 — non è lontano dai 70 anni

he worked far into the night — ha lavorato fino a tarda notte

far better, shorter — molto meglio, più corto

far more — molto più

far too fast — di gran lunga troppo veloce

far too much money — fin troppi soldi

far above the average — molto al di sopra della media

how far is it possible to...? — fino a che punto è possibile...?

how far have they got with the work? — a che punto sono arrivati col lavoro?

as o so far as we can as o so far as possible per quanto possiamo, possibile; as o so far as we know per quanto ne sappiamo; as o so far as I am concerned — per quanto mi riguarda, quanto a me

to go too far — esagerare, passare il segno

this has gone far enough! — adesso basta!

he took o carried the joke too far ha spinto lo scherzo troppo in là; to go so far as to do — arrivare al punto di fare

he's only written one book so far — finora ha scritto soltanto un libro

you can only trust him so far — puoi fidarti di lui solo fino a un certo punto

the far south, east (of) — l'estremo sud, oriente (di)

at the far end of the room — all'altro lato della stanza

on the far side of the wall — dall'altra parte del muro

the far right, left — l'estrema destra, sinistra

far from satisfied — lungi dall'essere soddisfatto

far from it! — al contrario! tutt'altro!

not to be far off o out o wrong non essere lontano dalla verità; far and wide far and near in lungo e in largo, dappertutto; far be it from me to do lungi da me l'idea di fare; to be a far cry from essere ben lontano da; he will go far farà strada, andrà lontano; this wine, food won't go very far — questo vino, cibo non durerà molto

have you come far? — vieni da lontano?

far off far away lontano; to be far from home essere lontano da casa; far beyond sth. ben oltre qcs.; far out at sea in mare aperto; far into the jungle nel cuore della giungla; how far is it to Leeds? quanto è lontana Leeds? quanti chilometri ci sono da qui a Leeds? how far is Glasgow from London? quanto è lontana Glasgow da Londra? he went as far as the church — arrivò fino alla chiesa

far back in the past — nel lontano passato

as far back as 1965 — già nel 1965

Christmas is not far off — Natale non è lontano

he's not far off 70 — non è lontano dai 70 anni

he worked far into the night — ha lavorato fino a tarda notte

far better, shorter — molto meglio, più corto

far more — molto più

far too fast — di gran lunga troppo veloce

far too much money — fin troppi soldi

far above the average — molto al di sopra della media

how far is it possible to...? — fino a che punto è possibile...?

how far have they got with the work? — a che punto sono arrivati col lavoro?

as o so far as we can as o so far as possible per quanto possiamo, possibile; as o so far as we know per quanto ne sappiamo; as o so far as I am concerned — per quanto mi riguarda, quanto a me

to go too far — esagerare, passare il segno

this has gone far enough! — adesso basta!

he took o carried the joke too far ha spinto lo scherzo troppo in là; to go so far as to do — arrivare al punto di fare

he's only written one book so far — finora ha scritto soltanto un libro

you can only trust him so far — puoi fidarti di lui solo fino a un certo punto

the far south, east (of) — l'estremo sud, oriente (di)

at the far end of the room — all'altro lato della stanza

on the far side of the wall — dall'altra parte del muro

the far right, left — l'estrema destra, sinistra

far from satisfied — lungi dall'essere soddisfatto

far from it! — al contrario! tutt'altro!

not to be far off o out o wrong non essere lontano dalla verità; far and wide far and near in lungo e in largo, dappertutto; far be it from me to do lungi da me l'idea di fare; to be a far cry from essere ben lontano da; he will go far farà strada, andrà lontano; this wine, food won't go very far — questo vino, cibo non durerà molto

from the beginning — desde el principio

the flight from Madrid — el vuelo procedente de Madrid

I'm from Texas — soy de Texas

from here you can see the river — desde aquí se puede ver el río

2cm from the edge — a 2cm del borde

we're still three hours from Tulsa — todavía faltan tres horas para llegar a Tulsa

from today — a partir de hoy, desde hoy

from the moment we met — desde el momento en que nos conocimos

50 years/an hour from now — dentro de 50 años/una hora

we are only minutes from takeoff! — estamos a pocos minutos del despegue!

a letter from my lawyer — una carta de mi abogado

that's enough from you! — basta!, cállate!

you can tell him that from me! — puedes decírselo de mi parte!

have you heard from her? — ¿has tenido noticias suyas?

we heard from Sam that... — nos enteramos por Sam de que...

a drawing from life — un dibujo del natural

from... to...; they flew from New York to Lima volaron de Nueva York a Lima; they stretch from Derbyshire to the borders of Scotland se extienden desde el condado de Derbyshire hasta el sur de Escocia; from door to door de puerta en puerta; we work from nine to five trabajamos de nueve a cinco; I'll be in Europe from June 20 to 29 voy a estar en Europa desde el 20 hasta el 29 de junio; from $50 to $100 — entre 50 y 100 dólares

his eyes were red from crying — tenía los ojos rojos de tanto llorar

from experience I would say that... — según mi experiencia diría que...

from the cupboard/shelf — del armario/estante

5 from 10 is 5 — 10 menos 5 es 5

if you take 5 from 10 — si le restas 5 a 10

from above/below — desde arriba/abajo

he crawled out from under the table — salió gateando de debajo de la mesa

the lady from across the street — la señora de enfrente

where are you from? — ¿de dónde eres?

where has he come from? — ¿de dónde ha venido?

he comes from Segovia — es de Segovia

he had gone from home — se había ido de su casa

the train from Madrid — el tren de Madrid, el tren procedente de Madrid

from London to Glasgow — de Londres a Glasgow

from house to house — de casa en casa

from A to Z — de A a Z, desde A hasta Z

from now on — de aquí en adelante

from that time — desde aquel momento

(as) from Friday — a partir del viernes

from a child, from childhood — desde niño

from time to time — de vez en cuando

the hotel is 1km from the beach — el hotel está a 1km de la playa

a long way from home — muy lejos de casa

to be far from the truth — estar lejos de la verdad

a letter from my sister — una carta de mi hermana

a telephone call from Mr Smith — una llamada de parte del Sr. Smith

a message from him — un mensaje de parte de él

tell him from me — dile de mi parte

to drink from a stream/from the bottle — beber de un arroyo/de la botella

we learned it from him — lo aprendimos de él

we learned it from a book — lo aprendimos en un libro

a quotation from Shakespeare — una cita de Shakespeare

to steal sth from sb — robar algo a algn

to pick sb from the crowd — escoger a algn de la multitud

I'll buy it from you — te lo compraré

take the gun from him! — ¡quítale el revólver!

one of the best performances we have seen from him — uno de los mejores papeles que le hayamos visto

painted from life — pintado del natural

prices range from £10 to £50 — los precios varían entre 10 y 50 libras

there were from 10 to 15 people there — había allí entre 10 y 15 personas

things went from bad to worse — las cosas fueron de mal en peor

the interest rate increased from 6% to 10% — la tasa de interés ha subido del 6 al 10 por ciento

he went from office boy to director in five years — pasó de ser recadero a director en cinco años

to be different from sb — ser distinto de algn

he can't tell red from green — no distingue entre rojo y verde

to know good from bad — saber distinguir entre el bien y el mal, saber distinguir el bien del mal

to act from conviction — obrar por convicción

from sheer necessity — por pura necesidad

weak from hunger — debilitado por el hambre

from what I can see — por lo que veo

from what he says — por lo que dice, según lo que dice

from experience — por experiencia

to die from exposure — morir de frío

to shelter from the rain — protegerse de la lluvia

to escape from sth/sb — escapar de algo/algn

to prevent sb from doing sth — impedir a algn hacer algo

from above — desde arriba

from afar — desde lejos

from among the crowd — de entre la multitud

from inside/outside the house — desde dentro/fuera de la casa

from the beginning — desde el principio

the flight from Madrid — el vuelo procedente de Madrid

I'm from Texas — soy de Texas

from here you can see the river — desde aquí se puede ver el río

2cm from the edge — a 2cm del borde

we're still three hours from Tulsa — todavía faltan tres horas para llegar a Tulsa

from today — a partir de hoy, desde hoy

from the moment we met — desde el momento en que nos conocimos

50 years/an hour from now — dentro de 50 años/una hora

we are only minutes from takeoff! — estamos a pocos minutos del despegue!

a letter from my lawyer — una carta de mi abogado

that's enough from you! — basta!, cállate!

you can tell him that from me! — puedes decírselo de mi parte!

have you heard from her? — ¿has tenido noticias suyas?

we heard from Sam that... — nos enteramos por Sam de que...

a drawing from life — un dibujo del natural

from... to...; they flew from New York to Lima volaron de Nueva York a Lima; they stretch from Derbyshire to the borders of Scotland se extienden desde el condado de Derbyshire hasta el sur de Escocia; from door to door de puerta en puerta; we work from nine to five trabajamos de nueve a cinco; I'll be in Europe from June 20 to 29 voy a estar en Europa desde el 20 hasta el 29 de junio; from $50 to $100 — entre 50 y 100 dólares

his eyes were red from crying — tenía los ojos rojos de tanto llorar

from experience I would say that... — según mi experiencia diría que...

from the cupboard/shelf — del armario/estante

5 from 10 is 5 — 10 menos 5 es 5

if you take 5 from 10 — si le restas 5 a 10

from above/below — desde arriba/abajo

he crawled out from under the table — salió gateando de debajo de la mesa

the lady from across the street — la señora de enfrente

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?

las calles de Madrid — the streets of Madrid

el alcalde de Valencia — the mayor of Valencia

cabo de Buena Esperanza — Cape of Good Hope