Signification de go En anglais

• 0 to move or travel somewhere

  • I’m going to the store. Je vais au magasin.

  • They went to Jamaica on vacation. Ils sont allés en vacances à la Jamaïque.

  • The snake went into the bushes. Le serpent est allé dans les buissons.

  • We went to see a movie yesterday. Nous sommes allés voir un film hier.

  • You’re going too slow! Tu vas trop lentement !

  • I want to go home. Je veux rentrer à la maison.

  • Go and see who’s at the door. Va voir qui est à la porte.

  • Go get your pajamas on. Va mettre ton pyjama.

  • to go on a cruise/vacation/trip etc. faire une cruisière / aller en vacances / partir en voyage

• 1 to leave

  • It’s time to go. Il est temps de partir.

  • I have to go at 5:00. Je dois partir à 5h.

• 2 to do an activity

  • Let’s go for a hike after lunch. Allons faire une randonnée après le déjeuner.

  • Do you want to go fishing? Veux-tu aller pêcher ?

• 3 to visit or attend

  • What school/church do you go to? Quelle école/église fréquentes-tu ?

  • He got hurt and had to go to the hospital. Il s’est blessé et a dû aller à l’hôpital.

• 4 to lead to

  • This road goes to Martinsville. Cette route va/mène à Martinsville.

  • a path going down the mountain un sentier descendant de la montagne

• 5 to happen or be done in a particular way

  • The planning for the wedding went very well. Les préparatifs pour le mariage se sont très bien passés.

  • Hi Jen, how’s it going? Bonjour Jen, comment ça va ?

• 6 (of an object) to belong somewhere

  • Where does this box go? Où cette boîte se range-t-elle ?

• 7 to be sent

  • The email went to the entire company. L’e-mail a été envoyé à toute l’entreprise.

• 8 to change state, often to become worse

  • I went to sleep at 11:00. Il s’est endormi à 23h.

  • to go crazy/bankrupt/bald/deaf etc. devenir fou / faire faillite / devenir chauve/sourd etc.

• 9 indicates what sb said

  • Josh went, “Ewww, that’s gross!” Josh a fait/dit “Pouah, c’est dégoûtant !”

• 10 to make a particular sound or movement

  • The thunder went “boom.” Le tonnerre a fait “boum”.

  • Then the car went like this and flipped over. Puis la voiture a fait comme ça et elle s’est complètement retournée.

• 11 (of a song or story) to have particular words

  • How does that joke go? Ça fait comment cette blague ?

• 12 (of a supply) to be used or spent

  • A lot of the money went to charity. Beaucoup d’argent est allé aux œuvres de charité.

  • The food was going fast. La nourriture diminuait rapidement.

• 13 to start or continue doing sth

  • We’re ready to go. Nous sommes prêts à y aller.

  • The camel can go for days without drinking. Le chameau peut tenir pendant des jours sans boire.

• 14 to stop or disappear

  • Suddenly the pain went, and I was fine. Soudain la douleur a cessé / s’en est allée et je me suis senti bien.

• 15 to stop working

  • His brakes went, and he ran into the back of us. Ses freins ont lâché et il nous est rentré dedans par l’arrière.

• 16 to die

  • When I go, I don’t want a fancy funeral. Quand je mourrai, je ne veux pas de funérailles de luxe.

• 17 (of time) to pass

  • The summer has gone so quickly. L’été est passé tellement vite.

• 18 to use the toilet

  • Do you need to go? As-tu beson d’aller aux toilettes ?

• 19 indicates what will happen or what sb will do

  • It’s going to rain tomorrow. Il va à pleuvoir demain.

  • I’m going to scream. Je vais me mettre à hurler.

• 20 to have many/no advantages to help you succeed

  • You have a lot going for you. Don’t give up! Tu as beaucoup d’atouts en main. N’abandonne pas !

• 21 left to be done

  • I’ve read two – I only have one more to go. J’en ai lu deux ; il m’en reste un (à lire).

  • “I’d like a cheeseburger and fries to go, please.” “Je voudrais un cheeseburger et des frites, à emporter, s’il vous plaît.”

• 22 sb’s turn

  • It’s your go. C’est (à) ton tour.

• 23 a try

  • Give it another go. Fais un nouvel essai.

• 24 doing things without stopping

  • I’ve been on the go since breakfast. Je suis sur la brèche depuis le petit-déjeuner.

• 25 to angrily criticize

  • He had a go at me for forgetting the contract. Il s’en est pris à moi pour avoir oublié le contrat.

  • Let me have a go! Laisse-moi essayer !

• 26 to try to achieve success

  • It won’t be easy to sell these cars at first, but we’re going to make a go of it. Ce ne sera pas facile de vendre ces voitures en premier mais nous allons tâcher d’y arriver.

• 27 to walk, travel, move etc

  • He is going across the field

  • Go straight ahead

  • When did he go out?

• 28 to be sent, passed on etc

  • Complaints have to go through the proper channels.

• 29 to be given, sold etc

  • The prize goes to John Campbell

  • The table went for $100.

• 30 to lead to

  • Where does this road go?

• 31 to visit, to attend

  • He goes to school every day

  • I decided not to go to the movie.

• 32 to be destroyed etc

  • This wall will have to go.

• 33 to proceed, be done

  • The meeting went very well.

• 34 to move away

  • I think it is time you were going.

• 35 to disappear

  • My purse has gone!

• 36 to do (some action or activity)

  • I’m going for a walk

  • I’m going hiking next week-end.

• 37 to fail etc

  • I think the clutch on this car has gone.

• 38 to be working etc

  • I don’t think that clock is going.

• 39 to become

  • These apples have gone bad.

• 40 to be

  • Many people in the world regularly go hungry.

• 41 to be put

  • Spoons go in that drawer.

• 42 to pass

  • Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.

• 43 to be used

  • All her pocket money goes on sweets.

• 44 to be acceptable etc

  • Anything goes in this office.

• 45 to make a particular noise

  • Dogs go woof, not miaow.

• 46 to have a particular tune etc

  • How does that song go?

• 47 to become successful etc

  • She always makes a party go.

• 48 an attempt

  • I’m not sure how to do it, but I’ll have a go.

• 49 energy

  • She’s full of go.