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ir en + name of vehicle
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to travel by (type of vehicle)
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Voy en autobús. I am traveling by bus.
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ir para + infinitive
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to go to verb, to go in order to verb, to go for the purpose of verb
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Vamos para conocer a mis padres. We are going in order to meet my parents.
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ir para + type of job or career
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to go to become type of job
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Pablo va para médico. Pablo is going to become a doctor.
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ir + gerund
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to be doing something, usually with the connotation of doing so gradually or laboriously
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Voy aprendiendo la lección. I am slowly learning the lesson. Él va construyendo la casa. He is gradually building the house.
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ir tirando
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to manage or get by
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Vamos tirando por mucha ayuda. We're getting by with a lot of help.
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ir andando, ir corriendo
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to walk, to run
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Va andando a la escuela. He is walking to the school. Fue corriendo a la escuela. He ran to the school.
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ir de
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to be about (when said of a book, movie, speech, etc.)
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"El señor de los anillos" va de un hobbit. "The Lord of the Rings" is about a hobbit.
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ir de
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to think of oneself as
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Roberto va de inteligente. Roberto thinks he's smart.
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ir de, ir con
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to be dressed in
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Él va con camisa blanca. Ella va de azul. He is wearing a white shirt. She is dressed in blue.
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ir de compras
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to go shopping
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Fuimos de compras. We went shopping.
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ir por
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to search for, to go in search of, to go for
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Vamos por una casa nueva. We're off in search of a new house.
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ir por
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to reach or to pass (a milestone or task)
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Voy por la mitad del libro. I'm halfway through the book.
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¿Cómo + indirect object pronoun + ir?
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How goes it (for you, him, her, etc.)?
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¿Cómo te va? How's it going? ¿Cómo le va a él? How's it going for him?
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irse
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to go away
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¡Vete ya! Get out of here!
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irse por las ramas
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to beat around the bush, to get sidetracked
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El testigo se fue por las ramas. The witness beat around the bush.
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ir al grano
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to go straight to the point
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ir de compras
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to go shopping
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ir de juerga
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to be out on a spree
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ir sobre ruedas
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to run smoothly
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ir tirando
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to get by
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