go about

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go about
verbo intransitivo
1ir por ahí (circulate) (person); correr (rumor)
  • there's a bug going about -> hay un virus por ahí suelto
verbo transitivo con partícula
2viajar por (travel) (country)
3abordar (tackle) (task)
  • to go about doing something -> ponerse a hacer algo (start)
  • how do I go about getting a license? -> ¿qué hay que hacer para conseguir un permiso?

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go about [gou]
  • Go about your business -> métase Ud
1Ud. (Marina)
intentar, procurar, emprender, hacer todo lo posible, esforzarse por; rodear; desviarse; girar, rodar, andar o moverse alrededor o en torno, dar vueltar, andar rodando, andar de acá para allá.(Mar.) Virar de bordo. en lo que le importa; váyase

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go about
verb:intransitive:plus_preposition
1 (move around)
he goes about the house with no clothes on anda va por la casa desnudo;or
2 (set to work on) [+task] emprender; [+problem] abordar
how does one go about joining? ¿qué hay que hacer para hacerse socio?; he knows how to go about it sabe lo que hay que hacer; sabe cómo hacerlo
3 (busy o.s. with)
to go about one's business ocuparse de sus cosas
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
1 (circulate) [+news, rumour] correr; circular; [+virus] rodar
there's a rumour going about that they're getting married corre circula el rumor de que se van a casar;or there's a bug going about hay un virus por ahí rondando; he goes about in a Rolls se pasea por ahí en un Rolls; to go about barefoot/in torn jeans ir descalzo/con unos vaqueros rotos
chimpanzees go round in groups
you shouldn't go about bullying people like that? no deberías ir por ahí intimidando a la gente de esa manera
2 (Náut) (change direction) virar

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