going comprehensive
n.
el abandono de los criterios selectivos de entrada
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going
1
(=departure) salida f , partida f
→
coming →
B
2
(=progress)
it was slow going se avanzaba a paso lento
good going! ¡bien hecho!
that was good going eso fue muy rápido
the climb was hard going la subida fue muy dura
the meeting was hard going en la reunión se complicaron bastante las cosas
the book was heavy going la lectura del libro resultó pesada
it's heavy going talking to her es pesado hablar con ella
3
(=state of surface etc) estado m del camino, (Horse racing etc) estado m de la pista
let's cross while the going is good aprovechemos para cruzar
we made money while the going was good mientras las condiciones eran favorables ganábamos dinero
1
(=thriving)
[business, concern] establecido
2
(=current)
[price, rate] corriente
3 *
(=available) the best one going el mejor que hay
cinema-going (esp Brit)
a n
cinema-going is very popular among the young el ir al cine es muy popular entre los jóvenes
b adj
the cinema-going public el público aficionado al cine
easy-going adj
[person] acomodadizo
[attitude] de trato fácil, relajado
she's very easy-going and gets on well with everybody es una persona de trato fácil y se lleva bien con todos
going-over n ( goings-over pl )
1
(=check) inspección f
we gave the car a thorough going-over revisamos el coche de arriba a abajo
we gave the house a thorough going-over
(=search) registramos la casa de arriba abajo
2 * (fig)
(=beating) paliza f
they gave him a going-over le dieron una paliza
in-going adj entrante
ocean-going adj
[ship] transatlántico
party-going n
he spends his time party-going instead of working se pasa el tiempo yendo a fiestas en lugar de trabajar
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