ir fóra

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Galician

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Etymology

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Literally, to go out.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ir fóra (first-person singular present vou fóra, first-person singular preterite fun fóra, past participle ido fóra)

  1. (intransitive) to go out (to leave, especially a building)
    Synonyms: marchar, saír
    Vou fóraI'm going out
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) to go out (to leave one's abode to go to public places)
    Synonym: saír
    Manola vai fóra. Non sei cando virá.Manola went out. I don't know when she'll return.
  3. (intransitive, idiomatic) to go out (to become extinct, to expire)
    Synonym: acabar
    Cando a Candeloria chora, metá do inverno vai fóra (proverb)When it rains [vs. snows] by Candlemas, winter is going out (literally, “When Candlemas weeps, half the winter goes out”)

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