go out

uscire

Uscire di casa per divertirsi o incontrare persone, per esempio al ristorante, al cinema o in discoteca.

In inglese semplice: If you do this, you leave home to enjoy yourself in places such as restaurants, cinemas, or clubs.

• We go out every Friday.
• They went out for dinner yesterday.
• Would you like to go out with us tonight?

Come si usa: go out for something (We are going out for a meal.); go out with someone (She goes out with her friends on Fridays.); go out doing something (They went out dancing last night.)

Contrari: stay in

Espressioni comuni: go out for dinner, go out with friends, go out dancing

uscire

Lasciare un edificio o passare da un luogo chiuso a uno spazio esterno.

In inglese semplice: If you do this, you leave a building or move into an outside space.

• He went out into the garden.
• Please go out through that door.
• Did anyone see her go out of the building?

Come si usa: go out of something (She went out of the room quietly.); go out through something (Please go out through the side door.)

Sinonimi: leave, exit

Contrari: come in

Espressioni comuni: go out the door, go out into rain, go out into sunlight

spegnersi

Smettere di illuminare, nel caso di una luce, o di bruciare, nel caso di un fuoco.

In inglese semplice: If a light or fire does this, it stops shining or burning.

• The candle went out.
• All the lights went out during the storm.
• Will the fire go out if we leave it?

Sinonimi: die out, be extinguished

Espressioni comuni: lights go out, candles go out, go out suddenly

essere eliminato

Perdere in una competizione e non poter più continuare a partecipare.

In inglese semplice: If a player or team does this, they lose and cannot continue in a competition.

• Our team went out early.
• She went out in the second round.
• Did they go out of the cup on penalties?

Come si usa: go out of something (They went out of the tournament yesterday.); go out in + round (Our team went out in the first round.); go out to someone (They went out to last year’s champions.)

Sinonimi: be eliminated, be knocked out

Contrari: advance

Espressioni comuni: go out on penalties, go out early

sparire, svanire

Scomparire, detto di una qualità presente in una persona, una voce, una situazione o un’attività.

In inglese semplice: If a quality does this, it disappears from a person, voice, situation, or activity.

• The anger went out of her voice.
• All the excitement had gone out of the campaign.
• His confidence seemed to go out of him after that mistake.

Come si usa: something goes out of someone/something (All the warmth went out of his voice.)

Sinonimi: disappear, fade, drain away

Espressioni comuni: go out of someone, go out of something

perdere conoscenza, svenire

Diventare incosciente e non riuscire più a percepire ciò che accade o a reagire.

In inglese semplice: If someone does this, they become unable to see, hear, or respond because they are unconscious.

• He went out after the punch.
• The boxer went out cold and fell to the floor.
• She went out for a few seconds after hitting her head.

Sinonimi: pass out, lose consciousness

Contrari: come round

Espressioni comuni: go out cold, go out completely