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go to the city now

Spanish translation: Ve, Vaya, Vayan a la ciudad ahora.

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English term or phrase:go to the city now
Spanish translation:Ve, Vaya, Vayan a la ciudad ahora.
Entered by: Henry Hinds

01:01 Apr 3, 2003
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: go to the city now
command form
margaret
Ve, Vaya, Vayan a la ciudad ahora.
Explanation:
Depending on the form you need to use.
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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 02:44
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Summary of answers provided
5 +12Ve, Vaya, Vayan a la ciudad ahora.
Henry Hinds
5 +1¡ve (vayan) acude(acudan) a la ciudad ahora!
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
5 +1Ahora anda a la ciudad.
Adriana Torres
5 +1Ve a la ciudad ahora mismo
Ines Iglesias
4A la ciudad ! y volando !
Labea
3Baja ahora mismo a la ciudad
TSantos


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +12
Ve, Vaya, Vayan a la ciudad ahora.


Explanation:
Depending on the form you need to use.


    Exp.
Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 02:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 16449
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Rosich Andreu
4 mins
  -> Gracias, María.
agree  elenali
11 mins
  -> Gracias, Elenali.
agree  UNISON (X): "andá a la ciudad ahora" podría ser posible si el texto fuese informal y la traducción para la Argentina
21 mins
  -> Iba a decir "ándate... (Chile) pero es bastante regional y bastante informal.
agree  colemh
46 mins
agree  LEALZ: "andá...." también se usa en las montañas de Chile, Perú, Ecuador, Colombia, en Venezuela y el Caribe
3 hrs
agree  OneDocument, S.L.
5 hrs
agree  Montse de la Fuente
7 hrs
agree  purificaci
11 hrs
agree  analeonor
14 hrs
agree  Andrea Ali
15 hrs
agree  Egmont
17 hrs
agree  asusisu (X)
1 day 16 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
¡ve (vayan) acude(acudan) a la ciudad ahora!


Explanation:
Así

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 02:44
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 5089

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrea Ali: Leí el signo de exclamación como "i" ive... me voy al oculista ahora!!!
15 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Ahora anda a la ciudad.


Explanation:
Changing the order of the words (putting "ahora" at the beginning), emphasizes the sense of the phrase.
Instead of "anda" you may use "ve/acude/dirígete". Hope it helps.

Adriana Torres
United States
Local time: 04:44
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 388

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LaCat
2 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
A la ciudad ! y volando !


Explanation:
It means : You must go right now, literally "flying" so as to say at a minute´s notice.

Labea
Luxembourg
Local time: 10:44
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Ve a la ciudad ahora mismo


Explanation:
In Argentina we would say: Anda a la ciudad ya

Ines Iglesias
Argentina
Local time: 05:44
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ingridbram
3 hrs
  -> Thank you ingridbram
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1 day 16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Baja ahora mismo a la ciudad


Explanation:
:)

TSantos
Local time: 10:44
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in GalicianGalician
PRO pts in pair: 25
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