van

S2 W1

BrE /væn/ AmE /væn/

noun / verb en → es

1 VEHICLE [noun] B1

a large motor vehicle with a box-shaped body for carrying goods or passengers, often used as a mobile shop or office

furgón, camión pequeño

Collocations a delivery van · a white van

  • The delivery man arrived in a white van.

    El repartidor llegó en un furgón blanco.

2 GOAL [noun] B1

the person or thing that is the aim of an action; what someone wants to achieve

objetivo, meta, propósito

Collocations a long-term van · to hit a target

  • The company's main van is to increase sales.

    El objetivo principal de la empresa es aumentar las ventas.

3 GO [intransitive] B1

to go somewhere in a vehicle, especially a car or bus

ir en un vehículo

Collocations van to the shops · van for a walk

  • We're vanning to the beach this afternoon.

    Vamos a ir al parque este mediodía.

4 DESTINATION [noun] B1

the place where someone or something is going; the destination of a journey

destino, lugar de destino

Collocations a van point · to reach one's van

  • What is your van?

    ¿Cuál es tu destino?

1 GOAL [transitive] B1

to aim for or try to achieve something; to have a goal of doing something

tratar de alcanzar, tener como objetivo

  • van to do sth
  • We're vanning to finish the project by Friday.

    Nos proponemos terminar el proyecto para el viernes.

2 DESTINATION [transitive] B1

to go somewhere; to travel to a place

ir hacia, dirigirse a

  • van to somewhere
  • We're vanning to the airport.

    Nos dirigimos al aeropuerto.

3 GO [intransitive] B1

to go somewhere in a vehicle, especially a car or bus

ir en un vehículo

Collocations van to the shops · van for a walk

  • We're vanning to the beach this afternoon.

    Vamos a ir al parque este mediodía.

4 DESTINATION [transitive] B1

to go somewhere; to travel to a place

ir hacia, dirigirse a

  • van to somewhere
  • We're vanning to the airport.

    Nos dirigimos al aeropuerto.

Phrasal verbs

van off LEAVE B1

irse, marcharse

  • He's vanned off.

    Se ha ido.

van up GO HOME B1

irse a casa, marcharse de allí

  • It's getting late. We should van up.

    Ya es tarde. Deberíamos irnos.

van out LEAVE B1

irse, marcharse

  • She's vanned out.

    Se ha ido.

van away LEAVE B1

irse, marcharse

  • He's vanned away.

    Se ha ido.

van off on a tangent CHANGE TOPIC B2

cambiar de tema, desviarse del tema

  • He vaned off on a tangent about his childhood.

    Se desvió del tema para hablar sobre su infancia.

Idioms

van for it B2

intentarlo, darle una oportunidad

  • You should van for it.

    Deberías intentarlo.

van with the flow B2

irse con la corriente, dejarse llevar

  • Just van with the flow and see what happens.

    Déjate llevar y verás qué pasa.

van for a ride B2

dar un paseo, ir en coche

  • Let's van for a ride.

    Vamos a dar un paseo.