ir fóra

Literally, “to go out”.

• IPA^(key): [ˈiɾ ˈfɔɾɐ]

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 fóra ― I'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”)

• “ir fóra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “ir fóra” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “ir fóra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “ir fóra” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “ir fóra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.