irse

/ˈiɾse/, [ˈiɾ.se]

go to, leave


Verb irse (first-person singular present me voy, first-person singular preterite me fui, past participle ido)

  1. to go away, to leave, to depart, to go (when the destination is not essential; when something or someone is going somewhere else)
  2. to leak out (with liquids and gasses), to boil away, to go flat (gas in drinks)
  3. to overflow
  4. to go out (lights)
  5. to finish, to wear out, to disappear (e.g. money, paint, pains, mechanical parts)
  6. to die
  7. (informal) to break wind, to fart
  8. (informal) to wet/soil oneself (i.e., urinate or defecate in one's pants)
  9. (vulgar) to come, to cum, to ejaculate, to orgasm

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Uno de los dos tiene que irse.

    One of the two has to go.

  • Tom siempre come antes de irse a trabajar.

    Tom always eats before going to work.

  • Venid, niños, es hora de irse a dormir.

    Come on, children, it's time for bed.

  • Están a punto de irse.

    They're about to leave.

  • Es demasiado temprano para irse a la cama.

    It's too early to go to bed.

  • Los trabajadores se unieron para irse de huelga y luchar con la compañía.

    The workers banded together to go on strike and fight the company.

  • Ya casi es hora de irse.

    It's almost time to go.

  • ¡Déjala irse!

    Let her go!

  • Tom y Mary quedaron de acuerdo en irse de la fiesta antes de la medianoche.

    Tom and Mary agreed to leave the party before midnight.

  • Usó un dolor de cabeza como excusa para irse temprano.

    He used a headache as an excuse for leaving early.

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