come and go

ir y venir

Estar presente durante un tiempo, desaparecer y, a veces, volver a aparecer.

En inglés sencillo: To be present for a while, disappear, and sometimes return.

• The pain comes and goes.
• Fashions have come and gone, but this style remains popular.
• Do these feelings come and go throughout the day?

Sinónimos: appear and disappear

Expresiones frecuentes: come and go suddenly, come and go regularly

ir y venir

Llegar a un lugar y marcharse, a menudo libremente o muchas veces.

En inglés sencillo: To arrive and leave, often freely or many times.

• People come and go all day.
• The workers came and went through the back door.
• Can we come and go whenever we want?

Cómo se usa: come and go as someone pleases (Guests can come and go as they please.)

Expresiones frecuentes: come and go freely, come and go quietly

pasar

Llegar un momento o un acontecimiento y después quedar atrás.

En inglés sencillo: If a time or event does this, it arrives and then passes.

• Summer came and went quickly.
• His birthday had come and gone without a celebration.
• Another deadline will come and go before they decide.

Sinónimos: pass, go by

Expresiones frecuentes: come and go unnoticed, come and go quickly