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we go
we are going
Nous allons au cinéma ce soir.
We're going to the cinema tonight.
let's go (encouraging or urging action)
come on (expressing disbelief or impatience)
Allons, arrête de dire des bêtises !
Come on, stop talking nonsense!
Notes
GENERAL INFO
Allons is the first-person plural present tense conjugation of the verb *aller* (to go), meaning "we go" or "we are going." It's also the first-person plural imperative, meaning "let's go." Aller is the only -ER verb in the 3rd group.
USAGE
As present tense: "Nous allons au supermarché." (We are going to the supermarket.)
As imperative: "Allons manger!" (Let's eat!) "Allons voir." (Let's go see.)
TRAPS
It can be used as an exclamation meaning "Come on!" or "Well!" ("Allons, ne sois pas stupide."). Don't confuse the imperative "Allons" with the common phrase "Allons-y" (Let's go there/it).
CONJUGATION - 3rd Group
Je vais
Tu vas
Il/elle/on va
Nous allons
Vous allez
Ils/elles vont