no va

doesn't work; doesn't go with

→ no

phrase Common #10,349

doesn't work; doesn't go with Depending on context, it can also mean that something isn't right or isn't happening as it should.

SP: Este color no va con tus zapatos.

EN: This color doesn't go with your shoes.

Esta alfombra no va con la cortina.

This rug doesn't match the curtain.

¿Por qué tu puto auto no va más rápido?

Why the fuck won’t your car go any faster?

— Equipo Demolición (2026)

Alphonse, ven, no va por ti.

Alphonse, come on, it's not about you.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

Eso no va.

That won't work.

La gente no va por la calle diciendo"¡Hoy voy a tener relaciones sexuales!".

People don’t go around saying, “I’m going to have sex today!”.

— PK (2014)

El verde no va con el rojo.

Green doesn’t go with red.

Tu plan no va en la línea de nuestra política.

Your plan is not in line with our policy.

Aún no se sabe la razón del porqué no va.

The reason why he is not going is still unknown.

La cosa no va así.

That's not how it works.

— Juno: Crecer, correr y tropezar (2007)

Tom no va a un colegio bueno.

Tom doesn't go to a good school.

Tan sólo no va con mis gustos.

It just isn't to my taste.

No va.

It doesn't work.

Dices que Lightning no va.

You say Lightning doesn’t work.

— Song Sung Blue: Sueño inquebrantable (2025)

Él no va.

He isn't going.

Escucha, la gente no va a la cárcel a no ser que quiera ir.

Listen, people don't go to jail unless they want to go.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Mi niño no va a la cárcel.

My boy isn't going to jail.

— Mommy (2014)

Tu Vitya no va a ninguna parte.

Your Vitya isn't going anywhere.

— Елена (2011)

Tom no va a la oficina los sábados.

Tom doesn’t go to the office on Saturdays.

La historia no va contigo, sino con tu hermano, ese idiota.

The story isn't about you, it's about your brother, that idiot.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

Aún no se sabe la razón por la que no va.

The reason why he is not going is still unknown.

Si no cabe, no va.

If it doesn't fit, it doesn't go.

— El Día del Fin del Mundo (2020)

Tom no va al colegio en autobús.

Tom doesn't go to school by bus.

A ese lugar no va gente decente.

Decent people don't go to that place.

Bert no va al instituto, ¿verdad?

Bert doesn't go to high school, does he?

¿Esto no va más rápido?

Doesn't this go faster?

— Anaconda (2025)

Su ropa no va con su edad.

Her clothes don't suit her age.

Mi padre no va hoy a Tokio.

My father is not going to Tokyo today.

¡Usted no va a ningún lado!

You're not going anywhere!

— Pasajero (2025)

Renato no va a clase.

Renato doesn't go to class.

— Malena (2000)

No va al colegio.

He/She doesn't go to school.

— Un asunto de familia (2018)

No va a la oficina el sábado.

He/She doesn't go to the office on Saturday.

Espere un momento, esto no va así.

Wait a moment, that's not how it works.

— Zárójelentés (2020)

Tom no va al trabajo el domingo.

Tom doesn't go to work on Sunday.

Ese abrigo oscuro no va con su tez oscura.

That dark coat doesn't suit her dark complexion.

Este bolso no va con esos zapatos.

This handbag doesn't go with those shoes.

No va a ninguna parte.

It’s not going anywhere.

Aún no se sabe la razón de por qué no va.

The reason why he's not going is still unknown.

Mi padre no va siempre andando al trabajo.

My father doesn't always walk to work.

Pero conmigo eso no va.

But that doesn't work with me.

— Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (1980)

Sé que no va tan bien.

I know it’s not going that well.

— Amigos Intocables (2011)

Pero sé que no va conmigo.

But I know it's not for me.

— Ángeles caídos (1995)