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DO

abbr.

1. Doctor of Optometry

2. Doctor of Osteopathy

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do ¹  (d)

v. did (dd), done (dn), do·ing, does (dz)

v.tr.

1.

a. To perform or execute: do one's assigned task; do a series of business deals.

b. To fulfill the requirements of: did my duty at all times.

c. To carry out; commit: a crime that had been done on purpose.

2.

a. To produce, especially by creative effort: do a play on Broadway.

b. To play the part or role of in a creative production: did Elizabeth I in the film.

c. To mimic: "doing the Southern voice, improvising it inventively as he goes along" William H. Pritchard.

3.

a. To bring about; effect: Crying won't do any good now.

b. To render; give: do equal justice to the opposing sides; do honor to one's family.

4. To put forth; exert: Do the best you can.

5.

a. To attend to in such a way as to take care of or put in order: did the bedrooms before the guests arrived.

b. To prepare for further use especially by washing: did the dishes.

6.

a. To set or style (the hair).

b. To apply cosmetics to: did her face.

7. To have as an occupation or profession: Have you decided what you will do after college?

8. To work out by studying: do a homework assignment.

9. Used as a substitute for an antecedent verb: He can play the piano, and I can do that, too.

10. Informal

a. To travel (a specified distance): do a mile in four minutes.

b. To make a tour of; visit: "[He] did 15 countries of Western Europe in only a few days" R.W. Apple, Jr.

11.

a. To be sufficient in meeting the needs of; serve: This room will do us very nicely.

b. Informal To serve (a prison term): did time in jail; did five years for tax fraud.

12. Slang To cheat; swindle: do a relative out of an inheritance.

13. Slang To take (drugs) illegally: "If you do drugs you are going to be in continual trouble" Jimmy Breslin.

14. Slang To kill; murder.

15. Vulgar Slang To have sex with; bring to orgasm.

v.intr.

1. To behave or conduct oneself; act: Do as I say and you won't get into trouble.

2.

a. To get along; fare: students who do well at school.

b. To carry on; manage: I could do without your interference.

c. To make good use of something because of need: I could do with a hot bath.

3.

a. To serve a specified purpose: This coat will do for another season.

b. To be proper or fitting: Such behavior just won't do.

4. To take place; happen: What's doing in London this time of year?

5. Used as a substitute for an antecedent verb: worked as hard as everyone else did.

6. Used after another verb for emphasis: Run quickly, do!

v.aux.

1. Used with the infinitive without to in questions, negative statements, and inverted phrases: Do you understand? I did not sleep well. Little did we know what was in store for us.

2. Used as a means of emphasis: I do want to be sure.

n. pl. dos or do's

1. A statement of what should be done: a list of the dos and don'ts of management.

2. Informal An entertainment; a party: attended a big do at the embassy.

3. A commotion.

4. Chiefly British Slang A swindle; a cheat.

5. Archaic Duty; deed.

6. Slang Fecal matter; excrement.

Phrasal Verbs:

do by

To behave with respect to; deal with: The children have done well by their aged parents.

do for

To care or provide for; take care of.

do in Slang

1. To tire completely; exhaust: The marathon did me in.

2. To kill.

3. To ruin utterly: Huge losses on the stock market did many investors in.

do up

1. To adorn or dress lavishly: The children were all done up in matching outfits.

2. To wrap and tie (a package).

3. To fasten: do up the buttons on a dress.

do without

To manage despite the absence of: We had to do without a telephone on the island.

Idioms:

can/could do without

To prefer not to experience or deal with: I could do without their complaints.

do a disappearing act Informal

To vanish.

do away with

1. To make an end of; eliminate.

2. To destroy; kill.

do it Vulgar Slang

To engage in sexual intercourse.

do (one) proud

To act or perform in a way that gives cause for pride.

do (one's) bit

To make an individual contribution toward an overall effort.

do (one's) business

Slang To defecate. Used especially of a pet.

do (one's) own thing Slang

To do what one does best or finds most enjoyable: "I get paid to try cases and to do my thing on trial" Bruce Cutler.

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[Middle English don, from Old English dn; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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do ²  (d)

n. Music

The first tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio.

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[Italian, more singable replacement of ut; see gamut.]

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do ³  (d)

n. pl. dos Slang

A hairdo.

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do ¹

Verb

[does, doing, did, done]

1. to perform or complete (a deed or action): we do a fair amount of entertaining

2. to be adequate: it's not what I wanted but it will have to do

3. to provide: this hotel only does bed and breakfast

4. to make tidy or elegant: he watched her do her hair

5. to improve: that style does nothing for you

6. to find an answer to (a problem or puzzle)

7. to conduct oneself: do as you want

8. to cause or produce: herbal teas have active ingredients that can do good

9. to give or grant: do me a favour

10. to work at as a course of study or a job

11. to mimic

12. to achieve a particular speed, amount, or rate: this computer system can do 40 different cross checks, this car can do sixty miles to the gallon

13.

a. used to form questions: do you like it?

b. used to intensify positive statements and commands: tensions do exist

c. used to form negative statements or commands: do not talk while I'm talking!

d. used to replace an earlier verb: he drinks much more than I do

14. Informal to visit (a place) as a tourist: we plan to do the States this year

15. Slang to serve (a period of time) as a prison sentence

16. Informal to cheat or rob: I was done out of ten pounds

17. Slang

a. to arrest

b. to convict of a crime: he was done for 3 years for housebreaking

18. Slang, chiefly Brit to assault

19. Slang to take or use (drugs)

20. make do to manage with whatever is available

Noun

pl dos or do's

1. Informal, chiefly Brit & NZ a party or other social event

2. do's and don'ts Informal rules

See also do away with, do by, etc. [Old English dōn]

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do ²

Noun

pl dos Music same as doh

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	do - an uproarious party brawl, bash party - an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"
	2.	do - the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization doh, ut solfa syllable - one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization
	3.	DO - doctor's degree in osteopathy Doctor of Osteopathy doctor's degree, doctorate - one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university
Verb	1.	do - engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" make make - perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call" overdo, exaggerate - do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"
	2.	do - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" perform, execute click off - perform or finish an action rapidly; "The game was clicked off in 1:48" carry - sing or play against other voices or parts; "He cannot carry a tune" pipe up - begin to play or sing declaim, recite - recite in elocution serenade - sing and play for somebody; "She was serenaded by her admirers" cut corners - do something the cheapest or easiest way; "Cut corners to make a cheaper product" stunt - perform a stunt or stunts cut - perform or carry out; "cut a caper" blaze away - perform (an acting passage) brilliantly and rapidly; "Mr. Jones blazed away in one passage after another to loud applause" scamp - perform hastily and carelessly churn out - perform in a mechanical way premier, premiere - perform a work for the first time star - be the star in a performance appear - appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage" practise, rehearse, practice - engage in a rehearsal (of) ad-lib, extemporise, improvise, improvize, extemporize - perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding" interpret, render - give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully" conduct, direct, lead - lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" make - perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"
	3.	do - get (something) done; "I did my job" perform accomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute - put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" overachieve - perform better or achieve a greater degree of success than expected; "His daughter always overachieves" turn - accomplish by rotating; "turn a somersault"; "turn cartwheels" underachieve, underperform - perform less well or with less success than expected; "John consistently underachieves, although he is very able"; "My stocks underperformed last year" misdo - do wrongly or improperly; "misdo one's job" do one's best, give full measure, give one's best, go all out - perform a task as well as possible; "The cast gives full measure every night" ply - apply oneself diligently; "Ply one's trade"
	4.	do - proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way" fare, get along, make out, come proceed, go - follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
	5.	do - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" cause, make shape, determine, influence, regulate, mold - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" effect, effectuate, set up - produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave" make - compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat" occasion - give occasion to call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke - evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" breed, engender, spawn - call forth incite, motivate, prompt, propel, actuate, move - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" impel, force - urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate facilitate - increase the likelihood of (a response); "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"
	6.	do - carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" practice, practise, exercise shamanise, shamanize - practice shamanism
	7.	do - be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" suffice, answer, serve bridge over, tide over, keep going - suffice for a period between two points; "This money will keep us going for another year" go a long way - suffice or be adequate for a while or to a certain extent serve, function - serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk" live up to, satisfy, fulfill, fulfil - meet the requirements or expectations of measure up, qualify - prove capable or fit; meet requirements go around - be sufficient; "There's not enough to go around"
	8.	do - create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest" make create, make - create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
	9.	do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" behave, act act involuntarily, act reflexively - act in an uncontrolled manner bend over backwards, fall over backwards - try very hard to please someone; "She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law" presume - take liberties or act with too much confidence vulgarise, vulgarize - act in a vulgar manner; "The drunkard tends to vulgarize" optimise, optimize - act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world quack - act as a medical quack or a charlatan menace - act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person" make - act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies" bluster, swagger, swash - act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner freeze - suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband" wanton - behave extremely cruelly and brutally romanticize - act in a romantic way sentimentise, sentimentize, sentimentalise, sentimentalize - act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression bungle - spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly; "I bungled it!" toy, play - engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" act as, act, play - pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad" act as, act, play - pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad" stooge - act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner; "He stooged for the flamboyant Senator" jest, joke - act in a funny or teasing way piffle - act in a trivial or ineffective way make - behave in a certain way; "make merry" make as if - begin or appear to begin an action; "He made as if to shake my hand" pretend, dissemble, act - behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting" lose it, break down, snap - lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped" dally, dawdle - waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!" backslap - display excessive cordiality (towards); "he is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings" hugger mugger - act stealthily or secretively sauce - behave saucily or impudently towards footle - act foolishly, as by talking nonsense frivol, trifle - act frivolously swell, puff up - become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son" follow - accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of; "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years" loosen up, relax - become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group" rage, ramp, storm - behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
	10.	do - spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement" serve admit - serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show" spend, pass - pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?"
	11.	do - carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help around here" manage
	12.	do - arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" coiffe, coiffure, coif, arrange, dress, set bob - cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!" wave - set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair" neaten, groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed" groom, curry, dress - give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"
	13.	do - travel or traverse (a distance); "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

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do

verb 1. perform, work, achieve, carry out, produce, effect, complete, conclude, undertake, accomplish, execute, discharge, pull off, transact

verb 2. behave, act, conduct yourself, deport yourself, bear yourself, acquit yourself

verb 3. make, prepare, fix, arrange, look after, organize, be responsible for, see to, get ready, make ready

verb 4. solve, work out, resolve, figure out, decode, decipher, puzzle out

verb 5. get on, manage, fare, proceed, make out, prosper, get along

verb 6. present, give, show, act, produce, stage, perform, mount, put on

verb 7. be adequate, be enough, be sufficient, answer, serve, suit, content, satisfy, suffice, be of use, pass muster, cut the mustard, fill the bill (informal) meet requirements

verb 8. (Informal) cheat, trick, con (informal) skin (slang) stiff (slang) deceive, fleece, hoax, defraud, dupe, swindle, diddle (informal) take (someone) for a ride (informal) pull a fast one on (informal) cozen

verb 9. produce, make, create, develop, manufacture, construct, invent, fabricate

verb 10. (Informal) visit, tour in or around, look at, cover, explore, take in (informal) stop in, journey through or around, travel in or around

noun 11. (Informal), chiefly Brit., N.Z. party, gathering, function, social, event, affair, at-home, occasion, celebration, reception, bash (informal) rave Brit. (slang) get-together (informal) festivity, knees-up Brit. (informal) beano Brit. (slang) social gathering, shindig (informal) soirée, rave-up Brit. (slang) hooley or hoolie chiefly Irish, N.Z.

do away with someone kill, murder, do in (slang) destroy, take out (slang) dispatch, slay, blow away (slang), chiefly U.S. knock off (slang) liquidate, exterminate, take (someone's) life, bump off (slang)

do away with something get rid of, remove, eliminate, axe (informal) abolish, junk (informal) pull, chuck (informal) discard, put an end to, dispense with, discontinue, put paid to, pull the plug on do's and don'ts (Informal) rules, code, regulations, standards, instructions, customs, convention, usage, protocol, formalities, etiquette, p's and q's, good or proper behaviour

do someone in (Slang)

1. kill, murder, destroy, eliminate (slang) take out (slang) execute, butcher, slaughter, dispatch, assassinate, slay, do away with, blow away (slang), chiefly U.S. knock off (slang) liquidate, annihilate, neutralize, take (someone's) life, bump off (slang)

2. exhaust, tire, drain, shatter (informal) weaken, fatigue, weary, fag (informal) sap, wear out, tire out, knacker (slang)

do without something or someone manage without, give up, dispense with, forgo, kick (informal) sacrifice, abstain from, get along without

Translations

do [duː] [pt did, pp done] n 1. (col) (= party etc): we're having a little do on Saturday → damos una fiestecita el sábado;

it was rather a grand do → fue un acontecimiento a lo grande

2. the dos and don'ts → lo que se debe y no se debe hacer aux vb

1. (in negative constructions) (not translated): I don't understand → no entiendo

2. (to form questions) (not translated): do you speak English? → ¿habla (usted) inglés?;

didn't you know? → ¿no lo sabías?;

what do you think? → ¿qué opinas?

3. (for emphasis, in polite expressions): people do make mistakes sometimes → a veces sí se cometen errores;

she does seem rather late → a mí también me parece que se ha retrasado;

do sit down/help yourself → siéntate/sírvete por favor;

do take care! → ¡ten cuidado! ¿eh?;

I DO wish I could ... → ojalá (que) pudiera ...;

but I DO like it → pero, sí (que) me gusta

4. (used to avoid repeating vb): she sings better than I do → canta mejor que yo;

do you agree? -- yes, I do/no, I don't → ¿estás de acuerdo? -- sí (lo estoy)/no (lo estoy);

she lives in Glasgow -- so do I → vive en Glasgow -- yo también;

he didn't like it and neither did we → no le gustó y a nosotros tampoco;

who made this mess? -- I did → ¿quién hizo esta chapuza? -- yo;

he asked me to help him and I did → me pidió que le ayudara y lo hice

5. (in question tags): you like him, don't you? → te gusta, ¿verdad? or ¿no?;

I don't know him, do I? → creo que no le conozco;

he laughed, didn't he? → se rió ¿no? vt

1. (gen), (= carry out, perform etc): what are you doing tonight? → ¿qué haces esta noche?;

what can I do for you? (in shop) → ¿en qué puedo servirle?;

what does he do for a living? → ¿a qué se dedica?;

I'll do all I can → haré todo lo que pueda;

what have you done with my slippers? → ¿qué has hecho con mis zapatillas?;

to do the washing-up/cooking → fregar los platos/cocinar;

to do one's teeth/hair/nails → lavarse los dientes/arreglarse el pelo/arreglarse las uñas

2. (AUT etc): the car was doing 100 → el coche iba a 100;

we've done 200 km already → ya hemos hecho 200 km;

he can do 100 in that car → puede ir a 100 en ese coche

3. (= visit) [+ city, museum] → visitar, recorrer

4. (cook): a steak -- well done please → un filete bien hecho, por favor vi

1. (= act, behave) → hacer;

do as I do → haz como yo

2. (= get on, fare): he's doing well/badly at school → va bien/mal en la escuela;

the firm is doing well → la empresa anda or va bien;

how do you do? → mucho gusto;

(less formal) → ¿qué tal?

3. (= suit): will it do? → ¿sirve?, ¿está or va bien?;

it doesn't do to upset her → cuidado en ofenderla

4. (= be sufficient) → bastar;

will £10 do? → ¿será bastante con £10?;

that'll do → así está bien;

that'll do! (in annoyance) → ¡ya está bien!, ¡basta ya!;

to make do (with) → arreglárselas (con)

do away with vt fus (= kill) → eliminar (= eradicate) [+ disease] → eliminar (= abolish) [+ law etc] → abolir (= withdraw); retirar

do out of vt fus to do sb out of sth → pisar algo a algn

do up vt [+ laces] → atar [+ zip, dress, shirt]; abrochar (= renovate) [+ room, house] → renovar

do with vt fus (= need): I could do with a drink/some help → no me vendría mal un trago/un poco de ayuda (= be connected with); tener que ver con;

what has it got to do with you? → ¿qué tiene que ver contigo?

do without vi if you're late for dinner then you'll do without → si llegas tarde tendrás que quedarte sin cenar vt fus → pasar sin;

I can do without a car → puedo pasar sin coche

do abbr (= ditto) → d

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do [duː] [did , pt , done , pp ] n (inf) (= party etc); soirée f, fête f: (= formal gathering); réception f

vb

1. (in negative constructions) → non traduit;

I don't understand → je ne comprends pas

2. (to form questions) → non traduit;

didn't you know? → vous ne le saviez pas?;

what do you think? → qu'en pensez-vous?;

why didn't you come? → pourquoi n'êtes-vous pas venu?

3. (for emphasis, in polite expressions);

people do make mistakes sometimes → on peut toujours se tromper;

she does seem rather late → je trouve qu'elle est bien en retard;

do sit down/help yourself → asseyez-vous/servez-vous je vous en prie;

do take care! → faites bien attention à vous!;

I do wish I could go → j'aimerais tant y aller;

but I do like it! → mais si, je l'aime!

4. (used to avoid repeating vb);

she swims better than I do → elle nage mieux que moi;

do you agree? yes, I do/no I don't → vous êtes d'accord? oui/non;

she lives in Glasgow so do I → elle habite Glasgow moi aussi;

he didn't like it and neither did we → il n'a pas aimé ça, et nous non plus;

who broke it? I did → qui l'a cassé? c'est moi;

he asked me to help him and I did → il m'a demandé de l'aider, et c'est ce que j'ai fait

5. (in question tags);

you like him, don't you? → vous l'aimez bien, n'est-ce pas?;

he laughed, didn't he? → il a ri, n'est-ce pas?;

I don't know him, do I? → je ne crois pas le connaître vt

1. (gen) (= carry out, perform etc); faire (= visit) [+ city, museum] → faire, visiter;

what are you doing tonight? → qu'est-ce que vous faites ce soir?;

what do you do? (job) → que faites-vous dans la vie?;

what did he do with the cat? → qu'a-t-il fait du chat?;

what can I do for you? → que puis-je faire pour vous?;

to do the cooking/washing-up → faire la cuisine/la vaisselle;

to do one's teeth/hair/nails → se brosser les dents/se coiffer/se faire les ongles

2. (Aut etc) [+ distance]; faire: [+ speed]; faire du;

we've done 200 km already → nous avons déjà fait 200 km;

the car was doing 100 → la voiture faisait du 100 (à l'heure);

he can do 100 in that car → il peut faire du 100 (à l'heure) dans cette voiture-là vi

1. (= act, behave) → faire;

do as I do → faites comme moi

2. (= get on, fare) → marcher;

the firm is doing well → l'entreprise marche bien;

he's doing well/badly at school → ça marche bien/mal pour lui à l'école;

how do you do? → comment allez-vous?;

(on being introduced) → enchanté(e)!

3. (= suit) → aller;

will it do? → est-ce que ça ira?

4. (= be sufficient) → suffire, aller;

will £10 do? → est-ce que 10 livres suffiront?;

that'll do → ça suffit, ça ira;

that'll do! (in annoyance) → ça va or suffit comme ça!;

to make do (with) → se contenter (de)

do away with vt fus → abolir (= kill); supprimer

do for vt fus (Brit) (inf) (= clean for); faire le ménage chez

do up vt [+ laces, dress] → attacher [+ buttons]; boutonner;

(zip) → fermer (= renovate) [+ room] → refaire: [+ house]; remettre à neuf;

to do o.s. up → se faire beau(belle)

do with vt fus (= need);

I could do with a drink/some help → quelque chose à boire/un peu d'aide ne serait pas de refus;

it could do with a wash → ça ne lui ferait pas de mal d'être lavé (= be connected with);

that has nothing to do with you → cela ne vous concerne pas;

I won't have anything to do with it → je ne veux pas m'en mêler;

what has that got to do with it? → quel est le rapport?, qu'est-ce que cela vient faire là-dedans?

do without vi → s'en passer;

if you're late for tea then you'll do without → si vous êtes en retard pour le dîner il faudra vous en passer vt fus → se passer de;

I can do without a car → je peux me passer de voiture

do [duː] [did , pt , done , pp ] aux vb 1. (in negative constructions);

I don't understand → ich verstehe nicht

2. (to form questions);

didn't you know? → wusstest du das nicht?;

what do you think? → was meinst du?

3. (for emphasis);

she does seem rather upset → sie scheint wirklich recht aufgeregt zu sein;

do sit down/help yourself → bitte nehmen Sie Platz/bedienen Sie sich;

oh do shut up! → halte endlich den Mund!

4. (to avoid repeating vb);

she swims better than I do → sie schwimmt besser als ich;

she lives in Glasgow so do I → sie wohnt in Glasgow ich auch;

who made this mess? I did → wer hat dieses Durcheinander gemacht? ich

5. (in question tags);

you like him, don't you? → du magst ihn, nicht wahr?;

I don't know him, do I? → ich kenne ihn nicht, oder? vt

1. (= carry out, perform) → tun, machen;

what are you doing tonight? → was machen Sie heute Abend?;

what do you do (for a living)? → was machen Sie beruflich?;

to do one's teeth/nails → sich dat die Zähne putzen/die Nägel schneiden

2. (Aut etc) → fahren;

the car was doing 100 → das Auto fuhr 100 vi

1. (= act, behave);

do as I do → mach es wie ich

2. (= get on, fare);

he's doing well/badly at school → er ist gut/schlecht in der Schule;

the company is doing well → der Firma geht es gut;

how do you do? → guten Tag/Morgen/Abend!

3. (= suit, be sufficient) → reichen;

will that do? → reicht das?;

will this dress do for the party? → ist dieses Kleid gut genug für die Party?;

will £10 do? → reichen £10?;

that'll do → das reicht;

(in annoyance) → jetzt reichts aber!;

to make do with → auskommen mit n (inf) (party etc) → Party f, Fete f;

it was quite a do → es war ganz schön was los

do away with do vt fus (= get rid of) → abschaffen

do for do (inf) vt fus to be done for → erledigt sein

do in do (inf) vt (= kill) → umbringen

do out of do (inf) vt (deprive) → bringen um

do up do vt fus [+ laces, dress, buttons] → zumachen (= renovate) [+ room, house] → renovieren

do with do vt fus

1. (= need) → brauchen;

I could do with some help/a drink do → ich könnte Hilfe/einen Drink gebrauchen

2. it has to do with money do → es hat mit Geld zu tun

do without do vt fus → auskommen ohne

do [duː] [pt did, pp done] n (col) (= party etc); festa;

it was rather a grand do → è stato un ricevimento piuttosto importante vb

1. (in negative constructions) → non tradotto;

I don't understand → non capisco

2. (to form questions) → non tradotto;

didn't you know? → non lo sapevi?;

why didn't you come? → perché non sei venuto?

3. (for emphasis, in polite expressions): she does seem rather late → sembra essere piuttosto in ritardo;

I DO wish I could ... → magari potessi ...;

but I DO like it! → sì che mi piace!;

do sit down → si accomodi la prego, prego si sieda;

do take care! → mi raccomando, stai attento!

4. (used to avoid repeating vb): she swims better than I do → lei nuota meglio di me;

do you agree? Ð yes, I do/no, I don't → sei d'accordo? Ð sì/no;

she lives in Glasgow Ð so do I → lei vive a Glasgow Ð anch'io;

he asked me to help him and I did → mi ha chiesto di aiutarlo ed io l'ho fatto;

they come here often Ð do they? → vengono qui spesso Ð ah sì?, davvero?

5. (in question tags): you like him, don't you? → ti piace, vero?;

I don't know him, do I? → non lo conosco, vero? vt (gen), (= carry out, perform etc); fare;

what are you doing tonight? → che fai stasera?;

what can I do for you? (in shop) → desidera?;

I'll do all I can → farò tutto il possibile;

to do the cooking → cucinare;

to do the washing-up → fare i piatti;

to do one's teeth → lavarsi i denti;

to do one's hair/nails → farsi i capelli/le unghie;

the car was doing 100 → la macchina faceva i 100 all'ora;

how do you like your steak done? → come preferisce la bistecca?;

well done → ben cotto(a) vi

1. (= act, behave) → fare;

do as I do → faccia come me, faccia come faccio io;

what did he do with the cat? → che ne ha fatto del gatto?

2. (= get on, fare) → andare;

he's doing well/badly at school → va bene/male a scuola;

how do you do? → piacere!

3. (= suit) → andare bene;

this room will do → questa stanza va bene

4. (= be sufficient) → bastare;

will £10 do? → basteranno 10 sterline?;

that'll do → basta così;

that'll do! (in annoyance) → ora basta!;

to make do (with) → arrangiarsi (con)

do away with vt fus (= kill) → far fuori (= abolish); abolire

do for vt fus (BRIT ) (col) (= clean for); fare i servizi per

do out of vt fus to do sb out of sth → fregare qc a qn

do up vt [+ laces] → allacciare [+ dress, buttons]; abbottonare (= renovate) [+ room, house] → rimettere a nuovo, rifare;

to do o.s. up → farsi bello(a)

do with vt fus (= need) → aver bisogno di;

I could do with some help/a drink → un aiuto/un bicchierino non guasterebbe;

it could do with a wash → una lavata non gli farebbe male (= be connected): what has it got to do with you? → e tu che c'entri?;

I won't have anything to do with it → non voglio avere niente a che farci;

it has to do with money → si tratta di soldi

do without vi → fare senza

vt fus → fare a meno di

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do

v do [duː]

1 used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements Do you smoke? يُسْتَعْمَل مع الأفعال القِياسِيَّه لِبِناء الأسْتِفْهام والنَّفي Hilfsverb in Fragen und bei Verneinung εκδήλωση 0 (verbo usato per evitare la ripetizione del verbo immediatamente precedente) 疑問・否定文と 의문문·부정문에서의 조동사 Not: olumsuz ve soruda 'do' mastarı eklenir. 助動詞(和動詞一起构成問句和否定句) 助动词(和动词一起构成问句和否定zur Betonung 0 (verbo ausiliare usato nelle frasi interrogative e negative) 強調して 동사를 강조하는 조동사 Not: özel bir vurgulamada (sözü edilen iş konusunda bir şüphe varsa) 'do' mastarı eklenir. 用于動詞后表示強調 用于动词后表示强调

3 used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before I thought she wouldn't come, but she did. يُسْتَعْمَل لِتَفادي التَّكْرار statt Wiederholung des Verbs 0 Je pensais qu'elle ne viendrait pas, quand même mais elle est venue (verbo usato per enfatizzare un altro verbo) 動詞反復 대동사 Not: kendinden önceki sıradan bir fiilin yinelenmesini önlemek için 'do' kullanılır. 用于動詞后以避免重复 用于动词后以避免重复

4 used with a more important verb after seldom, ~rarely and little Little did he know what was in store for him. يُسْتَعْمل في صيغَة ``القَلْب'' مع هذه الكلمات bei Inversion 0 ”do” s'emploie avec le verbe principal après les mots suivants“seldom”,“rarely”,“little” (verbo usato insieme ad un altro verbo più importante dopo certi avverbi) 倒置の時に 도치문에서의 조동사 Not: sıklık v.s. zarflarından sonar fiil ile birlikte 'do' kullanılır. 用于构成倒裝句，表示強調 用于构成倒装句，表示强调

5 to carry out or perform What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do. doen يفْعَلُ، يَقومُ بِ правя dělat gøre tun κάνω, εκτελώ hacer tegema انجام دادن tehdä faire לַעֲשׂוֹת करना učiniti, uraditi (meg)tesz, elvégez melakukan gera fare 行なう 실행하다 daryti darīt; veikt buat doen gjøre robić fazer a face делать, поступать robiť narediti raditi göra กระทำ Not: yerine getirme/yapma anlamında sıradan bir fiil olarak 'do' kullanılır. 做 робити انجام دینا یا کرنا thực hiện 做

6 to manage to finish or complete When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour. aflê يُنَفِّذُ، يُنْهي правя dodělat; udělat gøre; fuldføre schaffen ολοκληρώνω hacer valmis saama, korda saatma تمام کردن؛ به انجام رساندن saada valmiiksi, taittaa taivalta faire, finir לַעֲשוֹת završiti, okončati (el)készít, (meg)csinál menyelesaikan gera, ljúka fare, finire ～してしまう 마치다, 끝내다 padaryti padarīt; paveikt selesai doen gjøre, fullføre skończyć, przebyć fazer a face, a ter­­mina выполнять urobiť končati; narediti završiti göra [], klara [], avverka, köra ทำ; วิ่ง Not: tamamlama anlamında sıradan bir fiil olarak 'do' kullanılır. 完成 кінчати, закінчувати مکمل کرنا hoàn thành 完成

7 to perform an activity concerning something to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows. iets aan 'n saak doen, werk maak van iets يَقومُ بِ занимавам се с dělat vaske; rydde; pudse machen ασχολούμαι με hacer tegema (eesti keeles väljendatakse seda konkreetse tegevusverbiga) پرداختن به؛ رسیدگی کردن به hoitaa faire לַעֲסוֹק בְּ- करना obaviti tesz, végez, csinál mengerjakan þvo upp; laga; hreinsa fare する ...을 하다 atlikti mazgāt veļu siapkan doen vaske, rydde robić fazer a se ocupa de заниматься robiť narediti obavljati ägna sig åt, syssla med ทำ Not: bir görev yapıldığında sıradan bir fiil olarak 'do' kullanılır. 整理 робити, виконувати کسی خاص کام کو انجام دینا làm 整理

8 to be enough or suitable for a purpose Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting? voldoende wees يَكْفي، يَفي بالغَرَض свършвам работа stačit være nok; gøre det; passe genügen είμαι κατάλληλος για, εξυπηρετώ, κάνω, αρκώ servir, ir bien, ser suficiente piisama, kõlbama کافی بودن؛ بسنده بودن sopia, kelvata aller לְהָספִּיק पर्याप्त होना zadovoljiti, biti dobar za neku svrhu megfelel, elegendő memadai nægja, ganga andare, andare bene 間に合う 충분하다, 적합하다 tikti, uþtekti derēt; pietikt sesuai volstaan være nok, holde, passe, gjøre seg wystarczyć, odpowiadać servir a merge, a se potrivi подходить stačiť zadostovati; ustrezati odgovarati räcka, duga, passa มีพอเพียง; เหมาะสม Not: yeterlilik/uygunluk belirtildiğinde sıradan bir fiil olarak 'do' kullanılır. 适合，足夠 підходити, годитися کسی مقصد کے لۓ کافی ہونا phù hợp 适合，足够

9 to work at or study She's doing sums; He's at university doing science. bestudeer يشْتَغِل، يَدْرُس уча vydělávat; studovat arbejde med; studere sich beschäftigen mit ασχολούμαι με, δουλεύω hacer, dedicarse, estudiar tegelema پرداختن به؛ خواندن faire, étudier לִלמוֹד, לַעשׂוֹת काम या अध्ययन करना biti zaposlen, studirati tanul(mányoz) mengerjakan vinna að, stúdera