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I.do¹ [Brit duː, Am du] VB trans

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1. do (perform task, be busy):

do washing up, ironing etc

lots/nothing to do

beaucoup/rien à faire

it all had to be done again

il a fallu tout refaire

what are you doing?

qu'est-ce que tu fais?

are you doing anything tonight?

tu fais quelque chose ce soir?

she's been doing too much lately

elle en fait trop ces derniers temps

she does nothing but moan

elle ne fait que se plaindre

what can I do for you?

que puis-je faire pour vous?

will you do something for me?

peux-tu me rendre un service?

3. do (finish):

do military service, period of time

do job

I've already done three months

j'ai déjà fait trois mois

the job's almost done

le travail est presque fini

to have done inf doing sth

avoir fini de faire qc

have you done inf complaining?

tu as fini de te plaindre?

tell him now and have done with it

dis-lui maintenant, ce sera fait

it's as good as done

c'est comme si c'était fait

that's done it (task successfully completed)

that's done it (expressing dismay)

il ne manquait plus que ça

4. do (complete through study) student:

do subject, book, author, degree, homework

5. do (write):

do translation, critique, biography

6. do (effect change):

do

to do sb good/harm

faire du bien/mal à qn

what have you done to the kitchen?

qu'est-ce que vous avez fait à la cuisine?

has she done something to her hair?

est-ce qu'elle a fait quelque chose à ses cheveux?

I haven't done anything with your pen!

je n'ai pas touché à ton stylo!

what are we to do with you!

qu'allons-nous faire de toi!

that hat/dress etc does a lot for her

ce chapeau/cette robe etc lui va bien

10. do (prepare):

do vegetables

11. do (produce):

do film, programme

12. do (imitate):

do celebrity, voice, mannerism

13. do (travel at):

do

to do 60

faire du 60 à l'heure

14. do (cover distance of):

do

we've done 30 km since lunch

nous avons fait 30 km depuis le déjeuner

15. do (see as tourist) inf:

do Venice, the Louvre etc

16. do (satisfy needs of) inf:

will this do you?

18. do (sterilize) inf:

to be done person, animal:

être stérilisé

19. do (rob) inf:

to do a bank

faire un casse dans une banque inf

20. do (arrest, convict) inf:

to get done for illegal parking etc

se faire prendre pour

to do sb for speeding

prendre qn pour excès de vitesse

II.do¹ [Brit duː, Am du] VB intr

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2. do (serve purpose):

do

faire l'affaire

that box/those trousers will do

cette boîte/ce pantalon fera l'affaire

3. do (be acceptable):

this really won't do! (as reprimand)

ça ne peut pas continuer comme ça!

5. do (finish):

do

have you done?

7. do Brit (clean):

do inf, dated

faire le ménage

the woman who does for us

la dame qui fait le ménage pour nous

8. do Brit (be active) inf:

you'll be up and doing again in no time

tu seras sur pied très vite

III.do¹ [Brit duː, Am du] VB aux

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5. do (in tag questions and responses):

he lives in France, doesn't he?

il habite en France, n'est-ce pas?

‘who wrote it?’—‘I did’

‘qui l'a écrit?’—‘moi’

‘shall I tell him?’—‘no don't’

‘est-ce que je le lui dis?’—‘non surtout pas’

‘he knows the President’—‘does he?’

‘il connaît le Président’—‘vraiment?’

so do they/you

neither does he/she etc

lui/elle etc non plus

6. do (with inversion):

only rarely does he write letters

il est très rare qu'il écrive des lettres

little did he suspect/think that …

il était loin de se douter/de penser que …

IV.do¹ [Brit duː, Am du] N inf Brit

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do

his leaving do

son pot de départ inf

V.do¹ [Brit duː, Am du]

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do as you would be done by

ne faites pas ce que vous ne voudriez pas qu'on vous fasse

how do you do

it doesn't do to be

ce n'est pas une bonne chose d'être

it's a poor do inf if

c'est vraiment grave si

it was all I could do not to…

je me suis retenu pour ne pas…

nothing doing! (no way)

there's nothing doing here

ici il ne se passe rien

what are you doing with yourself these days?

qu'est-ce que tu deviens?

what are you going to do for…? money, shelter etc

comment est-ce que tu vas te débrouiller pour…?

what's done is done

ce qui est fait est fait

what's this doing here?

qu'est-ce que ça fait ici?

all the dos and don'ts

tout ce qu'il faut/fallait faire et ne pas faire

do² [Brit duː, Am doʊ] N

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do MUS → doh

See also doh

doh [Brit dəʊ, Am doʊ] N MUS

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doh

do m

doh

ut m

do. abrév écrite

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do. → ditto

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I.ditto [Brit ˈdɪtəʊ, Am ˈdɪdoʊ] N Am

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II.ditto [Brit ˈdɪtəʊ, Am ˈdɪdoʊ] ADV inf

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III.ditto [Brit ˈdɪtəʊ, Am ˈdɪdoʊ] VB trans Am

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how-do-you-do [Am ˌhaʊdəjəˈdu], how-d'ye-do N inf

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this is a fine or real how-do-you-do!

en voilà une histoire!

derring-do [Brit ˌdɛrɪŋˈduː, Am ˌdɛrɪŋˈdu] N archaic

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I.do down VB [Brit duː -, Am du -] inf Brit (do [sb] down)

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do down person:

do down

don't do yourself down

ne te sous-estime pas

do-gooder [Brit duːˈɡʊdə, Am ˈduˌɡʊdər] N inf, pej

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pilier m de bonnes œuvres pej

I.do with VB [Brit duː -, Am du -] (do with [sth/sb])

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1. do with (involve):

it has something/nothing to do with

ça a quelque chose à voir/n'a rien à voir avec

what's that got to do with it?

qu'est-ce que cela a à voir là-dedans?

what's it (got) to do with you?

en quoi est-ce que ça te regarde?

it's got everything to do with it

c'est là qu'est tout le problème

his shyness is to do with his childhood

sa timidité est liée à son enfance

(talk to) he won't have anything to do with me any more

il ne veut plus rien avoir à faire avec moi

(concern) it has nothing to do with you

cela ne vous concerne pas

2. do with (tolerate):

do with

I can't do with loud music/all these changes

je ne supporte pas la musique trop forte/tous ces changements

3. do with (need):

I could do with a drink/with a holiday

j'aurais bien besoin d'un verre/de partir en vacances

I.do without VB [Brit duː -, Am du -] (do without [sb/sth])

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I.do up VB [Brit duː -, Am du -] (do up)

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do up dress, coat:

do up

II.do up VB [Brit duː -, Am du -] (do [sth] up, do up [sth])

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1. do up (fasten):

do up laces

do up zip

do up your buttons

3. do up (renovate):

do up house, furniture

III.do up VB [Brit duː -, Am du -] (do oneself up)

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Translations for do’ in the English»French Dictionary

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I.do [du:] N

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do Brit, Aus inf (party):

do

II.do <does, did, done> [du:] VB aux

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1. do (word used to form questions):

do you have a dog?

avez-vous un chien ?

2. do (to form negatives):

Freddy doesn't like olives

Freddy n'aime pas les olives

3. do (to form negative imperatives):

5. do (to replace a repeated verb):

she runs faster than he does

elle court plus vite que lui

so do I

“I don't smoke.” “neither do I.”

“je ne fume pas.” “moi non plus.”

“may I ?” “please do!” form

“Puis-je ?” “je vous en prie, faites !”

6. do (in tag questions and replies):

I saw him yesterday - did you?

je l'ai vu hier - vraiment?

you like beef, don't you?

tu aimes le bœuf, n'est-ce pas?

who did that? - I did

qui a fait ça? - moi

should I come? - no, don't

dois-je venir - non, surtout pas

III.do <does, did, done> [du:] VB trans

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1. do (carry out):

do

to do sth again

to do justice to sb/sth

être juste envers qn

this photo doesn't do her justice

cette photo ne l'avantage pas

what do you do for a living?

qu'est-ce que tu fais comme travail?

to do everything possible

faire tout son possible

what is he doing ...?

this just can't be done!

ça ne se fait pas, c'est tout!

what can I do for you?

que puis-je (faire) pour vous?

to do nothing but ...

ne faire que ...

2. do (undertake):

what I am going to do with you/this cake

qu'est-ce que je vais bien pouvoir faire de toi/de ce gâteau

3. do (place somewhere):

what have you done with my coat?

qu'est-ce que tu as fait de mon manteau?

4. do (adjust):

can you do something with my car?

est-ce que tu peux faire qc pour ma voiture?

6. do (act):

to do right

to do sb well

bien agir envers qn

7. do (deal with):

if you do the washing up, I'll do the drying

si tu laves la vaisselle, je l'essuie

8. do (learn):

to do Chinese

faire du chinois

9. do (solve):

do sum

do crosswords

11. do (tour):

did you do India?

est-ce que tu as fait l'Inde ?

12. do (go at a speed of):

to do ... miles/per hour

faire du ... miles à l'heure

to do ... miles to the gallon

faire du ... litres aux cent

13. do (cover a distance):

to do Paris to Bordeaux in five hours

faire Paris-Bordeaux en cinq heures

14. do (be satisfactory):

“I only have bread — will that do you?”

“je n'ai que du pain — ça te va ?”

15. do (sell):

to do food at lunchtime

servir des repas à midi

16. do (cook):

do

18. do inf (burglarize):

we did the bank

on s'est fait la banque

19. do inf (swindle):

do

20. do inf (serve prison time):

to do one's time

faire son temps

21. do Brit inf (suffer):

to get done for sth

se crever pour qc

IV.do <does, did, done> [du:] VB intr

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4. do (finish with):

to be done with sb/sth

en avoir terminé [ou fini] avec qn/qc

5. do inf (going on):

there's something doing in town

il y a de l'activité en ville

6. do Brit, Aus (treat):

to do badly/well by sb

mal/bien traiter qn [ou se conduire mal/bien envers qn]

he's been hard done by

on s'est mal conduit à son égard

7. do Brit inf (beat up):

to do for sb

how-do-you-do [ˌhaʊdjʊˈdu:, Am ˈhaʊdəju:du:] N inf

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how-do-you-do

do out VB trans always sep

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1. do out Brit inf (decorate):

do out

2. do out Brit inf (tidy up):

do out

nettoyer à fond

3. do out inf (deprive):

to do sb out of sth

do in VB trans always sep

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1. do in inf (murder):

do in

to do oneself in

se foutre en l'air

2. do in (make exhausted):

to be done in

do down VB trans always sep

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1. do down Brit inf (con):

do down

2. do down (criticize):

do down

to-do [təˈdu:] N sing inf (fuss)

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I.do up VB trans

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2. do up (restore):

do up house

do up room

3. do up (wrap):

do up

4. do up (dress in an impressive way):

to be done up

être sur son trente et un

to do oneself up

se faire beau(belle)

II.do up VB intr

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do up

do over VB trans always sep

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1. do over Am inf (redo):

do over

2. do over Am inf (redecorate):

do over

3. do over Brit, Aus inf (beat up):

do over

4. do over inf (ransack):

do over

do without VB trans

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do without

do for VB trans

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1. do for inf (defeat, ruin):

do for

to be done for

2. do for inf (kill):

do for

to be done for

être un homme mort

3. do for inf (exhaust):

do for

to be done for

4. do for Brit inf (clean house):

to do for sb

faire le ménage chez qn

he doesn't do it like I do

il ne le fait pas comme moi

what do you do for a living?

qu'est-ce que tu fais comme travail?

it doesn't do to do sth

ça ne sert à rien de faire qc

you could do worse than do sth

ce ne serait pas si mal si tu faisais qc

to have to do sth before sb would do sth

devoir faire qc pour que qn fasse qc (subj)

how do you do?

how do you do?

enchanté! form

when in Rome do as the Romans do prov

à Rome faites comme les Romains

what do you do in life?

que faites-vous dans la vie?

to do up/not do up properly

bien/mal fermer vêtement

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