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Pronunciation: /duː; weak form dʊ; də/

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A. vt (3rd pers sing pres does pres, doing past, did past p, done)

  • 1 hacer* to have something/nothing to do = tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer it was a silly thing to do = fue una estupidez can I do anything to help? = ¿puedo ayudar en algo?
  • 2 (carry out) [job/task] hacer* to do the cooking = cocinar well done! = ¡muy bien!
  • 3 (achieve, bring about) she's done it: it's a new world record = lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial it was climbing those stairs that did it = fue por subir esa escalera that mustache really does something for him = la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote
  • 4 a (fix, arrange, repair) I have to do my nails = me tengo que arreglar las uñas she had her hair done = se hizo peinar b (clean) [dishes] lavar; [brass/windows] limpiar
  • 6 (travel) he was doing 100 mph = iba a 100 millas por hora the car has only done 4,000 miles = el coche solo tiene 4.000 millas

B. vi

  • 1 (act, behave) hacer* do as you're told! = ¡haz lo que se te dice! his concern to do well by his son = su preocupación por hacer todo lo posible por su hijo
  • 2 (get along, manage) how are you doing? (colloq) = ¿qué tal estás or andas or te va? how do you do? (as greeting) = mucho gusto, encantado how are we doing for time? = ¿cómo or qué tal vamos or andamos de tiempo? she did well in her exams = le fue bien en los exámenes he's done well for himself = ha sabido abrirse camino
  • 3 (go on, happen) (colloq) (in -ing form) there's nothing doing in town = no pasa nada en el pueblo nothing doing! = ¡ni hablar!, ¡ni lo sueñes!
  • 4 (be suitable, acceptable) look, this won't do! = ¡mira, esto no puede ser! it's not ideal, but it'll do = no es lo ideal, pero sirve this box will do for o as a table = esta caja nos servirá de mesa
  • 5 (be enough) ser* suficiente, alcanzar*, bastar that'll do! shut up! = ¡basta! ¡cállate la boca!

C. v aux

El verbo auxiliar do se usa para formar el negativo y el interrogativo do1 3 1 1, para agregar énfasis do1 3 1 2 o para sustituir a un verbo usado anteriormente do1 3 2
  • 1 a (used to form negative, interrogative, exclamations) I do not o don't know = no sé not only does it cost more, it also … = no solo cuesta más, sino que también … did I frighten you? = ¿te asusté? doesn't it make you sick! = ¡dime si no es asqueante! b (emphasizing) you do exaggerate! = ¡cómo exageras! you must admit, she did look ill = tienes que reconocer que tenía mala cara
  • 2 a (in elliptical uses) do you live here? — yes, I do/no, I don't = ¿vives aquí? — sí/no she says she understands, but she doesn't = dice que comprende, pero no es así b (in tag questions) you know Bob, don't you? = conoces a Bob, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto? I told you, didn't I? = te lo dije ¿no? or ¿no es cierto?

Phrasal verbs

do away with

v + adv + prep + o a (abolish) [privilege/tax] abolir*, suprimir; [need] eliminar, acabar con b (kill) (colloq) eliminar, liquidar (fam)

do up

v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (fasten) [coat/necklace/button] abrochar; [zipper] subir to do up one's shoes = atarse los cordones or (Méx) las agujetas or (Per) los pasadores (de los zapatos) b (wrap up) [parcel] envolver* c (dress up) (colloq) she was all done up = estaba muy elegante d (colloq) [house] arreglar pintando, empapelando etc

do with

v + prep + o a (benefit from) (with can, could) that door could do with a coat of paint = no le vendría mal una mano de pintura a esa puerta you could do with a change = te hace falta or te vendría bien un cambio b (expressing connection) I don't want to have anything to do with him/this business = yo no quiero tener nada que ver con él/este asunto it's nothing to do with you! = no es nada que te concierna or que te importe a ti

do without

a v + prep + o to do without sth/sb = prescindir de or arreglárselas sin algo/algn b v + adv arreglárselas

do in other Oxford dictionaries

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