do in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for do in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.do1 <3rd pers sing pres does, pres part doing, pt did, pp done> VB trans [Am du, Brit duː]

1. do (to perform an action):

do
don't do anything I wouldn't do! hum
es lo 'in' inf
what can I do for you, sir? form

4. do (to achieve, to bring about):

12.3. do THEAT (to perform at) the Astoria/the Playhouse:

do Brit

II.do1 <3rd pers sing pres does, pres part doing, pt did, pp done> VB intr [Am du, Brit duː]

2. do (to be getting along, to manage):

how do you do? (as greeting)
how do you do? (as greeting)
how do? inf, region

III.do1 <3rd pers sing pres does, pres part doing, pt did, pp done> VB aux [Am du, Brit duː] Where do is used as an auxiliary verb, the Spanish verb on its own translates both the auxiliary and the principal verbs: she didn't come no vino; does he know?¿lo sabe?
Note that in spoken Spanish a question is indicated by intonation. El verbo auxiliar do se usa para formar el negativo y el interrogativo, para agregar énfasis, o para sustituir a un verbo usado anteriormente.

1. do (in elliptical use):

do you live here? — yes, I do/no, I don't
tell Jimwill do! inf
do you like ice cream? — you bet I do!
I don't need a haircutyes, you do!
I won! — no, you didn't! — did! — didn't!
¡gané yo! — ¡no! — ¡que ! — ¡que no!
I think I deserve more than the othersoh, you do, do you?
will you write to her? — I may (well) do
I think it's ridiculousso do I
I don't want to gonor or neither do I
I love itreally? I don't
I don't like her music — I do

IV.do1 <pl dos> N [Am du, Brit duː]

See also do with

do2 <pl dos> [Am doʊ, Brit duː] N MUS

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

to-do [Am tə ˈdu, Brit təˈduː] N inf no pl

derring-do [Am ˌdɛrɪŋˈdu, Brit ˌdɛrɪŋˈduː] N U arch or hum

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

do in VB inf (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

do down VB Brit (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

do out VB (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

do in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for do in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.do [du:] does, did, done does, did, done does, did, done N

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

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

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

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

do Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

how do you do?
to do as others do
he doesn't do it like I do
what do you do for fun?
what do you want me to do?
American English

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