do by in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.by [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] PREP by often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (abide by, get by, stand by, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (abide, get, stand, etc).

II.by [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] ADV

See also bye2, bye1

bye2, 'bye Am [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] INTERJ inf

bye1 [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] N

do. → ditto

See also ditto

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

II.ditto <pl dittos> [Am ˈdɪdoʊ, Brit ˈdɪtəʊ] N

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

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1. do (to perform an action):

do
hacer
do something!
¡haz algo!
and do you know what she did?
¿y sabes lo que hizo?
they've done absolutely nothing
no han hecho absolutamente nada
are you doing anything this evening?
¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?
to have something/nothing to do
tener algo/no tener nada que hacer
don't do anything I wouldn't do! hum
¡pórtate bien!
you did the right thing
hiciste lo correcto
it was a silly thing to do
fue una estupidez
it's very much the thing to do
es lo que hay que hacer or lo que se impone
it's very much the thing to do
es lo 'in' inf
now, would I do a thing like that?
vamos ¿me crees capaz de una cosa así?
don't, whatever you do, forget to …
hagas lo que hagas, no te olvides de …
what's the weather doing? inf
¿qué tal está el tiempo? inf
what are your boots doing in here?
¿qué hacen aquí tus botas?
I don't like what you're up to — well, what are you going to do about it?
no me gustan las cosas en que andas — ¿ah, no? ¿y qué vas a hacer al respecto?
what is she doing about getting a job?
¿qué está haciendo para conseguir trabajo?
after all I've done for them!
¡después de todo lo que he hecho por ellos!
what can I do for you, sir? form
¿en qué le puedo servir, caballero? form
can I do anything to help?
¿puedo ayudar en algo?
he does a lot for charity
participa mucho en obras de caridad
the things people do for entertainment!
¡las cosas que hace la gente para divertirse!
what have you done to your hair?
¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?
what did you do to your sister?
¿qué le hiciste a tu hermana?
that's what having a lot of money does to you
eso es lo que le pasa a la gente cuando tiene mucho dinero
what have I done to deserve this?
¿qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
I don't know what I'm going to do with you!
¡no sé qué voy a hacer contigo!
what have you been doing with yourself?
¿qué has estado haciendo?

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

she's done it: it's a new world record
lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial
one blow should do it
con un golpe debería ser suficiente
it was climbing those stairs that did it
fue por subir esa escalera
now you've done it!
¡ahora sí que la has hecho buena! iron
he's late again: that does it!
vuelve a llegar tarde ¡esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!
what is locking him up going to do?
¿qué se gana con encerrarlo?
the antibiotics aren't doing anything
los antibióticos no están surtiendo ningún efecto
his rudeness did little to improve the situation
su grosería no contribuyó a mejorar las cosas, que digamos
to do sth for sb/sth that mustache really does something for him
la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote
what has EU membership done for Greece?
¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la UE?
I followed his advice and look what it's done for me
seguí su consejo y mira cómo me ha ido or qué he conseguido
jazz doesn't do anything for me
el jazz no me atrae or no me dice nada

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

do Brit
actuar en

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

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

how are you doing?
¿qué tal estás or andas or te va?
how do you do? (as greeting)
mucho gusto
how do you do? (as greeting)
encantado/encantada
how do? inf, region
¿qué tal?
mother and child are doing well
madre e hijo se encuentran muy bien
she's doing well after her operation
se está recuperando bien después de su operación
how am I doing? — you're doing fine!
¿qué tal voy? — ¡vas muy bien!
how's the bread/meat doing?
¿cómo va el pan/la carne?
azaleas don't do well here
las azaleas no se dan bien aquí
how are we doing for time/cash?
¿cómo or qué tal vamos or andamos de tiempo/dinero?
she did well/badly in her exams
le fue bien/mal en los exámenes
you did well to get into the finals
llegar a las finales ya fue todo un logro
he's done well for himself
ha sabido abrirse camino
to do well/badly out of sth
salir bien/mal parado de algo

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.

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1. do (in elliptical use):

do you live here? — yes, I do/no, I don't
¿vives aquí? — sí/no
did you suspect her at the time? — I did, yes
¿sospechaste de ella en aquel momento? — pues sí
she wanted to come, but he didn't
ella quería venir, pero él no
you don't have to stay, but she does
tú no te tienes que quedar, pero ella sí
tell Jim — will do! inf
dile a Jim — ¡se lo diré!
do you like ice cream? — you bet I do!
¿te gustan los helados? — ¡si me gustarán … !
did you enjoy yourself? — did I ever!
¿te divertiste? — ¡si me habré divertido … !
she found it in your drawer — oh, did she?
lo encontró en tu cajón — ¿ah, sí?
I love Mozart; don't you?
me encanta Mozart, ¿a tí no?
I don't need a haircut — yes, you do!
no necesito cortarme el pelo — ¡cómo que no!
I didn't say that! — you did!
yo no dije eso — sí, señor (, lo dijiste)
you cheated! — I didn't!
hiciste trampa — no, señor (, no hice trampa)
you cheated! — I didn't!
hiciste trampa — ¡qué va! inf
I won! — no, you didn't! — did! — didn't!
¡gané yo! — ¡no! — ¡que sí! — ¡que no!
she says she understands, but she doesn't
dice que comprende, pero no es así
I don't know why I dislike him: I just do!
no sé por qué me cae mal: simplemente porque sí
I don't know why I dislike him: I just do!
no sé por qué me cae mal: simplemente porque sí nomás LatAm
I want to be rich: who doesn't?
quiero ser rico: ¿quién no?
I think I deserve more than the others — oh, you do, do you?
creo que me merezco más que los demás — ¿ah, sí? ¡no me digas!
I expect they resent my presence as I do theirs
me imagino que a ellos les molesta mi presencia tanto como a mí la suya
I didn't read that chapter — you ought to have done Brit
no leí ese capítulo — deberías haberlo leído or hecho
will you write to her? — I may (well) do
¿le vas a escribir? — posiblemente
I play the clarinet and so does she or she does too
yo toco el clarinete y ella también
she doesn't smoke and neither do I or I don't either
(ella) no fuma y yo tampoco
I think it's ridiculous — so do I
me parece ridículo — a mí también
I don't want to go — nor or neither do I
no quiero ir — yo tampoco
I love it — really? I don't
me encanta — ¿de veras?, a mí no
I don't like her music — I do
no me gusta su música — a mí sí

IV.do1 <pl dos> N [Am du, Brit duː]

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do with VB (v + prep + o)

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do2 <pl dos> [Am doʊ, Brit duː] N MUS

do by in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for do by in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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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

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

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

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In the first place, the directors did just what they were authorized to do by the memorandum of association.
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Most songs just arrive the way they do by accident, and its certainly not particularly contrived.
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Living in the canyons, they travel great vertical distances, which they often do by running nonstop for hours.
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