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did [Brit dɪd, Am dɪd] VB pt

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did → do

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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

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):

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):

faire du 60 à l'heure

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

II.do¹ [Brit duː, Am du] VB intr

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3. do (be acceptable):

this really won't do! (as reprimand)

ça ne peut pas continuer comme ça!

5. do (finish):

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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1. do (with questions, negatives):

did he like his present?

est-ce qu'il a aimé son cadeau?

own up, did you or didn't you take my pen?

avoue, est-ce que c'est toi qui as pris mon stylo ou pas?

didn't he look wonderful!

est-ce qu'il n'était pas merveilleux!

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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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

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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

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):

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):

faire du 60 à l'heure

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

II.do¹ [Brit duː, Am du] VB intr

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3. do (be acceptable):

this really won't do! (as reprimand)

ça ne peut pas continuer comme ça!

5. do (finish):

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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1. do (with questions, negatives):

did he like his present?

est-ce qu'il a aimé son cadeau?

own up, did you or didn't you take my pen?

avoue, est-ce que c'est toi qui as pris mon stylo ou pas?

didn't he look wonderful!

est-ce qu'il n'était pas merveilleux!

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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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

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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do² [Brit duː, Am doʊ] N

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do MUS → doh

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doh [Brit dəʊ, Am doʊ] N MUS

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doh

do m

doh

ut m

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-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

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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Translations for did in the English»French Dictionary

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did [dɪd] VB

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did pt of do

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I.do [du:] N

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do Brit, Aus inf (party):

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

“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):

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 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):

18. do inf (burglarize):

we did the bank

on s'est fait la banque

19. do inf (swindle):

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

I.do [du:] N

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do Brit, Aus inf (party):

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

“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):

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 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):

18. do inf (burglarize):

we did the bank

on s'est fait la banque

19. do inf (swindle):

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):

2. do down (criticize):

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

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):

2. do over Am inf (redecorate):

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

4. do over inf (ransack):

do without VB trans

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I saw him yesterday - did you?

je l'ai vu hier - vraiment?

who did that? - I did

qui a fait ça? - moi

did you do India?

est-ce que tu as fait l'Inde ?

I would rather do sth/that you did sth

je préférerais faire qc/que tu fasses qc subj

how exactly did he do that?

comment a-t-il fait au juste?

so did/do/have/am I

it would be better if she did sth

il vaut mieux qu'elle fasse qc (subj)

where did she get the idea that ...

où a-t-elle pêché (l'idée) que ...

it is true that she did it

c'est exact qu'elle l'a fait

who did you do it with/for?

avec/pour qui est-ce que tu l'as fait?

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Live performances of this song did not differ much from the studio arrangement, save for the guitar solo, which was usually played differently. en.wikipedia.org

As the war continued, so did the openness of such decrees and orders. en.wikipedia.org

They did this by defining an object called a relative dvissage which is well-suited to certain kinds of inductive arguments. en.wikipedia.org

The workers did not agree with their rate of pay, causing them to unionize. en.wikipedia.org

Since when did litter bugs have a right to privacy? www.independent.ie

Their previous service did not count towards medal entitlement or promotion. en.wikipedia.org

At the time, it was obvious that he was going to give up the ghost, how did you feel? www.vanguardngr.com

If the skies threatened, the easy-going, sad-faced balladeer did too. www.theglobeandmail.com

He started playing rugby and athletics, but did not last long. en.wikipedia.org

He did not dogmatically follow a cause other than the belief in human freedom, preferring to retain a pacifist's objectivity. en.wikipedia.org

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