don't in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for don't in the English»French Dictionary

don't [Brit dəʊnt, Am doʊnt]

don't → do not

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don't-know

sans opinion mf inv

don't be disheartened!

ne te démoralise pas!

don't mistreat your books

prends soin de tes livres

don't be alarmed!

rassurez-vous!

offhand, I don't know

comme ça au pied levé je ne sais pas

we don't do much socializing

on ne sort pas beaucoup

don't be such a defeatist!

ne sois pas si défaitiste!

don't do yourself down

ne te sous-estime pas

Translations for don't in the French»English Dictionary

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mes gants sont dépariés

my gloves don't match

don't in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for don't in the English»French Dictionary

don't

don't = do not, do

See also do

I.do [du:] N

do Brit, Aus inf (party):

do

fête f

Phrases:

it's a poor do Brit inf

c'est injuste

the dos and don'ts

ce qu'il faut faire et ce qu'il ne faut pas faire

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

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):

don't go!

n'y vas pas !

4. do (for emphasis):

I do like her

je l'aime vraiment bien

do you (now) ?

ah, oui, vraiment?!

do come to our party!

venez à notre fête, vraiment!

did he yell!

qu'est-ce qu'il a pu hurler!

so you do like beer after all

finalement, tu aimes la bière

5. do (to replace a repeated verb):

she runs faster than he does

elle court plus vite que lui

so do I

moi aussi

“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

1. do (carry out):

do

faire

to do sth again

refaire qc

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 ...?

que fait-il?

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?

5. do (help):

can you do anything for my back?

pouvez-vous faire qc pour mon dos, docteur?

this medication does nothing

ce médicament ne fait aucun effet

6. do (act):

to do right

bien faire

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

calculer

do crosswords

faire

10. do (make neat):

to do the dishes

faire la vaisselle

to do one's nails

se faire les ongles

to do one's teeth

se laver les dents

to get one's hair done

se faire coiffer

to do flowers

arranger les fleurs

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

faire cuire

17. do (cause):

to do sb credit

avantager qn

will you do me a favour?

tu veux me faire plaisir ?

to do sb good/harm

faire du bien/du mal à qn

to do sb the honour of doing sth form

faire l'honneur à qn de faire qc

18. do inf (burglarize):

we did the bank

on s'est fait la banque

19. do inf (swindle):

do

arnaquer

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

Phrases:

do as you would be done by Brit prov

ne faites pas à autrui ce que vous ne voudriez pas qu'on vous fît

don't just stand there, do something!

ne reste pas planté là, réagis!

what's done cannot be undone prov

ce qui est fait est fait

to do it with sb inf

coucher avec qn

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

1. do (act):

do

faire

you did right

tu as bien fait

do as you like

fais comme tu veux

2. do (be satisfactory):

do

convenir

that book will do

ce livre fera l'affaire

the money will do

l'argent suffira

it doesn't do to do sth

ça ne sert à rien de faire qc

will it do if I come on Friday?

ça te va si je viens vendredi

this will have to do a meal

il faudra bien que ça nous fasse le repas subj

3. do (manage):

to do well person

s'en tirer bien

to do well business

marcher bien

how are you doing?

bonjour, ça va ?

to be doing well

aller bien

you did well to come

tu as bien fait de venir

this really won't do!

cela ne peux pas continuer ainsi!

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

tabasser qn

Phrases:

do or die

marche ou crève

that will never do

ça ne suffira jamais

thank you, that will do

merci, ça me suffit

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don't be ridiculous!

ne dis pas n'importe quoi!

I don't care a cent

je m'en moque éperdument

don't be so paranoid!

arrête ta parano!

don't publicize it

ne le crie pas sur les toits

Translations for don't in the French»English Dictionary

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ne fais pas ton malin!

don't get clever!

il ne faut pas confondre vitesse et précipitation

hurry, but don't rush

pas de panique!

don't panic!

arrête tes impertinences!

don't be so impertinent!

c'est la douche écossaise

you don't know what's coming next

don't Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

don't look a gift-horse in the mouth prov

à cheval donné on ne regarde pas à la bride prov

why don't you stop for a change?

tu ne peux pas t'arrêter un peu, pour changer?

don't let him walk (all) over you fig

ne te laisse pas marcher sur les pieds

I don't necessarily have to believe him

je ne suis pas forcé de le croire

I don't get a penny in royalties

je ne reçois pas un sou de droits d'auteur

don't you talk to me about computers!

je t'en foutrais des ordinateurs!

don't go believing/thinking that sb has done sth

ne va pas croire/imaginer que qn a fait qc

I don't like the look of him

il a une tête qui ne me revient pas inf

I don't envy (you) for your success

je ne t'envie pas pour ton succès

let's hope have don't miss the train!

pourvu que nous ne manquions pas le train!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They don't want us to get too big-headed about sharing it.

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They don't hold legal title to the land itself, but their ownership of knowledge about the land is indisputable.

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If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.

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But children don't get to choose their genetic profile nor whether they are maltreated.

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I don't care to be held to cisgender standards of beauty defined by men.

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Power consumption is nice, but don't hate on a good feature cuz it's not apple.

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Also, as long as you're willing to invest a minimum of $150,000, you don't need to be an accredited investor.

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You don't need two potato peelers either.

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They recognize that humans, humanoids, and animals need food and shelter, and don't begrudge them the right to hunt or practice agriculture if they do so responsibly.

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Litter louts probably don't see themselves in the same category as bankers, but there's a thread connecting them.

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