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ne pas
don't [Brit dəʊnt, Am doʊnt]
don't → do not
English
English
French
French
don't
don't = do not, 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
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
French
French
English
English
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
English
English
French
French
don't
don't = do not, do
do3 [doʊ] N MUS
do
do m
do2 [du] N sl
do
coupe f (de cheveux)
I. do1 <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 va 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!
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
II. do1 <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/qc
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 ...
don't just stand there, do something!
ne reste pas planté là, réagis!
2. do (undertake):
what am I supposed to do with you/this cake?
qu'est-ce que je suis supposé 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/vous pouvez faire qc pour ma voiture?
5. do (help):
can you do anything for my back?
pouvez-vous faire qc pour mon dos?
this medication does nothing
ce médicament ne fait aucun effet
6. do (act):
to do sb well
bien agir envers qn
7. do (deal with):
if you do the dishes, I'll do the drying
si tu laves la vaisselle, je l'essuie
8. do (solve):
do equation
calculer
do crossword puzzle
faire
9. do (make neat):
to do the dishes
faire la vaisselle
to do one's nails
se faire les ongles
to get one's hair done
se faire coiffer
10. do (go at a speed of):
to do ... miles/per hour
faire du ... miles à l'heure
11. do (cover a distance):
to do San Francisco to Boston in four days
faire San Francisco–Boston en quatre jours
12. do (be satisfactory):
“I only have bread – will that do you?”
“je n'ai que du pain – ça te va ?”
13. do (cook):
do
faire cuire
14. do (cause):
will you do me a favor?
tu veux me faire plaisir ?
to do sb good/harm
faire du bien/du mal à qn
to do sb the honor of doing sth form
faire l'honneur à qn de faire qc
15. do inf (swindle):
do
arnaquer
to do sb out of sth
escroquer qn de qc
16. do inf (serve prison time):
to do one's time
faire son temps
Phrases:
to do a number on sb sl
jouer un sale tour à qn
do unto others as you would have them do unto you prov
ne faites pas à autrui ce que vous ne voudriez pas qu'on vous fît
what's done cannot be undone prov
ce qui est fait est fait prov
to do it with sb inf
coucher avec qn
III. do1 <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
thank you, that will do
merci, ça me suffit
this really won't do!
cela ne peut pas continuer ainsi!
that will never do
ça ne suffira jamais
3. do (manage):
to do well person
bien s'en tirer
to do well business
bien marcher
how are you doing?
bonjour, ça va ?
to be doing well
bien aller
you did well to come
tu as bien fait de venir
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
Phrases:
do or die
marche ou crève
IV. do1 [du] N
do inf (party):
do
fête f
Phrases:
the dos and don'ts
ce qu'il faut faire et ce qu'il ne faut pas faire
don't be ridiculous!
ne dis pas n'importe quoi!
don't publicize it
ne le crie pas sur les toits
don't be so paranoid!
arrête ta parano!
don't overdo it! irony, salt
n'en rajoute pas!
don't overdo it! work
n'en fais pas trop!
I don't necessarily have to believe him
je ne suis pas forcé de le croire
French
French
English
English
ne fais pas ton malin!
don't get smart!
pas de panique!
don't panic!
motus  et bouche cousue!
don't breathe a word!
j'en ai rien à cirer, moi, de toutes tes histoires! inf
I don't give a damn about all that!
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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
je t'en foutrais des ordinateurs!
don't you talk to me about computers!
ne va pas croire/imaginer que qn a fait qc
don't go believing/thinking that sb has done sth
il a une tête qui ne me revient pas inf
I don't like the look of him
je ne t'envie pas pour ton succès
I don't envy (you) for your success
pourvu que nous ne manquions pas le train!
let's hope have don't miss the train!
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His enthusiastic nature led to constant overdoing, and the strain affected his strength years before his death.
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The writers nevertheless promised to try not to overdo the violence and in some scenes the violence was cut.
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However, she is known to forget her lyrics in mid-performance as well as overdoing things, making her unable to perform sometimes.
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Consider the landscape behind our subjects, it is clean and serene, not overdone with unnecessary detail.
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This later work is characterized by taking the use of color to its limits but not overdoing it.
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