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does [Brit dʌz, Am dəz] 3 e pers sing prés

does → do

do2 [Brit duː, Am doʊ] N

do MUS → doh

I. do1 [Brit duː, Am du] VB trans

1. do (perform task, be busy):

do washing up, ironing etc
faire
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?

2. do (make smart):

to do sb's hair
coiffer qn
to do one's teeth
se laver les dents
to do the living room in pink
peindre le salon en rose

3. do (finish):

do military service, period of time
faire
do job
finir
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)
ça y est
that's done it (expressing dismay)
il ne manquait plus que ça

4. do (complete through study) student:

do subject, book, author, degree, homework
faire

5. do (write):

do translation, critique, biography
faire

6. do (effect change):

do
faire
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

7. do (cause harm):

to do something to one's foot/arm
se faire mal au pied/bras
I won't do anything to you
je ne te ferai rien
I'll do inf you!
ça va être ta fête!

8. do (deal with) inf:

the hairdresser says she can do you now
la coiffeuse dit qu'elle peut vous prendre maintenant
they don't do theatre tickets
ils ne vendent pas de places de théâtre
to do breakfasts
servir des petits déjeuners

9. do (cook):

do sausages, spaghetti etc
faire
I'll do you an omelette
je te ferai une omelette
well done meat
bien cuit

10. do (prepare):

do vegetables
préparer

11. do (produce):

do play
monter
do film, programme
faire (on sur)

12. do (imitate):

do celebrity, voice, mannerism
imiter

13. do (travel at):

do
faire
to do 60
faire du 60 à l'heure

14. do (cover distance of):

do
faire
we've done 30 km since lunch
nous avons fait 30 km depuis le déjeuner

15. do (see as tourist) inf:

do Venice, the Louvre etc
faire

16. do (satisfy needs of) inf:

will this do you?
ça vous ira?

17. do (cheat) inf:

we've been done
on s'est fait avoir
to do sb out of money
escroquer qn de
he did me out of the job
il m'a pris la place

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

20. do (arrest, convict) inf:

to get done for illegal parking etc
se faire prendre pour
to do sb for speeding
prendre qn pour excès de vitesse

II. do1 [Brit duː, Am du] VB intr

1. do (behave):

do
faire
do as you're told (here and now)
fais ce que je te dis
do as you're told (when with others)
fais ce qu'on te dit

2. do (serve purpose):

do
faire l'affaire
that box/those trousers will do
cette boîte/ce pantalon fera l'affaire

3. do (be acceptable):

this really won't do! (as reprimand)
ça ne peut pas continuer comme ça!

4. do (be sufficient):

do
suffire
will five dollars do?
cinq dollars, ça suffira?
that'll do! (as reprimand)
ça suffit!

5. do (finish):

do
finir
have you done?
tu as fini?

6. do (get on):

do (in competitive situation) person:
s'en sortir
do business:
marcher
do (in health) person:
aller
how will they do in the elections?
comment est-ce qu'ils s'en sortiront aux élections?
he's doing as well as can be expected (of patient)
il va aussi bien que possible
my lettuces are doing well
mes laitues poussent bien

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

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!

2. do (for emphasis):

he did do it really!
il l'a vraiment fait!
so you do want to go after all!
alors tu veux vraiment y aller finalement!
I do wish you'd let me help you
j'aimerais tant que tu me laisses t'aider

3. do (referring back to another verb):

he said he'd tell her and he did
il a dit qu'il le lui dirait et il l'a fait
he says he'll come along but he never does
il dit toujours qu'il viendra mais il ne le fait jamais
you draw better than I do
tu dessines mieux que moi
you either did or you didn't
de deux choses l'une soit tu l'as fait, soit tu ne l'as pas fait

4. do (in requests, imperatives):

do sit down
asseyez-vous, je vous en prie
‘may I take a leaflet?’—‘do’
‘puis-je prendre un dépliant?’—‘je vous en prie’
do shut up!
tais-toi veux-tu!
don't you tell me what to do!
surtout ne me dis pas ce que j'ai à faire!

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
eux/vous aussi
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

do
fête f
his leaving do
son pot de départ inf

V. do1 [Brit duː, Am du]

do as you would be done by
ne faites pas ce que vous ne voudriez pas qu'on vous fasse
how do you do
enchanté
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)
pas question!
there's nothing doing here
ici il ne se passe rien
well done!
bravo!
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

doe [Brit dəʊ, Am doʊ] N

doe (deer)
biche f
doe (rabbit)
lapine f
doe (hare)
hase f

doe-eyed [Am ˈdoʊˌaɪd] ADJ

doe-eyed
aux yeux de biche

DOE N Am abrév

DOE → Department of Energy

John Doe N Am

John Doe
l'homme m de la rue
he does everything ass-backwards
il fait tout à l'envers
he has or does a paper round
il livre des journaux
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hase
doe-hare
daine
fallow doe
lapine
doe rabbit

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does [dʌz]

does he does, she does, it does 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

doe [dəʊ, Am doʊ] N

1. doe (deer):

doe
biche f

2. doe (hare):

doe
hase f

3. doe (rabbit):

doe
lapine f

DoE N

1. DoE Brit → Department of the Environment

DoE
ministère m de l'Environnement

2. DoE Am → Department of Energy

DoE
ministère m de l'énergie
to suggest (that) sb does sth
suggérer à qn de faire qc
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English
biche
doe
vas-y piano
easy does it
tâcher que qc (ne) se produise (pas)
to ensure that sth (does not) happen
la fumée ne vous gêne pas?
does the smoke bother you?
se rengorger de faire qc
to preen oneself when one does sth
excepté que/si qn fait qc
except that/if sb does sth
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does [dʌz]

does 3rd pers sing of 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

doe [doʊ] N

1. doe (deer):

doe
biche f

2. doe (hare):

doe
hase f

3. doe (rabbit):

doe
lapine f

John Doe N

John Doe
Monsieur m Untel
to suggest (that) sb does sth
suggérer que qn fasse qc (subj)
French
French
English
English
biche
doe
tâcher que qc (ne) se produise (pas)
to ensure that sth (does not) happen
excepté que/si qn fait qc
except that/if sb does sth
vas-y piano
easy does it
la fumée ne vous gêne pas?
does the smoke bother you?
dès lors que qn a fait qc
once sb does sth

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ce diplôme n'a pas la prétention de remplacer ...
this certificate does not seek to replace ...
ce produit n'irrite pas la peau
the product does not irritate the skin
qu'est-ce qu'il se croit, celui-là?
who does he think he is(, anyway)?
qu'importe si qn fait qc
what does it matter if sb does sth
cela n'ôte rien à tes mérites
that does not detract from your merit
c'est tout l'effet que ça te fait
is that all it does to you?
ça ne nous rajeunit pas! iron hum
doesn't make us any younger, does it!
le bus passe tous les combien?
how often does the bus come by?
c'est le/la combien?
how many does he/she make it?
qu'indique le panneau?
what does it say on the sign?

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Some reports suggest that it is in the order of 0.12 cases per 100,000.
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I suggest that we should go and have a talk with them.
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This suggests a complex history of transmission across the world and between species.
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The calls continue, each one becoming more alarming, suggesting she is being watched.
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