to-do in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for to-do in the English»French Dictionary

I.well-to-do N

the well-to-do + vb pl

les gens mpl aisés

II.well-to-do ADJ

well-to-do

aisé

I.bring <pret, pp brought> [Brit brɪŋ, Am brɪŋ] VB trans

1. bring (convey, carry):

bring present, powers, supplies, message, news, rain, destruction, change, happiness, consolation, hope

apporter

have you brought your camera?

as-tu pris or apporté ton appareil-photo?

wait and see what tomorrow brings

attends de voir ce que demain nous apportera

to bring sth with one

apporter qc

to bring sb flowers/a cake

apporter des fleurs/un gâteau à qn

the case has brought him publicity

l'affaire lui a fait de la publicité

to bring sb wealth/fame

rendre qn riche/célèbre

to bring sth to (contribute) school, work, area

apporter qc à

it has brought prosperity to the region

cela a rendu la région prospère

to bring one's talents to sth

apporter son talent à qc

to bring one's experience to sth

faire bénéficier qc de son expérience

that brings the total to 100

cela fait un total de 100

to bring a smile to sb's face

faire sourire qn

to bring a blush to sb's cheeks

faire rougir qn

to bring sth to a halt

arrêter qc

to bring the conversation round or around to

amener la conversation à

to bring sth into house, room

faire entrer qc dans

to bring sth into conversation, story

introduire qc dans

to bring sth into existence

créer qc

to bring sth upstairs

monter qc

the wind brought the tree down

le vent a fait tomber l'arbre

don't forget to bring it home

n'oublie pas de le rapporter

to bring shame/disgrace on sb

attirer la honte/le déshonneur sur qn

to bring sth on or upon oneself

attirer qc

you brought it on yourself

tu l'as cherché

her remarks brought gasps of surprise from the audience

ses propos ont provoqué l'étonnement dans le public

his novel brought praise from the critics

son roman lui a valu les louanges de la critique

2. bring (come with):

bring friend, relative, dog

amener

to bring sb with one

amener qn (avec soi)

to bring sb to wedding, party, office

amener qn à

3. bring (lead, draw):

the path brings you to the church

le chemin te conduit jusqu'à l'église

the Games brought people to the city

les Jeux ont attiré du monde vers la ville

the noise brought them to the window

le bruit les a attirés à la fenêtre

I brought him to the ground

je l'ai fait tomber

that brings me to the question of

ceci m'amène à la question de

to bring sb to himself/herself

ramener qn à la réalité

what brings you here?

qu'est-ce qui t'amène?

to bring sb to do sth

faire faire qc à qn

I couldn't bring him to accept

je n'ai pas pu lui faire accepter

to bring sb/a dog into the country

faire entrer or introduire qn/un chien dans le pays

to bring sb into the room

faire entrer qn dans la pièce

to bring sb into contact with sth

faire connaître qc à qn

to bring sb into contact with sb

mettre qn en contact avec qn

to bring sb home (transport home)

raccompagner qn, ramener qn

to bring sb home (to meet family)

amener qn à la maison

4. bring TV, RADIO:

the game will be brought to you live from Sydney

le match sera retransmis en direct de Sydney

modern technology brings the war into your living room

la technologie moderne fait entrer la guerre jusque chez vous

we bring you all the latest news

on vous donne les dernières nouvelles

‘brought to you by Sudso Soap’

‘qui vous est offert par Sudso Soap’

5. bring LAW, ADMIN:

to bring a case/a dispute before the court

porter une affaire/un litige devant le tribunal

to bring sb before the court

faire comparaître qn devant le tribunal

to bring a matter before the committee/a bill before parliament

soumettre une question au comité/un projet de loi au parlement

II.to bring oneself to do VB refl

to bring oneself to do refl:

to bring oneself to do

se décider à faire

I couldn't bring myself to get up/to tell him

je n'ai pas pu me lever/le lui dire

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to do sth unasked

faire qc spontanément

to do hospital corners

≈ faire un lit au carré

to deign to do

condescendre à faire, daigner faire

a disinclination to do

un manque d'enthousiasme pour faire

disinclined to do

peu disposé à faire

to do the drying-up

essuyer la vaisselle

to do a doublethink

tenir un raisonnement dont on sait qu'il est fondé sur une contradiction flagrante

Translations for to-do in the French»English Dictionary

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intimer à qn l'ordre de faire

to order sb to do

to-do in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for to-do in the English»French Dictionary

to-do [təˈdu:] N sing inf (fuss)

to-do

histoire f

well-to-do ADJ inf

well-to-do

riche

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to do sth unnoticed

faire qc sans se faire remarquer

to do piecework

travailler à la tâche

to do sth unaided

faire qc tout seul

to do damage limitation

limiter les dégâts

Translations for to-do in the French»English Dictionary

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crocher qc

to do sth up tight

jardiner

to do some gardening

faire des emplettes

to do some shopping

faire du shoping

to do some shopping

to-do Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

this will have to do a meal

il faudra bien que ça nous fasse le repas subj

to do sth (out) of one's own volition

faire qc de son propre gré

to be able to afford (to do) sth

pouvoir se permettre (de faire) qc

to do sth by sheer force of habit

faire qc par pure habitude

to do sth as a matter of routine

faire qc systématiquement

what right had he to do it?

de quel droit l'a-t-il fait?

I'm/he's (just) itching to do it

ça me/le démange de le faire inf

to be overwhelmed with things to do

être débordé d'occupations

to do a period of work experience Brit

faire un stage

he alone is able to do it

il est seul capable de le faire

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Well-to-do sections of population were the factory management, skilled armorers and artisans, administrative professionals, officials, clergy and merchants.

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Some well-to-do neighbourhoods ranked much lower for liveability than their property values would suggest.

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And then, when your to-do app is open and you're facing it, there's that nagging feeling that it could somehow be better, tidier, more adaptive.

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You've got your regular to-do list (for instance, all those end-of-month bills) and then the holiday checklist.

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Work piles, household chores, to-do lists, and other tasks that clog up daily schedules pretty easily.

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We all like to pump up the tunes when we're powering through our to-do lists, right?

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I had the ordinary education of a well-to-do boy and young man.

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Around 1900, the area was a well-to-do suburb and many older mansions from around 1900 still exist, often converted to multi-unit buildings.

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But then she would be just one more college for the well-to-do.

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It is now common for the educated and the well-to-do parents to perform the marriages of their children in the formal way.

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