Translations for did it in the English » German Dictionary

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do-it-your·self [ˌdu:ɪtjɔ:ˈself, Am -jɚˈ-] N no pl

do-it-yourself → DIY

See also DIY

DIY [ˌdi:aɪˈwaɪ] N no pl Brit, Aus

DIY abbreviation of do-it-yourself

DIY

Heimwerken nt

DIY store

Baumarkt m

to do some DIY

heimwerken

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

she did it thirtieth

sie hat es als Dreißigste gemacht

he did it from jealousy

er hat es aus Eifersucht getan

I did it my way

ich habe es gemacht, [so] wie ich es für richtig hielt

how did it turn out?

wie ist es gelaufen? inf

he did it for the fame

er tat es, um berühmt zu werden

did you give it to her?

hast du es ihr gegeben?

ask him why he did it!

frag ihn, warum er es getan hat!

who did that? — it was he!

wer war das? — er [war's]!

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did it all go according to plan?

verlief alles nach Plan?

I can't puzzle out how he did it

ich kann mir nicht erklären, wie er das geschafft hat

I can't figure out why he did it

ich kann mir nicht erklären, warum er es tat

how old were you when you first did it?

wie alt warst du bei deinem ersten Mal?

she didn't really mean it — oh yes she did!

sie hat es nicht so gemeint — oh doch, das hat sie!

what colour did you want? — is it anything like this?

welche Farbe wollten Sie? — ungefähr wie diese hier?

in the end I just went ahead and did it myself

am Ende habe ich es einfach selbst gemacht!

why did the stock market rise sharply today? — it's tied up with the decrease in interest rates

warum ist der Aktienmarkt heute stark angestiegen? — das hängt mit dem Sinken der Zinssätze zusammen

the reason why he did it was a mystery to us all

[der Grund,] warum er es getan hast, war uns allen ein Rätsel

what did you think of the film? — it was all right, nothing special

wie fandest du den Film? — na ja, nichts Besonderes

why did you want to talk to me? — it's to do with a complaint

warum wollten Sie mich sprechen? — es geht um eine Beschwerde

you did not take my comment in the spirit in which it was meant

du hast meine Bemerkung nicht so aufgenommen, wie sie gemeint war

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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And he did it without making undeliverable promises, stoking culture wars or demonising immigrants.

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This case was the epitome of his dictatorial use of authority, but it was seen that he did it for the common good.

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Because, frankly, my favorite dead show did it better.

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When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.

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Did it make any difference to the badey-peth seths (the pot-bellied rich)?

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He redid it exactly the same way he did it the first time and never spoke to me again.

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This did not sit well with the others, nor did it abide the spirit of quadripartite and unanimous city governance.

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Not only did it fail to polymerize and stop the leaks, it also contaminated the surroundings with acrylamide.

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Therefore, to him it seemed more and more imperative to create support and security for himself, and he did it most perseveringly.

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But most of the modern underarm bowlers did it to register some form of protest.

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