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in the PONS Dictionary

didn't [ˈdɪdənt]

didn't = did not, do

doh, Am do [dəʊ, Am doʊ] N MUS

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

1. do (forming question):

2. do (negating verb):

3. do (for emphasis):

4. do (inverting verb):

5. do (replacing verb):

who ate the cake? — I did!/didn't!
... so do I
... ich auch

6. do (requesting affirmation):

7. do (expressing surprise):

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

1. do (perform):

to do sth
etw tun [o. machen]
to do lunch esp Am

2. do (undertake):

to do sth with sb/oneself
etw mit jdm/sich anfangen

3. do (help):

to do sth for sb
etw für jdn tun

4. do (use for):

to do sth with sth
etw mit etw dat tun

5. do (job):

6. do (take action):

to do sth about sth
etw gegen etw acc tun

7. do (deal with):

to do sth
etw machen [o. erledigen]

8. do (learn):

9. do (solve):

to do sth riddle
etw lösen

10. do inf (finish):

11. do (produce):

to do sth for sb [or sb sth]
etw für jdn machen

12. do (tidy):

13. do (arrange):

14. do (visit):

to do sth

15. do AUTO:

to do 100 km/h
100 fahren inf

16. do (travel):

17. do (suffice):

to do sb

18. do (provide):

19. do (cook):

20. do (cause):

to do sb sth
jdm etw tun
jdm gut tun

21. do esp Brit (serve):

to do sb

22. do (treat well):

23. do (act):

to do sth play

24. do (impersonate):

to do sb/sth
jdn/etw nachmachen

25. do inf sl (rob):

to do sth
in etw dat einen Bruch machen sl

26. do inf (cheat):

to do sb
jdn übers Ohr hauen inf

27. do inf (be in jail):

to do 5 years [for sth]

28. do esp Brit inf (punish):

to do sb
jdn fertigmachen inf

29. do inf (take drugs):

30. do (translate):

31. do (exhaust):

32. do inf (impress):

33. do euph inf (have sex):

mit jdm schlafen euph

34. do (don't mention):

Phrases:

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

1. do (behave):

to do well to do sth

2. do (fare):

sb is doing badly/fine [or all right] [or well]

3. do inf (finish):

4. do (be acceptable, suffice):

will £10 do?
to do [for sb]
sich acc [für jdn] eignen

5. do inf (happen):

Phrases:

how do you do? form dated (as introduction)

IV. do [du:] N

1. do esp Brit, Aus inf (party):

Fete f <-, -n> inf

2. do Brit sl (swindle):

Schwindel m <-s> inf

3. do Brit inf (treatment):

4. do Am sl:

5. do no pl (droppings):

6. do (allowed, not allowed):