Translations for „doing“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

doing [ˈduːɪŋ] N no pl

no doing!

não tem jeito!

to be sb's doing

ser obra de alguém

to take some doing

não ser moleza gír

I . do [duː] N

the do's and don'ts

as normas

II . do <does, did, done> [duː] VB aux

1. do (to form questions):

do you own a dog?

você tem um cachorro?

2. do (to form negatives):

Frida doesn't like olives

Frida não gosta de azeitonas

3. do (to form imperatives):

do come in!

entre, vamos!

4. do (used for emphasis):

he did say that

ele disse mesmo que

5. do (replaces repeated verb):

neither do I

nem eu [or eu também não]

so do I

eu também

she speaks more fluently than he does

ela fala com mais fluência (do) que ele

6. do (requesting affirmation):

do

não é?

you don't want to answer, do you?

você não quer responder, não é?

III . do <does, did, done> [duː] VB trans

1. do (carry out):

to do one's shoes

amarrar os sapatos

to do one's teeth

escovar os dentes

to do something for sb

fazer alguma coisa para alguém

what on earth are you doing (there)?

que diabos você está fazendo (aí)?

2. do (act):

do

agir

to do as others do

agir como os outros

3. do (learn):

do

estudar

I'm doing English at university

estou estudando inglês na faculdade

4. do (be satisfactory):

I only have beer — will that do you?

só tenho cerveja — serve?

5. do (cook):

do

preparar

to do sth for sb

preparar a. c. para alguém

IV . do <does, did, done> [duː] VB intr

how are you doing?

como vai?

that will do!

chega!

that will never do

isso não vai servir nunca

this behavior just won't do!

esse comportamento simplesmente não convém!

do in VB trans always sep

riding my byke has really done me in

pedalar me deixou esgotado

do up VB trans

1. do up (fasten):

do up button

abotoar

do up shoes

amarrar

2. do up (restore):

do up

reformar

do without VB intr

do without

passar [or ficar] sem

make do VB intr

to make do and mend

improvisar (em vez de comprar uma coisa nova)

do away with VB intr inf

do away with

acabar com

computers have done away with repetitive tasks

os computadores acabaram com as tarefas repetitivas

computers have done away with repetitive tasks regulations

abolir

well-to-do ADJ

well-to-do

abastado(-a)

Usage examples with doing

no doing!

não tem jeito!

to avoid doing sth

evitar fazer a. c.

to take some doing

não ser moleza gír

to be sb's doing

ser obra de alguém

to enjoy doing sth

gostar de fazer a. c.

to begin doing sth

começar a fazer a. c.

to be doing sth

estar fazendo a. c.

to anticipate doing sth

ter previsto fazer a. c.

to dodge doing sth

livrar-se de fazer a. c.

to stop doing sth

parar de fazer a. c.

fearful of doing sth

receoso de fazer a. c.

how are you doing?

como vai?

far from doing sth

longe de fazer a. c.

to finish doing sth

terminar de fazer a. c.

to entail doing sth

implicar em fazer a. c.

to consider doing sth

pensar bem em fazer a. c.

to fancy doing sth

ter vontade de fazer a. c.

instead of doing sth

em vez de fazer a. c.

to contemplate doing sth

pensar fazer a. c.

satisfaction from (doing) sth

satisfação de (fazer) a. c.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They must keep a steady focus on what they are doing.

en.wikipedia.org

Once such mastery is achieved, the theory goes, the doing of a thing perfectly is as easy as thinking it.

en.wikipedia.org

It is a simple case of doing a Bushism.

www.berkeleyside.com

And by doing so, you become a volunteer baggage handler and ease the burden on the airline.

www.npr.org

They carry on a furtive relationship which leaves him torn between the passion, and knowing that he is doing something wrong.

en.wikipedia.org

Doing a traineeship, that also helped as well, but mainly on farm.

www.abc.net.au

If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.

en.wikipedia.org

Doing a headstand is recommended two to three hours after a big lunch so wait a while if you want to give it a go.

www.stuff.co.nz

For example, sticking to the habit of doing one pushup per day requires very little energy to get started.

lifehacker.com

Underneath that hangdog expression he must be doing high-fives.

www.mirror.co.uk