do up in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for do up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for do up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.do1 <3rd pers sing pres does, pres part doing, pt did, pp done> VB trans [Am du, Brit duː]

1. do (to perform an action):

es lo 'in' inf
what can I do for you, sir? form

4. do (to achieve, to bring about):

12.3. do THEAT (to perform at) the Astoria/the Playhouse:

do Brit

II.do1 <3rd pers sing pres does, pres part doing, pt did, pp done> VB intr [Am du, Brit duː]

2. do (to be getting along, to manage):

how do? inf, region

III.do1 <3rd pers sing pres does, pres part doing, pt did, pp done> VB aux [Am du, Brit duː] Where do is used as an auxiliary verb, the Spanish verb on its own translates both the auxiliary and the principal verbs: she didn't come no vino; does he know?¿lo sabe?
Note that in spoken Spanish a question is indicated by intonation. El verbo auxiliar do se usa para formar el negativo y el interrogativo, para agregar énfasis, o para sustituir a un verbo usado anteriormente.

1. do (in elliptical use):

do you live here? — yes, I do/no, I don't
tell Jimwill do! inf
I won! — no, you didn't! — did! — didn't!
¡gané yo! — ¡no! — ¡que ! — ¡que no!
I love itreally? I don't
I don't like her music — I do

IV.do1 <pl dos> N [Am du, Brit duː]

See also do with

do2 <pl dos> [Am doʊ, Brit duː] N MUS

I.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

1.1. up (in upward direction):

up a bitleft a bit
up United! Brit

II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP

III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ

IV.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB trans inf

V.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB intr

See also come up to

do up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for do up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.do [du:] does, did, done does, did, done does, did, done N

II.do [du:] does, did, done does, did, done does, did, done VB aux

III.do [du:] does, did, done does, did, done does, did, done VB trans

IV.do [du:] does, did, done does, did, done does, did, done VB intr

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Before the wash goes in, do up zips and unravel scrunched up sleeves and trouser legs.
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I am sure that he had used that chip pan time and time again, as many other people do up and down the country.
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Always buy your first one in brown, and never do up the buckle (tie an insouciant double knot instead - far less try-hard).
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