one swallow does not make a summer in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.swallow1 [Am ˈswɑloʊ, Brit ˈswɒləʊ] VB trans

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3. swallow → swallow up

II.swallow1 [Am ˈswɑloʊ, Brit ˈswɒləʊ] VB intr

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III.swallow1 [Am ˈswɑloʊ, Brit ˈswɒləʊ] N (gulp)

See also swallow up

swallow up VB [Am ˈswɑloʊ -, Brit ˈswɒləʊ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

swallow2 [Am ˈswɑloʊ, Brit ˈswɒləʊ] N ZOOL

DOE (in US) → Department of Energy (in UK), → Department of the Environment

does 3rd person singular present of do

See also do2, do with, do1

do2 <pl dos> [Am doʊ, Brit duː] N MUS

do with VB (v + prep + o)

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

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1. do (to perform an action):

do
hacer
do something!
¡haz algo!
and do you know what she did?
¿y sabes lo que hizo?
they've done absolutely nothing
no han hecho absolutamente nada
are you doing anything this evening?
¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?
to have something/nothing to do
tener algo/no tener nada que hacer
don't do anything I wouldn't do! hum
¡pórtate bien!
you did the right thing
hiciste lo correcto
it was a silly thing to do
fue una estupidez
it's very much the thing to do
es lo que hay que hacer or lo que se impone
it's very much the thing to do
es lo 'in' inf
now, would I do a thing like that?
vamos ¿me crees capaz de una cosa así?
don't, whatever you do, forget to …
hagas lo que hagas, no te olvides de …
what's the weather doing? inf
¿qué tal está el tiempo? inf
what are your boots doing in here?
¿qué hacen aquí tus botas?
I don't like what you're up to — well, what are you going to do about it?
no me gustan las cosas en que andas — ¿ah, no? ¿y qué vas a hacer al respecto?
what is she doing about getting a job?
¿qué está haciendo para conseguir trabajo?
after all I've done for them!
¡después de todo lo que he hecho por ellos!
what can I do for you, sir? form
¿en qué le puedo servir, caballero? form
can I do anything to help?
¿puedo ayudar en algo?
he does a lot for charity
participa mucho en obras de caridad
the things people do for entertainment!
¡las cosas que hace la gente para divertirse!
what have you done to your hair?
¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?
what did you do to your sister?
¿qué le hiciste a tu hermana?
that's what having a lot of money does to you
eso es lo que le pasa a la gente cuando tiene mucho dinero
what have I done to deserve this?
¿qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
I don't know what I'm going to do with you!
¡no sé qué voy a hacer contigo!
what have you been doing with yourself?
¿qué has estado haciendo?

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

she's done it: it's a new world record
lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial
one blow should do it
con un golpe debería ser suficiente
it was climbing those stairs that did it
fue por subir esa escalera
now you've done it!
¡ahora sí que la has hecho buena! iron
he's late again: that does it!
vuelve a llegar tarde ¡esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!
what is locking him up going to do?
¿qué se gana con encerrarlo?
the antibiotics aren't doing anything
los antibióticos no están surtiendo ningún efecto
his rudeness did little to improve the situation
su grosería no contribuyó a mejorar las cosas, que digamos
to do sth for sb/sth that mustache really does something for him
la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote
what has EU membership done for Greece?
¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la UE?
I followed his advice and look what it's done for me
seguí su consejo y mira cómo me ha ido or qué he conseguido
jazz doesn't do anything for me
el jazz no me atrae or no me dice nada

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

do Brit
actuar en

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

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

how are you doing?
¿qué tal estás or andas or te va?
how do you do? (as greeting)
mucho gusto
how do you do? (as greeting)
encantado/encantada
how do? inf, region
¿qué tal?
mother and child are doing well
madre e hijo se encuentran muy bien
she's doing well after her operation
se está recuperando bien después de su operación
how am I doing? — you're doing fine!
¿qué tal voy? — ¡vas muy bien!
how's the bread/meat doing?
¿cómo va el pan/la carne?
azaleas don't do well here
las azaleas no se dan bien aquí
how are we doing for time/cash?
¿cómo or qué tal vamos or andamos de tiempo/dinero?
she did well/badly in her exams
le fue bien/mal en los exámenes
you did well to get into the finals
llegar a las finales ya fue todo un logro
he's done well for himself
ha sabido abrirse camino
to do well/badly out of sth
salir bien/mal parado de algo

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.

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1. do (in elliptical use):

do you live here? — yes, I do/no, I don't
¿vives aquí? — sí/no
did you suspect her at the time? — I did, yes
¿sospechaste de ella en aquel momento? — pues sí
she wanted to come, but he didn't
ella quería venir, pero él no
you don't have to stay, but she does
tú no te tienes que quedar, pero ella sí
tell Jim — will do! inf
dile a Jim — ¡se lo diré!
do you like ice cream? — you bet I do!
¿te gustan los helados? — ¡si me gustarán … !
did you enjoy yourself? — did I ever!
¿te divertiste? — ¡si me habré divertido … !
she found it in your drawer — oh, did she?
lo encontró en tu cajón — ¿ah, sí?
I love Mozart; don't you?
me encanta Mozart, ¿a tí no?
I don't need a haircut — yes, you do!
no necesito cortarme el pelo — ¡cómo que no!
I didn't say that! — you did!
yo no dije eso — sí, señor (, lo dijiste)
you cheated! — I didn't!
hiciste trampa — no, señor (, no hice trampa)
you cheated! — I didn't!
hiciste trampa — ¡qué va! inf
I won! — no, you didn't! — did! — didn't!
¡gané yo! — ¡no! — ¡que sí! — ¡que no!
she says she understands, but she doesn't
dice que comprende, pero no es así
I don't know why I dislike him: I just do!
no sé por qué me cae mal: simplemente porque sí
I don't know why I dislike him: I just do!
no sé por qué me cae mal: simplemente porque sí nomás LatAm
I want to be rich: who doesn't?
quiero ser rico: ¿quién no?
I think I deserve more than the others — oh, you do, do you?
creo que me merezco más que los demás — ¿ah, sí? ¡no me digas!
I expect they resent my presence as I do theirs
me imagino que a ellos les molesta mi presencia tanto como a mí la suya
I didn't read that chapter — you ought to have done Brit
no leí ese capítulo — deberías haberlo leído or hecho
will you write to her? — I may (well) do
¿le vas a escribir? — posiblemente
I play the clarinet and so does she or she does too
yo toco el clarinete y ella también
she doesn't smoke and neither do I or I don't either
(ella) no fuma y yo tampoco
I think it's ridiculous — so do I
me parece ridículo — a mí también
I don't want to go — nor or neither do I
no quiero ir — yo tampoco
I love it — really? I don't
me encanta — ¿de veras?, a mí no
I don't like her music — I do
no me gusta su música — a mí sí

IV.do1 <pl dos> N [Am du, Brit duː]

not [Am nɑt, Brit nɒt] ADV

I.summer [Am ˈsəmər, Brit ˈsʌmə] N

II.summer [Am ˈsəmər, Brit ˈsʌmə] VB intr

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I.make <pt & pp made> [Am meɪk, Brit meɪk] VB trans

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1. make (to produce):

make paint/cars
hacer
make paint/cars
fabricar
make dress
hacer
make dress
confeccionar form
make meal/cake/sandwich/coffee
hacer
make meal/cake/sandwich/coffee
preparar
make film
hacer
make film
rodar
make record
grabar
make fire/nest/hole
hacer
make list/will
hacer
to make a noise
hacer ruido
to make the beds
hacer las camas
to make the beds
tender las camas LatAm
to make a note of sth
anotar algo
made with the best ingredients
hecho con los mejores ingredientes
made with the best ingredients
elaborado con los mejores ingredientes form
“made in Spain/Mexico”
“hecho or fabricado en España/México”
“made in Argentina/Peru”
“industria or fabricación argentina/peruana”
it's made a stain on the carpet
ha manchado la alfombra
she's as sharp as they make 'em inf
es lista or viva como ella sola inf
to make sth into sth I'll make this materiual into a skirt
con esta tela me haré una falda
to make sth out of/from/of sth she made the dress out of an old sheet
se hizo el vestido con una sábana vieja
we made another meal from the leftovers
hicimos otra comida con las sobras
it's made of wood/plastic
es de madera/plástico
they make them out of plastic now
ahora los hacen de plástico
the army'll make a man (out) of you
el ejército te hará hombre
don't make an enemy of her
no te la eches encima como enemiga

3. make (to cause sth to be):

I'll make you happy/rich/famous
te haré feliz/rica/famosa
don't make life difficult for yourself
no te compliques la vida
that made me sad
eso me entristeció or me apenó
the work made me thirsty/sleepy
el trabajo me dio sed/sueño
do I make myself clear?
¿me explico?
do I make myself clear?
¿está claro?
what makes me angry is …
lo que me da rabia es …
make yourselves comfortable
pónganse cómodos
make yourself at home
estás en tu casa
they made their decision public
hicieron pública su decisión
I couldn't make myself heard above the noise
no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido
winning the gold made her the darling of the nation
el haber ganado la medalla de oro la convirtió en la niña mimada del país
they've made him supervisor
lo han nombrado supervisor
they've made him supervisor
lo han ascendido a supervisor
he made her his wife
la hizo su esposa
I made their relationship the subject of my book
hice de su relación el tema de mi libro
I shall make it my business to find out
yo me ocuparé or me encargaré de averiguarlo
she made it a rule never to drink more than three glasses of wine
tenía por norma no beber nunca más de tres vasos de vino
if nine o'clock is too early, make it later
si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc.) más tarde
two large pizzas … , no, make that three
dos pizzas grandes … , no, mire, mejor déme tres
he is a good, make that great, athlete Am inf
es un buen, o mejor dicho, un excelente atleta

10.1. make inf (to manage to attend, reach):

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday
me temo que el sábado no puedo
I couldn't make it to the party
no pude ir a la fiesta
we just made the 3 o'clock train
llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres
the deadline's on Friday and we're not going to make it
el plazo vence el viernes y no vamos a poder terminar
we should make London by two o'clock
deberíamos estar en Londres antes de las dos
I just made it home before it started to rain
llegué a casa justo antes de que empezara a llover
she won't make her 60th birthday at this rate
como siga así or si sigue así, no va a llegar a los 60 or a cumplir 60
the story made the front page
la noticia salió en primera plana
he never made more than assistant manager
nunca pasó de subgerente
to make it she made it fairly late in her career
alcanzó el éxito bastante tarde en su carrera
they made it through to the finals
llegaron a la final
you're good enough to make it to the top
tú eres capaz de llegar a donde te propongas

II.make <pt & pp made> [Am meɪk, Brit meɪk] VB intr

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III.make [Am meɪk, Brit meɪk] N

See also mess, mend, mar, make for, fuss, difference

I.mess [Am mɛs, Brit mɛs] N

II.mess [Am mɛs, Brit mɛs] VB intr

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III.mess [Am mɛs, Brit mɛs] VB trans euph

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I.mend [Am mɛnd, Brit mɛnd] VB trans

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II.mend [Am mɛnd, Brit mɛnd] VB intr

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III.mend [Am mɛnd, Brit mɛnd] N

mar <pres part marring; pt, pp marred> [Am mɑr, Brit mɑː] VB trans

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make for VB [Am meɪk -, Brit meɪk -] (v + prep + o)

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I.fuss [Am fəs, Brit fʌs] N U

fuss
alboroto m
fuss
escándalo m
there was a big fuss when the increase was announced
hubo un gran alboroto cuando anunciaron el aumento
all this fuss over a lost dog!
¡tanto alboroto or escándalo por un perro perdido!
what's all the fuss about?
¿a qué viene tanto alboroto or escándalo?
it was a lot of fuss about nothing
fue mucho ruido y pocas nueces
it was a lot of fuss about nothing
fue una tormenta en un vaso de agua
it was done with the minimum of fuss
se hizo con el mínimo de alboroto
to kick up a fuss
armar un lío or un escándalo
to kick up a fuss
montar un número Spain inf
to make a fuss of or Am also over sb
mimar or consentir a alguien
she loves being made a fuss of
le encanta que la mimen or que la consientan
to make or Am also raise a fuss
hacer un escándalo
don't make such a fuss, it's only a spider
no hagas tanto escándalo or tantos aspavientos, es solo una araña

II.fuss [Am fəs, Brit fʌs] VB intr

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difference [Am ˈdɪf(ə)rəns, Brit ˈdɪf(ə)r(ə)ns] N

1.2. difference C or U:

to make a/no difference , it could make a difference in or Brit to the outcome
podría influir en el resultado
it will make no difference to you
a ti no te va a afectar
does it make any difference to you if we go today?
¿te es or te da lo mismo si vamos hoy?
it makes a difference having a computer
las cosas son muy distintas con una computadora
would it make a great deal of difference in or Brit to the cost?
¿supondría una gran diferencia de precio?
would it make a great deal of difference in or Brit to the cost?
¿cambiaría mucho el precio?
what difference does it make? — it makes all the difference in the world
¿qué importa? — importa muchísimo
an extra $100 would make all the difference
con 100 dólares más, las cosas serían totalmente diferentes
it will cost you £5 or as near as makes no difference
te costará unas 5 libras poco más o menos

one swallow does not make a summer in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for one swallow does not make a summer in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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does [dʌz] VB trans, intr, aux

does 3rd pers sing of do

See also do

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

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

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

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I.summer [ˈsʌməʳ, Am -ɚ] N

II.summer [ˈsʌməʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ

III.summer [ˈsʌməʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr

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I.swallow1 [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] VB trans

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II.swallow1 [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] VB intr

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III.swallow1 [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] N

swallow2 [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] N

I.make [meɪk] made, made VB trans

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II.make [meɪk] made, made VB intr

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III.make [meɪk] made, made N

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