doing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for doing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

doing [Am ˈduɪŋ, Brit ˈduːɪŋ] N

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's the weather doing? 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 are you doing?
how do? inf, region
how am I doing?you're doing fine!

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

how-do-you-do [Am ˌhaʊdəjəˈdu], how-d'ye-do [-di-] N inf, dated

to-do [Am tə ˈdu, Brit təˈduː] N inf no pl

derring-do [Am ˌdɛrɪŋˈdu, Brit ˌdɛrɪŋˈduː] N U arch or hum

do-gooder [Am ˈduˌɡʊdər, Brit duːˈɡʊdə] N pej

do in VB inf (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

do down VB Brit (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

doing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for doing 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

how-do-you-do [ˌhaʊdjʊˈdu:, Am ˈhaʊdəju:du:] N inf

doing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to continue to do [or doing] sth
to push sb to do [or into doing] sth
if a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing well prov
to be afraid of doing [or to do] sth
to do sb (a) wrong (in doing sth)
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Doing a traineeship, that also helped as well, but mainly on farm.
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But their current digital distribution model eliminates the radical chasm between who really got the money and who's been doing a lot of the work.
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Once such mastery is achieved, the theory goes, the doing of a thing perfectly is as easy as thinking it.
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Underneath that hangdog expression he must be doing high-fives.
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While doing this, a cloud of sand surrounds the ray and sand spews from its gills.
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However, the question writing staff found some of the deadlines to be too short, preventing them for doing extensive audience feedback.
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Doing so would neutralize that player, preventing him/her from earning any exemptions offered in that round.
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They must keep a steady focus on what they are doing.
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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.
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However, in doing so, you sacrifice internal validity.
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