didn't in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for didn't in the English»French Dictionary

didn't [Brit ˈdɪd(ə)nt, Am ˈdɪdnt]

didn't → did not

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incomprehensibly, she didn't react

inexplicablement, elle n'a pas réagi

incredibly, she didn't hear a thing

chose incroyable, elle n'a rien entendu

Translations for didn't in the French»English Dictionary

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mon hâle n'a pas tenu

my (sun)tan didn't last

le ficelage n'a pas tenu

the string didn't hold

ils ont mal ciblé leur clientèle

they didn't target their market properly

ta remarque n'est pas passée inaperçue

your remark didn't go unnoticed

si je vous ai blessé, c'est bien involontairement

I didn't mean to hurt you

je ne pensais pas qu'il était aussi diminué (physiquement)

I didn't think that he would be so weak

je ne pensais pas qu'il était aussi diminué (intellectuellement)

I didn't think that his faculties would be so impaired

je ne vous ai pas facturé la main-d'œuvre/le rétroviseur

I didn't charge you for the labour Brit /for the rearview mirror

didn't in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for didn't in the English»French Dictionary

didn't [dɪdənt]

didn't = did not, do

See also do

I.do [du:] N

do Brit, Aus inf (party):

do

fête f

Phrases:

it's a poor do Brit inf

c'est injuste

the dos and don'ts

ce qu'il faut faire et ce qu'il ne faut pas faire

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

1. do (word used to form questions):

do you have a dog?

avez-vous un chien ?

2. do (to form negatives):

Freddy doesn't like olives

Freddy n'aime pas les olives

3. do (to form negative imperatives):

don't go!

n'y vas pas !

4. do (for emphasis):

I do like her

je l'aime vraiment bien

do you (now) ?

ah, oui, vraiment?!

do come to our party!

venez à notre fête, vraiment!

did he yell!

qu'est-ce qu'il a pu hurler!

so you do like beer after all

finalement, tu aimes la bière

5. do (to replace a repeated verb):

she runs faster than he does

elle court plus vite que lui

so do I

moi aussi

“I don't smoke.” “neither do I.”

“je ne fume pas.” “moi non plus.”

“may I ?” “please do!” form

“Puis-je ?” “je vous en prie, faites !”

6. do (in tag questions and replies):

I saw him yesterday - did you?

je l'ai vu hier - vraiment?

you like beef, don't you?

tu aimes le bœuf, n'est-ce pas?

who did that? - I did

qui a fait ça? - moi

should I come? - no, don't

dois-je venir - non, surtout pas

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

1. do (carry out):

do

faire

to do sth again

refaire qc

to do justice to sb/sth

être juste envers qn

this photo doesn't do her justice

cette photo ne l'avantage pas

what do you do for a living?

qu'est-ce que tu fais comme travail?

to do everything possible

faire tout son possible

what is he doing ...?

que fait-il?

this just can't be done!

ça ne se fait pas, c'est tout!

what can I do for you?

que puis-je (faire) pour vous?

to do nothing but ...

ne faire que ...

2. do (undertake):

what I am going to do with you/this cake

qu'est-ce que je vais bien pouvoir faire de toi/de ce gâteau

3. do (place somewhere):

what have you done with my coat?

qu'est-ce que tu as fait de mon manteau?

4. do (adjust):

can you do something with my car?

est-ce que tu peux faire qc pour ma voiture?

5. do (help):

can you do anything for my back?

pouvez-vous faire qc pour mon dos, docteur?

this medication does nothing

ce médicament ne fait aucun effet

6. do (act):

to do right

bien faire

to do sb well

bien agir envers qn

7. do (deal with):

if you do the washing up, I'll do the drying

si tu laves la vaisselle, je l'essuie

8. do (learn):

to do Chinese

faire du chinois

9. do (solve):

do sum

calculer

do crosswords

faire

10. do (make neat):

to do the dishes

faire la vaisselle

to do one's nails

se faire les ongles

to do one's teeth

se laver les dents

to get one's hair done

se faire coiffer

to do flowers

arranger les fleurs

11. do (tour):

did you do India?

est-ce que tu as fait l'Inde ?

12. do (go at a speed of):

to do ... miles/per hour

faire du ... miles à l'heure

to do ... miles to the gallon

faire du ... litres aux cent

13. do (cover a distance):

to do Paris to Bordeaux in five hours

faire Paris-Bordeaux en cinq heures

14. do (be satisfactory):

“I only have bread — will that do you?”

“je n'ai que du pain — ça te va ?”

15. do (sell):

to do food at lunchtime

servir des repas à midi

16. do (cook):

do

faire cuire

17. do (cause):

to do sb credit

avantager qn

will you do me a favour?

tu veux me faire plaisir ?

to do sb good/harm

faire du bien/du mal à qn

to do sb the honour of doing sth form

faire l'honneur à qn de faire qc

18. do inf (burglarize):

we did the bank

on s'est fait la banque

19. do inf (swindle):

do

arnaquer

20. do inf (serve prison time):

to do one's time

faire son temps

21. do Brit inf (suffer):

to get done for sth

se crever pour qc

Phrases:

do as you would be done by Brit prov

ne faites pas à autrui ce que vous ne voudriez pas qu'on vous fît

don't just stand there, do something!

ne reste pas planté là, réagis!

what's done cannot be undone prov

ce qui est fait est fait

to do it with sb inf

coucher avec qn

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

1. do (act):

do

faire

you did right

tu as bien fait

do as you like

fais comme tu veux

2. do (be satisfactory):

do

convenir

that book will do

ce livre fera l'affaire

the money will do

l'argent suffira

it doesn't do to do sth

ça ne sert à rien de faire qc

will it do if I come on Friday?

ça te va si je viens vendredi

this will have to do a meal

il faudra bien que ça nous fasse le repas subj

3. do (manage):

to do well person

s'en tirer bien

to do well business

marcher bien

how are you doing?

bonjour, ça va ?

to be doing well

aller bien

you did well to come

tu as bien fait de venir

this really won't do!

cela ne peux pas continuer ainsi!

4. do (finish with):

to be done with sb/sth

en avoir terminé [ou fini] avec qn/qc

5. do inf (going on):

there's something doing in town

il y a de l'activité en ville

6. do Brit, Aus (treat):

to do badly/well by sb

mal/bien traiter qn [ou se conduire mal/bien envers qn]

he's been hard done by

on s'est mal conduit à son égard

7. do Brit inf (beat up):

to do for sb

tabasser qn

Phrases:

do or die

marche ou crève

that will never do

ça ne suffira jamais

thank you, that will do

merci, ça me suffit

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she didn't bat an eyelid

elle n'a pas bronché

it didn't go terribly well

ça ne s'est pas vraiment bien passé

I didn't mean that personally

je ne visais personne

she didn't bat an eyelid when ...

elle n'a pas bronché quand ...

she didn't win although she should have

elle n'a pas gagné pourtant elle aurait du

Translations for didn't in the French»English Dictionary

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je regrette de ne pas être venu avec vous

I'm sorry that I didn't come with you

il n'a pas fait un geste pour m'aider

he didn't lift a finger to help me

il n'a pas apprécié!

he didn't take kindly to that!

je ne voulais pas vous irriter

I didn't mean to irritate you

didn't Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

she didn't bat an eyelid when ...

elle n'a pas bronché quand ...

they didn't take the appropriate action

ils n'ont pas pris les mesures appropriées

she didn't win although she should have

elle n'a pas gagné pourtant elle aurait du

we didn't hear a peep from him

il n'a pas émis le moindre son

he didn't take kindly to that!

il n'a pas apprécié!

she didn't give way to me

elle m'a refusé la priorité

she didn't think about it until later

c'est plus tard qu'elle y songea

you didn't know how right you were

tu ne croyais pas croire si bien dire

we didn't see the time go by

on ne voyait pas le temps passer

he didn't feel like it any more

l'envie lui en est passée [ou lui a passé]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She didn't have much time for saying the right thing, wearing the right thing and curtsying.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Even supermodels, who used to lounge in bed if a $10,000 day rate didn't materialize, are now philanthropists who code.

nymag.com

So doctors took to "curing" hysteric single women who didn't have a husband to cure them of their ailments the normal way.

www.gizmodo.com.au

She felt she had a high status, and though she really didn't, she gave that to herself and that's a self-defence mechanism.

en.wikipedia.org

To ensure they didn't lose more customers to discounters, supermarkets have turned temporary price reductions into "permanent cuts", he adds.

home.bt.com

Insiders also claim that the other three didn't fraternise at the party.

metro.co.uk

However, it didn't let up on the emotional quotient.

www.firstpost.com

I persuaded her to have dinner with me, a meal during which we didn't so much talk as gabble, covering a lot of ground in a big hurry.

www.dailymail.co.uk

We would rhapsodise further if it didn't seem obsessive and weird.

www.independent.ie

Thankfully, she didn't take heed to the advice and has since gone on to prove her acting capabilities.

entertainment.ie