did in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for did in the English»Spanish Dictionary

did [Am dɪd, Brit dɪd] past do

See also do1, do2

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
did you suspect her at the time? — I did, yes
tell Jimwill do! inf
did you enjoy yourself? — did I ever!
I didn't say that! — you did!
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]

do2 <pl dos> [Am doʊ, Brit duː] N MUS

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
did you suspect her at the time? — I did, yes
tell Jimwill do! inf
did you enjoy yourself? — did I ever!
I didn't say that! — you did!
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)

did in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for did in the English»Spanish Dictionary

See also do

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

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

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

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

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

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

British English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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You've got a wall that's trapezoid and so instead of straightening the wall up what they did was make the door and window trapezoid.
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He did not dogmatically follow a cause other than the belief in human freedom, preferring to retain a pacifist's objectivity.
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And the outbreak did not seem to be abating.
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They did this by defining an object called a relative dvissage which is well-suited to certain kinds of inductive arguments.
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In fact, half the airstaff did not even attend this meeting and were told through a conference call.
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If the skies threatened, the easy-going, sad-faced balladeer did too.
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Also, many viruses created by the program did not work at all - and often, their source codes could not be compiled.
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Initially, farmers were to certify with a thumbprint or signature that they understood the grain was poison, but according to some sources, distributors did not ask for such an indication.
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Since when did litter bugs have a right to privacy?
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Surely it did not need a financial whizz kid to work out there will be money to be made in this area.
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