Translations for „do for“ in the English » German Dictionary

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do for VB intr

1. do for Brit inf (ruin):

to do for sth

etw ruinieren

to do for sb

jdn fertigmachen inf

to be done for

fertig sein inf

to be done for (tired)

müde sein

2. do for Brit dated (clean):

to do for sb

bei jdm putzen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

what do you do for amusement?

was machst du so in deiner Freizeit?

what do you do for a living?

womit verdienen Sie Ihren Lebensunterhalt?

to do duty for sb

jdn vertreten

to do sth for love (as loving person)

etw aus Liebe machen

to do penance for sth

für etw acc Buße tun

to do sth for sb

etw für jdn tun

to do sth for nothing

etw umsonst machen

to do sth for oneself

etw selbst tun

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to do sth for kicks

etw wegen des Nervenkitzels tun

to do sth for gain

etw zu seinem eigenen Vorteil tun

to do sth for recreation

etw zur Erholung tun

to do well for oneself

erfolgreich sein

to do sth for hours

etw stundenlang tun

what do you take me for?

wofür [o. CH für was] hältst du mich?

to go for [or do] a run

laufen gehen

please do it, for my sake

tu es bitte mir zuliebe

you never do anything for me!

du tust nie was für mich!

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Doctors typically prescribe antidepressants for postherpetic neuralgia in smaller doses than they do for depression.

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A local caver, who wanted to remain anonymous, says it's a "stunning but serious cave" and a must-do for keen people.

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Thus, the hierarchies, and the concept involved with lexicographic files, do not apply here the same way they do for nouns and verbs.

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Each verse comprises two things that he would do for love, followed by one thing that he would not do.

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I suggest that in the beginning you simply start with two non-contentious agenda items, appreciations and planning what to do for family fun this week.

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Here are five major services your salary account can do for you apart from depositing and withdrawal of funds.

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I want them to grapple first and foremost with the question of what they can do for these people.

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The command key needed a new icon, but that's hard to do for a word like "command," which doesn't exist in a physical space.

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The same holds for graphs that have a maximal outerplanar spanning subgraph, as do for instance the wheel graphs.

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May your gentleness, kind words and attention make up for what you can not possibly do for or give.

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