- do
- I
1. [forma debole də] [forma forte duː]
verbo transitivo (3 a persona sing. pres. does; pass. did; p.pass. done)1) (be busy) fare [washing up, ironing etc.]
it all had to be done again — era tutto da rifare
what can I do for you? — che cosa posso fare per te, per lei?
will you do something for me? — faresti una cosa per me?
2) (make smart)to do sb.'s hair — pettinare o acconciare qcn.
to do one's teeth — lavarsi i denti
he's doing the living room in pink — sta facendo il salotto rosa
3) (finish) fare [job, military service]have you done complaining? — colloq. hai finito di lamentarti?
tell him now and have done with it — diglielo adesso e falla finita
it's as good as done — è come se fosse già fatto
that's done it — (task successfully completed) fatto; (expressing dismay) non ci mancava che questo
4) (complete through study) fare [subject, medicine, homework]5) (write) fare [translation, critique]6) (effect change)has she done something to her hair? — ha fatto qualcosa ai capelli?
I haven't done anything with your pen! — non l'ho toccata, la tua penna!
7) (hurt)to do something to one's arm — farsi qualcosa al braccio
I won't do anything to you — non ti farò niente
I'll do you! — colloq. ti sistemo io!
8) colloq. (deal with)they don't do theatre tickets — non vendono o tengono biglietti per il teatro
to do breakfasts — servire la colazione
9) (cook) fare, preparare [sausages, spaghetti]; (prepare) preparare [vegetables]10) (produce) mettere in scena [play]; fare [film, programme]11) (imitate) fare, imitare [celebrity]12) (travel at)to do 60 — fare i 60
13) (cover distance of)we've done 30 km — abbiamo fatto 30 km
14) colloq. (satisfy needs of)will this do you? — ti basterà?
15) colloq. (cheat)we've been done — siamo stati fregati
to do sb. out of money — scucire denaro a qcn
16) colloq. (rob)to do a bank — fare una rapina in banca
17) colloq. (arrest, convict)2.to get done for — farsi beccare in [illegal parking etc.]
verbo intransitivo (3 a persona sing. pres. does; pass. did; p.pass. done)1) (behave) faredo as you're told — (by me) fai quello che ti ho detto; (by others) fai quello che ti si dice
2) (serve purpose)that box will do — quella scatola andrà bene
3) (be acceptable)this really won't do! — (as reprimand) non si può andare avanti così!
4) (be sufficient) [amount of money] bastarethat'll do! — basta così! ne ho abbastanza!
5) (finish)have you done? — hai finito?
6) (get on) [person] riuscire; [business] andare bene; (in health) [person] migliorare3.ausiliare (3 a persona sing. pres. does; pass. did; p.pass. done)1) (with questions, negatives)did you take my pen? — hai preso la mia penna?
didn't he look wonderful! — non era stupendo?
2) (for emphasis)so you do want to go after all! — allora in fin dei conti ci vuoi andare!
I do wish you'd let me help you — vorrei proprio che mi permettessi di aiutarti
3) (referring back to another verb)he said he'd tell her and he did — disse che glielo avrebbe detto e l'ha fatto
you draw better than I do — tu disegni meglio di me
4) (in requests, imperatives)do sit down — prego, si accomodi
"may I take a leaflet?" - "do" — "posso prendere un dépliant?" - "prego"
do shut up! — stai zitto! chiudi il becco!
don't you tell me what to do! — non dirmi che cosa devo fare!
5) (in tag questions and responses)he lives in France, doesn't he? — vive in Francia, vero?
"who wrote it?" - "I did" — "chi l'ha scritto?" - "io"
"shall I tell him?" - "no don't" — "devo dirglielo?" - "no, non farlo"
"he knows the President" - "does he?" — "lui conosce il Presidente" - "davvero?"
so, neither does he — anche, neanche lui
6) (with inversion)little did he think that — non pensava minimamente che
•- do for- do in- do out- do over- do up- do with••do as you would be done by — non fare agli altri quello che non vorresti fosse fatto a te
how do you do — piacere
it doesn't do to be — non serve a niente essere
it was all I could do not to... — era già tanto che non...
nothing doing! — (no way) non se ne parla neanche! escluso!
well done! — ben fatto! bravo!
II [dəʊ]what are you doing with yourself these days? — che cosa combini in questi giorni?
nome (pl. dos) BE colloq. festa f.his leaving do — la sua festa d'addio
••it's a poor do if — colloq. non è carino che
IIIall the dos and don'ts — tutto quello che si può e non si può fare
* * *[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) (verbo usato per evitare la ripetizione del verbo immediatamente precedente)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down]) (verbo ausiliare usato nelle frasi interrogative e negative)3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.) (verbo usato per enfatizzare un altro verbo)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.) (verbo usato insieme ad un altro verbo più importante dopo certi avverbi)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) fare6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) fare, finire7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) fare8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) andare, andare bene9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) fare10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) stare, andare11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) fare12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) fare13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) fare14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) fare15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitare2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) festa, ricevimento- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with* * *do (1) /du:, də/n. (pl. dos, do's)1 (fam.) festa: We're having a (bit of a) do on Friday if you'd like to come, diamo una (piccola) festa venerdì, se vuoi venire; a leaving do, una festa d'addio2 (pl.) cose da farsi: the do's and don'ts, ciò che si deve fare e ciò che non si deve fare, le regole; the do's and don'ts of motorway driving, le regole della guida in autostrada3 (anche 'do, = hairdo) pettinatura: What do you think of her new 'do?, cosa ne pensi della sua nuova pettinatura?4 (spesso pl.) (gergo infant.) popò; bisognino.do (2) /dəʊ/n. (pl. dos, do's)(mus.) do (nota).* * *I 1. [forma debole də] [forma forte duː]verbo transitivo (3 a persona sing. pres. does; pass. did; p.pass. done)1) (be busy) fare [washing up, ironing etc.]it all had to be done again — era tutto da rifare
what can I do for you? — che cosa posso fare per te, per lei?
will you do something for me? — faresti una cosa per me?
2) (make smart)to do sb.'s hair — pettinare o acconciare qcn.
to do one's teeth — lavarsi i denti
he's doing the living room in pink — sta facendo il salotto rosa
3) (finish) fare [job, military service]have you done complaining? — colloq. hai finito di lamentarti?
tell him now and have done with it — diglielo adesso e falla finita
it's as good as done — è come se fosse già fatto
that's done it — (task successfully completed) fatto; (expressing dismay) non ci mancava che questo
4) (complete through study) fare [subject, medicine, homework]5) (write) fare [translation, critique]6) (effect change)has she done something to her hair? — ha fatto qualcosa ai capelli?
I haven't done anything with your pen! — non l'ho toccata, la tua penna!
7) (hurt)to do something to one's arm — farsi qualcosa al braccio
I won't do anything to you — non ti farò niente
I'll do you! — colloq. ti sistemo io!
8) colloq. (deal with)they don't do theatre tickets — non vendono o tengono biglietti per il teatro
to do breakfasts — servire la colazione
9) (cook) fare, preparare [sausages, spaghetti]; (prepare) preparare [vegetables]10) (produce) mettere in scena [play]; fare [film, programme]11) (imitate) fare, imitare [celebrity]12) (travel at)to do 60 — fare i 60
13) (cover distance of)we've done 30 km — abbiamo fatto 30 km
14) colloq. (satisfy needs of)will this do you? — ti basterà?
15) colloq. (cheat)we've been done — siamo stati fregati
to do sb. out of money — scucire denaro a qcn
16) colloq. (rob)to do a bank — fare una rapina in banca
17) colloq. (arrest, convict)2.to get done for — farsi beccare in [illegal parking etc.]
verbo intransitivo (3 a persona sing. pres. does; pass. did; p.pass. done)1) (behave) faredo as you're told — (by me) fai quello che ti ho detto; (by others) fai quello che ti si dice
2) (serve purpose)that box will do — quella scatola andrà bene
3) (be acceptable)this really won't do! — (as reprimand) non si può andare avanti così!
4) (be sufficient) [amount of money] bastarethat'll do! — basta così! ne ho abbastanza!
5) (finish)have you done? — hai finito?
6) (get on) [person] riuscire; [business] andare bene; (in health) [person] migliorare3.ausiliare (3 a persona sing. pres. does; pass. did; p.pass. done)1) (with questions, negatives)did you take my pen? — hai preso la mia penna?
didn't he look wonderful! — non era stupendo?
2) (for emphasis)so you do want to go after all! — allora in fin dei conti ci vuoi andare!
I do wish you'd let me help you — vorrei proprio che mi permettessi di aiutarti
3) (referring back to another verb)he said he'd tell her and he did — disse che glielo avrebbe detto e l'ha fatto
you draw better than I do — tu disegni meglio di me
4) (in requests, imperatives)do sit down — prego, si accomodi
"may I take a leaflet?" - "do" — "posso prendere un dépliant?" - "prego"
do shut up! — stai zitto! chiudi il becco!
don't you tell me what to do! — non dirmi che cosa devo fare!
5) (in tag questions and responses)he lives in France, doesn't he? — vive in Francia, vero?
"who wrote it?" - "I did" — "chi l'ha scritto?" - "io"
"shall I tell him?" - "no don't" — "devo dirglielo?" - "no, non farlo"
"he knows the President" - "does he?" — "lui conosce il Presidente" - "davvero?"
so, neither does he — anche, neanche lui
6) (with inversion)little did he think that — non pensava minimamente che
•- do for- do in- do out- do over- do up- do with••do as you would be done by — non fare agli altri quello che non vorresti fosse fatto a te
how do you do — piacere
it doesn't do to be — non serve a niente essere
it was all I could do not to... — era già tanto che non...
nothing doing! — (no way) non se ne parla neanche! escluso!
well done! — ben fatto! bravo!
II [dəʊ]what are you doing with yourself these days? — che cosa combini in questi giorni?
nome (pl. dos) BE colloq. festa f.his leaving do — la sua festa d'addio
••it's a poor do if — colloq. non è carino che
IIIall the dos and don'ts — tutto quello che si può e non si può fare
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
