■ do with

■ do with
■ do with
v. t. + prep.
1 fare con: What were you doing with my bag?, che cosa stavi facendo con la mia borsa?
2 fare di: What have you done with my lighter?, che cosa ne hai fatto del mio accendino?, dove hai messo il mio accendino?; What shall we do with the cat?, che ne facciamo del gatto?
3 (preceduto da could) avere bisogno di: Your jacket could do with a good brush, la tua giacca avrebbe bisogno di una bella spazzolata; I could do with some help, avrei bisogno di un po' di aiuto
4 (fam., preceduto da could) avere voglia di: DIALOGO-Offering a drink2- I could do with a nice cup of tea, avrei voglia di un bella tazza di tè; DIALOGO-Suggesting going for a drink- I could do with a pint, mi andrebbe una birra □ to have to do with, avere a che fare con; riguardare: My job has (o is) to do with computers, il mio lavoro ha a che fare con i computer; I don't want to have anything to do with them, non voglio avere nulla a che fare con loro; The project has to do with urban redevelopment in southern Italy, il progetto riguarda la riqualifica urbana del Mezzogiorno; What I do at home is nothing to do with the firm, quello che faccio a casa mia non è affare della ditta (o non riguarda la ditta); What's it got to do with me?, e io, che c'entro? □ to have done with, aver finito con; aver chiuso con (fig.): Have you done with the paper?, hai finito con il giornale?; I've done with him, con lui ho chiuso □ not to know what to do with oneself, non sapere che cosa fare (del proprio tempo): I didn't know what to do with myself when I lost my job, non sapevo che fare quando ho perso il lavoro □ (fam. ingl.) I [he, they, etc.] can't be doing with, non sopporto [non sopporta, non sopportano, ecc.]: I can't be doing with the traffic noise any more, non sopporto più il rumore del traffico.

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