do1

Pronúncia: duː
    transitive verb [preterite did, past participle done, 3rd person singular does, archaic, poetic doth, doeth, 2nd person singular archaic, poetic dost, doest, 2nd person singular preterite didst]
  1. fer.
  2. Cooking cuinar.
  3. Theatre [play] fer, representar.
  4. Theatre [role] fer, interpretar.
  5. Theatre [personage] fer (el paper) de, interpretar.
  6. [duty] complir.
  7. [homage, honour] retre, fer (to a).
  8. [problem] resoldre, fer.
  9. [dishes] rentar, fer.
  10. [room] netejar, fer (to a).
  11. [problem] resoldre, fer.
  12. [dishhes] rentar, fer.
  13. [room] netejar, fer.
  14. [hair] pentinar.
  15. [wash and set] fer, arreglar.
  16. [justice] fer.
  17. University etc. [subject] fer, cursar.
  18. [sum, translation] fer.
  19. [distance] recórrer, fer.
  20. [speed] anar a.
  21. [town, etc.] visitar, fer.
  22. slang [cheat] ensarronar.
  23. [wonders] fer.
  24. do something to help him fes alguna cosa per a ajudar-lo.
  25. to do the bed(s) fer el(s) llit(s).
  26. to do one's hair arreglar-se els cabells, pentinar-se.
  27. to have one's hair done anar a la perruqueria.
  28. they do you very well in this hotel en aquest hotel fan el menjar molt bo.
  29. what's to do? què hi ha?, què passa?

    30. [with adverb or preposition]
  30. to do again refer, tornar a fer, repetir.
  31. to do down [cheat] ensarronar, estafar.
  32. (idem) [play someone false] fer a algú una mala jugada.
  33. to do in slang carregar-se.
  34. I'm feeling absolutely done in no puc més, estic rebentat.
  35. to do into [book] traduir a.
  36. to do out [hall, room] netejar, fer, donar una repassada a.
  37. to do over netejar, decorar.
  38. (idem) [room] pintar.
  39. to do someone out of something estafar alguna cosa a algú.
  40. to do something over (again) refer alguna cosa, tornar a fer alguna cosa.
  41. to do up [laces, etc.] lligar
  42. (idem) [parcel] embolicar i lligar.
  43. (idem) [room] renovar.
    44. intransitive verb
  44. [act, proceed] fer.
  45. actuar, obrar, procedir.
  46. to do right fer bé, actuar correctament.
  47. you did right (to refuse \ in refusing) vas fer bé de refusar.
  48. to do wrong fer malament, errar.
  49. you did wrong (to trust \ in trusting) him vas fer malament de refiar-te d'ell.
  50. you would do well to... faries bé de...
  51. to do better millorar, prosperar.
  52. you can do better than that pots fer-ho millor (que això).
  53. you would do better to go val més que hi vagis.
  54. do as you are told! fes el que et dic!
  55. do as you think best fes (el que et sembli \ com vulguis).

  56. how are you doing? com va això?
  57. how did you do at school? com t'ha anat l'escola?
  58. how do you do? [on being introduced to someone] tant de gust, encantat de (saludar-lo \ conèixer-lo).
  59. he did brilliantly in his exam va aprovar l'examen amb molt bona nota.
  60. to do badly no tenir èxit, no reeixir, fallar.
  61. (idem) [in exam] sortir-ne malament.
  62. you didn't do so badly no t'ha anat tan malament com això.
  63. to do well millorar, progressar, reeixir, rutllar.
  64. (idem) [in exam] sortir-ne bé.
  65. he did very well in Australia va fer una fortuna a Austràlia.
  66. her son is doing well el seu fill està molt ben situat.
  67. business is doing well els negocis rutllen.
  68. there's (nothing \ not much) do Commerce no hi ha gaire animació, no hi ha moviment.
  69. nothing do! de cap manera!, ni parlar-ne!

  70. [cook] cuinar.

  71. [answer purpose] servir, ser (útil \ d'utilitat), fer el fet.
  72. [be suitable] adir-se, anar bé, lligar amb, convenir, escaure.
  73. [suffice] bastar, haver-n'hi prou.
  74. do you think this will do? vols dir que això farà al cas?
  75. that would never do! això no es pot consentir!
  76. it does not do to eat too much no convé menjar gaire.
  77. this room will do me aquesta cambra em va bé.
  78. that will do això bastarà.
  79. will a thousand dollars do? bastaran mil dòlars?, n'hi haurà prou amb mil dòlars?
  80. I will make it do ja m'apanyaré.
  81. you must make do with what you have te les hauràs de compondre amb el que tinguis.
  82. to have just enough to do on tenir just per a viure.

    83. [with adverb or preposition]
  83. to do away with suprimir, eliminar, posar fi a.
  84. (idem) [pet] sacrificar.
  85. (idem) [pest] exterminar.
  86. to do for slang liquidar.
  87. (idem) colloquial [as servant] servir.
  88. I could do with a beer em vindria de gust una cervesa, una cervesa no m'aniria pas malament.
  89. I could really do with another de fet en necessito un altre.
  90. we could do with more money no ens aniria pas malament tenir més diners.
  91. it can do with a wash no li aniria pas malament una rentada.
  92. to have nothing to do with no tenir res a veure amb.
  93. she won't have anything to do with him no vol tenir-hi res a veure.
  94. we have nothing to do with the neighbours no tenim cap contacte amb els veïns.
  95. to do without passar sense, no necessitar, prescindir de.
  96. you can't do without a car no pots passar sense cotxe, necessites un cotxe.
    97. auxiliary verb
  97. [emphatic] I do love music! com m'agrada la música!
  98. I did see him! de debò que l'he vist!
  99. do come with us! vinga: veniu amb nosaltres!
  100. do you remember him? — do I remember him! te'n recordes d'ell? —si me'n recordo!
  101. did he indeed? de debò?
  102. do sit down! asseu-te d'una vegada!
  103. do shut up! calla!, muts i a la gàbia!

    104. [with inversion]
  104. never did I spend such a night! mai no he passat una nit com aquesta!
  105. rarely does it happen that... rarament s'esdevé que...

    106. [in questions]
  106. do you know him? el coneixes?
  107. do you speak English? parles anglès?
  108. does he never visit you? mai no et ve a veure?
  109. didn't you go? no hi vas anar?
  110. what do you do in the evening? què fas a la tarda?
  111. do you mind? colloquial no et fa res?, no t'importa?

    112. [negation with not]
  112. he (does \ doesn't) speak English no parla anglès.
  113. she (did not \ didn't) go no hi va anar.
  114. I do not have that book no tinc aquest llibre.
  115. (do not \ don't) speak to me! no em parlis!
  116. do not be so impatient! no siguis impacient!

    117. [used to avoid repeating a full verb]
  117. he said he would pay and he did va dir que ell pagaria i així ho va fer.
  118. she sings better than he does ella canta millor que ell.
  119. I spoke before you did jo he parlat abans que tu.
  120. they played as they often did van jugar com altres vegades.
  121. do as I do fes com jo.
  122. did you see him? —I did, but she didn't el vau veure? —jo sí però ella no.
  123. may I open these letters? —please do puc obrir aquestes cartes? —sí, obre-les, si et plau.
  124. do you like her? —I don't t'agrada? —a mi no.
  125. I like coffee: do you? el cafè m'agrada: i a tu?
  126. you like her, don't you? t'agrada, oi?
  127. you like her, do you? així, doncs, t'agrada?
  128. he said so, did he? ha dit això de debò?
  129. don't! prou!
  130. you like London? —so do I t'agrada Londres? —a mi també.
    131. reflexive verb
  131. to do oneself (proud \ well) regalar-se, xalar-se.
  132. (idem) colloquial fer vida de canonge.
    133. noun
  133. colloquial [gathering] penya, reunió, tertúlia, vetllada.
  134. [ceremony] cerimònia, acte.
  135. [party] festa.
  136. colloquial sarau.
  137. there's a big do on at No. 2 al núm. 2 hi ha un sarau de mil diables.

  138. [trouble] embolic, garbuix, trifulga.
  139. that was quite a do! allò sí que va ser un bon embolic!
  140. he had a do with the police va tenir raons amb la policia.

  141. the do's and don'ts [of society] allò que es fa i allò que no es fa, el que és correcte i el que no ho és.
  142. a diet with numerous do's and don'ts un règim que comporta nombroses prescripcions i prohibicions, un règim molt dur i estricte.

  143. it's a poor do! colloquial és lamentable!



    144. Vegeu també:
    do2
    do3