an important person like yourself

did you enjoy yourself, sir? — si è divertito, signore?

you yourself told me — me l'hai detto proprio tu, tu stesso me l'hai detto

a beginner like yourself — un principiante come te

an important person like yourself — una persona importante come lei

(all) by yourself — (tutto) da solo

do you like travelling by yourself? — ti piace viaggiare da solo?

do something! — haz algo!

are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

it was a silly thing to do — fue una estupidez

can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

he does a lot for charity — trabaja mucho para obras de caridad

what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

to do the cooking — cocinar

let me do the talking — déjame hablar a mí

well done! — muy bien!

what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

it was climbing those stairs that did it — fue por subir esa escalera

he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

I have to do my nails — me tengo que arreglar las uñas

she had her hair done — se hizo peinar

he doesn't do live concerts any more — ya no da más conciertos en vivo

they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

he was doing 100 mph — iba a 100 millas por hora

the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

we're doing Balzac — estamos estudiando Balzac

we did Europe last year — el año pasado recorrimos Europa

he's doing eight years for armed robbery — está cumpliendo ocho años por atraco a mano armada

to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

do as you're told! — haz lo que se te dice!

she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

he's done well for himself — ha sabido abrirse camino

to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

there's nothing doing in town — no pasa nada en el pueblo

nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

it doesn't do to get emotional — no hay que ponerse sentimental

to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

one egg will do for me — un huevo es suficiente para mí

that'll do! shut up! — basta! cállate la boca!

his concern to do well by his son — su preocupación por hacer todo lo posible por su hijo

do as you would be done by — trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

do not touch! — no tocar

not once did he apologize — no se disculpó ni siquiera una vez

not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl

the do's and don'ts of foreign travel — qué hacer y qué evitar cuando se viaja al extranjero

what are you doing tonight? — ¿qué haces esta noche?

I would never do a thing like that — yo nunca haría una cosa así

what's this doing on my chair? — ¿qué hace esto en mi silla?

I've got nothing to do — no tengo nada que hacer

he does nothing but complain — no hace más que quejarse

what's to be done? — ¿qué se puede hacer?

what's the weather doing? — ¿qué tal tiempo hace?

it will have to be done again — habrá que volver a hacerlo, habrá que hacerlo de nuevo

could you do something for me? — ¿me podrías hacer un favor?

what are we going to do for money? — ¿de dónde vamos a sacar dinero?

the new measures will do a lot for small businesses — las nuevas medidas serán de gran ayuda para las pequeñas empresas

after the accident she couldn't do much for herself — después del accidente casi no podía valerse por sí misma

what's he done to his hair? — ¿qué se ha hecho en el pelo?

I could see what the stress was doing to him — era evidente cómo le estaba afectando el estrés

what am I going to do with you? — ¿qué voy a hacer contigo?

what are you doing with yourself these days? — ¿qué haces ahora?

what am I going to do with myself for the rest of the day? — ¿qué puedo hacer el resto del día?

she didn't know what to do with herself once the children had left home — se encontró un poco perdida cuando sus hijos se fueron de casa

the work is being done by a local builder — un albañil de la zona está haciendo el trabajo

I've got a few jobs that need doing around the house — tengo algunas cosas que hacer en la casa

she was doing the crossword — estaba haciendo el crucigrama

to do the washing — hacer la colada

he did six years (in jail) — pasó seis años en la cárcel

he did two years as ambassador in Lagos — estuvo dos años como embajador en Lagos

I did five years as a policeman — fui policía durante cinco años

they have to do two years military service — tienen que hacer dos años de servicio militar

I've only done three pages — solo he hecho tres páginas

they do a summer course in painting — dan un curso de verano de pintura

we only do one make of gloves — solo tenemos una marca de guantes

they do an estate version of this car — fabrican un modelo familiar de este coche

we do evening meals if ordered in advance — servimos cenas si se encargan con antelación

I can do you a discount on this model — le puedo hacer un descuento en este modelo

we're doing Orwell this term — estamos estudiando a Orwell este trimestre

he did King Lear in a BBC production — hizo (el papel) de King Lear en una producción de la BBC

he does his maths master to perfection — imita a su profesor de matemáticas a la perfección

the car can do 100 miles per hour — el coche puede ir a 100 millas por hora

the car was doing 100 miles per hour — el coche iba a 100 millas por hora

we've done 200km already — ya hemos hecho 200km

we did London to Edinburgh in 8 hours — fuimos de Londres a Edimburgo en 8 horas

the barber said he'd do me next — el barbero dijo que después me tocaría a mí

they do you very well in this hotel — en este hotel te dan muy buen servicio

we did six countries in an 8-week tour — visitamos seis países durante un viaje de 8 semanas

will a kilo do you? — ¿le va bien un kilo?

she was done for shoplifting — la procesaron por robar en una tienda

he was done for speeding — le multaron por exceso de velocidad

I'll do you if I get hold of you! — ¡te voy a dar una paliza como te pille!

do as I do — haz como yo

the team hasn't done badly this season — al equipo no le ha ido mal esta temporada

you didn't do so badly — no lo has hecho del todo mal

her son's doing well for himself — a su hijo le van muy bien las cosas

his business is doing well — los negocios le van bien

the patient is doing well — el paciente está respondiendo bien

the roses are doing well this year — las rosas han florecido muy bien este año

this room will do — esta habitación ya me va bien

will it do if I come back at eight? — ¿va bien si vuelvo a las ocho?

will tomorrow do? — ¿iría bien mañana?

this coat will do as a blanket — este abrigo servirá de manta

that will have to do — tendremos que conformarnos con eso

that'll do — con eso basta

that will do! — ¡basta ya!

that will do for the moment — de momento ya está bien

there's not much doing in this town — no hay mucha animación en esta ciudad

I haven't done telling you — ¡no he terminado de contarte!

have you done with that book? — ¿has terminado con este libro?

I've got a lady who does for me — tengo una señora que me viene a hacer la limpieza en la casa

do you understand? — ¿comprendes?, ¿entiendes?

where does he live? — ¿dónde vive?

didn't you like it? — ¿no te gustó?

why didn't you come? — ¿por qué no viniste?

don't let's argue — no discutamos

don't worry! — ¡no te preocupes!

don't you tell me what to do! — ¡no me digas lo que tengo que hacer!

she did not go — no fue

do tell me! — ¡dímelo, por favor!

she does look lovely in that dress — está preciosa con este vestido

I do hope so — así lo espero

I do wish I could come with you — ¡ojalá pudiera ir contigo!

but I do like it! — ¡sí que me gusta!, ¡por supuesto que me gusta!

so you do know him! — ¡así que sí lo conoces!

but I did do it — pero sí que lo hice

rarely does it happen that... — rara vez ocurre que...

not once did they offer to pay — no se ofrecieron a pagar ni una sola vez

you speak better than I do — tú hablas mejor que yo

"did you fix the car?" - "I did" — -¿arreglaste el coche? -sí

"I love it" - "so do I" — -me encanta -a mí también

I don't like sport and neither does he — no me gusta el deporte ni a él tampoco

you didn't see him but I did — tú no lo viste pero yo sí

I told him he'd fail and he did — le dije que iba a suspender y suspendió

he went for a walk as he often did — fue a dar un paseo como solía hacer

she always says she'll come but she never does — siempre dice que vendrá pero nunca viene

"he borrowed the car" - "oh he did, did he?" — -pidió el coche prestado -¿ah sí? ¡no me digas!

I like this colour, don't you? — me gusta este color, ¿a ti no?

"do you speak English?" - "yes, I do/no I don't" — -¿habla usted inglés? -sí, hablo inglés/no, no hablo inglés

"may I come in?" - "(please) do!" — -¿se puede pasar? -¡pasa (por favor)!

"who made this mess?" - "I did" — -¿quién lo ha desordenado todo? -fui yo

"shall I ring her again?" - "no, don't!" — -¿la llamo otra vez? -¡no, no la llames!

I don't know him, do I? — no lo conozco, ¿verdad?

it doesn't matter, does it? — no importa, ¿no?

she said that, did she? — ¿eso es lo que dijo?

they had a big do for their twenty-fifth anniversary — dieron una gran fiesta por su vigésimo quinto aniversario

he gave us a series of dos and don'ts — nos explicó lo que podíamos y lo que no podíamos hacer

do something! — haz algo!

are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

it was a silly thing to do — fue una estupidez

can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

he does a lot for charity — trabaja mucho para obras de caridad

what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

to do the cooking — cocinar

let me do the talking — déjame hablar a mí

well done! — muy bien!

what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

it was climbing those stairs that did it — fue por subir esa escalera

he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

I have to do my nails — me tengo que arreglar las uñas

she had her hair done — se hizo peinar

he doesn't do live concerts any more — ya no da más conciertos en vivo

they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

he was doing 100 mph — iba a 100 millas por hora

the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

we're doing Balzac — estamos estudiando Balzac

we did Europe last year — el año pasado recorrimos Europa

he's doing eight years for armed robbery — está cumpliendo ocho años por atraco a mano armada

to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

do as you're told! — haz lo que se te dice!

she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

he's done well for himself — ha sabido abrirse camino

to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

there's nothing doing in town — no pasa nada en el pueblo

nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

it doesn't do to get emotional — no hay que ponerse sentimental

to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

one egg will do for me — un huevo es suficiente para mí

that'll do! shut up! — basta! cállate la boca!

his concern to do well by his son — su preocupación por hacer todo lo posible por su hijo

do as you would be done by — trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

do not touch! — no tocar

not once did he apologize — no se disculpó ni siquiera una vez

not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl

the do's and don'ts of foreign travel — qué hacer y qué evitar cuando se viaja al extranjero

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?

to do one's teeth — lavarsi i denti

he's doing the living room in pink — sta facendo il salotto rosa

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

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!

to do something to one's arm — farsi qualcosa al braccio

I won't do anything to you — non ti farò niente

to do breakfasts — servire la colazione

to do 60 — fare i 60

we've done 30 km — abbiamo fatto 30 km

will this do you? — ti basterà?

we've been done — siamo stati fregati

to do sb. out of money — scucire denaro a qcn

to do a bank — fare una rapina in banca

that box will do — quella scatola andrà bene

that'll do! — basta così! ne ho abbastanza!

have you done? — hai finito?

did you take my pen? — hai preso la mia penna?

didn't he look wonderful! — non era stupendo?

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

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

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!

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

little did he think that — non pensava minimamente che

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...

well done! — ben fatto! bravo!

what are you doing with yourself these days? — che cosa combini in questi giorni?

his leaving do — la sua festa d'addio

all the dos and don'ts — tutto quello che si può e non si può fare

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?

to do one's teeth — lavarsi i denti

he's doing the living room in pink — sta facendo il salotto rosa

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

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!

to do something to one's arm — farsi qualcosa al braccio

I won't do anything to you — non ti farò niente

to do breakfasts — servire la colazione

to do 60 — fare i 60

we've done 30 km — abbiamo fatto 30 km

will this do you? — ti basterà?

we've been done — siamo stati fregati

to do sb. out of money — scucire denaro a qcn

to do a bank — fare una rapina in banca

that box will do — quella scatola andrà bene

that'll do! — basta così! ne ho abbastanza!

have you done? — hai finito?

did you take my pen? — hai preso la mia penna?

didn't he look wonderful! — non era stupendo?

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

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

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!

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

little did he think that — non pensava minimamente che

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...

well done! — ben fatto! bravo!

what are you doing with yourself these days? — che cosa combini in questi giorni?

his leaving do — la sua festa d'addio

all the dos and don'ts — tutto quello che si può e non si può fare

do the shopping/washing up/cleaning — einkaufen [gehen]/abwaschen/sauber machen

do a dance/the foxtrot — tanzen/Foxtrott tanzen

have nothing to do — nichts zu tun haben

do something about something/somebody — etwas gegen etwas/jemanden unternehmen

how many miles has this car done? — wie viele Kilometer hat der Wagen gefahren?

well done — durch[gebraten]

do somebody out of something — jemanden um etwas bringen

you can do just as you like — du kannst machen, was du willst

do or die — kämpfen oder untergehen

how are you doing? — wie geht's dir?

how are you doing at school? — wie geht es in der Schule?

do well/badly at school — gut/schlecht in der Schule sein

how do you do? — (formal) guten Tag/Morgen/Abend!

that won't do — das geht nicht

that will do! — jetzt aber genug!

what's doing? — was ist los?

I knew John Lennon. - So did I — Ich kannte John Lennon. - Ich auch

I know you from somewhere, don't I? — wir kennen uns doch irgendwoher, nicht?

I do love Greece — Griechenland gefällt mir wirklich gut

I do apologize — es tut mit wirklich leid

little did he know that... — er hatte keine Ahnung, dass...

do you know him? — kennst du ihn?

what does he want? — was will er?

didn't they look wonderful? — haben sie nicht wunderhübsch ausgesehen?

children, do not forget... — Kinder, vergesst [ja] nicht...

don't be so noisy! — seid [doch] nicht so laut!

don't! — tu's/tut's/tun Sie's nicht!

do sit down, won't you? — bitte setzen Sie sich doch!