doing is better than saying

I am much better today. — Мне сегодня гораздо лучше.

He writes better than I do it. — Он пишет лучше меня.

I like it much better. — Мне это нравится гораздо больше.

She played a little better this time. — На этот раз она играла немного лучше.

You'd better leave it as it is — Тебе лучше оставить все как есть.

You had better go yourself. — Вам бы лучше пойти самому.

You had better not tell him anything. — Вам бы лучше ничего не говорить ему об этом.

Hadn't you better take an umbrella? it looks like rain. — Похоже, собирается дождь, не лучше ли вам взять с собой зонтик

What will you say to it? — Что вы на это скажете?

He is said to be a well-known scholar. — Говорят, он широко известный ученый.

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!

interrogative, negative do you understand? — verstehen Sie?

I don't or do not understand — ich verstehe nicht

what did he say? — was hat er gesagt?

didn't you or did you not know? — haben Sie das nicht gewusst?

don't be silly! — sei nicht albern!

you know him, don't you? — Sie kennen ihn doch?, Sie kennen ihn (doch), oder?

you don't know him, do you? — Sie kennen ihn also nicht, oder?

he does understand, doesn't he? —

he didn't go, did he? — er ist (doch) nicht gegangen, oder?

substitute for another verb you speak better German than I do — Sie sprechen besser Deutsch als ich

he likes cheese and so do I — er isst gern Käse und ich auch

I don't like cheese but he does — ich mag keinen Käse, aber er schon

they said he would go and he did — sie sagten, er würde gehen und das tat er (dann) auch

in tag responses do you see them often? – yes, I do/no, I don't — sehen Sie sie oft? – ja/nein

do you serve food? – yes, we do — gibts bei Ihnen Essen? – ja

you didn't go, did you? – yes, I did — Sie sind nicht gegangen, oder? – doch

they speak German – do they really? — sie sprechen Deutsch – wirklich?

may I come in? – do! — darf ich hereinkommen? – ja, bitte

who broke the window? – I did — wer hat das Fenster eingeschlagen? – ich

for emphasis DO come! (esp Brit) — kommen Sie doch (bitte)!

it's very expensive, but I DO like it — es ist zwar sehr teuer, aber es gefällt mir nun mal

so you DO know them! — Sie kennen sie also doch!

I've done a stupid thing —

to do sth again — etw noch (ein)mal tun or machen

sorry, it's impossible, it can't be done — tut mir leid, (ist) ausgeschlossen, es lässt sich nicht machen

can you do it by yourself? —

we did the journey in eight hours — wir haben die Fahrt in acht Stunden geschafft

to do the housework/one's homework —

could you do this letter please — tippen Sie bitte diesen Brief

you do the painting and I'll do the papering — du streichst an und ich tapeziere

he does the film crits for the magazine — er schreibt die Filmkritiken für die Zeitschrift

to do the flowers — die Blumen arrangieren

to do one's make-up — sich schminken

to do the dishes — spülen, den Abwasch machen

to do the washing — Wäsche waschen

to do the ironing — bügeln

he knows it's a mistake but he can't do anything about it — er weiß, dass es ein Fehler ist, aber er kann nichts dagegen machen or daran ändern

are you doing anything this evening? — haben Sie heute Abend schon etwas vor?

we'll have to do something about this/him — wir müssen da/wir müssen mit ihm etwas tun or unternehmen

I've done everything I can — ich habe alles getan, was ich kann

I've got nothing to do — ich habe nichts zu tun

I shall do nothing of the sort — ich werde nichts dergleichen tun

what's to be done? — was ist da zu tun?

but what can you do? — aber was kann man da machen?

what do you want me to do (about it)? — und was soll ich da tun or machen?

what have you done to him? — was haben Sie mit ihm gemacht?

now what have you done! — was hast du jetzt bloß wieder angestellt or gemacht?

what do I have to do to get through to him? — was muss ich tun, um zu ihm durchzukommen?

what shall we do for money? — wie machen wir es mit Geld?

as job, profession what does your father do? — was macht Ihr Vater (beruflich)?

= provide service, product what can I do for you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (by shop assistant) was darfs sein?

sorry, we don't do lunches — wir haben leider keinen Mittagstisch

we do a wide range of herbal teas —

who did the food for your reception? — wer hat bei Ihrem Empfang für das Essen gesorgt?

= complete, finish in pret, ptp only the work's done now — die Arbeit ist gemacht or getan or fertig

what's done cannot be undone — was geschehen ist, kann man nicht ungeschehen machen

or I'm not done telling you what I think of you — mit dir bin ich noch lange nicht fertig

we've done Milton — wir haben Milton gelesen or durchgenommen

I've never done any German — ich habe nie Deutsch gelernt or gehabt

to do the cooking — kochen

how do you like your steak done? — wie möchten Sie Ihr Steak?

well done — durch(gebraten)

is the meat done? — ist das Fleisch fertig (gebraten) or durch?

the barber said he'd do me next — der Friseur sagte, er würde mich als Nächsten drannehmen

to do Hamlet — den Hamlet spielen

he does a brilliant Charlie Chaplin — er kann Charlie Chaplin hervorragend nachmachen

she does the worried mother very convincingly — sie spielt die besorgte Mutter sehr überzeugend

= treat (Brit inf) they do you very well at that hotel — in dem Hotel ist man gut untergebracht or aufgehoben

you've been done! — du bist reingelegt or übers Ohr gehauen worden

= hurt Brit inf I'll do you! — dir besorg ichs noch! (inf)

= tire out (inf) I'm absolutely done (in)! — ich bin völlig geschafft or erledigt or fertig (all inf)

= translate (old, liter) done into (the) English by... — ins Englische übertragen von...

= act do as I do — mach es wie ich

he did well to take advice — er tat gut daran, sich beraten zu lassen

he did right — er hat richtig gehandelt, es war richtig von ihm

he did right/well to go — es war richtig/gut, dass er gegangen ist

= get on, fare how are you doing? — wie gehts (Ihnen)?

the patient is doing very well — dem Patienten geht es recht ordentlich

he's doing well at school — er ist gut in der Schule

his business is doing well — sein Geschäft geht gut

the roses are doing well this year — die Rosen stehen dieses Jahr gut

that will never do! — das geht nicht!

will it do if I come back at 8? — geht es, wenn ich um 8 Uhr zurück bin?

it doesn't do to keep a lady waiting —

will she/it do? — geht sie/das?

can you lend me some money? – will £10 do? —

yes, that'll do — ja, das reicht

the dos and don'ts — was man tun und nicht tun sollte

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 to something/somebody — etwas mit etwas/jemandem machen

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

not know what to do with oneself — nicht wissen, was man machen soll

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

do a spell in the armed forces — eine Zeit lang bei der Armee sein

how much longer have you to do at college? — wie lange musst du noch aufs College gehen?

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 as they do — mach es wie sie

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?

you mustn't act as he does — du darfst nicht so wie er handeln

as they did in the Middle Ages — wie sie es im Mittelalter taten

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

go ahead and do it — nur zu

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

you do look glum — du siehst ja so bedrückt aus

but I tell you, I did see him — aber ich sage dir doch, dass ich ihn gesehen habe

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!

do be quiet, Paul! — Paul, sei doch mal ruhig!

do hurry up! — beeil dich doch!

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

it's much too dangerous — è un po' troppo pericoloso

he doesn't much care for them — non gli importa un granché di loro

she doesn't worry much about it — non se ne preoccupa molto

we'd much rather stay here — noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

your comments would be much appreciated — i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi

he's not much good at doing — non è molto bravo a fare

she's much the best teacher here — è di gran lunga l'insegnante migliore che c'è qui

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

do you go to concerts much? — vai spesso ai concerti?

it's pretty much like driving a car — è più o meno come guidare una macchina

much the same is true of — quasi lo stesso si può dire di

too much — troppo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

I felt very much the foreigner — mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo

so much — (così) tanto

I wanted so much to meet you — avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

I like them as much as you (do) — li amo tanto quanto te

they hated each other as much as ever — si odiavano così come sempre

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

however much — sebbene, per quanto

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo

not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato

without so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi

if you so much as move — se ti azzardi a muoverti

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile

I haven't got (very) much time — non ho molto tempo

does he watch much TV? — guarda molto la televisione?

she didn't speak much English — non parlava molto bene l'inglese

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

we don't have too much time — non abbiamo troppo tempo

don't use so much salt — non mettere così tanto sale

we paid twice as much money — abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi)

how much time have we got left? — quanto tempo ci rimane?

do you have much left? — ne avete ancora molto?

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

there isn't much to do — non c'è un granché da fare

he doesn't have much to complain about — non ha molto da lamentarsi

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

there's much to be said for — ci sono molti argomenti a favore di

much of — gran parte di

much of the difficulty lies in — gran parte della difficoltà sta in

I don't see much of them now — non li frequento molto al momento

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

so much — così tanto

we'd eaten so much that — abbiamo mangiato così tanto che

so much of her work is gloomy — gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

she's late again? that's a bit much! — è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!

he was too much of an egotist to do — era troppo egoista per fare

the heat was too much for them — faceva troppo caldo per loro

he was too much for his opponent — era troppo forte per il suo avversario

he's read this much already — ha già letto tutto questo

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta

twice as much — due volte tanto

if we had half as much as you — se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

it can cost as much as Ј 50 — si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

do you know how much this means to me? — sai quanto significa questo per me?

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

it's much too dangerous — è un po' troppo pericoloso

he doesn't much care for them — non gli importa un granché di loro

she doesn't worry much about it — non se ne preoccupa molto

we'd much rather stay here — noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

your comments would be much appreciated — i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi

he's not much good at doing — non è molto bravo a fare

she's much the best teacher here — è di gran lunga l'insegnante migliore che c'è qui

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

do you go to concerts much? — vai spesso ai concerti?

it's pretty much like driving a car — è più o meno come guidare una macchina

much the same is true of — quasi lo stesso si può dire di

too much — troppo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

I felt very much the foreigner — mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo

so much — (così) tanto

I wanted so much to meet you — avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

I like them as much as you (do) — li amo tanto quanto te

they hated each other as much as ever — si odiavano così come sempre

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

however much — sebbene, per quanto

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo

not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato

without so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi

if you so much as move — se ti azzardi a muoverti

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile

I haven't got (very) much time — non ho molto tempo

does he watch much TV? — guarda molto la televisione?

she didn't speak much English — non parlava molto bene l'inglese

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

we don't have too much time — non abbiamo troppo tempo

don't use so much salt — non mettere così tanto sale

we paid twice as much money — abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi)

how much time have we got left? — quanto tempo ci rimane?

do you have much left? — ne avete ancora molto?

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

there isn't much to do — non c'è un granché da fare

he doesn't have much to complain about — non ha molto da lamentarsi

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

there's much to be said for — ci sono molti argomenti a favore di

much of — gran parte di

much of the difficulty lies in — gran parte della difficoltà sta in

I don't see much of them now — non li frequento molto al momento

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

so much — così tanto

we'd eaten so much that — abbiamo mangiato così tanto che

so much of her work is gloomy — gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

she's late again? that's a bit much! — è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!

he was too much of an egotist to do — era troppo egoista per fare

the heat was too much for them — faceva troppo caldo per loro

he was too much for his opponent — era troppo forte per il suo avversario

he's read this much already — ha già letto tutto questo

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta

twice as much — due volte tanto

if we had half as much as you — se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

it can cost as much as Ј 50 — si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

do you know how much this means to me? — sai quanto significa questo per me?