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1 doing
tr['dʊːɪŋ]1 (action) obra■ is this your doing? ¿lo has hecho tú?2 (hard work) trabajo■ it'll take some doing costará trabajo hacerlo, va a dar trabajo1 (activities) actividades nombre femenino plural'duːɪŋ1) u ( action)it'll take a bit/lot of doing — va a dar un poco de/mucho trabajo
2) doings pl (activities, events) actividades fpl['duːɪŋ]N1)it will take a lot of or some doing — va a ser muy difícil hacerlo, costará mucho hacerlo
nothing 1.that takes some doing! — ¡eso no es nada fácil!
* * *['duːɪŋ]1) u ( action)it'll take a bit/lot of doing — va a dar un poco de/mucho trabajo
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2 doing
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3 doing so
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4 doing nothing
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5 get into / out of the way of (doing) something
(to become accustomed to (not) doing; to get into / out of the habit of doing: They got into the way of waking up late when they were on holiday.) adquirir el hábito, acostumbrarseEnglish-spanish dictionary > get into / out of the way of (doing) something
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6 get into / out of the way of (doing) something
(to become accustomed to (not) doing; to get into / out of the habit of doing: They got into the way of waking up late when they were on holiday.) adquirir el hábito, acostumbrarseEnglish-spanish dictionary > get into / out of the way of (doing) something
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7 what are you etc doing with
1) (why or how have you etc got: What are you doing with my umbrella?) qué estás i2etc/i2 haciendo con2) (what action are you etc taking about: What are they doing with the children during the day if they're both working?) qué haces i2etc/i2 con -
8 and so doing
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9 balk at doing sth.
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10 be intent on doing sth.
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11 clever knack of doing things
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12 end up doing sth.
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13 feel up to doing sth.
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14 get around to doing sth.
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15 keep on doing
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16 make a point of doing sth.
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17 rope s.o. into doing sth.
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18 stop doing
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19 if a job's worth doingit's worth doing well
si se hace un trabajo, hay que hacerlo bienEnglish-spanish dictionary > if a job's worth doingit's worth doing well
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20 not to be seen dead doing something
no hacer algo por nada del mundo■ I wouldn't be seen dead with him! ¡no saldría con él por nada del mundo!, ¡no saldría con él ni muerta!English-spanish dictionary > not to be seen dead doing something
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doing — do|ing [ duıŋ ] noun be someone s doing to be someone s fault: We re very late, and it s all your doing. take some doing used for saying that something will be very difficult to do: It will take some doing to finish this before five o clock … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English