Forme compuse: do | DOS |
do [sb] a favor, do a favor for [sb] (US), do [sb] a favour, do a favour for [sb] (UK) v expr | (do [sth] kind) | a face o favoare cuiva loc.vb. |
| Will you do me a favor and post this letter for me? |
do a good deed v expr | (perform a charitable act) | a face o faptă bună |
| When someone joins the Boy Scouts, one of the requirements is to do a good deed every day. |
do all the talking v expr | informal (be the only one to speak) | a susține toată conversația vb.tranz. |
| I'll do all the talking when we negotiate the price. |
do all you can v expr | (try hard) | a face tot ce poți expr. |
| I did all I could to catch the train, but it was too late. |
do as you please v expr | (do whatever you wish to do) | a face ce vrei |
| After you've finished that task you may do as you please. |
do away with vtr | slang (eliminate, get rid of) | a se descotorosi de loc.vb. |
| To improve the overall quality of our milk, we wanted to do away with the use of antibiotics on our cows. |
do away with vtr | slang ([sb]; kill) | a se descotorosi de loc.vb. |
| He was a liability to our gang, and we knew sooner or later we would have to do away with him. |
do battle v expr | (fight, struggle) (figurat) | a se lua de gât cu expr.vb. |
| | a se război cu vb.reflex. |
| | a lupta împotriva vb.intranz. |
| We are going to do battle with the board of education on the teacher hiring freeze. |
do battle with [sth] v expr | (struggle or fight against) | a se bate cu vb.reflex. |
| He did battle with lung cancer for years before succumbing. |
do brilliantly vi | UK (be successful) | a avea succes loc.vb. |
| He was a bit of a dunce at school, but at university he has blossomed and is doing brilliantly. |
do business vtr + n | (trade) | a face afaceri |
| Africa is often regarded as a challenging continent on which to do business. |
do business with [sb] v expr | (trade or deal with) | a face afaceri cu |
| The US does business with China because each country uses the other's resources. |
do credit to [sb], do [sb] credit v expr | (present or represent honorably) | a face cinste cuiva |
| He does credit to his teachers. |
do everything you can to do [sth] v expr | (try your hardest to achieve [sth]) | a da tot ce ai mai bun, a face tot ce poți expr.vb. |
| Choosing a university is an important decision, so make sure you do everything you can to get it right. |
do [sth] for [sb] v expr | (do a favor) | a face ceva pentru vb.tranz. |
do [sth] for a living v expr | (work as) | a se ocupa cu vb.reflex. |
| What does he do for a living? |
do [sth] for yourself v expr | (do for your own sake) | a face ceva spre binele său expr.vb. |
| If you're going to study medicine, make sure you're doing it for yourself, not because your parents expect it of you. |
do [sth] for yourself v expr | (have a treat) | a se răsfăța vb.reflex. |
| | a face ceva pentru sine expr.vb. |
| You are always looking out for others, so take a week off to do something for yourself. |
do good v expr | (perform charitable acts) | a face bine loc.vb. |
| | a ajuta vb.tranz. |
| If I were a millionaire, I would use my wealth to do good. |
do good v expr | slang (do well, do [sth] successfully) | a face bine loc.vb. |
| You can do good if you just try. |
do great harm v expr | (hurt [sb] greatly) | a răni pe cineva vb.tranz. |
| Smoking can do great harm to your body. |
do great harm v expr | (cause serious trouble or damage) | a devasta vb.tranz. |
| | a distruge, a nimici vb.tranz. |
| The hurricane did great harm to the coastline. |
do harm vtr + n | (hurt [sb]) | a răni vb.tranz. |
| Chemotherapy sometimes can do more harm than good. |
do harm vtr + n | (cause trouble or damage) | a dăuna vb.intranz. |
| | a-i face rău cuiva, a-i pricinui cuiva un rău expr.vb. |
| The surgeon was going to try to remove the tumor without doing more harm. |
do homage to vtr | (pay tribute to) | a aduce un omagiu loc.vb. |
| The cover band did homage to the Beatles by playing "Yellow Submarine." |
do homework vtr + n | (do after-hours schoolwork) | a face temele loc.vb. |
| The children have to do homework before they can go out to play. |
do [sb/sth] justice, do justice to [sb/sth] v expr | (present fairly and accurately) | a reprezenta cu acuratețe expr.vb. |
| | a reda cu acuratețe expr.vb. |
| Mr. Smith's oil portrait of the Queen really did her justice. |
| Karen's work did justice to her reputation. |
do me the favor of doing [sth] (US), do me the favour of doing [sth] (UK) interj | (please would you) | fă-mi favoarea de a, fă-mi serviciul de a expr. |
do no harm v expr | (avoid hurting anyone) | a nu face niciun rău expr.vb. |
| 'Above all, do no harm' is part of the doctor's oath. |
do no harm v expr | (avoid causing trouble) | a nu face nimic dacă expr.vb. |
| | a nu se întâmpla nimic dacă expr.vb. |
| It will do no harm to let her have a glass of wine. |
do no wrong v expr | (make no mistakes) | a nu greși vb.intranz. |
| | a nu da greș loc.vb. |
| He believed that the Red Sox could do no wrong and they would win the series. |
do no wrong v expr | (do nothing improper) | a se comporta impecabil expr.vb. |
| | a nu face nimic nelalocul lui expr.vb. |
| He was convinced that his daughter could do no wrong. |
do nothing vtr + pron | (fail to act) | a nu face nimic loc.vb. |
| | a sta cu mâinile în sân expr.vb. |
| How can you sit there and do nothing while your son sits in jail? |
do nothing vtr + pron | (have no occupation) | a nu face nimic loc.vb. |
do-nothing adj | informal (politics: no action) | pasivitate s.f. |
| | inactivitate s.f. |
do-nothing n | informal (person: takes no action) | a nu face nimic loc.vb. |
| | a nu mișca un deget expr.vb. |
| | a nu se implica vb.reflex. |
| He has great ideas, but when it's time to act on them he's a do-nothing. |
do or die expr | figurative (critical situation) | a fi înverșunat |
| It's do or die for our team today. |
do [sb] out of [sth] v expr | informal (deprive, cheat) | a priva de vb.intranz. |
| | a înșela vb.tranz. |
do over vtr | (redo, do again) | a reface vb.tranz. |
| The report was a mess, and the boss made me do it over. |
do penance vi | (make amends for [sth]) (pentru o greșeală) | a plăti vb.tranz. |
| | a-și ispăși pedeapsa expr.vb. |
| He's done penance for his mistake and wants to be part of the family again. |
do porridge vtr + n | UK, slang, figurative (serve a prison term) (argou) | a sta la mititica, a sta la răcoare loc.vb. |
| | a face pârnaie, a face bulău loc.vb. |
| She's doing porridge for fraud. |
do right vi | ([sth]: do correctly) | a face ceva așa cum trebuie |
| After 20 years he finally learned to do it right. |
do right by [sb] v expr | (treat fairly) | a proceda corect față de loc.vb. |
| You are going to have to do right by her and marry her. |
do [sb]'s will v expr | (carry out [sb]'s instructions) | a îndeplini voința cuiva expr.vb. |
| | a-i face cuiva pe plac expr.vb. |
| | a urma întocmai instrucțiunile cuiva expr.vb. |
do silly things vi | (act in a childish way) | a face lucruri prostești |
do silly things v expr | informal (act foolishly) | a face tâmpenii expr.vb. |
| | a se purta prostește expr.vb. |
| She's done some silly things in her time, but lying to the police? How stupid can you get! |
do the best you can v expr | (try your hardest) | a face tot ce poți expr. |
| Just do the best you can. That's all anybody could ask for. |
do the dirty work v expr | figurative, slang (perform a disagreeable task) | a face treaba murdară |
| She no longer had servants to do the dirty work for her. |
do the dishes, wash the dishes (US), do the washing-up, wash up (UK) v expr | informal (wash plates, etc.) | a spăla vasele loc.vb. |
| I'll cook for both of us if you promise to do the dishes afterwards. Our dinner guests offered to do the washing-up. |
do the honors (US), do the honours (UK) v expr | informal, humorous (serve drink or food) | a face onorurile |
| Time for tea, I think. Shall I do the honors? |
do the impossible v expr | (achieve [sth] not thought achievable) | a încearca imposibilul |
| The UN Secretary did the impossible by getting the two sides to sit down for peace talks. |
do the right thing vi | (act in the correct way) | a face ceea ce trebuie loc.vb. |
| It's not too late to do the right thing, and start putting punctuation at the end of each sentence. |
do the shopping expr | (do the grocery buying for a family, etc.) | a face cumpărăturile loc.vb. |
do time vi | slang (serve a prison sentence) | a fi la închisoare loc.vb. |
do [sth] to death v expr | informal, figurative, often passive (overdo [sth], do [sth] too often) | a exagera cu vb.intranz. |
| | a face ceva până la disperare expr.vb. |
| | a nu mai înceta cu vb.intranz. |
| Hollywood has done vampire movies to death. |
do up vtr | informal (redecorate) | a redecora, a renova vb.tranz. |
do up vtr | informal (zip, buttons: fasten) (la nasturi, la fermoar) | a se încheia vb.reflex. |
| Come on honey, let grandma do up your coat. |
do very little business v expr | (have few commercial dealings) | a nu-i merge afacerile expr.vb. |
| | a vinde puțin expr.vb. |
do well vi + adv | (be successful) | a face bine loc.vb. |
| | a-i merge bine loc.vb. |
| He's doing well in his new job. |
do well for yourself v expr | informal (be successful) | a se descurca de minune expr.vb. |
| | a reuși în viață expr.vb. |
| | a avea succes expr.vb. |
| You've obviously done well for yourself. |
do well to do [sth] v expr | (be wise) | a face bine să expr.vb. |
| | a fi bine să expr.vb. |
| You would do well to heed her advice. |
do what is needed v expr | (take necessary action) | a face ceea ce e necesar loc.vb. |
| I know you don't want to put her in a home, but you have got to do what is needed. |
Do what there is to do. interj | (Take the necessary action.) | a face ceea ce este necesar expr. |
do what you can v expr | (do everything possible) | a face tot posibilul expr.vb. |
do what you like v expr | (do whatever you wish to do) | a face ce vrei |
| Since you've finished your work, do what you like for the rest of the day. |
do with what you've got, make do with what you've got v expr | (cope, manage) | a se descurca cu ce are loc.vb. |
do without vi | (forgo, cope without having) | a se descurca fără loc.vb. |
do wonders v expr | (have a transforming effect) | a face minuni loc.vb. |
| | a avea efecte miraculoase expr. |
| Healthy diet can do wonders for troubled children. |
| This soap does wonders to remove grass stains. |
do work for charity v expr | (volunteer) | a voluntaria vb.intranz. |
| | a face muncă de caritate expr.vb. |
do wrong vtr + n | (commit a crime) | a comite o crimă loc.vb. |
do wrong vtr + n | (commit a sin) | a păcătui vb.intranz. |
do wrong vi | colloquial ([sb]: betray, harm [sb]) | a trăda vb.tranz. |
| Frankie and Johnny were lovers, but he was doing her wrong with Nellie Bly. |
do your best v expr | (try your hardest) | dă tot ce ai mai bun!, fă tot ce îți stă în putere! expr. |
| Just do your best. That's all anybody could ask. |
do your best to do [sth] v expr | (try your hardest to do [sth]) | a face totul, a face tot posibilul expr. |
| Fred did his best to give up smoking, but couldn't keep it up. |
do your bit v expr | informal (contribute) | a-ți face bucățica expr. |
| During the war, everyone felt that they had to do their bit for the country. |
do your duty v expr | (fulfil responsibilities) | a-ți face datoria |
| You should do your duty as a responsible citizen of this country. |
do your hair v expr | informal (style your hair) | a se coafa vb.reflex. |
| | a-și aranja părul loc.vb. |
| I need the hair dresser to do my hair. |
| Every morning I do my hair so it looks presentable. |
do your hair v expr | informal (tidy your hair) | a-și aranja părul loc.vb. |
| | a-și face ceva la păr expr.vb. |
| Just give me three minutes to do my hair. |
do your nut v expr | slang (go crazy, be angry) | a-i sări țandăra loc.vb. |
| | a-și ieși din minți, a o lua razna expr. |
| My mum'll do her nut when she finds out I've dented her car. |
do your part v expr | mainly US (contribute, participate) | a-ți face treaba ta |
| Martha did her part to make the event a success. |
do your shopping v expr | (buy groceries) (de mâncare) | a face cumpărături expr.vb. |
| | a face piața expr.vb. |
do your thing v expr | informal (do what makes you happy) | a-și vedea de treabă expr.vb. |
| | a face ce vrea expr.vb. |
| Just do your thing and don't worry about what anyone else thinks. |
do your utmost to do [sth] v expr | (do everything you can to) | a face tot posibilul expr.vb. |
| | a-și da toată silința să expr.vb. |
do yourself a disservice v expr | (disparage yourself) | a-și face un deserviciu expr.vb. |
| | a-și tăia singur craca expr.vb. |
| Describing himself as a 'hack' was doing himself a disservice. |
do yourself a disservice v expr | (hinder yourself) | a-și pune singur bețe în roate expr.vb. |
| | a-și îngreuna situația expr.vb. |
| | a-și aduce un deserviciu expr.vb. |
| You're doing yourself a disservice with your rude and aggressive comments. |
do-gooder n | pejorative, informal ([sb] with good intentions) | binefăcător s.m. |
| Albert complained that do-gooders were always knocking on his door asking for donations. |
do-it-yourself adj | UK (DIY: done by amateur) | făcut de cineva, făcut după capul cuiva loc.adj. |
| | de amator loc.adj. |
| | neprofesionist adj. |
| Did you see that patio? - it must have been a do-it-yourself job! |
do-overs npl | slang (second chance) | repetiție s.f. |
| | a doua șansă expr. |
| | reluare s.f. |
| When it comes to parachuting, there are no do-overs. |
doomed to [sth], doomed to do [sth] adj + prep | (destined, fated) | sortit adj. |
| | condamnat adj. |
| The train passengers were doomed to be stranded in the snow storm. |