do

[duː] 1. pt did, pp done, aux vb

1) (in negative constructions)

I don't understand — nie rozumiem

he didn't seem to care — wydawało się, że go to nie obchodzi

2) (to form questions)

didn't you know? — nie wiedziałaś?

what do you think? — jak myślisz?

3) (for emphasis) istotnie, rzeczywiście

she does seem rather late — istotnie, wydaje się, że się spóźnia

oh do shut up! — och, zamknij się wreszcie! (inf)

4) (in polite expressions) (bardzo) proszę

do sit down/help yourself — (bardzo) proszę usiąść/poczęstować się

5) (used to avoid repeating vb)

she swims better than I do — ona pływa lepiej niż ja or ode mnie

do you agree? — yes, I do/no, I don't — zgadzasz się? — tak/nie

who made this mess? — I did — kto tak nabałaganił — ja

6) (in question tags) prawda

you like him, don't you? — lubisz go, prawda?

I don't know him, do I? — przecież go nie znam

2. vt

1) (usu) robić (zrobić perf)

what are you doing tonight? — co robisz (dziś) wieczorem?

what do you do (for a living)? — czym się Pan/Pani zajmuje?

have you done your homework? — (czy) odrobiłeś lekcje?

I've got nothing to do — nie mam nic do roboty

to do the cooking — gotować

we're doing "Othello" at school — (studying) przerabiamy w szkole "Otella"; (performing) gramy w szkole "Otella"

2) (AUT etc) (of distance)

we've done 200 km already — zrobiliśmy już 200 km; (of speed)

the car was doing 100 — samochód jechał setką

3. vi

1) (act, behave) robić (zrobić perf)

do as I tell you — rób, jak ci każę

you did well to come so quickly — dobrze zrobiłeś, że tak szybko przyszedłeś

2) (get on) radzić sobie

he's doing well/badly at school — dobrze/źle sobie radzi w szkole

how do you do? — miło mi Pana/Panią poznać

3) (suit) nadawać się (nadać się perf)

will it do? — czy to się nada?

4) (be sufficient) starczać (starczyć perf), wystarczać (wystarczyć perf)

will 10 pounds do? — czy wystarczy dziesięć funtów?

that'll do — (is sufficient) (to) wystarczy

that'll do! — (in annoyance) starczy już!

to make do with — zadowalać się (zadowolić się perf) +instr

4. n (inf)

impreza f (inf)

we're having a little do on Saturday — w sobotę robimy małą imprezę

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[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb

1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)

2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])

3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)

4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)

5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) robić

6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) skończyć, przebyć

7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) robić

8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) wystarczyć, odpowiadać

9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) pracować, uczyć się, robić

10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) prosperować

11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) układać, robić

12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) zachowywać się

13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) oddać (cześć)

14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) powodować

15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) zwiedzać

2. noun

(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) zabawa, impreza

- doer

- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with