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verb

Como marcador sintáctico

(auxiliary) A syntactic marker.

Examples :

"Are you doing your homework right now? "

¿Estás haciendo tu tarea ahora mismo?

grammar linguistics

verb

Hacer, realizar

To perform; to execute.

Examples :

"All you ever do is surf the Internet. What will you do this afternoon?"

¿Lo único que haces es navegar por Internet? ¿Qué harás esta tarde?

action work job process

verb

Hacer que

To cause, make (someone) (do something).

Examples :

"My mom is doing me a favor by driving me to school. "

Mi madre me está haciendo un favor al llevarme a la escuela.

action work

verb

Bastar

To suffice.

Examples :

"it’s not the best broom, but it will have to do; this will do me, thanks."

No es la mejor escoba, pero tendrá que bastar; esto me bastará, gracias.

action

verb

Ser razonable, aceptable

To be reasonable or acceptable.

Examples :

"It simply will not do to have dozens of children running around such a quiet event."

Simplemente no será razonable tener docenas de niños corriendo en un evento tan tranquilo.

value moral

verb

Tener como efecto, causar

(ditransitive) To have (as an effect).

Examples :

"The fresh air did him some good."

El aire fresco le hizo bien.

outcome action

verb

Hacer, ir

To fare, perform (well or poorly).

Examples :

""My sister is doing well in her new job as a teacher." "

A mi hermana le va bien en su nuevo trabajo como profesora.

action achievement work

verb

Trabajar como

(chiefly in questions) To have as one's job.

Examples :

""What are you doing for work these days?" "

¿En qué trabajas estos días?

job work

verb

Hacer, realizar

To perform the tasks or actions associated with (something).

Examples :

"She is doing her homework. "

Ella está haciendo su tarea.

action work process

verb

Cocinar

To cook.

Examples :

"Tonight, I'm doing chicken for dinner. "

Esta noche voy a cocinar pollo para la cena.

food action

verb

Viajar por, recorrer

To travel in, to tour, to make a circuit of.

Examples :

"Let’s do New York also."

Viajemos también por Nueva York.

action

verb

Tratar

To treat in a certain way.

Examples :

"The teacher is doing the students a favor by giving them extra time on the test. "

El profesor está tratando a los estudiantes con un favor al darles tiempo extra en el examen.

action way

verb

Cuidar de, encargarse de

To work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc.

Examples :

"She is doing the dishes after dinner. "

Ella está lavando los platos después de la cena.

action work service job

verb

Hacer, comportarse

To act or behave in a certain manner; to conduct oneself.

Examples :

"He is doing a good job at cleaning his room. "

Está haciendo un buen trabajo limpiando su habitación.

action being process

verb

Estar en la cárcel, cumplir condena

To spend (time) in jail. (See also do time)

Examples :

"I did five years for armed robbery."

Estuve cinco años en la cárcel por robo a mano armada.

police law action state government

verb

Imitar, representar

To impersonate or depict.

Examples :

"They really laughed when he did Clinton, with a perfect accent and a leer."

Realmente se rieron cuando él imitó a Clinton, con un acento perfecto y una mirada lasciva.

entertainment art stage

verb

Imitar, emular

(with 'a' and the name of a person, place, event, etc.) To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.

Examples :

"He did a Henry VIII and got married six times."

Hizo un Enrique VIII y se casó seis veces.

culture entertainment style action

verb

Matar, asesinar

To kill.

Examples :

""The mob boss ordered his henchman to 'do' the informant." "

El jefe de la mafia ordenó a su secuaz que matara al informante.

action inhuman law moral negative guilt war military weapon

verb

Acabar con, arruinar

To deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.

Examples :

""The relentless heatwave is doing the crops in the field, leaving the farmers with nothing to harvest." "

La implacable ola de calor está arruinando los cultivos en el campo, dejando a los agricultores sin nada que cosechar.

action word

verb

Castigar

To punish for a misdemeanor.

Examples :

"He got done for speeding."

Lo castigaron por exceso de velocidad.

law police government right action

verb

Tener relaciones sexuales

To have sex with. (See also do it)

Examples :

"I heard that John was doing something with Maria after school. "

Escuché que John estaba teniendo relaciones sexuales con María después de la escuela.

sex action human

verb

Engañar, estafar

To cheat or swindle.

Examples :

"That guy just did me out of two hundred bucks!"

¡Ese tipo me estafó doscientos dólares!

business economy finance action

verb

Traducir, convertir

To convert into a certain form; especially, to translate.

Examples :

"The teacher is doing the complicated math problem into a simpler equation. "

El profesor está traduciendo el problema de matemáticas complicado a una ecuación más simple.

language communication

verb

Terminar, finalizar

To finish.

Examples :

""I'm finally doing with my homework! Now I can relax." "

¡Finalmente he terminado con mi tarea! Ahora puedo relajarme.

achievement action

verb

Trabajar como sirviente doméstico

To work as a domestic servant (with for).

Examples :

"She is doing for a wealthy family downtown, taking care of their children and cleaning their house. "

Ella trabaja como sirvienta doméstica para una familia adinerada en el centro, cuidando a sus hijos y limpiando su casa.

job service work

verb

Haciendo

(auxiliary) Used to form the present progressive of verbs.

Examples :

"She is doing her homework right now. "

Ella está haciendo su tarea ahora mismo.

grammar

verb

Descontar, adelantar dinero

To cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note.

Examples :

"The bank was doing the customer's payroll check so he could pay his rent on time. "

El banco estaba descontando el cheque de nómina del cliente para que pudiera pagar su alquiler a tiempo.

business finance

verb

Hacer, proporcionar

(ditransitive) To make or provide.

Examples :

"Could you do me a burger with mayonnaise instead of ketchup?"

¿Podrías hacerme una hamburguesa con mayonesa en lugar de ketchup?

action work

verb

Lastimarse

To injure (one's own body part).

Examples :

""He was doing his back in while lifting heavy boxes at work." "

Se lastimó la espalda mientras levantaba cajas pesadas en el trabajo.

body medicine physiology action

verb

Drogarse

To take drugs.

Examples :

"I do cocaine."

Me drogo con cocaína.

medicine substance

verb

Estar

(in the form be doing [somewhere]) To exist with a purpose or for a reason.

Examples :

"The library is doing its job to help students learn. "

La biblioteca está para ayudar a los estudiantes a aprender.

being action function

noun

Acción, hecho

A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.

Examples :

"This is his doing. (= "He did it.")"

Esto es su acción.

action achievement law moral guilt

interjection

Plof

The sound made by an elastic object when struck by or striking a hard object.

Examples :

""Doing! Went the ruler as it snapped against the desk." "

¡Plof! Hizo la regla al romperse contra el escritorio.

sound language exclamation

Meanings

Como marcador sintáctico

Examples :

"Are you doing your homework right now? "

¿Estás haciendo tu tarea ahora mismo?

Hacer, realizar

Examples :

"All you ever do is surf the Internet. What will you do this afternoon?"

¿Lo único que haces es navegar por Internet? ¿Qué harás esta tarde?

Hacer que

Examples :

"My mom is doing me a favor by driving me to school. "

Mi madre me está haciendo un favor al llevarme a la escuela.

Bastar

Examples :

"it’s not the best broom, but it will have to do; this will do me, thanks."

No es la mejor escoba, pero tendrá que bastar; esto me bastará, gracias.

Ser razonable, aceptable

Examples :

"It simply will not do to have dozens of children running around such a quiet event."

Simplemente no será razonable tener docenas de niños corriendo en un evento tan tranquilo.

Tener como efecto, causar

Examples :

"The fresh air did him some good."

El aire fresco le hizo bien.

Hacer, ir

Examples :

""My sister is doing well in her new job as a teacher." "

A mi hermana le va bien en su nuevo trabajo como profesora.

Trabajar como

Examples :

""What are you doing for work these days?" "

¿En qué trabajas estos días?

Hacer, realizar

Examples :

"She is doing her homework. "

Ella está haciendo su tarea.

Cocinar

Examples :

"Tonight, I'm doing chicken for dinner. "

Esta noche voy a cocinar pollo para la cena.

Viajar por, recorrer

Examples :

"Let’s do New York also."

Viajemos también por Nueva York.

Tratar

Examples :

"The teacher is doing the students a favor by giving them extra time on the test. "

El profesor está tratando a los estudiantes con un favor al darles tiempo extra en el examen.

Cuidar de, encargarse de

Examples :

"She is doing the dishes after dinner. "

Ella está lavando los platos después de la cena.

Hacer, comportarse

Examples :

"He is doing a good job at cleaning his room. "

Está haciendo un buen trabajo limpiando su habitación.

Estar en la cárcel, cumplir condena

Examples :

"I did five years for armed robbery."

Estuve cinco años en la cárcel por robo a mano armada.

Imitar, representar

Examples :

"They really laughed when he did Clinton, with a perfect accent and a leer."

Realmente se rieron cuando él imitó a Clinton, con un acento perfecto y una mirada lasciva.

Imitar, emular

Examples :

"He did a Henry VIII and got married six times."

Hizo un Enrique VIII y se casó seis veces.

Matar, asesinar

Examples :

""The mob boss ordered his henchman to 'do' the informant." "

El jefe de la mafia ordenó a su secuaz que matara al informante.

Acabar con, arruinar

Examples :

""The relentless heatwave is doing the crops in the field, leaving the farmers with nothing to harvest." "

La implacable ola de calor está arruinando los cultivos en el campo, dejando a los agricultores sin nada que cosechar.

Castigar

Examples :

"He got done for speeding."