Translation of do – English–Norwegian dictionary

do

verb [ auxiliary ]

/du/

3rd , singular , present does | past did | past participle done | present , progressive doing

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indicates question or negative when used with verb

forklaring : hjelpeverb i spørresetninger

Do you like my new dress? Liker du den nye kjolen min?

Does she eat meat? Spiser hun kjøtt?

He does not have any money. Han har ingen penger.

We didn’t think she was telling the truth. Vi trodde ikke at hun fortalte sannheten.

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indicates you want information or want sb to agree with you when used at the end of statement

gjøre

I didn’t sound mean, did I? Jeg hørtes ikke ufin ut, gjorde jeg vel?

She looks fantastic, doesn’t she? Hun ser vidunderlig ut, gjør hun ikke?

You don’t know how much it’ll cost, do you? Du vet ikke hvor mye det kommer til å koste, gjør du?

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used in place of verb just used

gjøre

“I love swimming in the ocean.” “So do I.” “Jeg liker å svømme i havet.” “Det gjør jeg også.”

Her brother tends to eat more than she does. Broren hennes pleier å spise mer enn hun gjør.

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emphasizes a verb

forklaring : understreker verbet like etter

I don’t drink much alcohol, but I do like wine. Jeg drikker ikke mye alkohol, men jeg liker vin.

do

verb

/du/

3rd , singular , present does | past did | past participle done | present , progressive doing

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to perform an action, activity, or task

gjøre

Do your chores. Gjør din plikt.

to do the cleaning/ironing/washing å gjøre rent/å stryke/å vaske

What is he planning to do about his money problems? Hva har han tenkt å gjøre med pengeproblemene sine?

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used to talk about sb’s health, happiness, success, etc.

gå , gjøre (det)

Hi, how’re you doing? Hei, hvordan går det?

She started doing better after she changed schools. Hun begynte å gjøre det bedre etter at hun byttet skole.

I think I did well in the interview. Jeg tror jeg gjorde det bra på intervjuet.

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to change or effect sth

gjøre

The storm did a lot of damage to the downtown area. Uværet gjorde stor skade på sentrumsområdet.

What he did to her was horrible. Det han gjorde mot henne var grusomt.

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to make or provide sth

gjøre , lage

Who did the design for your company logo? Hvem lagde designet for selskapslogoen deres?

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used to talk about what sb’s job is

gjøre , jobbe med

What does your boyfriend do (for a living)? Hva er det kjæresten din jobber med?

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to cook sth in a particular way

steke

I like my steaks done medium-rare. Jeg liker biffen lite til middels stekt.

will do

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indicates sth is suitable or enough

holde

There are 40 people so 120 muffins will do. Det er 40 personer, så 120 småkaker holder.

We have no napkins, so paper towels will have to do. Vi har ingen bleier, så vi får klare oss med tørkepapir.

Translation of do | PASSWORD English–Norwegian Dictionary

do

verb

/duː/

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used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements

gjøre

Do you smoke?

I don’t know where he lives.

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used with a more important verb for emphasis

utføre

I did buy a ticket but I must have lost it

Do sit down

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used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before

foreta

I thought she wouldn’t come, but she did.

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used to make question tags

gjør

She lives in New York, doesn’t she?

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used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little

sjelden

Little did he know what was in store for him.

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to carry out or perform

gjøre

What shall I do?

That was a terrible thing to do.

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to manage to finish or complete

gjøre , fullføre

When you’ve done that, you can start on this

We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.

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to perform an activity concerning something

vaske , rydde

I’ve still got to do the washing

We need to do the garden – it’s becoming overgrown.

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to be enough or suitable for a purpose

være nok , holde , passe , gjøre seg

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?

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to work at or study

arbeide med , ta seg av , studere

She’s doing sums

He’s at university doing science.

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to manage or prosper

greie seg , klare seg

How’s your wife doing?

My son is doing well at school.

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to put in order or arrange

ordne , sette i stand

She’s doing her hair.

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to act or behave

gjøre , handle , opptre

Why don’t you do as we do?

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to give or show

vise

The whole town gathered to do him honour.

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to cause

forårsake

What damage did the storm do?

It won’t do him any harm.

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to see everything and visit everything in

gjøre , bese

They tried to do London in four days.

do

noun

plural do’s

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an affair or a festivity, especially a party

tilstelning , fest

The school is having a do for Christmas.

do

(also justice / do justice to)

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to treat fairly or properly

yte (noen/noe) rettferdighet

It would not be doing him justice to call him lazy when he’s so ill.

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to fulfil/fulfill the highest possibilities of; to get the best results from; to show fully or fairly

vise seg fra sin beste side

I was so tired that I didn’t do myself justice in the exam.

A1,A2,B1,B2,A1,B2,A1,A1,A2,B1,C1,B1

Translations of do

in Chinese (Traditional)

用於疑問句／否定句, （與另一動詞連用構成疑問句和否定句，包括表示禁止的命令，有時因文體原因亦可用於肯定句）, （在用來確認資訊的疑問句中代替主要動詞）…

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