- do with
- do with vb tener que verit's nothing to do with me no tiene nada que ver conmigov + prep + o1) (benefit from) (with can, could)
that door could do with a coat of paint — no le vendría mal una mano de pintura a esa puerta
you could do with a change — te hace falta or te vendría bien un cambio
2) (expressing connection)to have/be something to do with something/somebody: I don't want to have anything to do with him/this business yo no quiero tener nada que ver con él/este asunto; what's that got to do with it? ¿y eso qué tiene que ver?; it's to do with your son se trata de su hijo; it's nothing to do with you! no es nada que te concierna or que te importe a ti; I've had nothing to do with my family for years — hace años que no tengo ningún contacto con mi familia
VI + PREP1) (=need)•
I could do with some help/a beer — no me vendría mal un poco de ayuda/una cervezawe could have done with you there — nos hiciste mucha falta
you could do with a bath — te vendría bien un baño
2) (=have connection with)•
it is to do with, "what did you want to see her about?" - "it's to do with her application" — -¿de qué querías hablarle? -es respecto a su solicitudit's nothing to do with me — no tiene nada que ver conmigo
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to have to do with — tener que ver conthat has nothing to do with you! — ¡eso no tiene nada que ver contigo!
what has that got to do with it? — ¿eso qué tiene que ver?
that has nothing to do with it! — ¡eso no tiene nada que ver!
I won't have anything to do with it/him — no quiero tener nada que ver con este asunto/con él, no quiero saber nada de este asunto/de él
3) *I can't be doing with pop music — tengo mejores cosas que hacer que escuchar música pop
I can't be doing with his finicky eating habits — no soporto sus manías a la hora de comer
* * *v + prep + o1) (benefit from) (with can, could)that door could do with a coat of paint — no le vendría mal una mano de pintura a esa puerta
you could do with a change — te hace falta or te vendría bien un cambio
2) (expressing connection)to have/be something to do with something/somebody: I don't want to have anything to do with him/this business yo no quiero tener nada que ver con él/este asunto; what's that got to do with it? ¿y eso qué tiene que ver?; it's to do with your son se trata de su hijo; it's nothing to do with you! no es nada que te concierna or que te importe a ti; I've had nothing to do with my family for years — hace años que no tengo ningún contacto con mi familia
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
