Definition von i-don im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- Don
- River in European Russia, flowing 1200 mile to the Sea of Azov. Called Tanais in classical sources
- Don
- River in Scotland, flowing 62 mile to the North Sea
- Don
- A diminutive of the male given name Donald or Gordon
- Don Juan
- A man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
James has three girlfriends; he's a real Don Juan.
- Don Juans
- plural form of Don Juan
- I don't eat fish
- Indicates that the speaker does not eat fish
- I don't eat meat
- Indicates that the speaker does not eat meat
- I don't eat pork
- Indicates that the speaker does not eat pork
- I don't know
- This entry exists in order to provide translations and derivatives
- I don't speak American Sign Language
- Indicates that the speaker is unable to speak the American Sign Language
- I don't speak Azerbaijani
- I don't speak Azeri
- I don't speak Azeri
- Indicates that the speaker is unable to speak the Azeri language
- I don't speak Catalan
- Indicates that the speaker is unable to speak the Catalan language
- I don't speak English
- Indicates that the speaker is unable to speak the English language
- I don't speak Indonesian
- Indicates that the speaker is unable to speak the Indonesian language
- I don't speak Persian
- Indicates that the speaker is unable to speak the Persian language
- I don't speak Russian
- Indicates that the speaker is unable to speak the Russian language
- I don't think
- used after a statement to indicate an emphatic or ironic negative
There's lots of good things to watch on the telly tonight - I don't think!.
- I don't think so
- No (used to refuse or decline something proposed)
Go out with you? Huh, I don't think so, sweetheart!.
- I don't think so
- I think that what has just been said is untrue, but I am not completely sure
Is this the right place to catch the bus? — I don't think so.
- I don't understand
- Indicates that the speaker is not understanding the current subject or situation
- Lord willing and the creek don't rise
- Barring unforeseen circumstances
Lord willing and the creek don't rise, we'll have that new barn finished in time for the harvest.
- clothes don't make the man
- An aphorism meaning that you cannot judge a person solely by his appearance. Usually pertains to men
- do's and don'ts
- A set of rules or guidelines that one has to follow in a particular situation
- don
- A mafia boss
- don
- To put on (clothes)
- don
- A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge
- don'
- Eye dialect spelling of don't
- don't
- Something that must not be done
- don't
- Used before an emphatic negative subject
Don’t nobody care.
- don't
- Contraction of does not
I sure hope the road don’t come to own me.
- don't
- Contraction of do not
Don't Stand, Don't stand so, Don't stand so close to me.
- don't ask, don't tell
- Canada's policy on anyone leaving the United States during the Vietnam War in order to avoid the military draft
- don't ask, don't tell
- A US military policy governing homosexuality and bisexuality in the military. Basically, any enlistee who is a homosexual cannot divulge this information, on or off duty, while in the military
- don't ask, don't tell, don't harass, don't pursue
- The full name of the U.S. Military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy concerning the service of homosexuals in the military as defined in
- don't be penny wise and pound foolish
- Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere
- don't be penny wise and pound foolish
- Don't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts
- don't call us, we'll call you
- A stereotypical request from a hiring organisation to a potential candidate, suggesting that the candidate will not be hired
- don't cha
- Alternative spelling of don'tcha
- don't count your chickens before they're hatched
- You should not count on something before it happens
- don't cry over spilled milk
- Alternative spelling of don't cry over spilt milk
- don't cry over spilt milk
- It is no use worrying about unfortunate events which have already happened and which cannot be changed
- don't do anything I wouldn't do
- A phrase, often used jocularly, to give vague advice upon parting
- don't drive faster than your guardian angel can fly
- Driving (a vehicle) very fast is a dangerous act
- don't drop the soap
- Used as a mockery to someone who is about to be or should be confined in prison
- don't get me started
- What one states when one has a large amount of things to say (often negative) about the subject currently being discussed
Don't get me started on why I can't stand her.
- don't give up your day job
- Used to criticise a person's talent (especially musical, singing or acting,) implying that they could not earn a living from it without other regular employment
- don't go there
- Don't start talking about that
My sista was all talkin' 'bout her new buff boyfriend, and I was like, Don't go there, sista!.
- don't hold your breath
- "Don't wait." Said cynically to suggest that what has just been mentioned to is unlikely to happen soon or at all
The government says it's going to introduce free meals for all schoolchildren. — Huh, don't hold your breath.
- don't knock yourself out
- Don't overexert yourself (in doing something that does not require much effort)
I'll get round to it soonish. — Well, don't knock yourself out!.
- don't let the bedbugs bite
- Used to wish a person a good night's sleep
- don't let the door hit you on the way out
- Used to indicate that one is glad to see someone leaving
- don't look a gift horse in the mouth
- Do not unappreciatively question a gift or handout too closely
- don't look at me
- A response indicating that one is not willing or able to perform a task
B: Don't look at me, I don't know anything about grammar.
- don't make me laugh
- Used to express that one cannot take a suggestion seriously
Carney Blake? Don't make me laugh. Rose chuckled, his hand still extended for payment. He's been down drunk all summer. He'll be lucky if he doesn't shoot himself..
- don't mention it
- A very polite way of expressing that idea that something is too trivial to warrant thanks
Thank you for doing that. - Don't mention it.
- don't mind if I do
- Used to express acceptance of something offered to the speaker
Would you like a biscuit? ― Don't mind if I do!.
- don't pass go
- To say that somebody is not do anything without receiving further instructions
Don't come back, don't see Taylor, don't pass Go. Don't do anything in this town again, Miss Grey, ever.
- don't pass go
- To say that somebody is obliged to do something without question
As usual, this information was imparted to me with a blank stare, and dumped in my lap with an expression that said, Don't pass Go, don't collect 200 dollars, go straight to jail!.
- don't put all your eggs in one basket
- Don't dedicate all your resources into one thing
- don't quit your day job
- Alternative form of don't give up your day job
- don't shit where you eat
- Refers the principle that one shouldn't cause problems in a place or situation that one finds oneself in often, as one will be negatively affected by these problems
- don't shoot the messenger
- The bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news
- don't take any wooden nickels
- Do not permit yourself be cheated or duped; do not be naive
H. T. Webster's comic strip, The Timid Soul, in the Oakland Tribune of September 10, 1950 used the tendency to repeat worn phrases as the subject for the hero's good intentions. The following are recorded: . . . Don't take any wooden nickels.
- don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs
- Don't presume to give advice to those who are more experienced
- don'tcha
- Eye dialect spelling of don't you
What's the matter? Don'tcha believe me?.
- don'ts
- plural form of don't
Playing by don’ts won’t get the job done.
- if it ain't broke, don't fix it
- Leave something alone; avoid correcting, fixing, or improving what is already sufficient, as it could end up being detrimental
I know it's an ugly looking antenna, but you know what they say: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
- real men don't eat quiche
- The stereotypical man does not do things that are considered effeminate, as to do so would imply they are effeminate
- say it, don't spray it
- Used to remind someone not to release any saliva while talking
Toshiaki, this three year-old who I babysit, always spits on me when talking. I know he doesn't mean it, but telling him say it, don't spray it just doesn't work.
- two wrongs don't make a right
- A wrongful action is not a morally appropriate way to correct or cancel a previous wrongful action
Late in the fight, Roger told me Zab was going to do something dirty, and he did it, Mayweather said after the fight. I didn't return it, because two wrongs don't make a right..
- where the sun don't shine
- Up or in the anus
You can take your unsolicited advice and stick it where the sun don't shine.
- you don't dip your pen in company ink
- One should avoid romantic relationships in the workplace
It wasn't money that attracted his current wife, Madeleine Deininger, who started working for Ravenswood in 1985. . . . We had the policy that you don't dip your pen in company ink. We stayed good friends for a long time, Peterson says.
- you don't dip your pen in the company inkwell
- Alternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink
- you don't dip your pen in the company's ink
- Alternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink
- you don't dip your pen in the inkwell
- Alternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink
- you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
- You don't need an expert to tell you what you already know
- you don't say
- really?; no kidding!; is that so?
Hey, guess what? There's a country called Brazil! You don't say..
- don't
- {f} contraction used with a pronoun in a question (i.e. Don't we look nice?); no!, command prohibiting something (i.e. Don't touch)
- don't
- {i} prohibition, something which is not allowed
- don't
- Don't is the usual spoken form of `do not'
- don't know whether to eat it or rub it on
- (deyim) do not know what to do with something
- don't turn a blind eye to what's happening
- (deyim) don't ignore something and pretend you do not see it
- don
- {n} a Spanish title for a gentleman
- don
- {v} to put on, invest with, dress
- Don't sweat it
- (deyim) Do not worry about it! You can't saw sawdust!
If you did your best but didn't win a medal, don't sweat it.
- If it ain't broke, don't fix it
- (Atasözü) If there is no evidence of a real problem, and fixing the "problem" would not effectively improve Wikipedia, then don't waste time and energy (yours or anybody else's) trying to fix it
- Oil and water don't mix
- (Atasözü) If you add oil to water, the oil tries to stay separate. This proverb is a way of saying that certain people or characteristics do not go together
- don quijote
- See: don quixote
- don't bullshit a bullshitter
- (deyim) A warning given when someone tries to talk around someone on a certain subject, but the person is very familiar with the subject matter
- don't give a shit
- "Don't give a shit" is slang for "don't care"
- i don't give a shit
- (Slang) I don't care
- Don't Know Don't Care
- I'm not sure and I am not interested, DNDC
