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Do Without
/du wɪˈðaʊt/ , verb
To manage without something
Example of usage:
We had to do without electricity for a few hours.
Wordsets: C2
do without on other languages
| Languages | Translation | Transcription | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
Lithuanian | apsieiti | /ˈapsieɪ̯tɪ/ | Galiu apsieiti be savo telefono. |
Romanian | a se descurca | /a se desˈkurka/ | Pot să mă descurc fără telefonul meu. |
Dutch | doen zonder | /duːn ˈzɔndər/ | Ik kan doen zonder mijn telefoon. |
English (British) | do without | /dəʊ wɪˈðaʊt/ | I can do without my phone for a day. |
English (American) | do without | /du wɪˈðaʊt/ | We had to do without electricity for a few hours. |
French | faire sans | /fɛʁ sɑ̃/ | Je peux faire sans mon téléphone. |
Italian | fare a meno | /ˈfaːre a ˈmeːno/ | Posso fare a meno del mio telefono. |
Esperanto | fari sen | /ˈfaːri sɛn/ | Mi povas fari sen mia telefono. |
Portuguese (European) | fazer sem | /faˈzeɾ sɛ̃/ | Posso fazer sem o meu telefone. |
Spanish | hacer sin | /aˈθeɾ sin/ | Puedo hacer sin mi teléfono. |
Estonian | ilma hakkama | /ˈilma ˈhɑkːɑmɑ/ | Ma saan ilma telefonita hakkama. |
Slovenian | iti brez | /ˈiti bɾɛz/ | Lahko it brez svojega telefona. |
Latvian | iztikt | /ˈiztikt/ | Es varu iztikt bez sava telefona. |
Swedish | klara sig utan | /ˈklɑːra sɪɡ ˈuːtan/ | Jag kan klara mig utan min telefon. |
Norwegian | klare seg uten | /ˈklɑːrə sɛɡ ˈʉːtən/ | Jeg kan klare meg uten telefonet mitt. |
Danish | klare sig uden | /ˈklɑːʁə sɪɡ ˈuðən/ | Jeg kan klare mig uden min telefon. |
Hungarian | meglenni | /ˈmɛɡlɛnːi/ | Meg tudok lenni a telefonom nélkül. |
Czech | obejít se | /oˈbɛjiːt sɛ/ | Mohu se obejít bez svého telefonu. |
Polish | obejść się | /ˈɔbɛjɕ ˈɕɛ/ | Mogę obejść się bez swojego telefonu. |
Slovak | obísť sa | /oˈbiːsʲt͡sʲ sa/ | Môžem sa obísť bez svojho telefónu. |
German | ohne auskommen | /ˈoːnə ˈaʊsˌkɔmən/ | Ich kann ohne mein Handy auskommen. |
Croatian | proći bez | /ˈproːt͡ʃi bɛz/ | Mogu proći bez svog telefona. |
Finnish | tulla toimeen ilman | /ˈtulːɑ ˈtoimːeːn ˈilman/ | Voin tulla toimeen ilman puhelintani. |
Greek | τα βγάζω πέρα | /ta ˈvɣa̱zo ˈpeɾa/ | Μπορώ να τα βγάλω πέρα χωρίς το τηλέφωνό μου. |
Ukrainian | обійтися | /oˈbʲijtɪsʲa/ | Я можу обійтися без свого телефону. |
Bulgarian | правя без | /ˈpravyə bɛz/ | Мога да правя без телефона си. |