dar
dar
transitive verb
1. to give (entregar, otorgar); to give, to provide with (proporcionar); to deal (naipes)
- dar algo a alguien -> to give something to somebody, to give somebody something
- se lo di a mi hermano -> I gave it to my brother
2. to give, to produce (producir); to bear (frutos, flores); to yield (beneficios, intereses)
- la salsa le da un sabor muy bueno -> the sauce gives it a very pleasant taste, the sauce makes it taste very nice
3. to have, to hold (fiesta, cena)
- dar una cena en honor de alguien -> to hold o give a dinner in someone's honor
4. to turn o switch on (luz, agua, gas) (encender); to connect (suministrar por primera vez); to turn back on (suministrar tras un corte)
5. to show (Cine, Teatro & TV); to give (concierto, interpretación)
- dan una película del oeste -> they're showing a western, there's a western on
6. to show (mostrar)
- dar muestras de sensatez -> to show good sense
7. (untar con, aplicar)
- dar barniz a una silla -> to varnish a chair
8. to teach (enseñar)
- dar inglés/historia -> to teach English/history
9. (provocar)
- le dio un infarto -> he had a heart attack
- me da vergüenza/pena -> it makes me ashamed/sad
- me da risa -> it makes me laugh
- me da miedo -> it frightens me
- si no se calla me va a dar algo (informal) -> if he doesn't shut up soon, I'll go mad
- si sigues trabajando así te va a dar algo (informal) -> you can't go on working like that
10. (expresa acción)
- dar un grito -> to give a cry
- dar un vistazo a -> to have a look at
- darle un golpe/una puñalada a alguien -> to hit/stab somebody
- voy a dar un paseo -> I'm going (to go) for a walk
11. (considerar)
- dar algo por -> to consider something as
- eso lo doy por hecho -> I take that for granted
- dar a alguien por muerto -> to give somebody up for dead
12. (expresiones)
- donde las dan las toman -> you get what you deserve
- el reloj dio las doce -> the clock struck twelve
- dar el día a alguien (informal) -> to ruin somebody's day (for them) (peninsular Spanish)
- es tan pesado que me dio la tarde -> he's so boring that he ruined the afternoon for me
- no dar una -> to get everything wrong
intransitive verb
13. to deal (repartir) (en naipes)
14. to strike (horas)
- dieron las tres en el reloj -> three o'clock struck
15. (golpear)
- le dieron en la cabeza -> they hit him on the head
- la piedra dio contra el cristal -> the stone hit the window
- como no te portes bien, te voy a dar -> if you don't behave, I'll smack you
also:
- dar a -> to turn; (accionar)(llave de paso) to press (botón, timbre)
also:
- dar a -> to look out onto, to overlook; (estar orientado)(sujeto: ventana, balcón) to lead to; (sujeto: pasillo, puerta) to face (sujeto: casa, fachada)
16. (encontrar)
- dar con algo/alguien -> to find something/somebody
- he dado con la solución -> I've hit upon the solution
17. (proporcionar)
- dar de beber a alguien -> to give somebody something to drink
- da de mamar a su hijo -> she breast-feeds her son
18. (ser suficiente)
- dar para -> to be enough for
19. (motivar)
- dar que hablar -> to set people talking
- aquello me dio que pensar -> that made me think
20. (expresa repetición)
- le dieron de palos -> they beat him repeatedly with a stick
21. (tomar costumbre)
- darle a uno por hacer algo -> to get it into one's head to do something
- le ha dado por la gimnasia -> she's taken it into her head to start gymnastics
22. (expresiones)
- dar de sí -> to give, to stretch (ropa, calzado)
- no dar más de sí o para más -> not to be up to much any more (persona, animal)
darse
pronomial verb1. to occur, to happen (suceder)
- se da pocas veces -> it rarely happens
- se dio la circunstancia de que… -> it so happened that…
2. (entregarse)
- darse a la bebida -> to take to drink
3. (golpearse)
- darse contra o con -> to hit
- se dieron contra una farola -> they crashed into o hit a lamppost
4. (tener aptitud)
- se me da bien/mal el latín -> I'm good/bad at Latin
5. (considerarse)
- darse por -> to consider oneself (to be)
- darse por vencido -> to give in
6. (expresiones) (informal)
- dársela a alguien -> to take somebody in (engañar) (peninsular Spanish)
- se las da de intelectual/elegante -> he fancies himself as an intellectual/a dandy (informal)
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dar [dar]
article & verb transitive & verb neuter
1. To give.
2. To give, to supply, to minister, to afford.
3. To minister, to give medicines, to administer a remedy.
4. To give, to deliver, to confer, to bestow.
5. To consign, to give to another in a formal manner.
6. To hit, to strike, to beat, to knock.
7. To give, to impart, to extend, to communicate.
8. To suppose erroneously.
9. To consider an affair as concluded.
10. To give, to allow, to grant a position, to coincide in opinion.
11. To persist obstinately in doing a thing.
12. To appoint.
13. To sacrifice.
14. To be situated, to look toward.
15. With creer, imaginar, and analogous verbs, to simply execute the action implied.
- Dar contra alguna cosa -> to hit against
- Dar crédito -> a) to accredit, to believe. b) to trust, to sell on trust
- Dar cuenta de -> to account
- Dar de comer -> to feed
- Dar de -> to fall in the manner shown by the noun
- Dar en -> to engage, bind oneself, persist in
- Dar bien -> to have good fortune
- Dar consigo -> to cause to fall, to throw down, to stop
- Dar en el blanco -> to hit the mark
- Dar fiado -> to give credit
- Dar que hacer -> to give trouble
- Dar licencia -> to give leave
- Dar memorias -> to give one's respects
- Dar razón -> to inform, to give an account of anything
- Dar prestado -> to lend
- Dar que reír -> to set laughing
- Dar que Ilorar -> to fall crying
- Mi ventana da al campo -> my window overlooks the field
- Dar de traste -> (Naut.) to run aground
- Dar al traste -> to give up a thing, an undertaking; to lose, to destroy
- Dar largas -> to prolong an affair
- Dar que decir -> to give occasion to censure
- Dar de barato -> to allow it for peace' sake
- Dar fuego -> (Naut.) to bream a ship
- Dar calda -> to heat the iron
- Dar con uno -> to meet a person one is looking out for
- Dar de comer al diablo -> to wrangle, to quarrel; literally, to prepare food for the devil
- Dar de sí -> to stretch
- Dar el sí, to grant anything; to consent to marry a person. Dar fiado -> or fianza, to find bail, to give security
- Dar guerra -> to wage war; to torment; to be very troublesome
- Dar la cara, to go to the defence of someone. Da -> or echar luz, to recover health
- Dar margen -> to occasion, to cause, to give opportunity
- Dar la enhorabuena -> to rejoice in another's happiness, to congratulate
- Dar la paz -> to give an embrace, to give an image to be kissed as a token of peace and fraternity
- Dar los días -> to congratulate one on his birthday
- Dar los buenos días -> to wish good day
- Dar madrugón -> to get up early
- Dar mal rato -> to give uneasiness
- Dar parte -> to share with
- Dar puerta y silla -> to invite a person to come in and sit down
- Dar señal -> to give earnest money, in token that a bargain is ratified
- Dar tras uno -> to persecute one
- Dar vez -> to give one his turn
- Dar voces -> to call, cry, or scream
- Dar vuelco a un coche -> to overturn a car
- Dar golpe alguna cosa -> to be surprised or struck with the beauty or rarity of a thing
- Dar de mano -> to depreciate or despise
- Dar a luz -> a) to be delivered of a child
- Dar de baja -> to dismiss from the army
- No dar pie -> ni patada, to take no trouble to gain an end
- Dar entre ceja y ceja -> to strike between the eyes; to make an unpleasant announcement
- Dar pie con bola -> to guess rightly
- Dar el pésame -> to express condolence
- Dado que -> supposing that
- Lo que cada uno cada puede dar de sí -> what each one can contribute
- Dan un 7 por 100 de interés -> they yield 7% interest
- Le dio un fuerte dolor de costado -> he felt a sharp pain in his side
- El reloj dio las 3 -> the clock struck 3. Lo podemos dar por terminado, we shall be able to consider it finished
- Le ha dado por no venir a clase -> he has begun to cut classes
- Han dado en llamarie Boko -> they've taken to calling him Boko
14. To explain, to elucidate. to print, to publish..., granted that ... (argumentos).
Verb conjugation
| Infinitive: | dar | ||||
| gerundio: | dando | ||||
| participio pasado: | dado | ||||
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
| Yo Tú Ella/Él/Usted Nosotros Vosotros Ellos/Ustedes | doy das da damos dais dan | di diste dio dimos disteis dieron | daba dabas daba dábamos dabais daban | daré darás dará daremos daréis darán | dé des dé demos deis den |
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