darse

to yield oneself

verb

darse [dar’-say]
verb reflexive
1To yield, to cease resistance, to give in.
  • Darse a -> with noun or infinitive, to execute quickly or repeatedly the action of the verb
2To give oneself up to virtue or vice.
3Darse a la vela.
4to surrender at discretion, in hunting (pájaros), to halt fatigued. (Military)
5To concern, to interest.
  • Darse por vencido -> to surrender
  • Me doy por vencido -> I give it up
  • Darse las manos -> to shake hands
  • Darse maña -> to manage one’s affairs in an able manner; to contrive
  • Darse prisa -> to make haste, to hasten, to accelerate
  • Darse una panzada -> (Coll.) to be fed to satiety and sickness
  • Darse una vuelta -> to scrutinize one’s own conduct, to find out one’s own faults
  • Si se da el caso -> if that happens
  • El cultivo se da bien este año -> the crop is coming on well this year
  • Darse por perdido -> to give oneself up for lost
  • Se le dan muy bien las matemáticas -> she’s pretty good at maths
  • Dársela a uno -> to fool somebody
(Naut.) to set sail.

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