dar a conocer

Question

I recently read a sentence that included the phrase 'dar a conocer':

.... para que le diera a conocer a Daniel .....

is it something like 'impart'?

Edited the title to make it easier to find in the future :) - Izanoni1, Nov 20, 2010

Gracias Iza :) - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 20, 2010

Answer 1

Hi, MC!

It is"dar a conocer", isn't it ? "dar de conocer" sounds very strange.

It's is to "make know", "to communicate", to" inform", to "publish or" to "show" an information to others. I think that it's similar to impart.

... para que le diera a conocer a Daniel; for presenting, introducing David to someone.

Examples:

Las encuestas dan a conocer la opinión de los españoles acerca de la política.

Quiero dar a conocer los resultados de mi trabajo a todo el mundo.

David no se da a conocer con facilidad, es muy tímido. Una vez lo conozcas, descubrirás que es una persona fantástica.

Answer 2

dar a conocer=

hacer público algo

example:

Hay que dar a conocer este suceso.

darse a conocer=

mostrarse una persona para que se sepa de ella

example:

Se dio a conocer en el momento menos pensado.

Answer 3

Thanks for the reference Quentin and yes it was definitely 'dar a conocer' not 'de'.

Answer 4

Are you sure it's dar de conocer? because I now dar a conocer is 'to introduce oneself'.

Answer 5

the first thing that comes to mind is to make known-dar a conocer

Answer 6

dar a concer