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I have cut and pasted from your website below. darse is the word I sought a translation for, but "to grow" (=crecer) is not it You may wish to attend to this. Thanks, Bruce Ratcliffe darse to grow Dictionary Conjugation Examples PhrasesNEW Video

Please post your concern to" feedback" , to the right of this page, - ray76, Jul 17, 2017

Welcome to SpanishDict, Bruce. - rac1, Jul 17, 2017

Answer 1

I am not sure why no one has posted the examples that include the sense of grow/thrive/ do well. Granted it is not the word I would put at top, but:

http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/darse

Esta variedad de lechuga se da en cualquier sitio.This lettuce variety can grow anywhere.

esa planta no se da en el sur that plant doesn't grow in the south;

los pepinos se dan bien en esta tierra cucumbers grow well on this land;

el cultivo se da bien este año the crop is doing well this year

Here is an easily findable example of the use on the internet, at a site that seems to be one where people would use proper Spanish, I am not including multiple other usages in this vein that I can find, unless someone needs more:

http://archivo.infojardin.com/tema/clima-atlantico-que-plantas-se-dan-bien-en-galicia.406118/

Clima atlántico: ¿qué plantas se dan bien en Galicia?

It would be very easy to put that as Atlantic climate: What plants grow well in Galicia?

Or do well, or thrive.

Situation or circumstance could make it applicable. - oledog, Jul 17, 2017

Great post, Bosque :) - FELIZ77, Jul 17, 2017

The OP was suggesting that particular SD definition was incorrect Bosque, which was why I didn't post it as proof of it being right :) Regardless, I agree with you totally. - jellonz, Jul 17, 2017

That is why I found it being used exactly the same way by a gardening site in Spain and posted it, in real life usage by someone in Spain, in the same context. :) - bosquederoble, Jul 17, 2017

Not criticising your posting of it Bosque, just responding to your query as to why nobody else had. I thought using the definition being questioned as proof of its correctness may prove ineffectual. Your real world example is good external proof. Cheers:) - jellonz, Jul 17, 2017

Oh I included them for those that said it was not used, but did not refute the specific examples. Yours, a positive comment did not need them, but I felt that anyone who would say no should say specifically that the given sentences we not valid in some w - bosquederoble, Jul 17, 2017

Gotcha Bosque. Cheers mate :) - jellonz, Jul 17, 2017

Answer 2

Pretty sure is an error. Never heard of that meaning.

Answer 3

I wouldn't immediately jump to the conclusion it is wrong. "Dar" is one of those verbs that has multiple meanings. Also consider "Darse" is a pronominal form of "Dar" and so potentially could be even further removed from the primary meaning for "dar."

Looking at it as a reflexive "to give to itself" I guess "to grow" is feasible. Regardless, a native speaker would need to confirm.

Answer 4

Some "darse" examples from my dictionary:

Voy a darme un respiro/baño. / I’m going to have a break/bath.

Se dio con la rodilla en la mesa. / He banged his knee on the table.

Se da mucho a su trabajo. / He is devoted to his work.

Se dio a la bebida. / He started drinking a lot.

Answer 5

Bosque is correct...the verb darse does have a meaning that includes to grow!

Here is an excerpt from the Oxford English / Spanish Dictionary under the entry for the Spanish verb: dar - darse. All verbs are listed under their original forms eg: dar, duchar not their pronominal forms darse, bañarse, etc...

? darse v pron Sentido I A (producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo wheat grows well in this area

I believe that the reason it can only be found under the verb darse but not under the English verb (to) grow is because it is not a direct translation of the verb to grow eg cultivar or producirse but an example of how native Spanish speakers use the verb darse.They use darse like producirse.

I hope this helps

Answer 6

I researched this backwards--I looked up "to grow" in my English/Spanish dictionary. Though there were MUCHOS SENTIDOS, "dar" or "darse" was nowhere among them.

Answer 7

Hello!

You are correct. Darse should be "to give in" not "to grow". I checked Oxford, Cambridge, Collins & wordreference. I hope the admin can look into this matter.

Regards!