I will be giving

Future progressiveconjugation ofgive.There are other translations for this conjugation.

give

dar

la elasticidad

give(

gihv

)

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (to hand)

a. dar

Give me the sugar, please.Dame el azúcar, por favor.

2. (to gift)

a. dar

What are you going to give your father on his birthday?¿Qué le vas a dar a tu padre en su cumpleaños?

b. regalar

Santa Claus gave me a bike.Papá Noel me regaló una bici.

c. obsequiar

They gave us slippers at the hotel.Nos obsequiaron pantuflas en el hotel.

d. otorgar (formal)

Nelson Mandela was given the Nobel Prize.A Nelson Mandela le otorgaron el Premio Nobel.

3. (to provide)

a. dar

You've given me a really good idea.Me has dado una buenísima idea.

4. (to cause)

a. dar

Just talking about it gives me goosebumps.Solo con hablar de ello me dan escalofríos.

5. (to pay)

a. dar

The insurance gave me enough to cover the cost of a new tire.El seguro me dio suficiente para cubrir el costo de una llanta nueva.

6. (to introduce)

a. presentar

So without further ado, I give you the new Miss America.Sin más dilación, les presento a la nueva Miss América.

7. (to state)

a. dar

Can you give me the exact term?¿Puedes darme el término exacto?

8. (to provide as entertainment)

a. dar

I normally give a party at my house to celebrate spring.Normalmente doy una fiesta en mi casa para celebrar la primavera.

9. (to donate)

a. donar

Do you think it would be good to give these old plates to the shelter?¿Crees que sería bueno donar estos platos viejos al refugio?

10. (to pass along)

a. dar

I’m going to give you the same advice my dad gave me when I got married.Te voy a dar el mismo consejo que me dio mi papá cuando me casé.

11. (to dedicate)

a. dar

The activist gave her life to the protection of endangered species.La activista dio la vida por la protección de las especias en peligro de extinción.

12. (to sacrifice)

a. dar

The soldier gave his life to protect the country he loved.El soldado dio la vida para proteger el país que amaba.

13. (to offer)

a. dar

Will you give me your hand to steady myself?¿Me das la mano para sujetarme?

14. (to grant)

a. dar

Dad gave me permission to drive his car.Papá me dio permiso para conducir su coche.

15. (to produce)

a. dar

Our new cow gives a lot of milk.Nuestra vaca nueva da mucha leche.

This wool blanket gives a lot of heat.Esta cobija de lana da mucho calor.

16. (to care)

a. importar

I don't give a darn about baseball.Me importa un bledo el béisbol.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

17. (to collapse)

a. hundirse

The ceiling gave under the bombardment.El tejado se hundió a causa del bombardeo.

b. ceder

The floor gave because the wood was rotten.Cedió el piso porque la madera estaba podrida.

18. (to donate)

a. donar

We invite you to give so that these children have warm coats.Le invitamos a donar para que estos niños tengan abrigos calientes.

19. (to yield to a force)

a. ceder

She’s never going to give; you’d better stop asking.Nunca va a ceder; mejor deja de preguntarle.

b. dar de sí

The shoes gave after a few weeks, but they were still tight.Los zapatos dieron de sí después de unas semanas, pero todavía me apretaban.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

20. (flexibility)

a. la elasticidad

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

These pants don't have much give.Este pantalón no tiene mucha elasticidad.

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