dar ganas
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dar ganas(
dahr
gah
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nahs
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. to feel like
Hacía tanto calor que a Pedro le dieron ganas de helado.It was so hot that Pedro felt like an ice cream.
b. to want
"¡Qué estúpido eres!" dijo mi hermano. No podía abofetearlo, pero me daban muchas ganas."You're so stupid!" said my brother. I couldn't slap him, but I really wanted to.
c. to feel the need
Si te dan ganas de echarte una siesta, que sea corta, de no más de veinte minutos.If you feel the need to take a nap, make it short, no longer than twenty minutes.
d. to feel the urge to (followed by an infinitive)
A veces me dan ganas de gritar algún insulto en los peores momentos, como una reunión o en mitad de una misa.Sometimes I feel the urge to yell something offensive at the worst possible times, like in a meeting or in the middle of a church service.
e. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
No puedo ver otra vez el video de los niños hambrientos. Me dan ganas de llorar.I can't watch the video of the starving children again. It makes me want to cry.
A uno de los niños le dieron ganas de orinar y hubo que parar a un lado de la carretera.One of the kids really had to pee, and we had to stop by the side of the road.
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