dar tregua
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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "to call a truce" and is often used in negative statements.
dar tregua(
dahr
treh
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gwah
)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.).
1. (idiom) (to allow some rest)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to let up
El incendio forestal no daba tregua. Los bomberos trabajaban día y noche.The forest fire wouldn't let up. The firefighters worked day and night.
b. to ease up
Hacia las dos de la tarde, la nevada comenzó a dar un poco de tregua. A las tres salió el sol.Around two in the afternoon, the snow began to ease up a little. At three, the sun came out.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
2. (idiom) (to allow someone to rest)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to give respite
Amelia tomaba analgésicos prácticamente a diario. El dolor no le daba tregua.Amelia took painkillers almost every day. Pain gave her no respite.
b. to give a break
Tomás le dio tregua a Montse durante un tiempo, pero a la vuelta de las vacaciones de verano volvió a llamarla una y otra vez.Tomas gave Montse a break for a time, but after the summer vacation he began calling her time and again.
c. to stop nagging
Mi mamá no me da tregua. Todos los días me recuerda que tengo que buscarme un empleo.My mom won't stop nagging me. Every day she reminds me I have to find myself a job.
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
En aquella época yo atravesaba una mala racha. Las preocupaciones no me daban tregua.I was going through a bad patch back then. I was nagged by constant worries.
Las migrañas de Malena no le daban tregua.Malena's migraines went on without respite.
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