dar un trago

to give a drink

dar un trago(dahr oon trah-goh)

transitive verb phrase

1. (to give a beverage)

a. to give a drink

Dile al bartender que te dé un trago y que lo ponga en mi cuenta.

Tell the bartender to give you a drink and put it on my tab.

2. (to give a gulp)

a. to give a drink

Paco me dio un trago de su whisky. Tiene un intenso sabor ahumado.

Paco gave me a drink of his whiskey. It has an intense, smoky flavor.

b. to give a sip

Dame un trago de tu agua, por favor. Me estoy muriendo de sed.

Give me a sip of your water, please. I'm parched.

c. to give a swig

El capitán le dio al joven artillero un trago de su botella de ron.

The captain gave the young gunner a swig of his rum bottle.

d. to give a shot (alcohol)

¡Es su cumpleaños, Felipe! ¡Dale un shot de tequila y comencemos esta fiesta!

It's his birthday, Felipe! Give him a shot of tequila and let's get this party started!

3. (to take a gulp)

a. to take a drink

Dale un trago a esto. Te va a ayudar a sentirte mejor.

Take a drink of this. It will help you feel better.

b. to take a sip

Le di un trago a la limonada y enseguida noté que estaba muy dulce.

I took a sip of the lemonade and I immediately noticed it was too sweet.

c. to take a shot (alcohol)

Carla le dio un trago a la botella de mescal, pero no tomó más nada en toda la noche.

Carla took a shot from the bottle of mezcal, but she didn't drink anything else during the whole night.

d. to pull

Si Frank le sigue dando tragos a la botella todos los días, su salud va a empeorar.

If Frank keeps pulling at the bottle every day, his health is going to go downhill.