entregar
transitive verb
1 (dar) [+impreso, documento, trabajo] to hand in; give in; submit (formal) (en mano) (gen) to hand over; [+regalo] to give
hay que entregar la redacción mañana the essay has to be handed in o given in tomorrow
el proyecto se entregará a la comisión para que lo estudie the plan will be put before the commission for them to study; entregó su alma a Dios he departed this life
entregarlas (Chile) to kick the bucket (muy_familiar)
me entregó la carta esta mañana she gave me the letter this morning; she handed over the letter to me this morning
[+premio, cheque] to present hoy entregan los premios they are presenting the awards today; the awards ceremony is today
2 (distribuir) (gen) to give out; [+correo, pedido] to deliver
mañana entregaremos las notas del examen we'll give out the exam marks tomorrow
entregamos sus pedidos al día siguiente next day delivery
para entregar a (Com) (en envíos) for the attention of
3 (ceder) [+poderes, botín, rehenes] to hand over; [+armas, país] to hand over; surrender
entregaron las joyas a la policía they handed over the jewels to the police; el enemigo acabó por entregar las armas the enemy finally handed over o surrendered their weapons
el juez entregó la custodia del niño a su abuela the judge gave o awarded o granted custody of the boy to his grandmother
pronominal verb
entregarse1 (rendirse) to give o.s. up; surrender
los secuestradores se entregaron a la policía the hijackers gave themselves up o surrendered to the police
2 (dejarse dominar)
entregarse a [+sueño, tentación] to succumb to; se entregó a la desesperación she gave in to despair
entregarse a la bebida to take to drink
3 (dedicarse)
entregarse a algo to devote o.s. to sth; se ha entregado por completo al cuidado de su padre she has devoted herself entirely to looking after her father
todas las noches me entrego a la lectura de la Biblia I devote all my evenings to reading the Bible; entregarse a algn (sexualmente) to give o.s. to sb
me entregué a ella sin condiciones I gave her my unconditional love