nos demos cuenta

we realize

nos demos cuenta

phrase

1. (subjunctive; first person plural)

a. we realize

Cuando nos demos cuenta de que no todos los problemas se solucionan con violencia, este barrio realmente prosperará.

When we realize that not all problems have to be solved with violence, this neighborhood will really thrive.

b. we realise (United Kingdom)

Don es un embaucador. Nos va a decir todo lo que queremos escuchar, y, antes de que nos demos cuenta, nos va a haber robado hasta el último centavo.

Don is a smooth operator. He's going to tell us everything we want to hear, and, before we realise it, he's going to have robbed us blind.

c. us to realize (used with "for")

Es importante que nos demos cuenta de que hay que tomar decisiones difíciles si queremos salvar a la compañía.

It's important for us to realize that we need to make difficult decisions if we want to save the company.

d. us to realise (used with "for") (United Kingdom)

Ya es hora de que nos demos cuenta de que si no reducimos la cantidad de combustibles fósiles que consumimos, vamos a terminar con el planeta.

It's high time for us to realise that if we don't reduce the amount of fossil fuels that we consume, we're going to destroy this planet.