El Verbo "Dar" Flashcards
to give, to donate
dar (donar)
to give, to hand over, to pass over
dar (acercar)
to throw, to hold, to organise
dar (celebrar, ofrecer)
e.j. el colegio dio la tradicional fiesta de fin de curso
to teach, to give
dar (enseñar)
e.j. ese profesor da matemáticas
to produce, to bear
dar (dar fruto)
e.j. el nogal da nueces
to give up, to surrender, to yield
darse (rendirse)
e.j. ¡Me doy! Tú ganas.
to be very good, excellent, the best
a todo dar [Col.Mx.]
e.j. eres una amiga a todo dar
to make someone happy
dar a alguien gusto algo
to publish, to make public
dar a conocer (hacer público)
to make understood, to explain
dar a entender
to give birth
dar a luz (alumbrar un bebé)
to cope/deal with, to keep up with
dar abasto
to give access to, to provide access to
dar acceso a algo
to give heartburn
dar acidez
to put an end to, to finish off something
dar al traste con algo (estropear algo)
to shriek
dar alaridos
to catch up with
dar alcance (atrapar, llegar a su posición)
to fie something as a guarantee
dar algo en prenda
to take something for granted (CHECK)
dar algo por descontado
to take something as given
dar algo por hecho
to consider something as settled
dar algo por sentado
to consider something as seen
dar algo por visto
to assign someone a surname
dar apellido a alguien
to give support to
dar apoya a
to feel uncomfortable, to feel embarrassed
dar apuro
to start
dar arranque a
dar comienzo a
dar curso a
dar inicio a
to put something to good use
dar buen uso a algo
to give room to, to give space to
dar cabida a
to reject, to brush-off
dar calabaza/calabazas [Col.] (rechazar un pretendiente)
e.j. Le pidió ser su novia y ella le dio calabazas
to provide head
dar calor
to get a move on, to hurry up
dar caña
to give carte blanche, to give complete freedom
dar carta blanca
to cause jealousy
dar celos
to annoy the hell out of [Col.]
dar cien patadas [Col.]
e.j. Me da cien patadas tener que ir al cumpleaños de ese impresentable
to make an appointment
dar cita
to teach a private class (tutorials)
dar clases particulares
to such up to someone
dar coba
to provide shelter
dar cobijo
to provide colour
dar color
to produce as a result
dar como resultado
to find something
dar con algo
to find someone, to end up with someone
dar con alguien
to build trust, to generate trust, to produce confidence
dar confianza
to give more importance to
dar contenido a
to feel awkward
dar corte
e.j. me da corte pedir preservativos en la farmacia
to feel funny, to feel strange, to feel weird
dar cosa
to credit, to believe
dar crédito (creerse algo)
e.j. No doy crédito a lo que me estás contando
to give anything for
dar cualquier cosa por, dar lo que fuera por
to make short work of
dar cuenta de (terminar)
e.j. Los niños dieron cuenta de la tarta en un santiamén
to account for something
dar cuenta de algo
to be held accountable for your actions
dar cuenta de sus actos
to wind up someone
dar cuerda a alguien
to give shape to
dar cuerpo a
dar forma a
to comply with something
dar cumplimiento a algo
to discharge
dar de alta (autorización de salida de hospital)
e.j. El enfermo fue dado de alta tres días después de la intervención quirúrgica.
dar de baja
to withdraw from a course, to unregister
to feed
dar de comer
to consider completed
dar de llemo
to breastfeed
dar de mamar
to give people something to talk about, to make people talk
dar de qué hablar
to go a long way, to stretch (clothing) (CHECK)
dar de sí
to set your teeth on edge, to make cringe
dar dentera
to give directions, to give instructions
dar direcciones
to hit something hard
dar duro a algo
to spin
dar efecto en un lanzamiento
to give up, to allow oneself to be persuaded
dar el brazo a torcer
to slave away, to work one’s arse off
dar el callo [Col.Slightly Vulgar] (esforzarse al máximo)
e.j. Al principio no quería colaborar pero finalmente dio el callo y trabajó mucho.
to stick out like a sore thumb, to make an exhibition of oneself
dar el cante (desentonar, ser inapropiado)
e.j. si te pones ese vestido vas a dar el cante
to squeal on
dar el cante
e.j. los ladrones huyeron antes de que llegara la policía porque alguien les dio el cante
to boot out, to kick out, (to kill [Col.])
dar el pasaporte
e.j. en la Guerra Civil te podían dar el pasaporte por cualquier cosa
to give condolences in the name of
dar el pésame en nombre de
to take the first step
dar el primer paso
to take the plunge
dar el salto
to give up for adoption
dar en adopción
to hit the bulls-eye
dar en el blanco
to hit the nail on the head
dar en el clavo
to cause envy
dar envidia
to make a mistake
dar error
to give hope
dar esperanza
to make excuses
dar excusas
to offer explanations
dar explicaciones
to testify to
dar fe de algo (atestiguar)
e.j. tengo que dar fe de lo que pasó ante el juez
to set a date, to provide a date
dar fecha
to produce laziness, to be lazy, to feel lazy
dar flojera
to not feel like (CHECK)
dar flojera algo
to bear fruit, to produce results, to yield benefits
dar fruto, dar algo sus frutos
to feel like
dar ganas de
to trick, rip off, swindle, cheat
dar gato por liebre (estafar)
to shout for joy
dar gritos de júbilo
to feel happy, to feel pleased
dar gusto
