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Expressions with "dar" Flashcards

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1
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to think something over

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dar vueltas a

  • Ya no le des más vueltas al asunto.
  • Don’t think this over anymore.
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to pose as; to claim to be

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dárselas de

  • Roberto se las da de guapo.
  • Roberto claims to be handsome.
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to shout

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dar voces

  • Pudimos llegar donde estaba ya que dio voces desde abajo.
  • We could get to where she was since she shouted from down under.
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to destroy; to spoil

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dar al traste con

  • Ese nuevo presidente dio al trasto con el gobierno.
  • That new president spoiled the government.
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to hurry

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darse prisa

  • Tienes que darte prisa si quieres llegar a tiempo.
  • You have to hurry if you want to make it on time.
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to give free rein to

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dar rienda suelta a

  • Jenny se aguantó un tiempo pero ayer dio rienda suelta a sus lágrimas.
  • Jenny held it for a while but yesterday she gave free rein to her tears.
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to give up

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darse por vencido

  • Él puede estar muy cansado pero no se da por vencido.
  • He can be very tired but he won’t give up.
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to give regards to

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dar recuerdos a

  • Dale mis recuerdos a tus niños.
  • Give my regards to your children.
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9
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to consider oneself

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darse por + past participle

  • Vuestro jefe se dio por importante ante los empleados.
  • Your boss considered himself as important before the employees.
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to agree with

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dar la razón

  • Mi papá siempre le da la razón a mi hermana mayor.
  • My dad always agrees with my oldest sister.
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to shake hands

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darse la mano

  • Al terminar el partido tienen que darse la mano.
  • At the end of the match you have to shake hands.
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to give account

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dar razón

  • La señora vino a darme razón del problema.
  • The lady came to give me an account of the problem.
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to put on airs

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darse ínfulas

  • Ella se da ínfulas de persona de la alta sociedad.
  • She fancies herself as a person from high society.
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to take for granted

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dar por sentado

  • Yo di por sentado que él ya no me llamaría.
  • I took for granted that he would not call again.
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to consider dead

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dar por muerto

  • Los socorristas los dieron por muertos.
  • The rescue team considered them dead.
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to realize

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darse cuenta de

  • Mauricio se dio cuenta que Rosa andaba con otro -hombre.
  • Mauricio realized that Rosa was going out with another man.
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to take for granted

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dar a hecho

  • Alicia dio a hecho todos mis esfuerzos por ella.
  • Alicia took for granted all my efforts for her.
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to devote oneself to

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darse a

  • Ella se dio a él en cuerpo y alma.
  • She devoted herself to him in body and soul.
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to take it personally

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darse por aludido

  • Hablamos del asunto en frente de él y no se dio por aludido.
  • We talked about the issue in front of him and he did not take it personally.
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to take a stroll

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dar una vuelta

  • Ellas tienen ganas de dar una vuelta por la ciudad.
  • They feel like taking a stroll around the city.
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to consider

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dar por + past participle

  • El director dio por sentado el cambio de maestra de 4to grado.
  • The principal considered done the change of the 4th grade teacher.
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to take a walk

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dar un paseo

  • Mi novio y yo dimos un paseo por el parque anoche.
  • My boyfriend and I took a walk around the park last night.
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23
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to strike against; to hit

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dar en

  • El bate salió volando y le dio en la cabeza.
  • The baseball bat went flying and hit him on the head.
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to inform

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dar parte

  • La empleada de la casa dio parte del robo a la policía.
  • The housekeeper informed the police about the robbery.
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to beat; to thrash

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dar de palos

  • Ese hombre se emborracha y da de palos a sus pobres hijos.
  • That man gets drunk and beats his poor children.
26
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to give a shot in the dark

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dar palos de ciego

  • Ella sigue dando palos de ciego y él sólo la ignora.
  • She keeps giving shots in the dark and he only ignores her.
27
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to give a drink (to feed)

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dar de beber (comer)

  • Yo le estoy agradecida porque me dio de beber cuando yo moría de sed.
  • I’m grateful to him because he gave me to drink when I was dying of thirst.
28
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to drop (from a list)

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dar de baja

  • Lo dieron de baja en el club por no pagar la membresía.
  • They dropped his name from the club list for not paying the membership.
29
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to cause trouble

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dar que hacer

  • Esa perrita rompe todo y me da mucho qué hacer.
  • That little dog breaks everything and causes a lot of trouble.
30
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to give grounds for criticism

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dar que hablar

  • El artículo que escribió dio mucho que hablar.
  • The article he wrote gave grounds for lots of criticism.
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to give grounds for suspicion

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dar que pensar

  • Cuando vino con olor a perfume me dio qué pensar.
  • When he came with perfume smell gave me grounds for suspicion.
32
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to discharge

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dar de alta

  • Le dieron de alta la semana pasada.
  • They discharged her last week.
33
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to wind

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dar cuerda a

  • Le das cuerda a este muñeco y llora por un minuto.
  • You wind this toy and it cries for a minute.
34
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to aggrieve, to feel bad

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dar pena

  • A Monica le da pena agarrar las naranjas que le ofrecimos.
  • Monica feels bad to take the oranges we offered to her.
35
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to give a report on

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dar cuenta de

  • El nuevo asistente tiene que darle cuenta de su trabajo a la gerente de mercadeo.
  • The new assistant has to give a report on his job to the marketing manager.
36
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to stand out

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dar la nota

  • Mi hija más pequeña dio la nota en el coro de la escuela.
  • My youngest daughter stood out in the school choir.
37
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to slam the door in one’s face

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dar con la puerta en las narices

  • Betty lo negó y les dio con la puerta en las narices.
  • Betty denied it and slam the door in their faces.
38
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to make no difference

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dar lo mismo

  • Si vienes o te quedas me da lo mismo.
  • It makes no difference to me if you come or stay.
39
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to come upon; to find

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dar con

  • La policía buscó toda la noche y al fin dieron con el secuestrador.
  • The police searched all night and finally found the kidnapper.
40
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to lend a hand

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dar una mano

  • Esto es muy pesado, ¿me das una mano?
  • This is very heavy, would you lend me a hand?
41
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to give someone a free hand

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dar carta blanca

  • Mi papá me dio carta blanca para representarlo en sus compromisos.
  • My dad gave me a free hand to represent him in his responsibilities.
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to give cause for

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dar lugar a

  • El que ella saliera con Jorge dio lugar a muchos chismes.
  • The fact that she went out with Jorge gave cause for a lot of gossip.
43
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to take responsibility, to face

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dar la cara

  • La adolescente robó el vestido y ahora tiene que dar la cara y devolverlo.
  • The teenage girl stole the dress and now she has to take responsibility and return it.
44
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to make a nuisance of oneself

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dar lata

  • Tu perro da mucha lata.
  • Your dog is a nuisance.
45
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to jilt; to flunk, to give the brush off

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dar calabazas

  • Matilda le dio calabazas a mi primo Paco.
  • Matilda gave my cousin Paco the brush off.
46
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to prolong an affair

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dar largas

  • Él le dio las largas al asunto.
  • He put the issue off.
47
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to say good (morning, afternoon)

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dar los buenos (días, tardes)

  • Usted entró y no me dio los buenos días.
  • You came in and didn’t say good morning to me.
48
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to cause a lot of trouble

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dar guerra

  • Esa chiquilla me ha dado guerra desde pequeña.
  • That little girl has caused me a lot of trouble since she was little.
49
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to jump

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dar brincos

  • Karla dio brincos de alegría cuando se graduó.
  • Karla jumped with happiness when she graduated.
50
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to face; to look out upon

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dar hacia

  • Ponlo dando hacia la ventana.
  • Put it facing the window.
51
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to turn one’s back

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dar la espalda

  • Disculpa que te estoy dando la espalda pero no encontré otro lugar.
  • Sorry I am giving you my back but I couldn’t find another place.
52
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to make known

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dar a conocer

  • Ese publicista dio a conocer tu libro.
  • That publicist made your book known.
53
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to shout

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dar gritos

  • Cuando ella perdió al niño daba gritos desconsolada.
  • When she lost the baby she shouted with sorrow.
54
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to give birth

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dar a luz

  • Mi sobrina dio a luz mellizos.
  • My niece gave birth to twins.
55
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to thank

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dar las gracias

  • La ancianita me dio las gracias por ayudarla con la bolsa.
  • The old lady thanked me for helping her with the bags.
56
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to welcome

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dar la bienvenida

  • Queremos darle la bienvenida a los nuevos miembros de nuestro grupo.
  • We want to welcome the new memebers in our group.
57
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to trick, to gyp; to swindle

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dar gato por liebre

  • Ese vendedor me dio gato por liebre.
  • That salesman tricked me.
58
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to disgust

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dar asco

  • Los ratones me dan tanto asco.
  • Mice disgust me so much.
59
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to strike the hour

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dar la hora

  • El reloj de la iglesia dio las 3 de la tarde.
  • The church clock stroke three o’clock.
60
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to embrace, to hug

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dar un abrazo

  • Estefanía me dio un abrazo muy fuerte.
  • Estefanía gave me a big hug.
61
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to please

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dar gusto

  • Me dio tanto gusto que vinieras a verme.
  • It pleased me so much that you came to see me.

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