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dar hacia

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to face; to look out upon Ponlo dando hacia la ventana. Put it facing the window.

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dar la espalda

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to turn one’s back 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.

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dar a conocer

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to make known Ese publicista dio a conocer tu libro. That publicist made your book known.

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dar gritos

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to shout Cuando ella perdió al niño daba gritos desconsolada. When she lost the baby she shouted with sorrow.

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dar a luz

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to give birth Mi sobrina dio a luz mellizos. My niece gave birth to twins.

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dar gusto

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

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dar un abrazo

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to embrace Estefanía me dio un abrazo muy fuerte. Estefanía gave me a big hug.

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dar la hora

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to strike the hour El reloj de la iglesia dio las 3 de la tarde. The church clock stroke three o’clock.

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dar asco

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to disgust Los ratones me dan tanto asco. Mice disgust me so much.

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dar gato por liebre

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to trick Ese vendedor me dio gato por liebre. That salesman tricked me.

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dar la bienvenida

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to welcome Queremos darle la bienvenida a los nuevos miembros de nuestro grupo. We want to welcome the new memebers in our group.

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dar las gracias

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

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dar brincos

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to jump Karla dio brincos de alegría cuando se graduó. Karla jumped with happiness when she graduated.

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dar guerra

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

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dar los buenos (días

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to say good (morning Usted entró y no me dio los buenos días. You came in and didn’t say good morning to me.

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dar largas

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to prolong an affair Él le dio las largas al asunto. He put the issue off.

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dar calabazas

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to jilt; to flunk Matilda le dio calabazas a mi primo Paco. Matilda gave my cousin Paco the brush off.

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dar lata

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to make a nuisance of oneself Tu perro da mucha lata. Your dog is a nuisance.

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dar la cara

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to take responsibility 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.

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dar lugar a

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to give cause for 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.

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dar carta blanca

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to give someone a free hand 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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dar una mano

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to lend a hand Esto es muy pesado This is very heavy

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dar con

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to come upon; to find La policía buscó toda la noche y al fin dieron con el secuestrador. The police searched all night and finally found the kidnapper.

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dar lo mismo

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to make no difference Si vienes o te quedas me da lo mismo. It makes no difference to me if you come or stay.

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dar con la puerta en las narices
to slam the door in one’s face Betty lo negó y les dio con la puerta en las narices. Betty denied it and slam the door in their faces.
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dar la nota
to stand out Mi hija más pequeña dio la nota en el coro de la escuela. My youngest daughter stood out in the school choir.
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dar cuenta de
to give a report on 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.
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dar pena
to aggrieve A Monica le da pena agarrar las naranjas que le ofrecimos. Monica feels bad to take the oranges we offered to her.
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dar cuerda a
to wind Le das cuerda a este muñeco y llora por un minuto. You wind this toy and it cries for a minute.
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dar que hablar
to give grounds for criticism El artículo que escribió dio mucho que hablar. The article he wrote gave grounds for lots of criticism.
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dar de alta
to discharge (a patient) Le dieron de alta la semana pasada. They discharged her last week.
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dar que hacer
to cause trouble Esa perrita rompe todo y me da mucho qué hacer. That little dog breaks everything and causes a lot of trouble.
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dar de baja
to drop (from a list) 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.
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dar que pensar
to give grounds for suspicion Cuando vino con olor a perfume me dio qué pensar. When he came with perfume smell gave me grounds for suspicion.
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dar de beber (comer)
to give a drink (to feed) 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.
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dar palos de ciego
to give a shot in the dark Ella sigue dando palos de ciego y él sólo la ignora. She keeps giving shots in the dark and he only ignores her.
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dar de palos
to beat; to thrash Ese hombre se emborracha y da de palos a sus pobres hijos. That man gets drunk and beats his poor children.
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dar parte
to inform La empleada de la casa dio parte del robo a la policía. The housekeeper informed the police about the robbery.
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dar en
to strike against; to hit 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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dar un paseo
to take a walk 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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dar por + past participle
to consider 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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dar una vuelta
to take a stroll Ellas tienen ganas de dar una vuelta por la ciudad. They feel like taking a stroll around the city.
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darse por aludido
to take it personally 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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darse a
to devote oneself to Ella se dio a él en cuerpo y alma. She devoted herself to him in body and soul.
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dar a hecho
to take for granted Alicia dio a hecho todos mis esfuerzos por ella. Alicia took for granted all my efforts for her.
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darse cuenta de
to realize Mauricio se dio cuenta que Rosa andaba con otro hombre. Mauricio realized that Rosa was going out with another man.
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dar por muerto
to consider dead Los socorristas los dieron por muertos. The rescue team considered them dead.
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dar por sentado
to take for granted Yo di por sentado que él ya no me llamaría. I took for granted that he would not call again.
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darse ínfulas
to put on airs Ella se da ínfulas de persona de la alta sociedad. She fancies herself as a person from high society.
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dar razón
to give account La señora vino a darme razón del problema. The lady came to give me an account of the problem.
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darse la mano
to shake hands Al terminar el partido tienen que darse la mano. At the end of the match you have to shake hands.
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dar la razón
to agree with Mi papá siempre le da la razón a mi hermana mayor. My dad always agrees with my oldest sister.
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darse por + past participle
to consider oneself Vuestro jefe se dio por importante ante los empleados. Your boss considered himself as important before the employees.
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dar recuerdos a
to give regards to Dale mis recuerdos a tus niños. Give my regards to your children.
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darse por vencido
to give up 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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dar rienda suelta a
to give free rein to 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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darse prisa
to hurry 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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dar al traste con
to destroy; to spoil Ese nuevo presidente dio al trasto con el gobierno. That new president spoiled the government.
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dar voces
to shout Pudimos llegar donde estaba ya que dio voces desde abajo.
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dárselas de
to pose as; to claim to be Roberto se las da de guapo. Roberto claims to be handsome.

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