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1 vtr u to give: dame la mano, hold my hand u (conceder) to give: le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right; mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission u (transmitir una noticia) to tell; (un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give; d. las gracias, to thank u (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on u (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give u (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield; (fruto, flores) to bear; (beneficio, interés) to give, yield u (causar un dolor, malestar) d. dolor de cabeza, to give a headache; (un sentimiento) d. pena, to make sad; le da mucha vergüenza, he’s very embarrassed u (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people u (una conferencia, charla) to give; (impartir clases) to teach; (recibir una clase) to have; US to take u (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well u (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring u (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on; (del gas, agua) to turn on u (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to deal, to give u (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on; (un masaje, medicamento) to give u (considerar) d. por, to assume, consider: ese dinero lo puedes d. por perdido, you can give that money up for lost; d. por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume u (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o’clock u (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) d. un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright; d. un paseo, to go for a walk; d. una voz, to give a shout|2 vi u (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics u dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner u d. a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook; (una puerta) to open onto, lead to u d. con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de d. con la contraseña, we couldn’t come up with the password u d. de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give u d. en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes u d. para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn’t enough for me u le dio por ponerse a cantar, she took it into her head to start singing u d. que hablar, to set people talking u d. a conocer, (noticia) to release; d. a entender a alguien que…, to make sb understand that…u d. la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
n darse vr u (producirse, tener lugar) esa enfermedad se da en el norte de Europa, that disease is common in the North of Europe; se dieron una serie de coincidencias, a series of coincidences occurred u (hallarse) to be found, exist u (aplicarse) devote oneself u (causar cierta impresión) me doy lástima, I feel sorry for myself u (tener habilidad para algo) se le dan bien las matemáticas, he’s good at maths u d. a, (entregarse, abandonarse) to take to: se dio a la bebida, he took to drink u d. con o contra, to bump o crash into u|LOC: d. por satisfecho, to feel satisfied; d. por vencido, to give in; dárselas de, to boast about: se las da de culto, he pretends to be very refined.
