give
Pronunciation: /gɪv/
Translate give | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
French translation of give
B. vtr
- (gen) donner (to à); transmettre [message] (to à); transmettre, passer [illness] (to à); laisser [seat] (to à); accorder [grant] (to à); faire [injection, massage] (to à); faire [speech] to give sb sth = donner qch à qn (politely, as a gift); = offrir qch à qn to give sb pleasure = faire plaisir à qn give him my best (wishes) = transmets-lui mes amitiés she gave him a drink = elle lui a donné à boire to give sb enough room = laisser suffisamment de place à qn
Idioms
-
give or take an inch (or two)
- à quelques centimètres près
-
to give and take
- faire des concessions
-
to give as good as one gets
- rendre coup pour coup
-
to give it all one's got
- (colloq) (y) mettre le paquet
Phrasal verbs
-
give away
-
give back
rendre (to à) -
give in
-
give off
émettre [signal, radiation, light]; dégager [heat, fumes] -
give out
-
give up
-
give way
a (collapse) s'effondrer; [fence, cable] céder his legs gave way = ses jambes se sont dérobées sous lui b (GB) (when driving) céder le passage (to à) c (yield) céder to give way to = faire place à
A. a donner [item, sample] b révéler [secret] c laisser échapper [match, goal, advantage] (to au bénéfice de)
B. a (betray) [expression, fingerprints] trahir; [person] dénoncer (to à) to give oneself away = se trahir b (in marriage) conduire [qn] à l'autel
A. a (yield) céder (to à) b (stop trying) abandonner I give in—tell me! = je donne ma langue au chat (fam) —dis-le-moi!
B. (distribute) distribuer (to à)
A. abandonner to give up on = laisser tomber [diet, crossword, pupil, patient]; = ne plus compter sur [friend, partner]
B. a renoncer à [habit, title, claim]; sacrifier [free time]; quitter [job] to give up smoking/drinking = cesser de fumer/de boire b abandonner [search, hope, struggle]; renoncer à [idea] c céder [seat, territory]
