give1
Pronunciation: /ɡɪv/
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Spanish translation of give
A. vt (past gave past p, given)
- 1 a (hand, pass) dar* give her/me/them a glass of water = dale/dame/dales un vaso de agua • (as gift) regalar to give sb a present = hacerle* un regalo a algn, regalarle algo a algn • (donate) dar*, donar • (dedicate, devote) [love/affection] dar*; [attention] prestar I'll give it some thought = lo pensaré • (sacrifice) [life] dar*, entregar* • [injection/sedative] dar*, administrar (frml) b (supply, grant) [help] dar*, brindar; [idea] dar* • (allow, concede) [opportunity/permission] dar*, conceder (frml) c (cause) [pleasure/shock] dar*; [cough] dar* • (yield) [results/fruit] dar* d (award, allot) [title/authority/right] dar*, otorgar* (frml); [contract] dar*, adjudicar*; [mark] dar*, poner* • (entrust) [task/responsibility] dar*, confiar* e (pay, exchange) dar* I'd give anything for a cigarette = no sé qué daría por un cigarrillo f (care) (colloq) I don't give a damn = me importa un bledo (fam)
- 2 a (convey, state) [apologies/information] dar* she gave a detailed description of the place = describió el lugar detalladamente b (make sound, movement) [cry/jump] dar*; [laugh] soltar* c (indicate) [speed/temperature] señalar d (hold) [party/dinner] dar*, ofrecer* (frml); [concert] dar*; [speech] decir*
B. vi
Phrasal verbs
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give away
v + o + adv, v + adv + o a a (free of charge) regalar b [prizes] hacer* entrega de b a (disclose) revelar he didn't give anything away = no dejó entrever nada b (betray) delatar c [bride] entregar* en matrimonio -
give back
v + o + adv, v + adv + o devolver* -
give in
v + adv (surrender, succumb) ceder; (in guessing games) rendirse* we will not give in to terrorists = no vamos a ceder frente a los terroristas -
give off
v + adv + o [smell/fumes] despedir*, largar* (RPl) (fam); [heat] dar*; [radiation] emitir -
give out
a v + o + adv, v + adv + o [leaflets] repartir, distribuir* b v + adv + o a (let out) [cry/yell] dar* b (emit) [heat] dar*; [signal] emitir -
give up
a v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (renounce, cease from) [alcohol] dejar; [fight] abandonar to give up hope = perder* las esperanzas to give up
