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1 give away
1) (to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it): I'm going to give all my money away.) dar, regalar; deshacerse de2) (to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally: He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).)give away vb1. dar / regalar2. revelardon't give away my secret! ¡no reveles mi secreto!v.• ceder v.• regalar v.v + o + adv, v + adv + o1)a) ( free of charge) regalar, obsequiar (frml)b) \<\<prizes\>\> hacer* entrega de2)a) ( disclose) revelar, descubrir*b) ( betray) delatar, vender (fam)to give oneself away — delatarse, descubrirse*, venderse (fam)
3) \<\<bride\>\> entregar* en matrimonioshe was given away by her father — ≈su padre fue el padrino de la boda
VT + ADV1) (as gift) [+ money, goods] regalar, obsequiar frm; [+ prizes] entregar; [+ bride] llevar al altar; (Sport) (also fig) regalar2) (=reveal) [+ secret] revelarhe's been accused of giving away company secrets — lo han acusado de revelar secretos de la compañia
he gave away his secret when he produced the wrong passport — se descubrió a si mismo al mostrar el pasaporte que no debía
your taste in colours gives away a lot about you — tus preferencias en los colores revelan mucho sobre tu personalidad
- give the game away3) (=betray) [+ person] (lit) (fig) delatarwe mustn't give him away — no debemos delatarlo or traicionarlo
to give o.s. away — delatarse, descubrirse
* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o1)a) ( free of charge) regalar, obsequiar (frml)b) \<\<prizes\>\> hacer* entrega de2)a) ( disclose) revelar, descubrir*b) ( betray) delatar, vender (fam)to give oneself away — delatarse, descubrirse*, venderse (fam)
3) \<\<bride\>\> entregar* en matrimonioshe was given away by her father — ≈su padre fue el padrino de la boda
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