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61 dar pábulo a
to fuel, encourage* * *(v.) = fuel, spark offEx. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.* * *(v.) = fuel, spark offEx: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
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62 dar rienda suelta a
figurado to give free rein to* * ** * *(v.) = give + free rein to, allow + vent for, give + vent to, ventEx. Analysts should give free rein to their imaginations and not discount even the wildest possibility.Ex. In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.Ex. Although social scientists differ about the effects of pornography, there are no parallel arguments that bomb manuals on the Internet give safe vent to potential bombers.Ex. I don't fault the fan for venting about 40 years of losing by the Eagles.* * *(v.) = give + free rein to, allow + vent for, give + vent to, ventEx: Analysts should give free rein to their imaginations and not discount even the wildest possibility.
Ex: In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.Ex: Although social scientists differ about the effects of pornography, there are no parallel arguments that bomb manuals on the Internet give safe vent to potential bombers.Ex: I don't fault the fan for venting about 40 years of losing by the Eagles. -
63 dar señales de vida
to show signs of life* * *(v.) = show + signs of lifeEx. These new investments are among several indicators that Europe's moribund entrepreneurial scene is showing signs of life.* * *(v.) = show + signs of lifeEx: These new investments are among several indicators that Europe's moribund entrepreneurial scene is showing signs of life.
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64 dar sombra
to shade, give shade* * *(v.) = shadeEx. 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.* * *(v.) = shadeEx: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.
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65 dar terror
to terrify* * *(v.) = scare + the living daylights out ofEx. Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers.* * *(v.) = scare + the living daylights out ofEx: Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers.
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66 dar un grito
to shout 2 (chillar) to scream* * *(v.) = hollerEx. When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.* * *(v.) = hollerEx: When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.
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67 dar un paseo
to go for a walk* * *(v.) = take + a stroll, take + a walkEx. After the visit of the Bavarian State Library, there will be enough time to take a stroll through the city centre.Ex. Visitors are invited to take a nostalgic walk through the city's past and experience its economic and architectural history.* * *(v.) = take + a stroll, take + a walkEx: After the visit of the Bavarian State Library, there will be enough time to take a stroll through the city centre.
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68 dar un tirón de orejas a Alguien
to pull somebody's ear* * *(v.) = slap + Nombre + on the wristEx. After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.* * *(v.) = slap + Nombre + on the wristEx: After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.
Spanish-English dictionary > dar un tirón de orejas a Alguien
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69 dar un vuelco
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70 dar una azotaina
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71 dar una patada
to kick* * *(v.) = kick, bootEx. Here is a snatch of Garner's version: 'I was in a fine rage, and should liked to have kicked him, but it was no good, there wasn't enough of him to get my boot against'.Ex. I booted him so hard in the pants as he left, I still have some of his teeth embedded in my porch door.* * *(v.) = kick, bootEx: Here is a snatch of Garner's version: 'I was in a fine rage, and should liked to have kicked him, but it was no good, there wasn't enough of him to get my boot against'.
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72 dar una vuelta de campana
to overturn, roll over* * *(v.) = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault, summersaultEx. In March 1987, a car ferry capsized killing 193 passengers.Ex. They somersaulted and looped the loop.Ex. She died after injuring herself while trying to do somersaults.Ex. But when his rear wheel clipped the last bus he summersaulted through the air and broke his pelvis -- ending his career.* * *(v.) = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault, summersaultEx: In March 1987, a car ferry capsized killing 193 passengers.
Ex: They somersaulted and looped the loop.Ex: She died after injuring herself while trying to do somersaults.Ex: But when his rear wheel clipped the last bus he summersaulted through the air and broke his pelvis -- ending his career. -
73 dar una vuelta en coche
to go for a drive, go for a spin* * *(v.) = go out for + a driveEx. There was a time when even in cities it was regarded as a evidence of complete moral depravity for a man to go out for a drive on Sunday.* * *(v.) = go out for + a driveEx: There was a time when even in cities it was regarded as a evidence of complete moral depravity for a man to go out for a drive on Sunday.
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74 dar vida a
(parir) to give birth to 2 (realizar) to bring to life* * *(v.) = jazz up, brighten up, give + life toEx. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.Ex. The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.Ex. Greg also gave renewed life to an older saying of Copinger, that 'bibliography is the grammar of literary investigation'.* * *(v.) = jazz up, brighten up, give + life toEx: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
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75 dar al traste con algo
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76 dar en el hito
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77 dar en la tecla
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78 dar la cara
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79 dar la puntilla
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80 dar tiempo al tiempo
figurado to let matters take their course* * *
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