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slapped on the wrist

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1 slap someone's wrist

expr infml

The judge only slapped her wrist — Судья лишь слегка пожурил ее

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > slap someone's wrist
2 amonestar

v.

1 to reprimand.

Ellos amonestaron a los matones They reprimanded the bullies.

2 to caution (sport).

3 to publish the banns of.

4 to bind over, to order not to cause trouble, to rap.

El profesor amonesta a los alumnos The professor binds over the students.

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amonestar

► verbo transitivo

1 (reprender) to reprimand, admonish

2 (advertir) to warn

3 DEPORTE to caution, book

4 (en una boda) to publish the banns of

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VT

1) (=reprender) to reprimand; (=advertir) to warn; (=avisar) to advise; (Dep) to caution, book; (Jur) to caution

2) (Rel) to publish the banns of

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verbo transitivo

1) ( reprender) to reprimand, admonish (frml); ( en fútbol) to caution, book

2) (Der, Relig) < novios> to publish the banns of

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= reprimand, hand + a reprimand, censure, slap + Nombre + down, admonish, berate, tell + Nombe + off, slap + Nombre + on the wrist, give + Nombre + a verbal warning.

Ex. At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.

Ex. The board of trustees decided to hand Balzac an official reprimand with the warning that if more staff resigned he would be asked to resign himself.

Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.

Ex. Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope.

Ex. For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.

Ex. Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.

Ex. Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today.

Ex. After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.

Ex. If we caught them necking, we'd give them a verbal warning and send them on their way.

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* amonestar verbalmente = give + Nombre + a verbal warning.

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verbo transitivo

1) ( reprender) to reprimand, admonish (frml); ( en fútbol) to caution, book

2) (Der, Relig) < novios> to publish the banns of

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= reprimand, hand + a reprimand, censure, slap + Nombre + down, admonish, berate, tell + Nombe + off, slap + Nombre + on the wrist, give + Nombre + a verbal warning.

Ex: At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.

Ex: The board of trustees decided to hand Balzac an official reprimand with the warning that if more staff resigned he would be asked to resign himself.

Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.

Ex: Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope.

Ex: For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.

Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.

Ex: Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today.

Ex: After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.

Ex: If we caught them necking, we'd give them a verbal warning and send them on their way.

* amonestar verbalmente = give + Nombre + a verbal warning.

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amonestar [A1 ]

vt

A (reprender) to reprimand, admonish ( frml); (en fútbol) to caution, book

B ( Der, Relig) ‹novios› to publish the banns of

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amonestar ( conjugate amonestar) verbo transitivo ( reprender) to reprimand, admonish (frml);
( en fútbol) to caution, book
amonestar verbo transitivo
1 (reprender) to rebuke, reprimand
Dep to warn
2 Rel to publish the banns of
' amonestar' also found in these entries:
English:
admonish
- book
- caution

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amonestar vt

1. [reprender] to reprimand

2. [en fútbol] to caution

3. [para matrimonio] to publish the banns of

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amonestar

v/t

1 reñir reprimand

2 DEP caution

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amonestar vt

apercibir: to admonish, to warn

Spanish-English dictionary > amonestar
3 reprender

v.

1 to tell off (a niños).

2 to reprehend, to admonish, to scold, to bawl out.

María reprocha a su esposo Mary reproaches her husband.

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reprender

► verbo transitivo

1 to reprimand, scold

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VT (=amonestar) to reprimand, tell off *; [+ niño] to scold

reprender algo a algn — to criticize sb for sth

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verbo transitivo to scold, tell... off (colloq)

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= set about, rebuke, reprimand, chide, censure, slap + Nombre + down, admonish, upbraid, castigate, chastise, berate, scold, tell + Nombe + off, slap + Nombre + on the wrist, get at.

Ex. I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.

Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.

Ex. At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.

Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.

Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.

Ex. Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope.

Ex. For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.

Ex. The generalists upbraid the vocationalists for promoting mere 'training' for work that may quickly become obsolete rather than 'education' for a career with a future.

Ex. In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.

Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.

Ex. Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.

Ex. Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.

Ex. Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today.

Ex. After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.

Ex. If you're always getting at them for smaller things, they won't know when they're really doing something wrong.

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verbo transitivo to scold, tell... off (colloq)

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= set about, rebuke, reprimand, chide, censure, slap + Nombre + down, admonish, upbraid, castigate, chastise, berate, scold, tell + Nombe + off, slap + Nombre + on the wrist, get at.

Ex: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.

Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.

Ex: At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.

Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.

Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.

Ex: Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope.

Ex: For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.

Ex: The generalists upbraid the vocationalists for promoting mere 'training' for work that may quickly become obsolete rather than 'education' for a career with a future.

Ex: In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.

Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.

Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.

Ex: Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.

Ex: Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today.

Ex: After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.

Ex: If you're always getting at them for smaller things, they won't know when they're really doing something wrong.

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reprender [E1 ]

vt

to scold, tell … off ( colloq)

reprendió a los niños por jugar con la pelota en la calle she scolded the children o told the children off for playing ball in the street

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reprender ( conjugate reprender) verbo transitivo
to scold, tell … off (colloq)
reprender verbo transitivo to reprimand, scold, tell off
' reprender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amonestar
English:
reprehend
- reprimand
- reprove
- task
- berate
- chastise
- rebuke
- scold
- up

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reprender vt
[a niños] to tell off; [a empleados] to reprimand
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reprender

v/t scold, tell off fam

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reprender vt

: to reprimand, to scold

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reprender vb to tell off [pt. & pp. told]

Spanish-English dictionary > reprender
4 reprobar

v.

1 to censure, to condemn.

2 to fail. ( Latin American Spanish)

María reprobó matemáticas Anna failed mathematics.

3 to reprove, to criticize, to be against, to disapprove of.

Ellos reprueban a Ricardo They reprove Richard.

4 to flunk, to fail in classes, to flop.

Ricardo reprobó en Ciencias Richard flunked in Science.

La maestra reprueba a María The teacher flunks Mary.

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reprobar

Conjugation model [ CONTAR], like link=contar contar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cosa) to condemn; (persona) to reprove, reproach, censure

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VT

1) (=desaprobar) to reprove, condemn

2) LAm (Escol) (=suspender) to fail

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verbo transitivo

1) <actitud/conducta> to condemn

repruebo el favoritismo — I disapprove of any kind of favoritism

2) (AmL) < estudiante> to fail; <materia/curso> to fail

me reprobaron en física — I failed physics

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= chastise, reprove, reproach, slap + Nombre + on the wrist, blame, condemn.

Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.

Ex. The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.

Ex. The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.

Ex. After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.

Ex. We can blame the new technologies for the abuse of the users and time, but that is not the case at all.

Ex. It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.

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verbo transitivo

1) <actitud/conducta> to condemn

repruebo el favoritismo — I disapprove of any kind of favoritism

2) (AmL) < estudiante> to fail; <materia/curso> to fail

me reprobaron en física — I failed physics

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= chastise, reprove, reproach, slap + Nombre + on the wrist, blame, condemn.

Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.

Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.

Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.

Ex: After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.

Ex: We can blame the new technologies for the abuse of the users and time, but that is not the case at all.

Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.

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reprobar [ A10 ]

vt

A ‹acción/actitud/conducta› to condemn

¿quién soy yo para reprobarte? who am I to reproach o condemn you?

repruebo todo tipo de favoritismo I disapprove of any kind of favoritism

B ( AmL) ‹estudiante› to fail; ‹materia/curso› to fail

me reprobaron en física I failed physics

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reprobar ( conjugate reprobar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹actitud/conducta› to condemn

b) (AmL) ‹estudiante/materia/curso› to fail;

◊ me reprobaron en física I failed physics

reprobar verbo transitivo to condemn, disapprove
' reprobar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
censurar
- condenar
- desaprobar
English:
fail

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reprobar vt

1. [desaprobar] to censure, to condemn

2. Am [estudiante, examen] to fail

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reprobar

v/t

1 comportamiento, actitud condemn

2 L.Am.
EDU fail
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reprobar {19} vt

1) desaprobar: to condemn, to disapprove of

2) : to fail (a course)

Spanish-English dictionary > reprobar
5 llamarle la atención a Alguien

(v.) = reprimand, slap + Nombre + down, slap + Nombre + on the wrist

Ex. At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.

Ex. Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope.

Ex. After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.

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(v.) = reprimand, slap + Nombre + down, slap + Nombre + on the wrist

Ex: At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.

Ex: Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope.

Ex: After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.

Spanish-English dictionary > llamarle la atención a Alguien
6 dar un cachete a Alguien

(v.) = slap + Nombre + on the wrist

Ex. After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.

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(v.) = slap + Nombre + on the wrist

Ex: 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 cachete a Alguien
7 dar un tirón de orejas a Alguien

dar un tirón de orejas a alguien

to pull somebody's ear

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(v.) = slap + Nombre + on the wrist

Ex. After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.

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(v.) = slap + Nombre + on the wrist

Ex: 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
8 slap

slæp
1. noun
(a blow with the palm of the hand or anything flat: The child got a slap from his mother for being rude.) palmada, cachete, bofetada, bofetón

2. verb
(to give a slap to: He slapped my face.) abofetear, dar una bofetada a

- slapdash
- slap-happy
- slapstick

slap¹ n bofetada / palmada

she gave him a slap across the face le dio una bofetada

slap² vb

1. dar una bofetada

she slapped his face le dio una bofetada en la cara

2. dar una palmada

they slapped him on the back and shook his hand le dieron palmadas en la espalda y le dieron la mano

slap

tr[slæp]

noun

1 (gen) palmada; (smack) cachete nombre masculino; (in face) bofetada, bofetón nombre masculino

adverb

1 (straight) de lleno

■ we drove slap into a wall dimos de lleno contra una pared

2 (right) justo

■ they've built a huge hotel slap in the middle of the port han construido un hotel enorme justo en medio del puerto

transitive verb (pt & pp slapped, ger slapping)

1 (gen) pegar (con la mano); (in face) abofetear, dar una bofetada a

2 (place, put) tirar, arrojar

■ I slapped the form down on the counter arrojé el formulario sobre el mostrador

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a slap in the face (rebuff) un desaire, una bofetada

a slap on the wrist un tirón de orejas

to slap make-up on one's face embadurnarse la cara de maquillaje

to slap paint on a wall dar una mano de pintura en la pared

to slap somebody on the back dar a alguien una palmadita en la espalda

slap ['slæp] vt, slapped ; slapping : bofetear, cachetear, dar una palmada (en la espalda, etc.)

slap n

: bofetada f, cachetada f, palmada f

slap

adv.

• de golpe adv.

• directamente adv.

n.

• bofetada s.f.

• cale s.m.

• guantada s.f.

• mamporro s.m.

• manotazo s.m.

• manoteo s.m.

• morrada s.f.

• palmada s.f.

• porrada s.f.

• sopapo s.m.

• sopetón s.m.

• torta s.f.

• tortazo s.m.

v.

• abofetear v.

• acachetear v.

• dar una palmada v.

• manotear v.

• palmotear v.

• pegar v.

• santiguar v.

• sobar v.

• sopapear v.

I slæp
transitive verb - pp-

1) ( hit)

to slap somebody — ( on face) pegarle* or darle* una bofetada or (AmL tb) una cachetada a alguien, abofetear a alguien, cachetear a alguien (AmL); (on arm, leg) pegarle* or darle* una palmada a alguien

2)

a) ( put with force) tirar

she slapped the contract down on the desk — tiró or (fam) plantó el contrato en el escritorio

b) (put, apply carelessly)

he slapped some paint on it — le dio una mano de pintura rápidamente

she slapped on some makeup — se maquilló de cualquier manera

c) ( impose) (colloq)

to slap something ON something: they slapped another 5% on the price le encajaron un 5% de aumento al precio (fam); to slap somebody WITH something (AmE): we've been slapped with a large fine — nos han encajado or metido un multazo (fam)

II

noun ( on face) bofetada f, cachetada f (AmL); (on back, leg) palmada f

he gave me a slap on the back — me dio una palmada or una palmadita en la espalda

a slap in the face — (rebuff, insult) una bofetada

a slap on the wrist — un tirón de orejas (fam), un palmetazo

III

adverb (colloq)

she walked slap into the tree — se dio de narices contra el árbol

I arrived slap in the middle of the meeting — llegué justo en plena reunión

[slæp]
1.

N palmada f, manotada f

• a slap on the back — un espaldarazo

to give sb a slap on the back — (fig) felicitar a algn

• a slap in the face — una bofetada, un bofetón; (fig) un desaire

• they were having a bit of the old slap and tickle * — los dos se estaban sobando

• to give sb a slap on the wrist — (fig) dar un tirón de orejas a algn

2.

ADV * de lleno

he ran slap into a tree — dio de lleno contra un árbol

it fell slap in the middle — cayó justo en el medio

3. VT

1) (=strike) dar manotadas a; (once) dar una manotada a; (in the face) abofetear, dar una bofetada a

to slap sb's face, slap sb in the face — dar una bofetada a algn, abofetear a algn

she slapped the little boy's leg, she slapped the little boy on the leg — le dio al niño un cachete en la pierna

• to slap sb on the back — dar a algn una palmada en la espalda

• to slap sb down — (fig) bajarle los humos a algn

• to slap one's knees — palmotearse las rodillas

• to slap one's thighs — darse palmadas en los muslos

• to slap sb's wrist — (fig) dar un tirón de orejas a algn

2) (=put)

he slapped the book on the table — tiró or arrojó el libro sobre la mesa

the judge slapped £100 on the fine — el juez aumentó la multa en 100 libras

they've slapped another storey on the house — han añadido un piso a la casa (como si tal cosa)

• she slapped on some make-up — se maquilló a la carrera

• to slap paint on sth — pintar algo a brochazos

4.

EXCL ¡zas!

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I [slæp]
transitive verb - pp-

1) ( hit)

to slap somebody — ( on face) pegarle* or darle* una bofetada or (AmL tb) una cachetada a alguien, abofetear a alguien, cachetear a alguien (AmL); (on arm, leg) pegarle* or darle* una palmada a alguien

2)

a) ( put with force) tirar

she slapped the contract down on the desk — tiró or (fam) plantó el contrato en el escritorio

b) (put, apply carelessly)

he slapped some paint on it — le dio una mano de pintura rápidamente

she slapped on some makeup — se maquilló de cualquier manera

c) ( impose) (colloq)

to slap something ON something: they slapped another 5% on the price le encajaron un 5% de aumento al precio (fam); to slap somebody WITH something (AmE): we've been slapped with a large fine — nos han encajado or metido un multazo (fam)

II

noun ( on face) bofetada f, cachetada f (AmL); (on back, leg) palmada f

he gave me a slap on the back — me dio una palmada or una palmadita en la espalda

a slap in the face — (rebuff, insult) una bofetada

a slap on the wrist — un tirón de orejas (fam), un palmetazo

III

adverb (colloq)

she walked slap into the tree — se dio de narices contra el árbol

I arrived slap in the middle of the meeting — llegué justo en plena reunión

English-spanish dictionary > slap
9 slap

I [slæp]
nome (blow) pacca f.; (on face) schiaffo m., sberla f., ceffone m.

it was a real slap in the face for him — fig. è stato un vero schiaffo (morale) per lui

to give sb. a slap on the back — dare una pacca sulle spalle a qcn.; fig. (in congratulation) congratularsi con qcn
II [slæp]
avverbio slap bang
III [slæp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (hit) dare una pacca a [person, animal]; dare una pacca su [ part of body]

to slap sb. on the back — (in friendly way) dare una pacca sulle spalle a qcn.; fig. (congratulate) congratularsi con qcn.

to slap sb. in the face — dare uno schiaffo o una sberla a qcn.

to slap sb. on the wrist — fig. tirare gli orecchi a qcn

2) (put)

he slapped the money (down) on the table — ha sbattuto i soldi sul tavolo

she slapped some make-up on her face — si è data un po' di trucco sul viso

they slapped 50p on the price — colloq. hanno aumentato il prezzo di 50 penny

•

- slap down

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[slæp] 1. noun
(a blow with the palm of the hand or anything flat: The child got a slap from his mother for being rude.) schiaffo
2. verb
(to give a slap to: He slapped my face.) schiaffeggiare, dare uno schiaffo

- slapdash
- slap-happy
- slapstick
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[slæp]
1. n

schiaffo, ceffone m

a slap in the face — uno schiaffo, fig uno schiaffo morale

a slap on the wrist fig — una tirata d'orecchi

a slap on the back — una pacca sulla spalla

2. adv

fam

to run slap into — (tree, lamppost) colpire in pieno, (person) imbattersi in

it fell slap in the middle — cadde proprio nel mezzo

3. vt

1) schiaffeggiare

to slap a child's bottom — sculacciare un bambino

to slap sb on the back — dare una pacca sulla spalla a qn

to slap sb down — (fig: child) zittire, (opposition) stroncare

2)

he slapped the book on the table — ha sbattuto il libro sul tavolo

slap a coat of paint on it — dagli una mano di vernice

4. vi

to slap against — andare a sbattere contro

the waves slapped against the pier — le onde si infrangevano sul molo

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slap (1) /slæp/
n.

1 schiaffo; ceffone; manata; pacca (fam.)

2 (fig.) schiaffo; smacco; umiliazione

3 (mecc.) scampanamento ( di un pistone)

4 [u] ( slang) trucco eccessivo; cerone in abbondanza

5 (mus.) tecnica per suonare gli strumenti a corda (spec. il basso); slap

● (fam.) a slap in the face, uno schiaffo in pieno viso; (fig.) un affronto; un rimprovero; uno smacco □ a slap on the back, una pacca sulla spalla; (fig.) approvazione, congratulazione □ (fig.) a slap on the wrist, una sgridatina; una tiratina d'orecchi; una lieve punizione.
slap (2) /slæp/
avv. (fam.)

1 improvvisamente; di colpo: He hit me slap in the eye, improvvisamente mi ha colpito nell'occhio

2 dritto; in pieno; proprio: The thief ran slap into the policeman, il ladro è andato a sbattere proprio contro il poliziotto

● (fam.) slap-bang, d'impeto; di colpo; violentemente; ( anche) proprio, esattamente □ (fam.) slap-up, eccellente; ottimo; di prim'ordine; coi fiocchi: a slap-up dinner, un pranzo coi fiocchi.
♦ (to) slap /slæp/
A v. t.

1 schiaffeggiare; prendere a ceffoni; dare una pacca a: to slap sb. on the back, dare una pacca sulle spalle a q.; (fig.) congratularsi con q.

2 mettere a casaccio; buttare, gettare; sbattere: to slap clothing into a trunk, gettare indumenti alla rinfusa in un baule

3 (fam.) applicare; aggiungere; appioppare (fam.); stendere, spalmare alla meglio: to slap paint on a wall, stendere la vernice su una parete; to slap new taxes on the farmers, applicare nuove tasse agli agricoltori; to slap a fine on sb., appioppare una multa a q.; to slap butter on the bread, spalmare burro sul pane

4 (fam.) emettere (un'ordinanza contro q.); (leg.) intimare, fare: to slap sb. with a summons, fare una citazione a q.

5 (fam.) rimproverare; sgridare

B v. i.

sbattere; battere: The flags were slapping in the wind, le bandiere sbattevano al vento; The sea was slapping against the pier, le onde battevano contro il molo

● ( di una lavandaia: un tempo) to slap clothes, battere i panni ( lavandoli) □ (fig.) to slap sb. 's face, schiaffeggiare q. □ to slap sb. in the face, dare un bello schiaffo a q.; (fig.) umiliare q. □ to slap one's knee, battersi la mano sul ginocchio □ to slap the table, dare una gran manata sul tavolo □ to slap sb. 's wrist (o sb. on the wrist), fare una ramanzina, dare una sgridatina (o una tiratina d'orecchie) a q. □ to slap a writ on sb., fare una denuncia contro q.; querelare q. □ to get slapped, essere preso a schiaffi; farsi schiaffeggiare.

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I [slæp]
nome (blow) pacca f.; (on face) schiaffo m., sberla f., ceffone m.

it was a real slap in the face for him — fig. è stato un vero schiaffo (morale) per lui

to give sb. a slap on the back — dare una pacca sulle spalle a qcn.; fig. (in congratulation) congratularsi con qcn
II [slæp]
avverbio slap bang
III [slæp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (hit) dare una pacca a [person, animal]; dare una pacca su [ part of body]

to slap sb. on the back — (in friendly way) dare una pacca sulle spalle a qcn.; fig. (congratulate) congratularsi con qcn.

to slap sb. in the face — dare uno schiaffo o una sberla a qcn.

to slap sb. on the wrist — fig. tirare gli orecchi a qcn

2) (put)

he slapped the money (down) on the table — ha sbattuto i soldi sul tavolo

she slapped some make-up on her face — si è data un po' di trucco sul viso

they slapped 50p on the price — colloq. hanno aumentato il prezzo di 50 penny

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- slap down

English-Italian dictionary > slap
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1. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) schlagen

slap somebody on the face/arm/hand — jemandem ins Gesicht/auf den Arm/auf die Hand schlagen

slap somebody's face or somebody in or on the face — jemanden ohrfeigen

slap somebody on the back — jemandem auf die Schulter klopfen

she deserves to be slapped on the back — (fig.) sie verdient Beifall; Hut ab vor ihr! (ugs.)

2) (put forcefully) knallen (ugs.)

slap a fine on somebody — (fig.) jemandem eine Geldstrafe aufbrummen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb,
- pp- schlagen; klatschen
3. noun
Schlag, der

give somebody a slap — jemanden [mit der flachen Hand] schlagen

a slap in the face — (lit. or fig.) ein Schlag ins Gesicht

give somebody a slap on the back — (lit. or fig.) jemandem auf die Schulter klopfen

a slap on the back for somebody/something — (fig.) eine Anerkennung für jemanden/etwas
4. adverb
voll

run slap into somebody — (lit. or fig.) mit jemandem zusammenprallen

hit somebody slap in the eye/face — etc. jemanden mit voller Wucht ins Auge/Gesicht usw.treffen

slap in the middle — genau in der Mitte

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91693/slap_down">slap down

- slap on

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[slæp] 1. noun
(a blow with the palm of the hand or anything flat: The child got a slap from his mother for being rude.) der Klaps
2. verb
(to give a slap to: He slapped my face.) ohrfeigen

- slapdash
- slap-happy
- slapstick
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slap

[slæp]

I. n

1. (with hand) Klaps m fam

to give sb a \slap on the back jdm [anerkennend] auf den Rücken klopfen; ( fig) jdn loben

a \slap on the bottom/hand ein Klaps auf den Hintern/die Hand

a \slap in the face eine Ohrfeige; ( fig) ein Schlag ins Gesicht fig

to give sb a \slap jdm eine Ohrfeige geben

to be given [or get] a \slap on the wrist ( fig) eine Verwarnung bekommen

2. (noise) Klatschen nt

the \slap of water against the side of the boat das Klatschen des Wassers gegen die Bootseite

3. no pl ( fam) Schminke f

II. adv inv ( fam) genau fam

the child sat down \slap in the middle of the floor das Kind setzte sich mitten auf den Boden

to run \slap into sth genau in etw akk hineinrennen

III. vt

<- pp->

1. (with hand)

▪ to \slap sb jdn schlagen; (less hard) jdm einen Klaps geben

to \slap sb on the bottom/hand jdn auf den Hintern/die Hand schlagen

to \slap sb's face [or sb in the face] jdn ohrfeigen

to \slap sb on the back jdn auf den Rücken schlagen; (in congratulation) jdm [anerkennend] auf die Schulter klopfen

to \slap sb's wrist [or sb on the wrist] jdn zurechtweisen

2. (strike)

▪ to \slap sth against sth etw gegen etw akk schlagen

to \slap sth on the table/in sb's hands etw auf den Tisch/jdm in die Hände knallen fam

3. ( fam: do quickly)

she \slapped a couple pieces of salami between some bread sie klatschte ein paar Scheiben Salami zwischen zwei Scheiben Brot

he \slapped his bookbag down er knallte seine Büchertasche hin

4. ( fam: impose)

▪ to \slap sth on sb jdm etw aufhalsen fam

to \slap a fine/tax on sth eine Geldstrafe/eine Steuer auf etw akk draufschlagen fam

IV. vi water schlagen, klatschen

▪ to \slap against sth gegen etw akk schlagen

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[slp]
1. n
Schlag m, Klaps m
to give sb a slap — jdm einen Klaps geben

a slap across the face (lit) — eine Ohrfeige

a slap in the face (fig) — ein Schlag m ins Gesicht

to give sb a slap on the back — jdm (anerkennend) auf den Rücken klopfen; (fig) jdn loben

slap and tickle (hum inf) — Balgerei f (inf), Kalberei f (inf)

to give sb a slap on the wrist (fig inf) — jdn zurechtweisen, jdm einem Anpfiff geben (inf)

a £1,000 fine to him is just a slap on the wrist — eine Geldstrafe von £ 1.000 ist für ihn allenfalls ein kleiner Denkzettel

2. adv (inf)
direkt
to run slap into sb/sth — mit jdm/etw zusammenknallen

slap in the middle of the beach — mitten auf dem Strand

3. vt

1) (= hit) schlagen

to slap sb's face, to slap sb on or round the face — jdn ohrfeigen, jdm ins Gesicht schlagen, jdm eine runterhauen (inf)

to slap sb on the back — jdm auf den Rücken klopfen

to slap one's knee(s) — sich (dat) auf die Schenkel schlagen

2) (= put noisily) knallen (on(to) auf +acc)

3) (inf

= put carelessly) a piece of cheese slapped between two slices of bread — ein Stück Käse zwischen zwei Scheiben Brot geklatscht (inf)

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slap [slæp]

A s

1. Schlag m, Klaps m:

a slap in the face eine Ohrfeige, ein Schlag ins Gesicht (beide a. fig):

he got a slap in the face when … es war für ihn ein Schlag ins Gesicht, als …;

give sb a slap on the back

a) jemandem (anerkennend) auf den Rücken oder auf die Schulter klopfen,

b) fig jemanden loben,

c) fig jemandem gratulieren;

give sb a slap on the wrist fig umg jemandem auf die Finger klopfen;

have a (bit of) slap and tickle Br umg fummeln

2. fig scharfer Tadel

B v/t

1. schlagen, einen Klaps geben (dat):

slap sb on the back

a) jemandem (anerkennend) auf den Rücken oder auf die Schulter klopfen,

b) fig jemanden loben,

c) fig jemandem gratulieren;

slap sb’s face jemanden ohrfeigen

2. etwas knallen, schmeißen ( beide:

on auf den Tisch etc):

slap down hinschmeißen;

slap sb into jail jemanden ins Gefängnis werfen;

slap butter on the bread umg Butter aufs Brot klatschen;

slap on(to) umg einen Zuschlag etc draufhauen oder draufknallen auf (akk)

3. scharf tadeln

C v/i schlagen, klatschen (beide auch Regen etc)

D adv umg genau:

slap on time auf die Minute pünktlich

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1. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) schlagen

slap somebody on the face/arm/hand — jemandem ins Gesicht/auf den Arm/auf die Hand schlagen

slap somebody's face or somebody in or on the face — jemanden ohrfeigen

slap somebody on the back — jemandem auf die Schulter klopfen

she deserves to be slapped on the back — (fig.) sie verdient Beifall; Hut ab vor ihr! (ugs.)

2) (put forcefully) knallen (ugs.)

slap a fine on somebody — (fig.) jemandem eine Geldstrafe aufbrummen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb,
- pp- schlagen; klatschen
3. noun
Schlag, der

give somebody a slap — jemanden [mit der flachen Hand] schlagen

a slap in the face — (lit. or fig.) ein Schlag ins Gesicht

give somebody a slap on the back — (lit. or fig.) jemandem auf die Schulter klopfen

a slap on the back for somebody/something — (fig.) eine Anerkennung für jemanden/etwas
4. adverb
voll

run slap into somebody — (lit. or fig.) mit jemandem zusammenprallen

hit somebody slap in the eye/face — etc. jemanden mit voller Wucht ins Auge/Gesicht usw.treffen

slap in the middle — genau in der Mitte

Phrasal Verbs:

- slap down

- slap on

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n.

Klaps -e m.

Klatsch -en m. v.

schlagen v.

(§ p.,pp.: schlug, geschlagen)

English-german dictionary > slap
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slap [slæp] (pt & pp slapped, cont slapping)

1 transitive verb

(a) (hit) donner une claque à;

∎ she slapped his face, she slapped him across the face elle l'a giflé, elle lui a donné une gifle;

∎ to slap sb on the back (for hiccups, in greeting) donner à qn une tape dans le dos; (in praise) féliciter qn en lui donnant une tape dans le dos;

∎ to slap sb's wrist or wrists, to slap sb on the wrist or wrists taper sur les doigts de qn

(b) (put)

∎ just slap some paint over it passe un coup de pinceau dessus;

∎ slap some Sellotape ® across it mets juste un bout de Scotch ® dessus

2 intransitive verb

∎ the waves slapped against the harbour wall les vagues battaient contre la digue;

∎ the flag was slapping against the mast le drapeau claquait contre le mât

3 noun

(a) (smack) claque f; (on face) gifle f; (on back) tape f dans le dos; (on wrist) tape f;

∎ they gave him a slap on the back (in praise) ils lui ont donné une tape dans le dos pour le féliciter;

∎ I got a slap in the face j'ai reçu une gifle;

∎ figurative it was a real slap in the face ça m'a fait l'effet d'une gifle;

∎ I got away with just a slap on the wrist j'en ai été quitte pour une tape sur les doigts

(b) (noise)

∎ the slap of bare feet on the floor le bruit de pieds nus sur le plancher;

∎ the slap of the waves against the side of the boat le clapotis des vagues contre la coque

(c) British familiar (make-up) maquillage^□ m

4 adverb

familiar en plein;

∎ she rode slap into me elle m'est rentrée en plein dedans;

∎ I ran slap into a tree je suis rentré en plein ou tout droit dans un arbre;

∎ slap in the middle of the meeting en plein ou au beau milieu de la réunion

►► slap shot (in ice-hockey) lancer m frappé, tir m frappé

➲ slap around separable transitive verb

battre

➲ slap down separable transitive verb

(a) (book, money) poser bruyamment;

∎ she slapped £1,000 down on the table elle a jeté une liasse de 1000 livres sur la table

(b) familiar (suggestion) rejeter^□ ; (person) rembarrer

➲ slap on separable transitive verb

(a) (paint) appliquer n'importe comment ou à la va-vite; (jam, butter) étaler généreusement;

∎ slap some paint on the door donne un coup de pinceau sur la porte;

∎ the whitewash only needs to be slapped on le blanc de chaux n'a pas besoin d'être étalé soigneusement;

∎ hang on, I'll just slap some make-up on attends, je vais juste me maquiller vite fait

(b) (tax, increase)

∎ they slapped on a 3 percent surcharge ils ont mis une surtaxe de 3 pour cent;

∎ 10 percent was slapped on the price ils ont augmenté le prix de 10 pour cent

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slap [slæp]

1. noun

claque f

• a slap on the bottom une fessée

• a slap in the face une gifle

• a slap on the back une claque dans le dos

• to give sb a slap on the wrist ( = scold) réprimander qn

• to get a slap on the wrist ( = be scolded) se faire taper sur les doigts (inf)

2. adverb

• slap in the middle (inf) en plein milieu

3. transitive verb

a. [+ person] donner une tape à ; (stronger) donner une claque à

• to slap sb on the back donner une claque dans le dos à qn

• to slap sb's face gifler qn

b. ( = put) flanquer (inf) ; ( = apply) mettre à la va-vite ; [+ tax] mettre

• he slapped a coat of paint on the wall il a flanqué (inf) une couche de peinture sur le mur

• he slapped £50 on to the price (inf) il a gonflé son prix de 50 livres

4. compounds

► slap-bang (inf) adverb

(British)

slap-bang into the wall en plein dans le mur ► slap-happy (inf) adjective relaxe (inf)

► slap-up meal (inf) noun

(British) repas m extra (inf)

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[slæp] 1.
noun

1) ( blow) tape f (on sur); ( stronger) claque f (on sur)

a slap on the face — une gifle

it was a real slap in the face for him — fig il a reçu une claque

to give somebody a slap on the back — fig ( in congratulation) féliciter quelqu'un

2) ( sound of blow) (bruit m d'une) claque f
2.
adverb = slap bang
3.
transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)

1) ( hit) donner une tape à [person, animal]

to slap somebody for/for doing — gifler quelqu'un pour/pour avoir fait

to slap somebody on the leg —

to slap somebody's leg — donner une tape à quelqu'un sur la jambe

to slap somebody on the back — ( in friendly way) donner une (grande) claque or tape dans le dos de quelqu'un; fig ( congratulate) féliciter quelqu'un

to slap somebody in the face — lit gifler quelqu'un

to slap somebody on the wrist — fig taper sur les doigts de quelqu'un

2) ( put)

he slapped the money (down) on the table — il a flanqué (colloq) l'argent sur la table

she slapped some make-up on her face — elle s'est maquillée en vitesse

they slapped (colloq) 50p on the price — ils ont gonflé (colloq) le prix de 50 pence

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Phrasal Verbs:

- slap down

English-French dictionary > slap
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slæp 1. noun
(a blow with the palm of the hand or anything flat: The child got a slap from his mother for being rude.) klask, smekk, slag
2. verb
(to give a slap to: He slapped my face.) daske, klaske, slå med håndflaten

- slapdash
- slap-happy
- slapstick

dask
--------
klask
--------
slag
--------
smekk

I
subst. \/slæp\/

1) ( med håndflaten eller en flat ting) klask, slag, dask

2) ( lyd) smell, smekk, klask, plask

3) ( hverdagslig) sminke (spesielt når det tas på tykt eller skjødesløst)

4) ( overført) fornærmelse, skarp kritikk

have a slap at ( hverdagslig) gjøre et forsøk (med)

slap and tickle (britisk, hverdagslig) flørtende lek

slap at fornærmelse mot, skarp kritikk av

a slap in the face ( overført) et slag i ansiktet

• that was a slap in the face for him!

der fikk han!

slap on the back gratulasjon, klapp på ryggen

slap on the wrist ( overført) en smekk over fingrene (dvs. en liten reprimande)
II
verb \/slæp\/

1) ( med håndflaten) smelle (til), daske (til), slå (til), klaske (til)

• he slapped my face

han slo meg i ansiktet

• she slapped her thighs

hun klasket seg på lårene

2) ( hverdagslig) slenge på, legge på

• she slapped on a bit of make-up

hun slengte på litt sminke

3) ( om lyd) plaske mot, smelle mot

get slapped få bank

slap a fine on somebody bøtelegge noen

slap down slå ned

• he'll slap you down

han kommer til å slå deg ned

( hverdagslig) sette på plass, kritisere skarpt, gi en kraftig reprimande ( hverdagslig) slenge (ned)

• he slapped the book down on the table

han slengte boken ned på bordet

slap someone on the back gratulere noen

• he slapped her on the back

han gratulerte henne

slap the table slå i bordet

slap up ( om å bygge) smelle opp
III
adv. \/slæp\/

( hverdagslig) se ➢ slap bang, 2

English-Norwegian dictionary > slap
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[slæp] n

1) ( with hand) Klaps m ( fam)

to give sb a \slap on the back jdm [anerkennend] auf den Rücken klopfen; ( fig) jdn loben;

a \slap on the bottom/ hand ein Klaps auf den Hintern/die Hand;

a \slap in the face eine Ohrfeige; ( fig) ein Schlag ins Gesicht ( fig)

to give sb a \slap jdm eine Ohrfeige geben;

to be given [or get] a \slap on the wrist ( fig) eine Verwarnung bekommen

2) ( noise) Klatschen nt;

the \slap of water against the side of the boat das Klatschen des Wassers gegen die Bootseite adv

inv ( fam) genau ( fam)

the child sat down \slap in the middle of the floor das Kind setzte sich mitten auf den Boden;

to run \slap into sth genau in etw akk hineinrennen vt <- pp->

1) ( with hand)

to \slap sb jdn schlagen;

( less hard) jdm einen Klaps geben;

to \slap sb on the bottom/ hand jdn auf den Hintern/die Hand schlagen;

to \slap sb's face [or sb in the face] jdn ohrfeigen;

to \slap sb on the back jdn auf den Rücken schlagen;

( in congratulation) jdm [anerkennend] auf die Schulter klopfen;

to \slap sb's wrist [or sb on the wrist] jdn zurechtweisen

2) ( strike)

to \slap sth against sth etw gegen etw akk schlagen;

to \slap sth on the table/ in sb's hands etw auf den Tisch/jdm in die Hände knallen ( fam)

3) (fam: do quickly)

she \slapped a couple pieces of salami between some bread sie klatschte ein paar Scheiben Salami zwischen zwei Scheiben Brot;

he \slapped his bookbag down er knallte seine Büchertasche hin

4) (fam: impose)

to \slap sth on sb jdm etw aufhalsen ( fam)

to \slap a fine/ tax on sth eine Geldstrafe/eine Steuer auf etw akk draufschlagen ( fam) vi water schlagen, klatschen;

to \slap against sth gegen etw akk schlagen

English-German students dictionary > slap
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[slæp] I 1. сущ.
1) сильный удар, шлепок ( обычно ладонью руки)

to give smb. a slap across the face / cheek — влепить кому-л. пощечину

He gave me a hearty slap on the back. — Он дружески похлопал меня по плечу.

Syn:

blow I, smack II 1.

2) звук шлепка, пощёчины

3) замечание, выговор; неодобрение, осуждение

It was a slap to my pride. — Это был удар по моему самолюбию.

- slap in the face
- slap on the face
- slap in the eye
- slap on the wrist
Syn:

reproof I, reprimand 1.

4) попытка

Syn:

attempt 1.

5) разг. "штукатурка", толстый слой косметики

6) тех. стук (например, клапанов в двигателе)

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slap and tickle брит.; шутл. — шумная возня ( поцелуи и объятия влюблённых)
2. гл.
1) хлопать, шлёпать

to slap a naughty child — отшлёпать непослушного ребенка

to slap smb.'s face / smb. across the face — влепить кому-л. пощёчину

Her ex-husband used to slap her around. — Её бывший муж часто избивал её.

2) = slap down швырять, бросать со стуком, с силой

She slapped the letter down on the table and walked out in a bad temper. — Она швырнула письмо на стол и в гневе ушла.

3) разг.; неодобр.

а) налагать (штраф, запрет)

They slapped a fine on him. брит. / They slapped him with a fine. амер. — Они влепили ему штраф.

б) внезапно повышать цену

The government had slapped another 5% on cigarettes. — Правительство накинуло на сигареты ещё 5%.

4) обычно slap on

а) надвинуть, нахлобучить

He slapped his hat on (his head) and ran out of the house. — Он нахлобучил шляпу (на голову) и выбежал из дома.

б) намазывать (краску, косметику)

The paint has just been slapped on! — Это просто мазня!

5) = slap up быстро приготовить, состряпать (какую-л. еду)

Can you slap up a quick meal for my friends before we rush to the game? — Ты не можешь приготовить для моих друзей чего-нибудь поесть на скорую руку перед тем, как мы побежим на игру?

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- slap down
3. нареч.; разг.
1) вдруг, внезапно; быстро, поспешно; без предупреждения

The money must be paid. In full and slap down. — Необходимо заплатить, полностью и без промедлений.

Syn:

quickly, suddenly, without warning

2) прямо, точно; непосредственно

The shaft was aimed slap at him. — Копьё было нацелено прямо на него.

Syn:

directly 1., straight 2.
II сущ.
угольная пыль

Syn:

slack II
III 1. сущ.
1)

а) пролом, брешь, щель, дыра

Slaps in the dykes admit easy ingress and egress. — Имеющиеся бреши в ограде позволяют легко входить и выходить.

Syn:

gap in a wall, fence, hedge, etc.

б) ущелье, узкий проход между горами

They passed through the slaps. — Они прошли сквозь ущелье.

2) прорыв в обороне
2. гл.; шотл.
проделывать пролом, брешь (в стене, ограждении, изгороди)

Англо-русский современный словарь > slap
16 slap

slap

A n

1 ( blow) tape f (on sur) ; ( stronger) claque f (on sur) ; a slap on the face une gifle ; the slap of the waves against sth le clapotis des vagues contre qch ; it was a real slap in the face for him fig il a reçu une claque ; to give sb a slap on the back ( friendly gesture) donner à qn une tape dans le dos ; fig ( in congratulation) féliciter qn ;

2 ( sound of blow) (bruit m d'une) claque f.

B adv = slap bang.

C vtr ( p prés etc - pp-)

1 ( hit) donner une tape à [person, animal] ; to slap sb for/for doing gifler qn pour/pour avoir fait ; to slap sb on the arm/leg, to slap sb's arm/leg donner une tape à qn sur le bras/la jambe ; to slap sb across the face gifler qn ; to slap a child's bottom donner une tape sur les fesses d'un enfant ; to slap sb on the back ( in friendly way) donner une (grande) claque or tape dans le dos de qn ; fig ( congratulate) féliciter qn ; to slap one's thighs se taper sur les cuisses ; to slap sb in the face lit gifler qn ; fig donner une claque à qn ; to slap sb on the wrist fig taper sur les doigts de qn ;

2 ( put) he slapped the money (down) on the table il a flanqué ○ l'argent sur la table ; he slapped some paint on the wall il a flanqué ○ quelques coups de pinceau sur le mur ; she slapped some make-up on her face elle s'est maquillée en vitesse ; they slapped ○ 50p on the price ils ont gonflé ○ le prix de 50 pence.

Phrasal verbs

■ slap around ○:

▶ slap [sb] around donner quelques coups à [person].

■ slap down:

▶ slap [sth] down, slap down [sth] ( put) poser brusquement [book, money] ; to slap sth down on flanquer ○ qch sur [table, counter] ;

▶ slap [sb] down rembarrer.

■ slap on ○:

▶ slap [sth] on, slap on [sth]

1 ( apply) flanquer ○ [paint] ; mettre [qch] en vitesse [make-up] ;

2 ( add to price) they slapped on 50p ils ont gonflé ○ le prix de 50 pence.

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17 partir

partir [paʀtiʀ]

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► partir is conjugated with être.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━intransitive verb

   a. ( = aller, quitter un lieu) to go ; ( = s'éloigner) to go away

• il est parti he's gone

• il est parti en Irlande he has gone to Ireland

• ils doivent être partis they must have gone away

• il a fini par partir he eventually went away

• es-tu prêt à partir ? are you ready to go?

• nos voisins sont partis il y a six mois our neighbours left or went six months ago

• quand partez-vous pour Paris ? when are you leaving for Paris?

• il est parti acheter du pain he has gone to buy some bread

• partir faire des courses to go shopping

• partir en voyage to go on a trip

• ma lettre ne partira pas ce soir my letter won't go this evening

• sa femme est partie avec un autre his wife has gone off with another man

• partir à pied to set off on foot

• il est parti en courant he ran off

• les voilà partis ! they're off!

► partir de [personne] to leave

• elle est partie de Nice à 9 heures she left Nice at 9 o'clock

• un chemin qui part de l'église a path leading from the church

• c'est le troisième en partant de la droite it's the third from the right

• il est parti de rien he started from nothing

• c'est de là que part notre analyse this is what our analysis is based on

• partons de l'hypothèse que... let's assume that...

• en partant de ce principe... on that basis...

• cela part d'un bon sentiment it's well meant

   b. ( = démarrer) [moteur] to start ; [train] to leave

• c'est parti ! (inf) here we go! (inf)

   c. ( = être lancé) [fusée] to go up ; [coup de feu] to go off

• le coup est parti tout seul the gun went off accidentally

• faire partir [+ fusée] to launch ; [+ pétard] to set off

   d. ( = être engagé) partir sur une mauvaise piste to start off on the wrong track

• partir mal to get off to a bad start

• le pays est mal parti the country is in a bad way

• partir bien to get off to a good start

• son affaire est bien partie his business has got off to a good start

• il est bien parti pour gagner he seems all set to win

• quand ils sont partis à discuter, il y en a pour des heures (inf) once they've got going on one of their discussions, they're at it for hours (inf)

• la pluie est partie pour (durer) toute la journée the rain has set in for the day

   e. ( = disparaître) [tache] to come out ; [bouton de vêtement] to come off ; [douleur, rougeurs, boutons, odeur] to go

• la tache est partie au lavage the stain came out in the wash

• faire partir [+ tache] to remove ; [+ odeur] to get rid of

   f. ► à partir de from

• à partir d'aujourd'hui from today

• à partir de 4 heures from 4 o'clock onwards

• à partir de maintenant from now on

• à partir de ce moment-là from then on

• à partir du moment où... ( = dès que) as soon as... ; ( = pourvu que) as long as...

• c'est le troisième à partir de la gauche it's the third from the left

• pantalons à partir de 100 € trousers from 100 euros

• c'est fait à partir de produits chimiques it's made from chemicals

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paʀtiʀ
1.

verbe intransitif

1) ( quitter un lieu) [personne] to leave, to go

partez devant, je vous rejoins — go on ahead, I'll catch you up

est-ce qu'ils sont partis en avion ou en train? — did they fly or did they take the train?

j'espère que je ne vous fais pas partir? — I hope I'm not driving you away?

partir en courant/boitant/hurlant — to run off/to limp off/to go off screaming

partir fâché — to go off in a huff (colloq)

partir content — to go away happy

partir sans laisser d'adresse — ( sans laisser de traces) to disappear without trace

2) ( pour une destination) to go

il est parti en ville à bicyclette — he went to town on his bicycle

partir pour le Mexique/l'Australie — to leave for Mexico/Australia

ils sont partis en Écosse en stop — ( ils sont encore en voyage) they're hitchhiking to Scotland; ( dans le passé) they hitchhiked to Scotland

partir à la guerre/au front — to go off to war/to the front

partir en tournée — to set off on tour GB ou on a tour

partir en retraite — to retire

3) ( se mettre en mouvement) [personne, voiture, car, train] to leave; [avion] to take off; [moteur] to start

je pars — I'm off, I'm leaving

les coureurs sont partis — the runners are off

le train à destination de Dijon va partir — the train to Dijon is about to depart ou leave

à vos marques, prêts, partez! — on your marks, get set, go!

4) ( être projeté) [flèche, balle] to be fired; [bouchon] to shoot out; [capsule] to shoot off; [réplique] to slip out

le coup de feu est parti — the gun went off

elle était tellement énervée que la gifle est partie toute seule — she was so angry that she slapped him/her before she realized what she was doing ou before she could stop herself

5) ( commencer) [chemin, route] to start

les branches qui partent du tronc — the branches growing out from the trunk

les avenues qui partent de la place de l'Étoile — the avenues which radiate outwards from the Place de l'Étoile

partir favori — [concurrent, candidat] to start favourite [BrE]

partir battu d'avance — to be doomed from the start

partir dernier — ( dans une course) to start last

le troisième en partant de la gauche — the third (starting) from the left

partir de rien — to start from nothing

c'est parti! — ( ordre) go!

et voilà, c'est parti (colloq), il pleut! — here we go, it's raining!

être bien parti — [coureur, cheval, projet, travail, personne] to have got GB ou gotten US off to a good start

être bien parti pour gagner — to seem all set to win

c'est mal parti — (colloq) things don't look too good, it doesn't look too promising

il a l'air parti (colloq) pour réussir — he seems to be heading for success

le mauvais temps est parti (colloq) pour durer — it looks as if the bad weather is here to stay

6) ( se fonder)

partir de — to start from [idée, observation]

partir du principe que — to work on the assumption that

partir d'une bonne intention — to be well-meant

7) ( s'enlever) [tache, saleté] to come out; [émail, peinture] to come off; [odeur] to go; [bouton, écusson, décoration] to come off

faire partir une tache — to remove a stain

8) ( être expédié) [colis, candidature] to be sent (off)

9) ( se lancer)

quand il est parti (colloq) on ne l'arrête plus — once he starts ou gets going there's no stopping him

partir dans des explications — to launch into explanations

10) ( mourir) euph to go, to pass away euph

2.

à partir de locution prépositive from

à partir de maintenant — from now on

à partir du moment où — ( sens temporel) as soon as; ( sens conditionnel) as long as

à partir de là, tout a basculé — from then on everything changed radically

les enfants ne sont admis qu'à partir de huit ans — children under eight are not admitted

faire une étude à partir de statistiques — to base a study on statistics

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paʀtiʀ vi
1) (aller vers un lieu) to go

J'aimerais partir quelque part au soleil. — I'd like to go somewhere sunny.

partir en vacances — to go on holiday

partir faire du ski — to go skiing

partir pour — to go off to

Si vous partez pour un long voyage, n'oubliez pas de... — If you go off on a long trip, don't forget to..., If you go away on a long trip, don't forget to...

Ils sont partis hier pour le Japon. — They went off to Japan yesterday.

partir à — to go to

Il est parti à Londres pour apprendre l'anglais. — He's gone to London to learn English.

2) (quitter un lieu) to go, to leave

Partez, vous allez être en retard. — You should go, or you'll be late., You should leave, or you'll be late.

Je peux partir? — Can I go now?, Can I leave now?

Il est parti à sept heures. — He left at 7 o'clock., He went at 7 o'clock.

Je lui ai téléphoné mais il était déjà parti. — I phoned him but he'd already gone., I phoned him but he'd already left.

partir de — to leave

Il est parti de Nice à sept heures. — He left Nice at 7 o'clock.

3) (s'éloigner d'un lieu) to go away, to go off, (en voiture) to drive away, to drive off

Ils sont partis à toute allure. — They drove off at high speed.

partir en courant — to run away

4) (= commencer)

partir de [hypothèse, principe] — to start from, [élément d'une suite] to start from

la numérotation part de la première page de texte — the numbering starts from the first page of the text

partons du troisième chapitre — let's start from chapter three

5) [moteur] to start

6) [pétard] to go off

7) [bouchon, toute pièce insérée] to come out

8) [bouton, toute pièce attachée ou fixée] to come off

9) [tache, marque] to come off

10) (autres locutions)

à partir de; à partir de ce moment — from then on

Je serai chez moi à partir de huit heures. — I'll be at home from eight o'clock onwards.

À partir de Verneuil, c'est plus boisé. — After Verneuil, it's more forested.

à partir de 3 millions d'euros — from 3 million euros upwards

C'est fait à partir de graisse de marmotte. — It's made from marmot fat.

À partir de là, tout est possible. — If that's the case, anything's possible.

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partir verb table: partir

A vi

1 ( quitter un lieu) [personne] to leave, to go; partir sans manger to leave ou go without eating; partez devant, je vous rejoins go on ahead, I'll catch you up; tu pars déjà? are you leaving already?; partir à pied/en voiture/en avion to leave on foot/in a car/in a plane; est-ce qu'ils sont partis en avion ou en train? did they fly or did they take the train?; il est parti en ville à bicyclette he went to town on his bicycle; il est parti il y a cinq minutes he left five minutes ago; ils sont partis en Écosse en stop ( ils sont encore en voyage) they're hitchhiking to Scotland; ( dans le passé) they hitchhiked to Scotland; partir de to leave ou go from [ville, gare, aéroport]; de quelle gare pars-tu? which station are you leaving ou going from?; je suis partie de chez moi à 20 heures I left my house at 8 pm; faire partir qn to make sb leave; j'espère que je ne vous fais pas partir? I hope I'm not driving you away?; fais partir ce chien! get that dog out of here!; partir en courant/boitant/hurlant to run off/to limp off/to go off screaming; partir fâché to go off in a huff○; partir content to go away happy; partir avec qn to go off with sb; elle est partie avec un autre she went off with another man; partir sans laisser d'adresse lit to go away without leaving a forwarding address; ( sans laisser de traces) to disappear without trace;

2 ( pour une destination) to go, to leave; partir loin/dans un pays lointain to go far away/to a far-off country; partir à Paris/à New York/au Mexique to go to Paris/to New York/to Mexico; je pars à Paris demain I'm going to Paris tomorrow, I'm off to Paris tomorrow; partir pour le Mexique/l'Australie to leave for Mexico/Australia; tu pars pour combien de temps? how long are you going for?; partir pour une semaine/six mois to go for a week/six months; est-ce que tu sais que je pars pour une semaine? did you know I was going away for a week?; partir en vacances to go on holiday GB ou vacation US (à to); nous partons en vacances dans les Vosges we're going on holiday GB ou vacation to the Vosges; partir en week-end to go away for the weekend; partir en week-end à Chamonix to go to Chamonix for the weekend; partir en voyage/expédition/croisière to go on a trip/an expedition/a cruise; partir à la guerre/au front to go off to war/to the front; partir au travail to go to work; partir à la pêche/chasse to go fishing/hunting; partir faire to go to do; elle est partie se reposer she's gone for a rest; partir en tournée to set off on tour GB ou on a tour US; partir en retraite to retire;

3 ( se mettre en mouvement) [voiture, car, train] to leave; [avion] to take off; [moteur] to start; [personne] to be off, to leave; les coureurs sont partis the runners are off; le train à destination de Dijon va partir the train to Dijon is about to depart ou leave; à vos marques, prêts, partez! on your marks, get set, go!;

4 ( être projeté) [flèche, balle] to be fired; [bouchon] to shoot out; [capsule] to shoot off; [réplique] to slip out; il jouait avec le fusil et le coup de feu est parti he was playing with the gun and it went off; la balle est partie, le blessant à l'épaule the shot was fired, wounding him in the shoulder; le bouchon est parti d'un seul coup the cork suddenly shot out; elle était tellement énervée que la gifle est partie toute seule she was so angry that she slapped him/her before she realized what she was doing ou before she could stop herself;

5 ( commencer) [chemin, route] to start; le sentier part d'ici the path starts here; les branches qui partent du tronc the branches growing out from the trunk; les avenues qui partent de la Place de l'Étoile the avenues which radiate outwards from the Place de l'Étoile; partir favori [concurrent, candidat] to start favourite^GB (à une course for a race); partir gagnant/battu d'avance to be the winner/loser before one has even started; partir dernier ( dans une course) to start last; le troisième en partant de la gauche the third (starting) from the left; partir de rien to start from nothing; c'est parti! ( si l'on donne un ordre) go!; ( si l'on constate) here we go!; et voilà, c'est parti, il pleut! here we go, it's raining!; être bien parti○ lit [coureur, cheval] to have got GB ou gotten US off to a good start; fig [projet, travail, personne] to have got GB ou gotten US off to a good start; être bien parti pour gagner lit, fig to seem all set to win; l'entreprise a l'air bien partie the firm seems to have got off to a good start; être mal parti○ lit [coureur, cheval] to have got off to a bad start; fig [personne, pays, projet] to be in a bad way; avec la récession le pays est mal parti what with the recession the country is in a bad way; c'est mal parti○ things don't look too good; il faudrait qu'il fasse beau mais c'est mal parti it would be nice if the weather was fine but it doesn't look too promising; il a l'air parti pour réussir○ he seems to be heading for success; le mauvais temps est parti pour durer○ it looks as if the bad weather is here to stay;

6 ( se fonder) partir de qch to start from sth; je suis parti d'une idée/observation très simple I started from a very simple idea/observation; l'auteur est parti d'un fait divers pour écrire son roman the author used a news snippet as a starting point for his novel; partir du principe que to work on the assumption that; partir d'une bonne intention or d'un bon sentiment [idée, geste] to be well-meant; (en) partant de là○… on that basis…;

7 ( s'enlever) [tache, saleté] to come out; [émail, peinture] to come off; [odeur] to go; [bouton, écusson, décoration] to come off; j'ai beau frotter, ça ne part pas no matter how hard I rub, it won't come out; la saleté part bien/mal the dirt's coming off nicely/won't come out; l'étiquette est partie the label has come off; faire partir une tache/un graffiti to remove a stain/a piece of graffiti;

8 ( être expédié) [colis, lettre, rapport, candidature] to be sent (off);

9 ( se lancer) quand il est parti on ne l'arrête plus once he starts ou gets going there's no stopping him; partir dans des explications/un monologue to launch into explanations/a monologue; partir dans des digressions to start digressing;

10 ( mourir) euph to go, to pass away euph.

B à partir de loc prép

1 ( dans l'espace) from; à partir d'ici/du feu rouge/du carrefour from here/the traffic lights/the crossroads;

2 ( dans le temps) from; à partir de 16 heures/du 5 février from 4 o'clock/5 February (onwards); à partir de maintenant from now on; à partir du moment où ( sens temporel) as soon as; ( sens conditionnel) as long as; c'est possible à partir du moment où tu résides dans le pays it's possible as long as you are resident in the country; à partir de là, tout a basculé from then on everything changed radically;

3 ( supérieur ou égal) from; à partir de 2 000 euros from 2,000 euros; les enfants ne sont admis qu'à partir de huit ans children under eight are not admitted;

4 ( en utilisant) from; fabriqué à partir de pétrole/d'un alliage made from oil/an alloy;

5 ( en se basant sur) from, on the basis of; faire une étude à partir de statistiques to base a study on statistics; à partir de cet exemple il a démontré que using ou from this example he proved that; à partir de ces chiffres/résultats il est possible de… on the basis of these figures/results it is possible to…; à partir d'un échantillon représentatif from ou on the basis of a representative sample; ⇒ courir, maille, mourir.

[partir] verbe intransitif

1. [s'en aller] to go, to leave

pars, tu vas rater ton train (off you) go, or you'll miss your train

empêche-la de partir stop her (going), don't let her go

je ne vous fais pas partir, j'espère I hope I'm not chasing you away

laisser partir

a. [prisonnier, otage] to set free, to let go, to release

b. [écolier] to let out

c. [employé] to let go

laisse-moi partir let me go

il est parti avec la caisse he ran away ou off with the till

le climat les a fait partir the climate drove them away

tout son argent part en disques all his money goes on records

je ne peux pas partir du bureau avant 17 h 30 I can't leave the office before 5:30

(euphémisme) [mourir] to pass on ou away

2. [se mettre en route] to set off ou out, to start off

pars devant, je te rattrape go ahead, I'll catch up with you

regarde cette circulation, on n'est pas encore partis! (familier) by the look of that traffic, we're not off yet!

le courrier n'est pas encore parti the post hasn't gone yet

partir en avion

a. [personne] to fly (off)

b. [courrier] to go air mail ou by air

partir en bateau to go (off) by boat, to sail

partir en voiture to go (off) by car, to drive off

3. [se rendre] to go, to leave

je pars à ou pour Toulon demain I'm leaving for ou I'm off to Toulon tomorrow

partir à la campagne/montagne/mer to go (off) to the countryside/mountains/seaside

partir vers le sud to go south

4. [aller - pour se livrer à une activité] to go

elle est partie au tennis/à la danse she's gone to play tennis/to her dance class

partir à la chasse/pêche to go shooting/fishing

partir à la recherche de to set off in search of, to go looking for

partir en week-end to go off ou away for the weekend

nous partons en excursion/voyage demain we're setting off on an excursion/a journey tomorrow

tu ne pars pas (en vacances) cet été? aren't you going on holiday (UK) ou vacation (US) this summer?

partir skier/se promener to go skiing/for a walk

sa tête est partie heurter le buffet his head struck against the sideboard

5. [s'engager]

partir dans: partir dans un discours to launch into a speech

partir dans une explication to embark on an explanation

partir sur: partir sur un sujet to start off on a topic

quand elles sont parties sur leur boulot, c'est difficile de les arrêter (familier) once they start on about their job, there's no stopping them

être parti à faire quelque chose (familier) : les voilà partis à refaire toute la maison there they go doing up the entire house

6. [démarrer - machine, moteur, voiture] to start (up) ; [ - avion] to take off, to leave ; [ - train] to leave, to depart ; [ - fusée] to go up ; [ - pétard] to go off ; [ - plante] to take

le coup (de feu) est parti tout seul the gun went off on its own

il m'a insulté et la gifle est partie he insulted me and I just slapped him

excuse-moi, le mot est parti (tout seul) I'm sorry, the word just came out

faire partir

a. [moteur] to start (up)

b. [pétard] to set ou to let off (separable)

c. [fusil] to let off (separable)

d. [plante] to get started

7. [se mettre en mouvement, débuter - coureur, match, concert] to start (off)

être parti pour: on est partis pour avoir des ennuis! we're headed for trouble!

elle est partie pour nous faire la tête toute la soirée she's all set to sulk the whole evening

le match est bien/mal parti pour notre équipe the match has started well/badly for our team

le projet est bien parti the project is off to a good start

je le vois mal parti pour récupérer son titre the way he's going, I just can't see him winning back his title

elle a l'air bien partie pour remporter l'élection she seems well set to win the election

8. [se vendre] to sell

9. [disparaître, s'effacer - inscription] to disappear, to be rubbed off ou out, to be worn off ; [ - tache] to disappear, to go, to come out ; [ - douleur] to go, to disappear ; [ - boutons] to come off ; [ - pellicules, odeur] to go

faire partir

a. [salissure] to get rid of, to remove

b. [odeur] to get rid of, to clear

c. [douleur] to ease

ça ne fera pas partir ton mal de gorge it won't get rid of your sore throat

10. [se défaire, se détacher - attache, bouton] to come off, to go ; [ - maille] to run ; [ - étiquette] to come off

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partir de verbe plus préposition

1. [dans l'espace]

le ferry/marathon part de Brest the ferry sails/the marathon starts from Brest

la rue part de la mairie the street starts at the town hall

la cicatrice part du poignet et va jusqu'au coude the scar goes ou stretches from the wrist to the elbow

c'est le quatrième en partant de la droite/du haut it's the fourth (one) from the right/top

2. [dans le temps]

nous allons faire partir le contrat du 15 janvier we'll make the contract effective (as) from January the 15th

votre congé part de la fin mai your holidays begin at the end of May

3. [dans un raisonnement]

partir du principe que to start from the principle that, to start by assuming that

si l'on part de ce principe, il faudrait ne jamais contester on that basis, one should never protest

4. [provenir de]

tous les problèmes sont partis de là all the problems stemmed from that

ça partait d'un bon sentiment his intentions were good

sa remarque est partie du coeur his comment came ou was (straight) from the heart, it was a heartfelt remark

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à partir de locution prépositionnelle

1. [dans le temps] (as) from

à partir de mardi starting from Tuesday, from Tuesday onwards

à partir de (ce moment-) là, il ne m'a plus adressé la parole from that moment on ou from then on, he never spoke to me again

2. [dans l'espace] (starting) from

le deuxième à partir de la droite the second (one) from the right

3. [numériquement]

imposé à partir de 5 000 euros taxable from 5,000 euros upwards

4. [avec, à base de] from

c'est fait à partir d'huiles végétales it's made from ou with vegetable oils

on ne peut pas tirer de conclusions à partir de si peu de preuves you can't reach any conclusion on the basis of so little evidence

j'ai fait un résumé à partir de ses notes I've made a summary based on his notes

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > partir
18 dar

v.

1 to give.

dar algo a alguien to give something to somebody, to give somebody something

se lo di a mi hermano I gave it to my brother

Ella me da dinero She gives me money.

Su elogio da ánimos His praise gives encouragement.

El negocio da muchas ganancias The business yields much profit.

2 to give, to produce.

la salsa le da un sabor muy bueno the sauce gives it a very pleasant taste, the sauce makes it taste very nice

3 to have, to hold (fiesta, cena).

dar una cena en honor de alguien to hold o give a dinner in someone's honor

4 to turn or switch on (luz, agua, gas) (encender).

5 to show (Cine, Teatro & TV).

dan una película del oeste they're showing a western, there's a western on

6 to show.

dar muestras de sensatez to show good sense

7 to teach.

dar inglés/historia to teach English/history

8 to deal (repartir) (en naipes).

9 to strike (horas).

dieron las tres en el reloj three o'clock struck

10 to get, to catch.

11 to deliver, to render, to allot, to confer.

12 to feel.

Me da alegría I feel joy.

13 to be given, to be granted, to be offered, to be handed in.

Se nos dio una buena casa We were given a good house.

14 to give forth, to burst out.

Ella dio un grito She gave forth a cry.

15 to make one feel.

Eso da asco That makes one feel revolt.

16 to hit.

Da duro el sol en este lugar The sun hits hard in this place

17 to give up.

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DAR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

doy, das, da, damos, dais, dan.

Past Indicative

di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron.

Present Subjunctive

dé, des, dé, demos, deis, den.

Imperfect Subjunctive

diera, dieras, diera, diéramos, dierais, dieran;

diese, dieses, diese, diésemos, dieseis, diesen.

Future Subjunctive

diere, dieres, diere, diéremos, diereis, dieren.

Imperative

da (tú), dé (él/Vd.), demos (nos.), dad (vos.), den (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to give

2) hit, strike

3) hand over, deliver

4) produce, yield

5) be enough

•

- dar a
- dar con
- dar contra
- dar por
- darse a
- darse de sí
- dárselas de
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Para las expresiones dar importancia, dar ejemplo, dar las gracias, dar clases, dar a conocer, dar a entender, darse prisa, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=entregar, conceder) [+ objeto, mensaje, permiso] to give; [+ naipes] to deal (out); [+ noticias] to give, tell

le dio un bocadillo a su hijo — he gave his son a sandwich

se lo di a Blanca — I gave it to Blanca

me dieron un diploma por mi buen comportamiento — I was given a diploma for good conduct

le dieron el primer premio — he was awarded {o} given first prize

déme dos kilos — I'll have two kilos, two kilos, please

• ir dando [cuerda] — to pay out rope

• dar los buenos [días] a algn — to say good morning to sb, say hello to sb

2) (=realizar) [+ paliza] to give; [+ paso] to take

dar un alarido — to shriek

dar una bofetada a algn — to slap sb

dar un golpe a algn — to hit sb

dio un golpe en la mesa — he banged on the table

dar un grito — to let out a cry, give a cry

dar un paseo — to go for a walk, take a walk

dar un suspiro — to heave {o} give a sigh, sigh

3) (=celebrar) [+ fiesta] to have, throw

la embajada dará una recepción — the embassy will hold a reception

4) (=encender) [+ luz] to turn on

¿has dado el gas? — have you turned on the gas?

5) (=presentar) [+ obra de teatro] to perform, put on; [+ película] to show, screen

dan una película de Almodóvar — there's an Almodóvar film on, they're showing {o} screening an Almodóvar film

¿qué dan hoy en la tele? — what's on TV tonight?

6) (=hacer sonar) [reloj] to strike

el reloj dio las tres — the clock struck three

ya han dado las ocho — it's past {o} gone eight o'clock

7) (=producir) [+ fruto] to bear; [+ ganancias, intereses] to yield

dar flores — to flower

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

una inversión que da un 7% de interés — an investment that pays {o} yields 7% interest

8) (=tener como resultado)

el cálculo dio 99 — the sum worked out at 99

el atleta dio positivo en el control antidoping — the athlete tested positive for drugs

9) (=hacer sentir) [+ placer] to give

me dio mucha alegría verla — I was very pleased to see her

las babosas me dan asco — I find slugs disgusting {o} revolting

este jersey me da demasiado calor — this jumper is too hot, I'm too hot in this jumper

da gusto hablar con él — he's really nice to talk to

tu padre me da miedo — I'm scared {o} frightened of your father

me da pena tener que tirarlo — it's a pity to have to throw it away

el vino me da sueño — wine makes me sleepy

10) * (=fastidiar) to ruin

vinieron a visitarme y me dieron la tarde — they came to visit and ruined my afternoon

¡me estás dando las vacaciones! — you're ruining the holiday for me!

11) dar por (=considerar) to consider

doy el asunto por concluido — I consider the matter settled, I regard the matter as settled

le dieron por desaparecido — they gave him up for lost

doy el dinero por bien empleado — I consider it money well spent

lo daba por seguro — he was sure {o} certain of it

lo podemos dar por terminado — we can consider it finished

12)

- ¡y dale!

- estar/seguir dale que dale o dale que te pego o dale y dale

la vecina está dale que dale al piano — our neighbour is pounding away at the piano

estoy dale que dale a este problema — I've been bashing away at this problem *

- a mí no me la das

- ¡ahí te las den todas!

- por si vienen mal dadas

para dar y tomar —

tenemos botellas para dar y tomar — we've got loads {o} stacks of bottles

aquí hay basura para dar y tomar — there's tons of rubbish here

- me da que...

me da que no va a venir — I have a feeling (that) he's not going to come

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=entregar) to give

dame, yo te lo arreglo — give it here, I'll fix it for you

- a quien dan no escoge

2) (=entrar)

me dieron ganas de vomitar — I felt like being sick

si te da un mareo siéntate — if you feel giddy, sit down

le dio un fuerte dolor en el costado — he felt a sudden sharp pain in his side

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

3) (=importar)

¡qué más da!, ¡da igual! — it doesn't matter!, never mind!

¿qué más te da? — what does it matter to you?

¿qué más da un sitio que otro? — surely one place is as good as another!, it doesn't make any difference which place we choose

lo mismo da — it makes no difference {o} odds

me da igual, lo mismo me da, tanto me da — it's all the same to me, I don't mind

4) [seguido de preposición]
dar a (=estar orientado) [cuarto, ventana] to look out onto, overlook; [fachada] to face
mi habitación da al jardín — my room looks out onto {o} overlooks the garden
darle a (=hacer funcionar) [+ botón] to press; (=golpear) to hit; [+ balón] to kick
dale a la tecla roja — hit {o} press the red key

darle a la bomba — to pump, work the pump

dale más fuerte a la bomba — pump harder

¡dale! — hit him!

no es capaz de darle al balón de cabeza — he can't head the ball
dar con (=encontrar) [+ persona] to find; [+ idea, solución] to hit on, come up with
dimos con él dos horas más tarde — we found him two hours later

al final di con la solución — I finally hit on the solution, I finally came up with the solution

no doy con el nombre — I can't think of the name

• dar [consigo] en — to end up in

dio consigo en la cárcel — he ended up in jail
dar contra (=golpear) to hit
el barco dio contra el puente — the ship hit the bridge
dar de
dar de palos a algn — to give sb a beating

dar de puñetazos a algn — to punch sb

dar de barniz a algo — to varnish sth

• dar de [beber] a algn — to give sb something to drink

• dar de [comer] a algn — to feed sb

• dar de [sí] — [comida, bebida] to go a long way

lo que cada uno puede dar de sí — what each person can contribute
dar en [+ blanco, suelo] to hit; [+ solución] to hit on, come up with
el sol me da en la cara — the sun is in my eyes

• dar en [hacer] algo — to take to doing sth

han dado en llamarle Boko — they've taken to calling him Boko
darle a algn por hacer algo
le ha dado por no venir a clase — he has taken to cutting classes

les dio por venir a vernos — they took it into their heads to come and see us

últimamente le ha dado por el golf — he's taken up golf lately

al chico le daba por dormirse en la clase — the boy was always falling asleep in class

la casa que a alguien le dio por llamar Miramar — the house that someone had the bright idea of calling Miramar
dar para (=ser suficiente) to be enough for
con eso da para cuatro personas — this is enough for four people

mi pobre cabeza no da para más hoy — I don't think my poor head can take any more today

5) dar que hablar to set people talking

una película que da en qué pensar — a thought-provoking film, a film which gives you a lot to think about

3.

See:

darse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Pedro — give the keys to Pedro

se las di a Jaime — I gave them to Jaime

déme un kilo de peras — can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? — any advance on 500 dollars?; conocer verbo transitivo 3b, entender verbo transitivo 2b

2) (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? - te lo doy, no lo necesito — can I borrow it? - you can keep it, I don't need it

qué no daría por que así fuera! — I'd give anything for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman — two can play at that game

tener para dar y vender — to have plenty to spare

3) <cartas/mano> to deal

4)

a) ( proporcionar) <fuerzas/valor/esperanza> to give

eso me dio la idea — that's where I got the idea from

si le dan la ocasión — if he's given the chance

pide que te den más información — ask them to give you more information

b) (Mús) to give

¿me das el la? — can you give me an A?

5) (conferir, aportar) <sabor/color/forma> to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo — the lights gave a festive atmosphere

6)

a) ( aplicar) to give

dale otra capa de barniz — give it another coat of varnish

hay que darle cera al piso — the floor needs waxing

dale una puntada para sujetarlo — put a stitch in to hold it

b) <sedante/masaje> to give

7)

a) ( conceder) <prórroga/permiso> to give

el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles — I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago — they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron un premio — we won o got a prize

me dieron un diploma — I got a diploma

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación — I don't think they'll last more than a month together

b) (RPl) ( calcular)

¿qué edad le das? — how old do you think he is?

8)

a) (expresar, decir)

¿le diste las gracias? — did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días — she didn't even say hello

dales saludos — give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a alguien — to welcome somebody

me dio su parecer or opinión — she gave me her opinion

tuve que darle la noticia — I was the one who had to break the news to him

b) (señalar, indicar)

me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the line's busy o (BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco — the clock struck five

Sentido II

9) ( producir) <fruto/flor> to bear

estos campos dan mucho grano — these fields have a high grain yield

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% — those bonds yield 7%

10)

a) ( rendir)

ha dado todo lo que esperaba de él — he has lived up to my/his expectations

ese jugador lo da todo — that player puts everything into the game

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta)

¿cuánto da ese coche? — how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora — it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

venía a todo lo que daba — it was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da — they turn the radio on full blast

11) (causar, provocar)

la comida muy salada da sed — salty food makes you thirsty

estos niños dan tanto trabajo! — these kids are such hard work!; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿no te da calor esa camisa? — aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño — the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste — it hurts me to see her so sad

qué susto me has dado! — you gave me such a fright!

este coche no me ha dado problemas — this car hasn't given me any trouble; ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc

dar que + inf: el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden; lo que dijo me dio que pensar — what he said gave me plenty to think about; ver tb dar III 1)

Sentido III

12) ( presentar) < concierto> to give

¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? — what's on TV tonight? (colloq)

ayer daban una obra de Calderón — there was a Calderón play on yesterday

¿dónde están dando esa película? — where's that film showing?

13)

a) < fiesta> to give; <baile/banquete> to hold

b) < conferencia> to give; < discurso> (AmL) to make

c) (CS) < examen> to take o (BrE) sit; ver tb clase 5)

Sentido IV

14) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

dar lectura a un comunicado — to read out a communiqué

dar un grito/un suspiro — to give a shout/heave a sigh

dar un paso atrás/adelante — to take a step back/forward

dame un beso/abrazo — give me a kiss/hug; ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

Sentido V

15) ( considerar)

dar algo/a alguien por algo: lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead; doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed; ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic; puedes dar por perdido el dinero you can say goodbye to that money; dalo por hecho! consider it done!; si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado — if I pass it will have been time well spent
2.
dar vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( entregar)

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo — you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? — can I have some money for an ice cream?

b) ( en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti — it's your deal

2) (ser suficiente, alcanzar)

dar para algo/alguien: este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken will do for two meals; con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round; (+ me/te/le etc) eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that; no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time; dar de sí to stretch; qué poco dan de sí mil pesetas! a thousand pesetas doesn't go very far!; no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with; lo que gano no da para más what I earn doesn't go any further; la fiesta no daba para más — the party was beginning to wind down

3) dar a

a) puerta to give onto, open onto; ventana to look onto, give onto

b) fachada/frente ( estar orientado hacia) to face

la terraza da al mar — the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

c) ( llegar hasta) río to flow into, go into; calle to lead to

4) ( arrojar un resultado)

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo — her test was positive/negative

¿cuánto da la cuenta? — what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 — I made it (to be) 247

5) ( importar)

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día — it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

qué más da! — what does it matter!

¿qué más da un color que otro? — what difference does it make what color it is?; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿el jueves o el viernes? - me da igual — Thursday or Friday? - I don't mind o it doesn't make any difference to me

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? — what's it to you if he comes? (colloq)

Sentido II

6)

a) (pegar, golpear)

darle a alguien — to hit somebody; ( como castigo) to smack somebody

le dio en la cabeza/con un palo — he hit him on the head/with a stick

dale al balón con fuerza — kick the ball hard

te voy a dar (de palos) — I'm going to give you a good beating

el balón dio en el poste — the ball hit the post

b) (fam) (a tarea, asignatura)

darle a algo: me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on my English; cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o (AmE) down the wine (colloq); cómo le han dado al queso! ya casi no queda! — they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! (colloq)

c) ( acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro — to hit the target/the bull's-eye

7) (accionar, mover)

darle a algo — a botón/tecla to press something; a interruptor to flick something; a manivela to turn something; (+ compl)

dale al volante hacia la derecha — turn the wheel to the right

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba — push that lever up

dale para atrás — back up

8)

a) (fam) ( indicando insistencia)

y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy — there you go again! I've told you I'm not going (colloq)

y dale con lo de su edad! — stop going on about her age!

dale que dale or (Esp) dale que te pego! — (fam)

he estado todo el día dale que dale — I've been hard at it all day

dale que dale con lo mismo! — stop going on about it!

b) (RPl fam) ( instando a hacer algo) come on

dale, prestámelo — come on o go on, lend it to me

9) dar con ( encontrar) < persona> to find; < solución> to hit upon, find; < palabra> to come up with

Sentido III

10) (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

le dio un mareo — she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

me va a dar algo — (fam) I'm going to have a fit (colloq); ver tb dar verbo transitivo II 3, escalofrío, frío, gana, etc

11) (hablando de manías, ocurrencias)

darle a alguien por + inf — to take to -ing

le ha dado por pintar — he's taken to painting

le ha dado por decir que... — he's started saying that...

le ha dado por el yoga — she's got into yoga

le ha dado con que me conoce — she's got it into her head that she knows me

12) sol/viento/luz

aquí da el sol toda la mañana — you get the sun all morning here

en esa playa da mucho el viento — it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos — the light was shining right in his eyes
3.
1) darse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo — wheat grows well in this area

3) ( presentarse) oportunidad/ocasión to arise

se dio el caso que iba pasando por ahí — it so happened that I was passing by

4) ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc)

se le dan los idiomas — she's good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? — are you any good at sewing?

Sentido II

5)

a) (dedicarse, entregarse)

darse a algo: se dio a la bebida she took to drink; se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa — she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

b) (CS, Ven) ( ser sociable)

darse con alguien — to get on with somebody

no se da con los suegros — she doesn't have much to do with her in-laws

Sentido III

6)

a) (refl) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

me di una ducha — I took o had a shower

darse un banquete — to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot; dárselas de listo to act smart; ¿y de qué se las da ése? — who does he think he is?

b) (golpearse, pegarse)

se dio con el martillo en el dedo — he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo — don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol — they crashed into a tree

se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla — he hit his knee

c) (recípr)

se estaban dando (de) patadas/puñetazos — they were kicking/punching each other

Sentido IV

7) ( considerarse)

darse por algo: con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that; darse por vencido — to give up; ver tb aludir a, enterado 1

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= allow, give, issue, pitch, hand over, pass over, give away, give out, get + free.

Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex. An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex. Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.

Ex. Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex. She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex. This must be done in a fully commercial way, not by giving away machines or paper, nor by giving away imported books.

Ex. Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.

Ex. Most people know 'earbuds' as the cheap-o earphones you get free with a cell phone.

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* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* da la casualidad = as it happens.

* dale alas a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dando sacudidas = jerkily.

* dar el esquinazo a = give + Nombre + a wide berth.

* dar a = look onto, give onto, overlook.

* dar a Algo el nombre de = earn + Nombre + the name of.

* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.

* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile, give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.

* dar a Alguien una oportunidad de triunfar = give + Nombre + a fighting chance.

* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada trapera = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar abasto = cope.

* dar abasto con = cope with.

* dar acceso = provide + access.

* dar acceso a = give + access to.

* dar a conocer = bring to + the attention, communicate, publicise [publicize, -USA], report, articulate, make + known.

* dar a conocer la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence known.

* dar a entender = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.

* dar a la caza de = chase down.

* dar Algo a conocer = get + the word out.

* dar alguna esperanza = give + some cause for hope.

* dar al traste con los planes = upset + the applecart.

* dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* dar al traste con todo = upset + the applecart.

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.

* dar asco = stink, disgust.

* dar aullidos = caterwaul.

* dar autoría = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar autoridad a Algo = lend + authority to.

* dar bandazos = lurch.

* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.

* dar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar cabida a = accommodate, include, hold, take, make + room (for), leave + room for, leave + room for.

* dar cabida al crecimiento = accommodate + growth.

* dar caladas = puff.

* dar calidad = deliver + value.

* dar caprichos = pamper.

* dar cera = wax.

* dar chillidos = shriek.

* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* dar clase = give + a lesson, teach + class, teach + lesson, hold + class.

* dar coba = toady, fawn (on/upon/over).

* dar comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.

* dar como norma = rule.

* dar como resultado = add up to, result (in), lead to.

* dar con = hit on/upon, put + Posesivo + finger on, stumble on.

* dar conferencia = lecture.

* dar consejo sobre = give + advice on.

* dar consentimiento = give + licence.

* dar con una esponja húmeda = sponging.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar con una solución = come up with + solution.

* dar coraje = peeve.

* dar corte = self-conscious, feel + shy.

* dar credibilidad = give + credence, lend + credence, bestow + credibility, provide + credibility.

* dar crédito = give + credence.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar cuenta = render + an account of.

* dar cuenta de = account for.

* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.

* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.

* dar cuerpo = give + substance.

* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* dar datos de = give + details of.

* dar de alta = discharge from + hospital.

* dar de baja = take out of + circulation.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar de comer = feed.

* dar de lado = short-circuit [shortcircuit], give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.

* dar de lleno = hit + home.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar de mamar = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar de mamar a = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar demasiada información y muy rápidamente = trot out.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar de quilla = keel over.

* dar derecho a = entitle to.

* dar descanso de = give + relief from.

* dar de sí = stretch out.

* dar detalles de = give + details of.

* dar de Uno mismo = give of + Reflexivo.

* dar dinero = pay + money, donate + Posesivo + money.

* dar dirección = lend + direction.

* dar directrices = give + guidance, provide + guidance.

* dar duro = pack + a wallop.

* dar ejemplo = set + an example, lead by + example.

* dar ejemplo de = illustrate.

* dar el brazo a torcer = give in to.

* dar el brazo derecho = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el do de pecho = do + Posesivo + best, pull out + all the stops, do + Posesivo + utmost.

* dar el efecto de = give + the effect of.

* dar el esquinazo = dodge.

* dar el esquinazo a = steer + clear of, steer away from.

* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* dar el nombre = label.

* dar el oro y el moro = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el pecho = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar el pésame = pass + Posesivo + condolences.

* dar el pistoletazo de salida = fire + the starting gun.

* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.

* dar el puntillazo a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar el salto = make + the leap.

* dar el todo por el todo = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar el último empujón = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* dar el último repaso = tie + the pieces together.

* dar el visto bueno = approve, clear, give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* dar el/un espectáculo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* dar empujones = shove.

* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.

* dar en el clavo = hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth.

* dar en el larguero = hit + the crossbar, hit + the crossbar.

* dar en el travesaño = hit + the crossbar.

* dar energía = energise [energize, -USA].

* dar énfasis = give + emphasis, place + stress, give + stress.

* dar énfasis a = place + emphasis on.

* dar en garantía = pawn.

* dar en la diana = hit + home.

* dar en mano = hand (over).

* dar entrada = enter.

* dar esperanza = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions of.

* dar esperanzas = raise + expectations, raise + hopes.

* dar estímulo = provide + boost.

* dar evasivas = stonewall, play for + time.

* dar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.

* dar fe = attest, certify.

* dar fe de = testify (to/of), vouch (for), be testimony to.

* dar fe de que = attest to + the fact that.

* dar fin = bring to + a close, draw to + a close, wind down.

* dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.

* dar forma cuadrada = square.

* dar fruto = bear + fruit, come to + fruition.

* dar fuerte = pack + a wallop.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* dar gato por liebre = buy + a pig in a poke, pass off + a lemon.

* dar golpes = pound.

* dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene = count + Posesivo + blessings.

* dar gritos = shriek, shout.

* dar guerra = act up, play up.

* dar gustirrinín = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar gusto = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA].

* dar hipo = hiccup.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dar ímpetu = lend + force, give + impetus.

* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.

* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.

* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.

* dar indicios de = show + signs of.

* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.

* dar información = provide + information, give + information, release + information.

* dar información adicional = give + further details.

* dar información de = give + details of.

* dar interés = spice up, add + spice.

* dar la alarma = sound + alarm.

* dar la apariencia de = place + a veneer of.

* dar la bienvenida = welcome.

* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* dar la enhorabuena = give + congratulations.

* dar la entrada para = make + a deposit on.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.

* dar la impresión = convey + impression, strike + Pronombre Personal, give + the impression that, confer + impression, come off as.

* dar la impresión de = contrive, conjure up + a picture of, come across as.

* dar la impresión de seriedad en el trabajo = appear + businesslike.

* dar la la lata = nag (at).

* dar la lata = play up.

* dar la mano = extend + Posesivo + hand.

* dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar la murga = be a pest.

* dar la noticia = give + the news.

* dar la opinión sobre = give + opinion on.

* dar la oportunidad = give + chance.

* dar la oportunidad de = present with + opportunities for, allow + the opportunity to.

* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente = give + voice to.

* dar la oportunidad de opinar = give + voice to.

* dar la puntilla a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar la sensación = give + a sense.

* dar la sensación de = give + the effect of.

* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.

* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dar lástima = feel + sorry for, pity.

* dar la talla = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, measure up (to), be up to snuff, make + the cut.

* dar latigazos = lash.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar la vuelta = turn + Nombre + (a)round, flip, swing around, swing back, turn (a)round.

* dar la vuelta a = round, turn on + its head.

* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a la botella = booze.

* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

* darle a la manivela de arranque = turn + the crank.

* darle alas a Alguien = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* darle al palique = gas.

* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.

* darle caña = hurry up, get + a move on, put + pressure on.

* darle caña a = have + a go at, get + stuck into.

* dar lecciones = give + lessons.

* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle el puntillazo = nail it.

* darle la razón a Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.

* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).

* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle una interpretación = give + interpretation.

* darle una lección a Alguien = school.

* darle una paliza a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners, give + Nombre + a beating, school.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* darle un repaso a = buff up on, brush up on.

* darle un repaso a Alguien = school.

* darle vueltas a = dwell on/upon.

* darle vueltas a Algo = mull over, agonise over [agonize, -USA].

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar libertad = give + licence.

* dar libertad a un esclavo = manumit.

* dar libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

* dar los últimos retoques a = put + the finishing touches on.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up, backpedal [back-pedal].

* dar masaje = massage.

* dar más de sí = go further.

* dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.

* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* dar muestras de = show + signs of.

* dar + Nombre + una oportunidad = give + Nombre + a fair chance.

* dar notoriedad a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar opción = give + option.

* dar origen = mother.

* dar origen a = give + rise to, bring about, lead to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar otro paso muy importante = reach + another milestone.

* dar pábulo a = fuel, spark off.

* dar pábulo a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).

* dar pánico = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, dread, scare + the hell out of.

* dar parte de = report.

* dar paso (a) = give + way (to), yield to, make + way (for).

* dar patadas en el estómago = stick in + Posesivo + craw.

* dar pavor = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, scare + the hell out of.

* dar pecho = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar pereza = can't/couldn't be bothered.

* dar permiso = give + permission, give + time off, grant + Alguien + leave.

* dar permiso en el trabajo = give + time off work.

* dar pie a = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar pisotones = stomp.

* dar pistas = throw + hints.

* dar pistas falsas = throw out + false leads.

* dar placer = give + pleasure, give + enjoyment.

* dar poderes = give + powers.

* dar por = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar por concluido = put to + bed, close + the book on.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar por descontado = take for + granted, discount.

* dar por hecho = take for + granted.

* dar por perdido = be past praying for, write off.

* dar por saldado = close + the book on.

* dar por seguro que = rest + assured that.

* dar por sentado = take for + granted.

* dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está = beg + the question.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar preferencia = give + preference.

* dar prestigio = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar prioridad = award + priority, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + priority, give + precedence, assign + priority, give + preference.

* dar prioridad a = give + pride of place to, place + emphasis on, prioritise [prioritize, -USA].

* dar prioridad a algo = make + a priority.

* dar problemas = play up.

* dar propina = tipping.

* dar pruebas = provide + evidence.

* dar publicidad = publicise [publicize, -USA], give + publicity.

* dar puntapiés = kick + Posesivo + feet.

* dar punzadas = throb, twinge.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.

* dar quehacer = make + trouble.

* dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.

* dar razón de ser = bring + purpose.

* dar recompensa = mete out + reward.

* dar registro = accession.

* dar relevancia = give + relevance.

* dar relevancia a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar relevancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda.

* dar resoplidos = chug.

* dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.

* dar resultado = be successful, give + result, work, pay off, be a success, pay.

* dar resultados = produce + results.

* dar rienda suelta = unleash.

* dar rienda suelta a = give + free rein to, allow + vent for, give + vent to, vent.

* dar rienda suelta a + Nombre = let + Nombre + run riot.

* dar riqueza a = add + richness to.

* dar risitas = giggle.

* dar sabor = spice up, add + spice.

* dar salida a = vent.

* dar saltitos = hop, skip.

* dar sangre = donate + Posesivo + blood.

* darse = appear, occur.

* darse a = lend + Reflexivo + to.

* darse aires = strut.

* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* darse a la fuga = flee, lam (it), go into + hiding, make + a quick getaway, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* darse a los demás = give of + Reflexivo.

* darse con un canto en los dientes = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.

* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, sink in, become + cognisant of, see through.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* darse de baja de una suscripción = unsubscribe.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* darse el gusto de = indulge in.

* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.

* darse el lote = snog, neck.

* darse el lujo de = splurge on.

* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse la mano = join + hands, shake + hand.

* dárselas de = fancy + Reflexivo.

* dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.

* dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.

* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* dar sentido = make + sense (out) of, make + sense of life.

* dar sentido a = make + meaningful, give + meaning to.

* dar sentido a las cosas = sense-making, meaning making.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de = show + signs of.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* darse por afortunado = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse por aludido = take + things personally, take + a hint, take + things personally, get + a hint.

* darse por derrotado = sound + note of defeat.

* darse por vencido = throw in + the towel, throw in/up + the sponge.

* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.

* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.

* dar servicio = service.

* darse una comilona = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una leche = come + a cropper.

* darse un apretón de manos = clasp + hands.

* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on), stuff + Posesivo + face.

* darse una transacción económica = cash + change hands.

* darse una tripotada = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una vacante = occur + vacancy.

* darse un baño de sol = sunbathe.

* darse un chapuzón = take + a dip.

* darse un descanso = give + Reflexivo + a break, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un festín de = feast on.

* darse un garbeo = mosey.

* darse un porrazo = come + a cropper.

* darse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un tortazo = come + a cropper.

* dar significado = imbue with + meaning.

* dar sombra = shade.

* dar su conformidad a = assent to.

* dar sugerencias = give + suggestions.

* dar terror = scare + the living daylights out of.

* dar testimonio = bear + witness, give + testimony.

* dar tiempo = give + time, donate + Posesivo + time.

* dar tiempo a Alguien = give + Nombre + some time.

* dar título = title.

* dar todo de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar tono = tone.

* dar trabajo = present + burden.

* dar una advertencia = raise + caveat, issue + warning.

* dar una apariencia de = provide + a semblance of, give + a semblance of.

* dar una azotaina = spank.

* dar una bofetada = cuff, slap.

* dar una bofetada a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* dar una cabezadita = nap, catching 10, napping.

* dar una carcajada = give + a laugh, let out + a laugh.

* dar una charla = give + address, give + a talk, give + a presentation, give + speech.

* dar una conferencia = deliver + talk, make + a speech, give + speech, deliver + lecture, give + a lecture.

* dar una contractura muscular = pull + a muscle.

* dar una cornada = gore.

* dar una excusa = give + excuse.

* dar una explicación = present + explanation.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar una fiesta = give + a party.

* dar una galleta = slap.

* dar una guantada = slap.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.

* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión = make + an impression, leave + an impression, present + an image.

* dar una impresión de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión equivocada = send + the wrong signals.

* dar una lección de humildad = humble.

* dar una llamada de atención = sound + a wake-up call.

* dar una norma = give + prescription.

* dar una opinión = offer + opinion.

* dar una oportunidad = give + opportunity, provide + opportunity, grant + opportunity, present + an opportunity, create + opportunity.

* dar una oportunidad a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una orden = issue + command, issue + instruction.

* dar una paliza = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

* dar una paliza a Alguien = beat + Nombre + up, beat + Nombre + black and blue.

* dar una patada = kick, boot.

* dar una pista = give + a hint.

* dar una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.

* dar un apretón de manos = shake + hand.

* dar una rabieta = throw + a tantrum.

* dar una razón = give + reason.

* dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.

* dar una sacudida = give + a shake, give + a jerk.

* dar una segunda oportunidad = give + a second chance.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar una solución = provide + solution, develop + solution.

* dar una solución por buena que realmente no lo es = beg + the solution.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.

* dar una torta = slap.

* dar una torta a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una tunda = trounce.

* dar una ventaja = give + Nombre + an edge.

* dar una ventaja a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una visión = present + view, provide + an understanding.

* dar una visión general = give + a general picture.

* dar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.

* dar una visión total = give + a complete picture.

* dar un aviso = make + warning.

* dar una voltereta = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una voz = holler.

* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* dar un berrinche = throw + a tantrum.

* dar un beso de despedida = kiss + Nombre + goodbye.

* dar un bocado a = take + a bite out of.

* dar un bofetón = cuff, slap.

* dar un bofetón a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un cachete = spank, cuff, slap.

* dar un cachete a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* dar un calambre = cramp.

* dar un chillido = holler.

* dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar un coscorrón = cuff.

* dar un ejemplo = give + example.

* dar un empujón = give + a boost.

* dar un golpe = knock.

* dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un grito = holler.

* dar un guantazo = slap.

* dar un hachazo = hack.

* dar un hervor = parboil.

* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un manotazo = swat at, cuff, slap.

* dar un manotazo a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un nivel de prioridad alto = put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.

* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar unos azotes = spank.

* dar un paseo = take + a stroll.

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verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Pedro — give the keys to Pedro

se las di a Jaime — I gave them to Jaime

déme un kilo de peras — can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? — any advance on 500 dollars?; conocer verbo transitivo 3b, entender verbo transitivo 2b

2) (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? - te lo doy, no lo necesito — can I borrow it? - you can keep it, I don't need it

qué no daría por que así fuera! — I'd give anything for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman — two can play at that game

tener para dar y vender — to have plenty to spare

3) <cartas/mano> to deal

4)

a) ( proporcionar) <fuerzas/valor/esperanza> to give

eso me dio la idea — that's where I got the idea from

si le dan la ocasión — if he's given the chance

pide que te den más información — ask them to give you more information

b) (Mús) to give

¿me das el la? — can you give me an A?

5) (conferir, aportar) <sabor/color/forma> to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo — the lights gave a festive atmosphere

6)

a) ( aplicar) to give

dale otra capa de barniz — give it another coat of varnish

hay que darle cera al piso — the floor needs waxing

dale una puntada para sujetarlo — put a stitch in to hold it

b) <sedante/masaje> to give

7)

a) ( conceder) <prórroga/permiso> to give

el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles — I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago — they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron un premio — we won o got a prize

me dieron un diploma — I got a diploma

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación — I don't think they'll last more than a month together

b) (RPl) ( calcular)

¿qué edad le das? — how old do you think he is?

8)

a) (expresar, decir)

¿le diste las gracias? — did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días — she didn't even say hello

dales saludos — give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a alguien — to welcome somebody

me dio su parecer or opinión — she gave me her opinion

tuve que darle la noticia — I was the one who had to break the news to him

b) (señalar, indicar)

me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the line's busy o (BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco — the clock struck five

Sentido II

9) ( producir) <fruto/flor> to bear

estos campos dan mucho grano — these fields have a high grain yield

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% — those bonds yield 7%

10)

a) ( rendir)

ha dado todo lo que esperaba de él — he has lived up to my/his expectations

ese jugador lo da todo — that player puts everything into the game

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta)

¿cuánto da ese coche? — how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora — it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

venía a todo lo que daba — it was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da — they turn the radio on full blast

11) (causar, provocar)

la comida muy salada da sed — salty food makes you thirsty

estos niños dan tanto trabajo! — these kids are such hard work!; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿no te da calor esa camisa? — aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño — the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste — it hurts me to see her so sad

qué susto me has dado! — you gave me such a fright!

este coche no me ha dado problemas — this car hasn't given me any trouble; ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc

dar que + inf: el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden; lo que dijo me dio que pensar — what he said gave me plenty to think about; ver tb dar III 1)

Sentido III

12) ( presentar) < concierto> to give

¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? — what's on TV tonight? (colloq)

ayer daban una obra de Calderón — there was a Calderón play on yesterday

¿dónde están dando esa película? — where's that film showing?

13)

a) < fiesta> to give; <baile/banquete> to hold

b) < conferencia> to give; < discurso> (AmL) to make

c) (CS) < examen> to take o (BrE) sit; ver tb clase 5)

Sentido IV

14) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

dar lectura a un comunicado — to read out a communiqué

dar un grito/un suspiro — to give a shout/heave a sigh

dar un paso atrás/adelante — to take a step back/forward

dame un beso/abrazo — give me a kiss/hug; ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

Sentido V

15) ( considerar)

dar algo/a alguien por algo: lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead; doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed; ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic; puedes dar por perdido el dinero you can say goodbye to that money; dalo por hecho! consider it done!; si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado — if I pass it will have been time well spent
2.
dar vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( entregar)

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo — you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? — can I have some money for an ice cream?

b) ( en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti — it's your deal

2) (ser suficiente, alcanzar)

dar para algo/alguien: este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken will do for two meals; con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round; (+ me/te/le etc) eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that; no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time; dar de sí to stretch; qué poco dan de sí mil pesetas! a thousand pesetas doesn't go very far!; no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with; lo que gano no da para más what I earn doesn't go any further; la fiesta no daba para más — the party was beginning to wind down

3) dar a

a) puerta to give onto, open onto; ventana to look onto, give onto

b) fachada/frente ( estar orientado hacia) to face

la terraza da al mar — the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

c) ( llegar hasta) río to flow into, go into; calle to lead to

4) ( arrojar un resultado)

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo — her test was positive/negative

¿cuánto da la cuenta? — what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 — I made it (to be) 247

5) ( importar)

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día — it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

qué más da! — what does it matter!

¿qué más da un color que otro? — what difference does it make what color it is?; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿el jueves o el viernes? - me da igual — Thursday or Friday? - I don't mind o it doesn't make any difference to me

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? — what's it to you if he comes? (colloq)

Sentido II

6)

a) (pegar, golpear)

darle a alguien — to hit somebody; ( como castigo) to smack somebody

le dio en la cabeza/con un palo — he hit him on the head/with a stick

dale al balón con fuerza — kick the ball hard

te voy a dar (de palos) — I'm going to give you a good beating

el balón dio en el poste — the ball hit the post

b) (fam) (a tarea, asignatura)

darle a algo: me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on my English; cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o (AmE) down the wine (colloq); cómo le han dado al queso! ya casi no queda! — they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! (colloq)

c) ( acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro — to hit the target/the bull's-eye

7) (accionar, mover)

darle a algo — a botón/tecla to press something; a interruptor to flick something; a manivela to turn something; (+ compl)

dale al volante hacia la derecha — turn the wheel to the right

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba — push that lever up

dale para atrás — back up

8)

a) (fam) ( indicando insistencia)

y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy — there you go again! I've told you I'm not going (colloq)

y dale con lo de su edad! — stop going on about her age!

dale que dale or (Esp) dale que te pego! — (fam)

he estado todo el día dale que dale — I've been hard at it all day

dale que dale con lo mismo! — stop going on about it!

b) (RPl fam) ( instando a hacer algo) come on

dale, prestámelo — come on o go on, lend it to me

9) dar con ( encontrar) < persona> to find; < solución> to hit upon, find; < palabra> to come up with

Sentido III

10) (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

le dio un mareo — she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

me va a dar algo — (fam) I'm going to have a fit (colloq); ver tb dar verbo transitivo II 3, escalofrío, frío, gana, etc

11) (hablando de manías, ocurrencias)

darle a alguien por + inf — to take to -ing

le ha dado por pintar — he's taken to painting

le ha dado por decir que... — he's started saying that...

le ha dado por el yoga — she's got into yoga

le ha dado con que me conoce — she's got it into her head that she knows me

12) sol/viento/luz

aquí da el sol toda la mañana — you get the sun all morning here

en esa playa da mucho el viento — it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos — the light was shining right in his eyes
3.
1) darse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo — wheat grows well in this area

3) ( presentarse) oportunidad/ocasión to arise

se dio el caso que iba pasando por ahí — it so happened that I was passing by

4) ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc)

se le dan los idiomas — she's good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? — are you any good at sewing?

Sentido II

5)

a) (dedicarse, entregarse)

darse a algo: se dio a la bebida she took to drink; se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa — she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

b) (CS, Ven) ( ser sociable)

darse con alguien — to get on with somebody

no se da con los suegros — she doesn't have much to do with her in-laws

Sentido III

6)

a) (refl) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

me di una ducha — I took o had a shower

darse un banquete — to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot; dárselas de listo to act smart; ¿y de qué se las da ése? — who does he think he is?

b) (golpearse, pegarse)

se dio con el martillo en el dedo — he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo — don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol — they crashed into a tree

se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla — he hit his knee

c) (recípr)

se estaban dando (de) patadas/puñetazos — they were kicking/punching each other

Sentido IV

7) ( considerarse)

darse por algo: con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that; darse por vencido — to give up; ver tb aludir a, enterado 1

* * *

= allow, give, issue, pitch, hand over, pass over, give away, give out, get + free.

Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.

Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex: This must be done in a fully commercial way, not by giving away machines or paper, nor by giving away imported books.

Ex: Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.

Ex: Most people know 'earbuds' as the cheap-o earphones you get free with a cell phone.

* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* da la casualidad = as it happens.

* dale alas a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dando sacudidas = jerkily.

* dar el esquinazo a = give + Nombre + a wide berth.

* dar a = look onto, give onto, overlook.

* dar a Algo el nombre de = earn + Nombre + the name of.

* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.

* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile, give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.

* dar a Alguien una oportunidad de triunfar = give + Nombre + a fighting chance.

* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada trapera = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar abasto = cope.

* dar abasto con = cope with.

* dar acceso = provide + access.

* dar acceso a = give + access to.

* dar a conocer = bring to + the attention, communicate, publicise [publicize, -USA], report, articulate, make + known.

* dar a conocer la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence known.

* dar a entender = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.

* dar a la caza de = chase down.

* dar Algo a conocer = get + the word out.

* dar alguna esperanza = give + some cause for hope.

* dar al traste con los planes = upset + the applecart.

* dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* dar al traste con todo = upset + the applecart.

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.

* dar asco = stink, disgust.

* dar aullidos = caterwaul.

* dar autoría = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar autoridad a Algo = lend + authority to.

* dar bandazos = lurch.

* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.

* dar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar cabida a = accommodate, include, hold, take, make + room (for), leave + room for, leave + room for.

* dar cabida al crecimiento = accommodate + growth.

* dar caladas = puff.

* dar calidad = deliver + value.

* dar caprichos = pamper.

* dar cera = wax.

* dar chillidos = shriek.

* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* dar clase = give + a lesson, teach + class, teach + lesson, hold + class.

* dar coba = toady, fawn (on/upon/over).

* dar comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.

* dar como norma = rule.

* dar como resultado = add up to, result (in), lead to.

* dar con = hit on/upon, put + Posesivo + finger on, stumble on.

* dar conferencia = lecture.

* dar consejo sobre = give + advice on.

* dar consentimiento = give + licence.

* dar con una esponja húmeda = sponging.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar con una solución = come up with + solution.

* dar coraje = peeve.

* dar corte = self-conscious, feel + shy.

* dar credibilidad = give + credence, lend + credence, bestow + credibility, provide + credibility.

* dar crédito = give + credence.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar cuenta = render + an account of.

* dar cuenta de = account for.

* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.

* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.

* dar cuerpo = give + substance.

* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* dar datos de = give + details of.

* dar de alta = discharge from + hospital.

* dar de baja = take out of + circulation.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar de comer = feed.

* dar de lado = short-circuit [shortcircuit], give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.

* dar de lleno = hit + home.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar de mamar = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar de mamar a = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar demasiada información y muy rápidamente = trot out.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar de quilla = keel over.

* dar derecho a = entitle to.

* dar descanso de = give + relief from.

* dar de sí = stretch out.

* dar detalles de = give + details of.

* dar de Uno mismo = give of + Reflexivo.

* dar dinero = pay + money, donate + Posesivo + money.

* dar dirección = lend + direction.

* dar directrices = give + guidance, provide + guidance.

* dar duro = pack + a wallop.

* dar ejemplo = set + an example, lead by + example.

* dar ejemplo de = illustrate.

* dar el brazo a torcer = give in to.

* dar el brazo derecho = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el do de pecho = do + Posesivo + best, pull out + all the stops, do + Posesivo + utmost.

* dar el efecto de = give + the effect of.

* dar el esquinazo = dodge.

* dar el esquinazo a = steer + clear of, steer away from.

* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* dar el nombre = label.

* dar el oro y el moro = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el pecho = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar el pésame = pass + Posesivo + condolences.

* dar el pistoletazo de salida = fire + the starting gun.

* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.

* dar el puntillazo a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar el salto = make + the leap.

* dar el todo por el todo = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar el último empujón = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* dar el último repaso = tie + the pieces together.

* dar el visto bueno = approve, clear, give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* dar el/un espectáculo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* dar empujones = shove.

* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.

* dar en el clavo = hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth.

* dar en el larguero = hit + the crossbar, hit + the crossbar.

* dar en el travesaño = hit + the crossbar.

* dar energía = energise [energize, -USA].

* dar énfasis = give + emphasis, place + stress, give + stress.

* dar énfasis a = place + emphasis on.

* dar en garantía = pawn.

* dar en la diana = hit + home.

* dar en mano = hand (over).

* dar entrada = enter.

* dar esperanza = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions of.

* dar esperanzas = raise + expectations, raise + hopes.

* dar estímulo = provide + boost.

* dar evasivas = stonewall, play for + time.

* dar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.

* dar fe = attest, certify.

* dar fe de = testify (to/of), vouch (for), be testimony to.

* dar fe de que = attest to + the fact that.

* dar fin = bring to + a close, draw to + a close, wind down.

* dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.

* dar forma cuadrada = square.

* dar fruto = bear + fruit, come to + fruition.

* dar fuerte = pack + a wallop.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* dar gato por liebre = buy + a pig in a poke, pass off + a lemon.

* dar golpes = pound.

* dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene = count + Posesivo + blessings.

* dar gritos = shriek, shout.

* dar guerra = act up, play up.

* dar gustirrinín = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar gusto = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA].

* dar hipo = hiccup.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dar ímpetu = lend + force, give + impetus.

* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.

* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.

* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.

* dar indicios de = show + signs of.

* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.

* dar información = provide + information, give + information, release + information.

* dar información adicional = give + further details.

* dar información de = give + details of.

* dar interés = spice up, add + spice.

* dar la alarma = sound + alarm.

* dar la apariencia de = place + a veneer of.

* dar la bienvenida = welcome.

* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* dar la enhorabuena = give + congratulations.

* dar la entrada para = make + a deposit on.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.

* dar la impresión = convey + impression, strike + Pronombre Personal, give + the impression that, confer + impression, come off as.

* dar la impresión de = contrive, conjure up + a picture of, come across as.

* dar la impresión de seriedad en el trabajo = appear + businesslike.

* dar la la lata = nag (at).

* dar la lata = play up.

* dar la mano = extend + Posesivo + hand.

* dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar la murga = be a pest.

* dar la noticia = give + the news.

* dar la opinión sobre = give + opinion on.

* dar la oportunidad = give + chance.

* dar la oportunidad de = present with + opportunities for, allow + the opportunity to.

* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente = give + voice to.

* dar la oportunidad de opinar = give + voice to.

* dar la puntilla a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar la sensación = give + a sense.

* dar la sensación de = give + the effect of.

* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.

* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dar lástima = feel + sorry for, pity.

* dar la talla = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, measure up (to), be up to snuff, make + the cut.

* dar latigazos = lash.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar la vuelta = turn + Nombre + (a)round, flip, swing around, swing back, turn (a)round.

* dar la vuelta a = round, turn on + its head.

* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a la botella = booze.

* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

* darle a la manivela de arranque = turn + the crank.

* darle alas a Alguien = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* darle al palique = gas.

* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.

* darle caña = hurry up, get + a move on, put + pressure on.

* darle caña a = have + a go at, get + stuck into.

* dar lecciones = give + lessons.

* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle el puntillazo = nail it.

* darle la razón a Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.

* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).

* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle una interpretación = give + interpretation.

* darle una lección a Alguien = school.

* darle una paliza a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners, give + Nombre + a beating, school.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* darle un repaso a = buff up on, brush up on.

* darle un repaso a Alguien = school.

* darle vueltas a = dwell on/upon.

* darle vueltas a Algo = mull over, agonise over [agonize, -USA].

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar libertad = give + licence.

* dar libertad a un esclavo = manumit.

* dar libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

* dar los últimos retoques a = put + the finishing touches on.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up, backpedal [back-pedal].

* dar masaje = massage.

* dar más de sí = go further.

* dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.

* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* dar muestras de = show + signs of.

* dar + Nombre + una oportunidad = give + Nombre + a fair chance.

* dar notoriedad a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar opción = give + option.

* dar origen = mother.

* dar origen a = give + rise to, bring about, lead to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar otro paso muy importante = reach + another milestone.

* dar pábulo a = fuel, spark off.

* dar pábulo a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).

* dar pánico = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, dread, scare + the hell out of.

* dar parte de = report.

* dar paso (a) = give + way (to), yield to, make + way (for).

* dar patadas en el estómago = stick in + Posesivo + craw.

* dar pavor = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, scare + the hell out of.

* dar pecho = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar pereza = can't/couldn't be bothered.

* dar permiso = give + permission, give + time off, grant + Alguien + leave.

* dar permiso en el trabajo = give + time off work.

* dar pie a = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar pisotones = stomp.

* dar pistas = throw + hints.

* dar pistas falsas = throw out + false leads.

* dar placer = give + pleasure, give + enjoyment.

* dar poderes = give + powers.

* dar por = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar por concluido = put to + bed, close + the book on.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar por descontado = take for + granted, discount.

* dar por hecho = take for + granted.

* dar por perdido = be past praying for, write off.

* dar por saldado = close + the book on.

* dar por seguro que = rest + assured that.

* dar por sentado = take for + granted.

* dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está = beg + the question.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar preferencia = give + preference.

* dar prestigio = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar prioridad = award + priority, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + priority, give + precedence, assign + priority, give + preference.

* dar prioridad a = give + pride of place to, place + emphasis on, prioritise [prioritize, -USA].

* dar prioridad a algo = make + a priority.

* dar problemas = play up.

* dar propina = tipping.

* dar pruebas = provide + evidence.

* dar publicidad = publicise [publicize, -USA], give + publicity.

* dar puntapiés = kick + Posesivo + feet.

* dar punzadas = throb, twinge.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.

* dar quehacer = make + trouble.

* dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.

* dar razón de ser = bring + purpose.

* dar recompensa = mete out + reward.

* dar registro = accession.

* dar relevancia = give + relevance.

* dar relevancia a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar relevancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda.

* dar resoplidos = chug.

* dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.

* dar resultado = be successful, give + result, work, pay off, be a success, pay.

* dar resultados = produce + results.

* dar rienda suelta = unleash.

* dar rienda suelta a = give + free rein to, allow + vent for, give + vent to, vent.

* dar rienda suelta a + Nombre = let + Nombre + run riot.

* dar riqueza a = add + richness to.

* dar risitas = giggle.

* dar sabor = spice up, add + spice.

* dar salida a = vent.

* dar saltitos = hop, skip.

* dar sangre = donate + Posesivo + blood.

* darse = appear, occur.

* darse a = lend + Reflexivo + to.

* darse aires = strut.

* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* darse a la fuga = flee, lam (it), go into + hiding, make + a quick getaway, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* darse a los demás = give of + Reflexivo.

* darse con un canto en los dientes = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.

* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, sink in, become + cognisant of, see through.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* darse de baja de una suscripción = unsubscribe.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* darse el gusto de = indulge in.

* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.

* darse el lote = snog, neck.

* darse el lujo de = splurge on.

* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse la mano = join + hands, shake + hand.

* dárselas de = fancy + Reflexivo.

* dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.

* dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.

* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* dar sentido = make + sense (out) of, make + sense of life.

* dar sentido a = make + meaningful, give + meaning to.

* dar sentido a las cosas = sense-making, meaning making.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de = show + signs of.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* darse por afortunado = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse por aludido = take + things personally, take + a hint, take + things personally, get + a hint.

* darse por derrotado = sound + note of defeat.

* darse por vencido = throw in + the towel, throw in/up + the sponge.

* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.

* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.

* dar servicio = service.

* darse una comilona = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una leche = come + a cropper.

* darse un apretón de manos = clasp + hands.

* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on), stuff + Posesivo + face.

* darse una transacción económica = cash + change hands.

* darse una tripotada = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una vacante = occur + vacancy.

* darse un baño de sol = sunbathe.

* darse un chapuzón = take + a dip.

* darse un descanso = give + Reflexivo + a break, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un festín de = feast on.

* darse un garbeo = mosey.

* darse un porrazo = come + a cropper.

* darse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un tortazo = come + a cropper.

* dar significado = imbue with + meaning.

* dar sombra = shade.

* dar su conformidad a = assent to.

* dar sugerencias = give + suggestions.

* dar terror = scare + the living daylights out of.

* dar testimonio = bear + witness, give + testimony.

* dar tiempo = give + time, donate + Posesivo + time.

* dar tiempo a Alguien = give + Nombre + some time.

* dar título = title.

* dar todo de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar tono = tone.

* dar trabajo = present + burden.

* dar una advertencia = raise + caveat, issue + warning.

* dar una apariencia de = provide + a semblance of, give + a semblance of.

* dar una azotaina = spank.

* dar una bofetada = cuff, slap.

* dar una bofetada a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* dar una cabezadita = nap, catching 10, napping.

* dar una carcajada = give + a laugh, let out + a laugh.

* dar una charla = give + address, give + a talk, give + a presentation, give + speech.

* dar una conferencia = deliver + talk, make + a speech, give + speech, deliver + lecture, give + a lecture.

* dar una contractura muscular = pull + a muscle.

* dar una cornada = gore.

* dar una excusa = give + excuse.

* dar una explicación = present + explanation.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar una fiesta = give + a party.

* dar una galleta = slap.

* dar una guantada = slap.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.

* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión = make + an impression, leave + an impression, present + an image.

* dar una impresión de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión equivocada = send + the wrong signals.

* dar una lección de humildad = humble.

* dar una llamada de atención = sound + a wake-up call.

* dar una norma = give + prescription.

* dar una opinión = offer + opinion.

* dar una oportunidad = give + opportunity, provide + opportunity, grant + opportunity, present + an opportunity, create + opportunity.

* dar una oportunidad a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una orden = issue + command, issue + instruction.

* dar una paliza = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

* dar una paliza a Alguien = beat + Nombre + up, beat + Nombre + black and blue.

* dar una patada = kick, boot.

* dar una pista = give + a hint.

* dar una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.

* dar un apretón de manos = shake + hand.

* dar una rabieta = throw + a tantrum.

* dar una razón = give + reason.

* dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.

* dar una sacudida = give + a shake, give + a jerk.

* dar una segunda oportunidad = give + a second chance.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar una solución = provide + solution, develop + solution.

* dar una solución por buena que realmente no lo es = beg + the solution.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.

* dar una torta = slap.

* dar una torta a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una tunda = trounce.

* dar una ventaja = give + Nombre + an edge.

* dar una ventaja a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una visión = present + view, provide + an understanding.

* dar una visión general = give + a general picture.

* dar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.

* dar una visión total = give + a complete picture.

* dar un aviso = make + warning.

* dar una voltereta = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una voz = holler.

* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* dar un berrinche = throw + a tantrum.

* dar un beso de despedida = kiss + Nombre + goodbye.

* dar un bocado a = take + a bite out of.

* dar un bofetón = cuff, slap.

* dar un bofetón a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un cachete = spank, cuff, slap.

* dar un cachete a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* dar un calambre = cramp.

* dar un chillido = holler.

* dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar un coscorrón = cuff.

* dar un ejemplo = give + example.

* dar un empujón = give + a boost.

* dar un golpe = knock.

* dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un grito = holler.

* dar un guantazo = slap.

* dar un hachazo = hack.

* dar un hervor = parboil.

* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un manotazo = swat at, cuff, slap.

* dar un manotazo a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un nivel de prioridad alto = put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.

* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar unos azotes = spank.

* dar un paseo = take + a stroll, t

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dar [ A25 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ dar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A entregar

B regalar, donar

C en naipes

D

1 proporcionar

2 Música

E conferir, aportar

F

1 aplicar capa de barniz etc

2 dar: inyección etc

G

1 conceder prórroga etc

2 atribuir

3 pronosticando duración

4 dar: edad, años

H

1 expresar, decir

2 señalar, indicar

Sentido II

A producir

B rendir, alcanzar hasta

C causar, provocar

D arruinar, fastidiar

Sentido III

A presentar

B ofrecer, celebrar

C dar: conferencia

Sentido IV

A realizar la acción indicada

B dar: limpiada etc

Sentido V considerar

■ dar (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 entregar

2 en naipes

B ser suficiente, alcanzar

C

1 dar a: puerta etc

2 llegar hasta

3 estar orientado hacia

D comunicar

E arrojar un resultado

F importar

Sentido II

A

1 pegar, golpear

2 darle a algo: tarea

3 darle a algo: hacer uso de

4 acertar

B

1 darle a algo: accionar

2 mover

C

1 indicando insistencia

2 instando a alguien a hacer algo

D dar con

Sentido III

A acometer, sobrevenir

B

1 darle a alguien por algo

2 darle a alguien con algo

C dar en

D dar: sol, viento, luz

E acabar

■ darse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A producirse

B ocurrir

C resultar

Sentido II

A dedicarse, entregarse

B tratarse, ser sociable

Sentido III

A realizar la acción indicada

B

1 golpearse, pegarse

2 darse (de) golpes

3 darse (de) patadas etc

Sentido IV considerarse

vt

Sentido I

A (entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Jaime give the keys to Jaime, give Jaime the keys

se las di a Jaime I gave them to Jaime

dale esto a tu madre de mi parte give this to your mother from me

deme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? any advance on 500 dollars?

dar algo A + INF:

da toda la ropa a planchar/lavar she sends all her clothes to be ironed/washed, she has all her ironing/washing done for her

comer¹ vi A 2. (↑ comer (1)), conocer, entender¹ vt A 2. (↑ entender (1)), mamar

B (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? — te lo doy, yo no lo necesito can I borrow it? — you can have it o keep it, I don't need it

a mí nunca nadie me dio nada nobody's ever given me anything

daría cualquier cosa por que así fuera I'd give anything o ( colloq) I'd give my right arm for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman two can play at that game

estarlas dando ( Chi fam): entremos sin pagar, aquí las están dando let's just walk in without paying, they're asking for it ( colloq)

con ese profesor las están dando they get away with murder with that teacher ( colloq)

para dar y tomar or vender: coge los que quieras, tengo para dar y tomar or vender take as many as you want, I have plenty to spare o ( colloq) I've stacks of them

C (en naipes) to deal

¡me has dado unas cartas horribles! you've dealt o given me a terrible hand

D

1 (proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give

sus elogios me han dado ánimos his praise has given me encouragement o has encouraged me

eso me dio la idea para el libro that's where I got the idea for the book, that's what gave me the idea for the book

me dio un buen consejo she gave me some useful advice

mi familia no pudo darme una carrera my family weren't in a position to send me to o put me through university o to give me a university education

es capaz de robar si le dan la ocasión given the chance he's quite capable of stealing

pide que te den un presupuesto/más información ask them to give you o supply you with an estimate/more information

2 ( Música) to give

¿me das el la? can you give me an A?

E (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo a la plaza the lights gave the square a very festive atmosphere, the lights lent a very festive atmosphere to the square

les dio forma redondeada a las puntas he rounded off the ends

necesita algo que le dé sentido a su vida he needs something that will give his life some meaning

F

1 (aplicar) ‹capa de barniz/mano de pintura› to give

dale otra capa de barniz/otra mano de pintura give it another coat of varnish/paint

hay que darle cera al piso we have to wax the floor

dale una puntada para sujetarlo put a stitch in to hold it

2 ‹inyección/lavativa/sedante› to give, administer ( frml); ‹masaje› to give

G

1 (conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give

te doy hasta el jueves I'll give you until Thursday

¿quién te ha dado permiso para entrar allí? who gave you permission to go in there?, who said you could go in there?

si usted nos da permiso with your permission, if you will allow us

el dentista me ha dado hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron el tercer premio we won o got third prize, we were awarded third prize

al terminar el cursillo te dan un diploma when you finish the course you get a diploma

2

(atribuir): no le des demasiada importancia don't attach too much importance to it

yo le doy otra interpretación a ese pasaje I see o interpret that passage in a different way

tuvieron que darme la razón they had to admit I was right

3 (pronosticando duración) to give

no le dan ni dos meses de vida they've given him less than two months to live

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación I don't think they'll last more than a month together

4

( RPl) ‹edad/años› ¿cuántos años or qué edad le das? how old do you think o reckon she is?

yo no le daba más de 28 I didn't think he was more than 28

H

1

(expresar, decir): ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días she didn't even say hello

dales recuerdos de mi parte give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a algn to welcome sb

tenemos que ir a darles el pésame we must go and offer our condolences

me gustaría que me dieras tu parecer or opinión I'd like you to give me your opinion

le doy mi enhorabuena I'd like to congratulate you

¿me da la hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?

me tocó a mí darle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him

te han dado una orden you've been given an order, that was an order

han dado orden de desalojar el edificio they've ordered that the building be vacated

2

(señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or ( Esp) comunicando the line's busy o ( BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

muestra

Sentido II

A

(producir): estos campos dan mucho grano these fields have a high grain yield

esta estufa da mucho calor this heater gives out a lot of heat

esta clase de negocio da mucho dinero there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% those bonds give a yield of 7%

los árboles han empezado a dar fruto the trees have begun to bear fruit

no le pudo dar un hijo she was unable to bear o give him a child

B

(rendir, alcanzar hasta): ¿cuánto da ese coche? how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

ha dado todo lo que el público esperaba de él he has lived up to the public's expectations of him

el coche venía a todo lo que daba the car was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast

C

(causar, provocar): la comida muy salada da sed salty food makes you thirsty

¡estos críos dan tanto trabajo! these kids are such hard work!

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿no te da calor esa camisa? aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste I can't bear o it hurts me to see her so sad

¡qué susto me has dado! you gave me such a fright!

me da no sé qué que se tenga que quedar sola I feel a bit funny about leaving her on her own

este coche no me ha dado problemas this car hasn't given me any trouble

ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc dar QUE + INF:

el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden

los niños dan que hacer children are a lot of work

lo que dijo me dio que pensar what he said gave me plenty of food for thought o plenty to think about

ver tb dar vi Sense III A.

D ( Esp fam) (arruinar, fastidiar) to spoil, ruin

Isabelita nos dio la noche we had an awful night thanks to little Isabel

Sentido III

A

(presentar): ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? ( colloq)

en el cine Avenida dan una película buenísima there's a really good movie on at the Avenida, they're showing a really good movie at the Avenida

ayer fuimos al teatro, daban una obra de Calderón we went to the theater yesterday, it was a play by Calderón

va a dar un concierto el mes que viene he's giving a concert next month

deja de gritar así, estás dando un espectáculo stop shouting like that, you're making a spectacle of yourself

B (ofrecer, celebrar) ‹fiesta› to give; ‹baile/banquete› to hold

C ‹conferencia› to give

dar examen (CS); to take o ( BrE) sit an exam

ver tb clase¹ f E. (↑ clase (1))

Sentido IV

A

(realizar la acción indicada): dieron lectura al comunicado they read out the communiqué

estuvo dando cabezadas durante toda la película he kept nodding off all through the film

dio un grito/un suspiro she shouted/sighed, she gave a shout/heaved a sigh

dio un paso atrás/adelante he took a step back/forward

(+ me/te/le etc): dame un beso/abrazo give me a kiss/hug

me dio un tirón del pelo he pulled my hair

golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

dársela a algn ( Esp fam); to take sb in, put one over on sb

dárselas a algn ( Chi fam); to beat sb up

B

‹limpiada/barrida/planchazo› con que le des una enjuagada alcanza just a quick rinse will do

hay que darle una barrida al suelo de la cocina the kitchen floor needs a sweep o needs sweeping

quiero darle otra leída a este capítulo ( AmL); I want to run o read through this chapter again

Sentido V (considerar) dar algo/a algn POR algo:

lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead

doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic

si le has prestado dinero ya lo puedes dar por perdido if you've lent him money you can kiss it goodbye

¿eso es lo que quieres? ¡dalo por hecho! is that what you want? consider it done! o ( AmE colloq) you got it!

si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado if I pass it will have been time well spent

sentado

■ dar

vi

Sentido I

A

1

(entregar): dame, yo te lo coso let me have it o give it here, I'll sew it for you

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? can I have some money for an ice cream?

2 (en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti it's your deal, it's your turn to deal

B (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dar PARA algo/algn:

este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken is enough o will do for two meals

con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round

da para hablar horas y horas you could talk about it for hours

(+ me/te/le etc): eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that

no le da la cabeza para la física he hasn't much of a head for physics

no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time

dar de sí to stretch

me quedan un poco ajustados, pero ya darán de sí they're a bit tight on me, but they'll stretch o give

¡cuánto ha dado de sí esa botella de jerez! that bottle of sherry's gone a long way!

¡qué poco dan de sí seis euros! six euros don't go very far!

el pobre ya no da más de sí the poor guy's fit to drop

no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with

yo me voy, esto ya no da para más I'm leaving, this is a waste of time

ya no da para más or (CS) ya no da más de tanto trabajar he's worked himself into the ground

estoy que no doy más I'm all in ( colloq), I'm shattered o dead beat ( colloq), I'm pooped ( AmE colloq)

C dar a

1 «puerta/habitación» (comunicar con) to give on to

la puerta trasera da a un jardín/a la calle Palmar the back door opens o gives onto a garden/onto Palmar Street

todas las habitaciones dan a un patio all the rooms look onto o give onto a courtyard

2 (llegar hasta) «río» to go o flow into; «camino/sendero» to lead to

la calle va a dar directamente a la playa the street goes right down o leads straight to the beach

3 «fachada/frente» (estar orientado hacia) to face

la fachada principal da al sur the main facade faces south

la terraza da al mar the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

D

( RPl) (comunicar) darle a algn CON algn: ¿me das con Teresa, por favor? can I speak to Teresa, please?

en seguida le doy con el señor Seco I'll just put you through to Mr Seco

E

(arrojar un resultado): ¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 ¿y a ti? I made it (to be) 247, how about you?

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo her test was positive/negative

F

(importar): ¿cuál prefieres? — da igual which do you prefer? — I don't mind

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿el jueves o el viernes? — a mí me da igual Thursday or Friday? — I don't mind o it doesn't matter o it doesn't make any difference to me o it's all the same to me

la sopa se ha enfriado un poco — ¡qué más da! the soup's gone a bit cold — never mind o it doesn't matter

¿qué más da un color que otro? surely one color is as good as another!, what difference does it make what color it is?

(+ me/te/le etc): ¡qué más le da a él que otros tengan que hacer su trabajo! what does he care if others have to do his work?

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? what difference does it make to you if he comes?, what's it to you if he comes? ( colloq)

no quiere venir — tanto da she doesn't want to come — it makes no difference o so what?

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿a qué hora quieren cenar? — tanto nos da what time do you want to have dinner? — it's all the same to us o whenever

Sentido II

A

1 (pegar, golpear) (+ me/te/le etc):

le dio en la cabeza it hit him on the head

dale al balón con fuerza kick the ball hard

¡te voy a dar yo a ti como no me obedezcas! you're going to get it from me if you don't do what I say ( colloq)

le dio con la regla en los nudillos she rapped his knuckles with the ruler

cuando te agarren te van a dar de palos when they get you they're going to give you a good beating

2 ( fam) (a una tarea, asignatura) darle A algo:

me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on o studying my English ( colloq)

vas a tener que darle más fuerte si quieres aprobar you're going to have to push yourself harder o put more effort into it if you want to pass

quiero darle un poco más a esta traducción antes de irme I want to do a bit more work on this translation before I go

3 ( fam) (hacer uso de) darle A algo:

¡cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o ( AmE) down the wine ( colloq)

¡cómo le han dado al queso! ¡ya casi no queda! they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! ( colloq)

¡cómo les has dado a estos zapatos! you've really been hard on these shoes!, you've worn these shoes out quickly!

lengua

4 (acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro to hit the target/the bull's-eye

clavo

B

1 (accionar) darle A algo:

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba push that lever up

le dio al interruptor she flicked the switch

le di a la manivela I turned the handle

dale al pedal press the pedal

tienes que darle a este botón/esta tecla you have to press this button/key

2 (mover) (+ compl):

dale al volante hacia la derecha turn the wheel to the right

dale para atrás ( Auto) back up

C

1 ( fam)

(indicando insistencia): ¡y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy there you go again! I've told you I'm not going ( colloq)

estuvo todo el día dale que dale con el clarinete he spent the whole day blowing away on his clarinet

¡y dale con lo de la edad! ¿qué importa eso? stop going on about her age! what does it matter?

¡dale que te pego! ( fam): he estado toda la mañana dale que te pego con esto I've been slaving away at this all morning

yo quiero olvidarlo y él ¡dale que te pego con lo mismo! I want to forget about it and he keeps on and on about it o he keeps banging on about it

2

( RPl fam) (instando a algn a hacer algo): dale, metete, el agua está lindísima come on, get in, the water's lovely

dale, prestámelo come on o go on, lend it to me

D dar con (encontrar) to find

por mucho que buscaron no dieron con él although they searched high and low they couldn't find him

creo que ya he dado con la solución I think I've hit upon o found the solution

cuando uno no da con la palabra adecuada when you can't come up with o find the right word

Sentido III

A (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

le dio un mareo she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto he had a heart attack

como no se calle, me va a dar algo ( fam); if you don't shut up, I'm going to have a fit ( colloq)

¡me da una indignación cuando hace esas cosas …! I feel so angry when he does those things!

me da que ya no vienen ( fam); I have a (funny o sneaky) feeling they're not coming ( colloq)

ver tb dar vt Sense II C., escalofrío, frío² m B. (↑ frío (2)), gana, impresión, etc

B (hablando de ocurrencias, manías)

1 darle a algn POR algo:

le ha dado por decir que ya no lo quiero he's started saying that I don't love him any more

le ha dado por beber he's taken to drink, he's started drinking

le ha dado por el yoga she's got into yoga

¡menos mal que me dio por preguntar por cuánto saldría! it's just as well it occurred to me to ask o I thought to ask how much it would be!

darle a algn por ahí ( fam): ¿ahora hace pesas? — sí, le ha dado por ahí is he doing weights now? — yes, that's his latest craze o that's what he's into now

¿por qué lo hiciste? — no sé, me dio por ahí why did you do it? — I don't know, I just felt like it

cualquier día le da por ahí y la deja one of these days he'll just up and leave her

2 darle a algn CON algo:

le ha dado con que me conoce he's got it into his head he knows me

C dar en

(tender a): ha dado en salir acompañada por galanes jóvenes she has taken to being escorted in public by handsome young men

ha dado en esta locura she has got this crazy idea into her head

lo que se ha dado en llamar `drogodependencia' what has come to be known as `drug-dependence'

D

«sol/viento/luz»: aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here

siéntate aquí, donde da el sol sit down here in the sun

en esa playa da mucho el viento it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes

E

(acabar): ir/venir a dar: la pelota había ido a dar al jardín de al lado the ball had ended up in the next door garden

¿cómo habrá venido a dar esto aquí? how on earth did this get here?

■ darse

v pron

Sentido I

A (producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo wheat grows well in this area

B

(ocurrir) «caso/situación»: bien podría darse una situación así this kind of situation could well arise o occur

se dio la circunstancia de que la alarma estaba desconectada the alarm happened to be disconnected

para esto se tienen que dar las siguientes circunstancias this requires the following conditions

¿qué se da? ( fam); what's going on o happening? ( colloq)

C (resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):

se le dan muy bien los idiomas she's very good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? how are you at sewing?, how's your sewing?

Sentido II

A (dedicarse, entregarse) darse A algo:

se dio a la bebida she took to drink, she hit the bottle ( colloq)

se da a la buena vida he spends his time having fun o living it up

se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

B

( RPl) (tratarse, ser sociable) darse CON algn: no se da con la familia del marido she doesn't have much to do with her husband's family

Sentido III

A ( refl)

(realizar la acción indicada): voy a darme una ducha I'm going to take o have a shower

vamos a darnos un banquete we're going to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot

va dándoselas de rico y no tiene un duro he makes out he's rich but he hasn't got a penny

¿pero ése de qué se las da? si es un obrero como tú y yo who does he think he is? he's just another worker like you and me

no te las des de listo don't act so smart

B

1

(golpearse, pegarse): se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed o went into a tree

se va a dar un golpe en la cabeza/espalda he's going to hit o bump his head/hit his back

se dio con la nariz or de narices contra la puerta he ran/walked straight into the door, he went smack into the door ( colloq)

2 ( refl):

darse (de) golpes to hit oneself

¡podría darme (de) patadas! I could kick myself!

3 ( recípr):

se estaban dando (de) patadas/tortazos en plena calle they were kicking/punching each other right there on the street

Sentido IV (considerarse) darse POR algo:

con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that

no se dará por vencida hasta que lo consiga she won't give up until she gets it

puedes darte por contento de haber salido con vida you can count yourself lucky you weren't killed

no quiere darse por enterado he doesn't want to know

aludir vi 1. (↑ aludir)

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dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( entregar) to give;

◊ dale las llaves a Pedro give the keys to Pedro;

déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
b) ‹cartas/mano› to give

2
a) (donar, regalar) ‹sangre/limosna› to give;

◊ me dio su reloj she gave me her watch

b) ( proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give;

‹información/idea› to give
3
a) (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

b) ( aplicar) ‹mano de pintura/barniz› to give

c) ‹sedante/masaje› to give

4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;
◊ el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday;

nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5
a) (expresar, decir) ‹parecer/opinón› to give;

◊ ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;

dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que darle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him
b) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;

◊ el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

1
a) ( producir) ‹fruto/flor› to bear;

‹ dividendos› to pay;
◊ un negocio que da mucho dinero a business which makes a lot of money

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):

◊ da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;

venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;
◊ dar trabajo to be hard work;

el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;
◊ ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);

¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2
a) ‹fiesta/conferencia› to give;

‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make
b) (CS) ‹ examen› to take o (BrE) sit;

ver tb clase 4
( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;
◊ dar un paso atrás to take a step back;

dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) dar algo/a algn por algo:
◊ lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead;

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1
◊ dar a [ puerta] to give onto, open onto;

[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dar para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;
◊ no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time;

dar de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):
◊ el análisis le dio positivo her test was positive;

¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):
◊ da lo mismo it doesn't matter;

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1
a) (pegar, golpear): darle a algn to hit sb;

( como castigo) to smack sb;
◊ dale al balón kick the ball;

el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post
b) ( acertar) to hit;

◊ dar en el blanco to hit the target

2 (accionar, mover) darle a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3
◊ dar con ( encontrar) ‹ persona› to find;

‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) darle a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;
◊ le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …

5 [sol/luz]:
◊ aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here;

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ se le dan los idiomas she's good at languages

a) ( refl) ( realizar lo que se indica) ‹ducha/banquete› to have;

◊ dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;

dárselas de listo to act smart
b) (golpearse, pegarse):

◊ se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer;

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) darse por algo:
◊ con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that;

ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (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
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
' dar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abasto
- abrigar
- acelerón
- acertar
- acogerse
- acomodar
- acreditar
- admitir
- aflojar
- agradecer
- alarma
- albergue
- alcance
- alerta
- alimentar
- alojamiento
- alta
- amagar
- apetecer
- apurar
- armar
- asesorar
- atinar
- baño
- batalla
- blanca
- blanco
- bola
- bote
- brazo
- brinco
- buena
- bueno
- cabezada
- cabida
- cada
- calabaza
- calentar
- callar
- callada
- callo
- campanada
- cancha
- cante
- cara
- carpetazo
- carrete
- casar
- chivatazo
- citar
English:
about-face
- about-turn
- act up
- advance
- amplify
- announce
- around
- attach
- attest
- back
- backpedal
- barge into
- bear
- beat
- beat up
- beg
- begrudge
- birth
- block
- bluster
- bolster
- bop
- boss about
- boss around
- bother
- bounce
- bound
- breast-feed
- brief
- buff
- bull's-eye
- butt
- call
- chase down
- checkmate
- cheer
- chime
- circle
- clout
- coach
- come across
- credence
- day
- deal
- death
- deliver
- deposit
- direct
- discharge
- disgust

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dar

♦ vt

1. [entregar, otorgar] to give;

dar algo a alguien to give sth to sb, to give sb sth;

da parte de sus ingresos a los necesitados she gives o donates part of her income to the poor;

dame el azúcar, por favor could you pass o give me the sugar, please?;

¡dámelo! give it to me!, give me it!;

se lo di a mi hermano I gave it to my brother;

daría cualquier cosa por saber lo que piensa I'd give anything to know what he's thinking

2. [pagar] to give;
[ofrecer en pago] to offer;
¿cuánto te dieron por la casa? how much did they give you for the house?;

el concesionario me da 2.000 euros por la moto vieja the dealer's offering 2,000 euros for my old motorbike;

300 dólares, ¿quién da más? [en subasta] is there any advance on 300 dollars?

3. [proporcionar] to give, to provide with;

la salsa le da un sabor muy bueno the sauce gives it a very pleasant taste, the sauce makes it taste very nice;

este color le da un aspecto diferente a la habitación this colour makes the room look different;

le di instrucciones de cómo llegar a casa I gave her directions for getting to my house;

no nos dio ninguna explicación sobre su ausencia he didn't give us o provide us with any explanation for his absence;

le dimos ánimos para que siguiera con su trabajo we encouraged her to continue with her work;

su familia hizo un gran esfuerzo por darle estudios universitarios his family went to a great deal of effort to enable him to go to university

4. [conceder] to give;

le han dado el Premio Nobel she has been awarded o given the Nobel Prize;

le dieron una beca he was awarded o given a grant;

yo no le daría demasiada importancia I wouldn't attach too much importance to it;

al final me dieron la razón in the end they accepted that I was right;

le dieron una semana más para presentar el informe they gave o allowed him one more week to hand in the report;

me dieron permiso para ir al médico I got o was allowed time off work to go to the doctor;

¿da su permiso para entrar? may I come in?;

nos dieron facilidades de pago they offered us easy payment terms;

los médicos no le dan más de seis meses de vida the doctors don't give him more than six months (to live);

¿qué interpretación das a este descubrimiento? how would you interpret this discovery?

5. [decir]
dar los buenos días to say hello;

dar la bienvenida a alguien to welcome sb;

le di las gracias por su ayuda I thanked her for her help;

fuimos a darles el pésame we went to offer them our condolences;

dale recuerdos de mi parte give him my regards, say hello to him from me;

dale la enhorabuena give her my congratulations;

me dio su opinión al respecto he gave me his opinion on the matter;

¿quién le dará la noticia? who's going to tell o give her the news?

6. [producir] to give, to produce;
[frutos, flores] to bear; [beneficios, intereses] to yield;
estas vacas dan mucha leche these cows produce a lot of milk;

esta cuenta da un 5 por ciento de interés this account offers a 5 percent interest rate, this account bears interest at 5 percent;

esta lámpara da mucha luz this light is very bright;

le dio tres hijos she bore him three children

7. [provocar] to give;

me da vergüenza/pena it makes me ashamed/sad;

me da risa it makes me laugh;

me da miedo it frightens me;

¡me da una rabia que me traten así! it infuriates me that they should treat me in this way!;

me dio un susto tremendo she gave me a real fright;

el viaje me dio mucho sueño the journey made me really sleepy;

da gusto leer un libro tan bien escrito it's a pleasure to read such a well-written book;

los cacahuetes dan mucha sed peanuts make you very thirsty;

este paseo me ha dado hambre this walk has made me hungry o given me an appetite;

estas botas dan mucho calor these boots are very warm

8. [luz, agua, gas] [encender] to turn o switch on;
[suministrar por primera vez] to connect; [suministrar tras un corte] to turn back on
9. [fiesta, cena] to have, to hold;

dar una cena en honor de alguien to hold o give a dinner in sb's honour;

darán una recepción después de la boda there will be a reception after the wedding

10. [en naipes] [repartir] to deal

11. [sujeto: reloj] to strike;

el reloj dio las doce the clock struck twelve

12. Cine, Teatro & TV to show;
[concierto, interpretación] to give;
¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? – dan una película del oeste what's on the TV tonight? – they're showing a western o there's a western on;

dieron la ceremonia en directo they broadcast the ceremony live

13. [propinar]
le di una bofetada I slapped him, I gave him a slap;

dio una patada a la pelota he kicked the ball;

darle un golpe/una puñalada a alguien to hit/stab sb

14. [untar con, aplicar]
dar una capa de pintura al salón to give the living-room a coat of paint;

dar barniz a una silla to varnish a chair

15. [señales, indicios] to show;

dar pruebas de sensatez to show good sense;

dar señales de vida to show signs of life

16. [enseñar] to teach;
[conferencia] to give;
dar inglés/historia to teach English/history;

dio una clase muy interesante she gave a very interesting class;

mañana no daremos clase there won't be a class tomorrow

17. Esp [recibir] [clase] to have;

doy clases de piano con una profesora francesa I have piano classes with a French piano teacher;

doy dos clases de francés a la semana I have two French classes a week

18. [expresa acción]
dar un grito to give a cry;

dar un suspiro to sigh, to give a sigh;

dar un vistazo a to have a look at;

dio lectura a los resultados de la elección she read out the election results;

cuando se enteró de la noticia, dio saltos de alegría when he heard the news, he jumped for joy;

voy a dar un paseo I'm going (to go) for a walk

19. Esp Fam [fastidiar] to ruin;

es tan pesado que me dio la tarde he's so boring that he ruined the afternoon for me;

el bebé nos da las noches con sus lloros the baby never lets us get a decent night's sleep

20. [considerar]
dar algo por to consider sth as;

eso lo doy por hecho I take that for granted;

doy por sentado que vendrás a la fiesta I take it for granted that o I assume you'll be coming to the party;

doy por explicado este periodo histórico that's all I want to say about this period of history;

doy esta discusión por terminada I consider this discussion to be over;

dar a alguien por muerto to give sb up for dead

21. Fam [presentir]
me da que no van a venir I have a feeling they're not going to come

22. RP [inyección] to give

23. Comp

donde las dan las toman you get what you deserve;

no dar una to get everything wrong

♦ vi

1. [en naipes] [repartir] to deal;

me toca dar a mí it's my deal

2. [entregar]
dame, que ya lo llevo yo give it to me, I'll carry it

3. [horas] to strike;

dieron las tres three o'clock struck

4. [golpear]
le dieron en la cabeza they hit him on the head;

la piedra dio contra el cristal the stone hit the window;

como no te portes bien, te voy a dar if you don't behave, I'll smack you

5. [accionar]
dar a [llave de paso] to turn;
[botón, timbre] to press;
dale al control remoto hit the remote control;

dale al pedal press down on the pedal;
Informát
dale a la tecla de retorno hit o press return;

dale a la manivela turn the handle

6. [estar orientado]
dar a [sujeto: ventana, balcón] to look out onto, to overlook;
[sujeto: pasillo, puerta] to lead to; [sujeto: casa, fachada] to face;
todas las habitaciones dan al mar all the rooms look out onto o face the sea

7. [sujeto: luz, viento]
el sol daba de lleno en la habitación the sunlight was streaming into the room;

la luz me daba directamente en la cara the light was shining directly in my face;

aquí da mucho viento it's very windy here

8. [encontrar]
dar con algo/alguien to find sth/sb;

he dado con la solución I've hit upon the solution

9. [proporcionar]
dar de beber a alguien to give sb something to drink;

da de mamar a su hijo she breast-feeds her son

10. [ser suficiente]
dar para to be enough for;

Comp

no dar ni para pipas: ¡eso no te da ni para pipas! that's not even enough to buy a bag of peanuts!

11. [motivar]
esta noticia va a dar mucho que hablar this news will set people talking;

aquello me dio que pensar that made me think

12. [importar]
¡y a ti qué más te da! what's it to you?;

me da igual o [m5] lo mismo it's all the same to me, I don't mind o care;

no vamos a poder ir al cine – ¡qué más da! we won't be able to go to the cinema – never mind!;

y si no lo conseguimos, ¿qué más da? if we don't manage it, so what?;

¡qué más da quién lo haga con tal de que lo haga bien! what does it matter o what difference does it make who does it as long as they do it properly?;

lo siento, no voy a poder ayudar – da igual, no te preocupes I'm sorry but I won't be able to help – it doesn't matter, don't worry;

¿vamos o nos quedamos? – da lo mismo should we go or should we stay? – it doesn't make any difference

13. [acertar]
dio en el blanco she hit the target;

diste en el blanco, hay que intentar reducir las pérdidas you hit the nail on the head, we have to try and reduce our losses

14. [tomar costumbre]
le ha dado por el yoga he's decided to go in for yoga;

ahora le ha dado por no comer fruta now she's decided not to eat fruit;

le dio por ponerse a cantar en medio de la clase he took it into his head to start singing in the middle of the class;

¿está aprendiendo ruso? – sí, le ha dado por ahí is she learning Russian? – yes, that's her latest thing;
Formal
dar en hacer algo to take to doing sth;

el viejo dio en leer libros de caballería the old man took to reading books on chivalry

15. [expresa repetición]
le dieron de palos they beat him repeatedly with sticks

16. [afectar]
le dio un infarto he had a heart attack

17.
dar de sí [ropa, calzado] to give, to stretch;

no dar más de sí o [m5] para más [persona, animal] not to be up to much any more;

este sueldo da mucho de sí this salary goes a long way;

estos zapatos no dan para más these shoes have had it;

es un poco tonto, no da para más he's a bit stupid, he's not up to anything else

18. [expresa enfado]
te digo que pares y tú, ¡dale (que dale)! I've told you to stop, but you just carry on and on!;

¡y dale con la música! there he goes again, playing loud music!;

te hemos dicho que no menciones el tema, y tú, dale que te pego we've told you not to mention the subject, but you just carry on regardless o but here you are, bringing it up again;

¡y dale! te lo he dicho bien claro, no voy a ir how many times do I have to tell you? o I've said it once and I'll say it again, I'm not going

19. RP [comunicar]
¿me darías con tu madre? could I speak to your mother?, could you put your mother on?;

le doy con el Sr. Hualde I'll put you through to Mr Hualde

20. Comp
Fam
para dar y tomar: había cerveza para dar y tomar there was loads of beer;
Fam
darle a: ¡cómo le da a la cerveza! he certainly likes his beer!;
Fam
darle algo a alguien: si no se calla me va a dar algo if he doesn't shut up soon, I'll go mad;

si sigues trabajando así te va a dar algo you can't go on working like that;
Esp muy Fam
¡que le den!: ¿que no quiere cooperar? ¡que le den! he doesn't want to co-operate? well, stuff him!

♦ See also the pronominal verb darse

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dar

<part dado>

I v/t

1 give; fiesta give, have;

dar un salto/una patada jump/kick, give a jump/kick;

dar miedo a frighten;

el jamón me dio sed the ham made me thirsty;

dar de comer/beber a alguien give s.o. something to eat/drink

2 fruta bear; luz give off; beneficio yield

3 película show, screen

4

:

el reloj dio las tres the clock struck three

5

:

¡dale (que dale)! fam don’t keep on! fam ;

y siguió dale que te pego fam and he kept on and on

II v/i

1 give; de cartas en juego deal;

dame give it to me, give me it

2

:

dar a de ventana look onto

3

:

dar con algo/alguien come across sth/s.o., find sth/s.o.;

no di con el nombre I couldn’t think of the name

4

:

dar de sí de material stretch, give;

dar para be enough for;

no da para más it’s past its best

5

:

le dio por insultar a su madre fam she started insulting her mother

6

:

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;

da igual it doesn’t matter

7

:

dar contra o

en algo hit sth;

el sol le daba en la cara he had the sun in his eyes, the sun was in his eyes

8

:

dar por muerto a alguien give s.o. up for dead

9

:

dar que hablar give people something to talk about;

da que pensar it makes you think, it gives you something to think about

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dar {22} vt

1) : to give

2) entregar: to deliver, to hand over

3) : to hit, to strike

4) : to yield, to produce

5) : to perform

6) : to give off, to emit

7)

dar como or

dar por : to regard as, to consider

dar vi

1) alcanzar: to suffice, to be enough

no me da para dos pasajes: I don't have enough for two fares

2)

dar a or

dar sobre : to overlook, to look out on

3)

dar con : to run into

4)

dar con : to hit upon (an idea)

5)

dar de sí : to give, to stretch

♦ See also the reflexive verb darse

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dar vb

1. (en general) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

dale esta carta a tu madre give this letter to your mother

me has dado una idea you've given me an idea

me dio permiso para ir a la excursión he gave me permission to go on the trip

¿cuánto me das por lavarte el coche? how much will you give me for washing your car?

2. (poner en las manos) to pass

me puedes ayudar dándome los libros you can help me by passing me the books

3. (pedir en una tienda)

¿me da un kilo de naranjas, por favor? could I have a kilo of oranges, please?

4. (poner en la televisión) to be on

esta noche dan una película estupenda en la tele there's a great film on TV tonight

5. (ofrecer fiesta) to have

los García dan una fiesta the Garcías are having a party

6. (impartir clases) to teach [pt. & pp. taught]

da clases de inglés she teaches English

7. (tener ataque, enfermedad) to have

le ha dado un ataque de asma she had an asthma attack

8. (producir fruto, flores) to bear [pt. bore; pp. borne]

el peral da peras the pear tree bears pears

9. (sonar las horas) to strike [pt. & pp. struck]

el reloj dio las ocho the clock struck eight

ya han dado las diez it's gone ten o'clock

10. (encender, conectar) to turn on

¿has dado el gas? have you turned the gas on?

11. (chocar, golpear) to hit [pt. & pp. hit]

la pelota dio contra el cristal the ball hit the window

12. (decir) to say [pt. & pp. said]

me dio las buenas noches he said goodnight to me / he wished me goodnight

le di las gracias I thanked him

dar a to overlook / to look onto

esta habitación da a la calle this room overlooks the street

dar a entender to imply [pt. & pp. implied]

dar a luz to give birth [pt. gave; pp. given]

dio a luz a una niña preciosa she gave birth to a beautiful little girl

dar de comer to feed [pt. & pp. fed]

dar igual not to matter / not to mind

da igual it doesn't matter

me da igual I don't mind

¿qué más da? what difference does it make?

Spanish-English dictionary > dar
19 рука

ж.

1) ( верхняя конечность) arm; ( кисть) hand

маха́ть руко́й — wave one's hand

вести́ за́ руку (вн.) — lead (d) by the hand

бра́ться за́ руки — join hands, take each other's hand, link arms

брать на́ руки (вн.) — take (d) in one's arms

держа́ть на рука́х (вн.) — hold (d) in one's arms

носи́ть на рука́х (вн.; держать на руках) — carry (d) in one's arms

брать кого́-л по́д руку — take smb's arm

идти́ по́д руку с кем-л — walk arm in arm with smb; walk with smb on one's arm

подава́ть ру́ку (дт.) — hold out one's hand (to); offer one's hand (to) (тж. даме)

я ему́ руки́ не пода́м — I'll never hold out my hand to him

пожима́ть ру́ку (дт.), здоро́ваться за́ руку (с тв.) — shake hands (with)

протя́гивать ру́ку (дт.) — stretch out [extend] one's hand (to)

заложи́ть ру́ки за́ спину — put one's hands behind one's back

рука́ о́б руку — hand in hand

ру́ки вверх! воен. (приказ) — hands up!

тро́гать рука́ми (вн.) — touch (d)

рука́ми не тро́гать! — please do not touch!

шить на рука́х — sew by hand

2) ( почерк) hand, handwriting

э́то не его́ рука́ — it is not his writing

3) тк. ед. разг. (блат, знакомство) protection, pull; a friend in high places

у него́ есть рука́ (в пр.) — he has a pull (in), he has a friend at court

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рука́ не дро́гнет у кого́-л (+ инф.) — smb will not hesitate / scruple (+ to inf)

рука́ не поднима́ется (+ инф.) — smb can't bring oneself (+ to inf)

рука́ ру́ку мо́ет погов. — ≈ you roll my log and I'll roll yours; it's a matter of give-and-take

руко́й пода́ть отку́да-л — it is but a step (from), it's a stone's throw (from)

брать по́д руку кого́-л — take smb by the arm, link arms with smb

брать / взять себя́ в ру́ки — pull oneself together, control oneself

быть в хоро́ших рука́х — be in good hands

быть в чьих-л рука́х — be in smb's hands

быть как без рук (без) — feel helpless (without), be lost (without)

быть на́ руку кому́-л — play into smb's hands; serve smb's purpose

быть пра́вой руко́й кого́-л — be smb's right hand

быть свя́занным по рука́м и нога́м — be bound hand and foot

в одни́ ру́ки (отпускать товар и т.п.) — per customer

в со́бственные ру́ки (надпись на конверте и т.п.) — personal; to be given into smb's own hands

взять в свои́ ру́ки (что-л) — take smth in hand, take smth into one's own hands

всё из рук ва́лится — см. валиться

выдава́ть на́ руки (вн. дт.) — hand (d i)

говори́ть по́д руку кому́-л — distract smb (while smb is doing something)

гуля́ть по́д руку с кем-л — walk arm in arm with smb

дава́ть во́лю рука́м разг. — = распуска́ть ру́ки (см. распускать)

дава́ть ру́ку на отсече́ние — ≈ stake one's life (on)

дать по рука́м кому́-л — give (i) a slap on the wrist

держа́ть в свои́х рука́х (вн.) — have (d) in one's hands, have (d) under one's thumb

знать что-л из ве́рных рук — know smth from a reliable source

игра́ть в четы́ре руки́ (с тв.) — play duets on the piano [pɪ'æ-] (with)

из пе́рвых [вторы́х] рук — at first [second] hand

из рук в ру́ки — from hand to hand

из рук вон пло́хо разг. — thoroughly bad

име́ть золоты́е ру́ки — have golden [great; a clever pair of] hands

как руко́й сня́ло разг. — it vanished as if by magic

лёгкая рука́ у кого́-л — 1) (о том, кто может принести удачу) he brings luck 2) (о том, кто умело делает что-л) he has a magic touch

лома́ть ру́ки — wring one's hands

мара́ть / па́чкать ру́ки (о вн.) — dirty / soil one's hands (on)

ма́стер на все ру́ки — Jack of all trades

он ма́стер на все ру́ки — he can turn his hand to anything; he is a Jack of all trades

махну́ть руко́й (на вн.) — give (d) up as lost / hopeless; give (d) up as a bad job, say goodbye (to) разг.

на рука́х — 1) (у кого́-л; на попечении) on smb's hands 2) (у кого́-л; при себе) on smb's person 3) (у кого́-л; во владении, в распоряжении у кого-л) in smb's possession 4) ( о библиотечной книге) be out on loan

на ско́рую ру́ку — off-hand; in rough-and-ready fashion

наби́ть ру́ку на чём-л — become a skilled hand at smth

наложи́ть на себя́ ру́ки — lay hands on oneself, take one's own life

не с руки́ (кому́-л + инф.) — 1) (неудобно, несподручно) it is uncomfortable for smb (+ to inf) 2) ( неприемлемо) it is inconvenient for smb (+ to inf) 3) ( не подобает) it is inappropriate for smb (+ to inf) 4) ( неудобно по времени) it's the wrong time for smb (+ to inf)

нечи́стый на́ руку — light-fingered

носи́ть на рука́х кого́-л — adore smb, put smb on a pedestal; неодобр. make a fuss over smb

отбива́ться рука́ми и нога́ми (от) — fight tooth and nail (against)

отда́ть в хоро́шие ру́ки (собаку и т.п.) — give (d) to a good home, find a good home (for)

передава́ть де́ло в чьи-л ру́ки — put the matter into smb's hands

перепи́сывать от руки́ (вн.) — copy (d) by hand

переходи́ть в други́е ру́ки — change hands

по рука́м! разг. — a bargain!; 'tis a bargain! / deal!, done!

по пра́вую [ле́вую] ру́ку — at the right [left] hand

под рука́ми — ready to hand

под руко́й — (near) at hand, within easy reach of one's hand

под горя́чую ру́ку — см. горячий

под пья́ную ру́ку — when drunk; under the influence

пода́ть ру́ку по́мощи (дт.) — lend / give (i) a helping hand

подня́ть ру́ку (на вн.) — raise one's hand (against)

пойти́ по рука́м (о женщине) — go from one man to another

положа́ ру́ку на́ сердце — with one's hand upon one's heart

получи́ть по рука́м — get one's wrist slapped

попа́сться в ру́ки кому́-л — fall into smb's hands

потира́ть ру́ки (от) — rub one's hands (with)

предлага́ть ру́ку кому́-л — 1) ( даме) offer smb one's hand 2) ( делать предложение) propose (marriage) to smb

прибра́ть к рука́м (кого́-л) — take smb in hand; ( что-л) appropriate smth, lay one's hands on smth; (украсть тж.) walk away with smth

приложи́ть ру́ку (к) — 1) ( принять участие) bear / take a hand (in); put one's hand (to) 2) уст. ( подписаться) sign (d), add one's signature (to)

проси́ть чьей-л руки́ уст. — seek smb's hand in marriage

пусти́ть по рука́м (вн.) — pass (d) from hand to hand

разводи́ть рука́ми — ≈ make a helpless gesture, lift one's hands (in dismay)

развяза́ть ру́ки кому́-л — untie smb's hands, give smb full scope

ру́ки не дохо́дят (до) — см. доходить

ру́ки опуска́ются у кого́-л — smb is losing heart

ру́ки прочь! — hands off!

ру́ки че́шутся у кого́-л (+ inf) — smb's fingers are itching (+ to inf)

с рука́ми оторва́ть (вн.) — snatch / grab (d) right up; be passed around

с пусты́ми рука́ми — empty-handed

с рук доло́й — off one's hands

сбыть с рук (вн.) — get (d) off one's hands

свои́ми (со́бственными) рука́ми — with one's own hands

свя́зывать / спу́тывать ру́ки кому́-л — tie smb's hands

сиде́ть сложа́ ру́ки разг. — be idle, sit by

сре́дней руки́ — ordinary, average

схвати́ть за́ руку кого́-л — catch smb red-handed; catch smb in the act

сходи́ть с рук: э́то ему́ не сойдёт с рук — he won't get away with it

твёрдая рука́ — a firm hand

тяжёлая рука́ у кого́-л (больно бьёт) — smb has a heavy hand

уда́рить по рука́м (прийти к соглашению) — strike hands, strike a bargain

уме́лые ру́ки — skillful hands

умыва́ть ру́ки — wash one's hands of it

ухвати́ться обе́ими рука́ми (за вн.) — 1) ( крепко держать) grab (d) 2) ( немедленно воспользоваться чем-л) jump (at), snatch (at)

ходи́ть по рука́м — 1) ( передаваться из рук в руки) pass from hand to hand 2) ( вести распутный образ жизни) go from one man to another

ходи́ть с протя́нутой руко́й — beg (in the streets); be panhandling

подвора́чиваться / попада́ться по́д руку — 1) ( оказываться поблизости - о предмете) come to hand; happen to be within reach 2) ( случайно встречаться - о человеке) happen along

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > рука
20 slap

[slæp] 1. noun
(a blow with the palm of the hand or anything flat: The child got a slap from his mother for being rude.) bofetada
2. verb
(to give a slap to: He slapped my face.) esbofetear

- slapdash
- slap-happy
- slapstick
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[slæp] n 1 tapa, palmada, bofetada. 2 insulto direto • vt+vi 1 dar tapa ou palmada, esbofetear. 2 jogar, empurrar com força. 3 coll multar. 4 esparramar, espalhar sem muito cuidado. • adv 1 diretamente, imediatamente. 2 de repente. a slap in the face uma bofetada (também fig). a slap on the wrist aviso, punição sem muita severidade. to slap along correr, passar a toda velocidade. to slap someone around bater em alguém algumas vezes.

English-Portuguese dictionary > slap

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slap on the wrist — I. phrasal : a gentle usually ineffectual reprimand punishment will be more than just a slap on the wrist and will discourage recurring violations Arthur Herrick II. phrasal or slap the wrist of or slap one s wrist : to rep … Useful english dictionary
(a) slap on the wrist — a gentle warning or light punishment. I got a slap on the wrist for arriving late again. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form slap someone on the wrist: Instead of firing him, she only slapped him on the wrist … New idioms dictionary
The Legacy (professional wrestling) — The Legacy Left to right: Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton and Ted DiBiase Tag team Members Randy Orton Ted DiBiase, Jr … Wikipedia
get your wrist slapped — get (your) wrist slapped a slap on the wrist a warning or punishment that is not severe. We got our wrists slapped for leaving the door unlocked all night … New idioms dictionary
get wrist slapped — get (your) wrist slapped a slap on the wrist a warning or punishment that is not severe. We got our wrists slapped for leaving the door unlocked all night … New idioms dictionary
slap someone’s wrist — AND slap someone on the wrist tv. to administer a minor reprimand. □ The judge only slapped her wrist. □ The courts only slap them on the wrist and send them back out on the streets … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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List of Blade of the Immortal characters — This is a list of characters from the manga series Blade of the Immortal Main characters*: The immortal referred to in the title. While not lazy, he is very laid back, often seen sleeping. Manji also has a strange sense of honour that is in many… … Wikipedia
Adrienne Rich — Rich (right), with writer Audre Lorde (left) and Meridel Le Sueur (middle) in Austin Texas, 1980 Born Adrienne Cecile Rich May 16, 1929 (1929 05 16 … Wikipedia
slap — slap1 [ slæp ] verb * 1. ) transitive to hit someone or something quickly with the palm of the hand or a flat object, making a loud noise: Then, with a resounding smack, she slapped Claudia s face. a ) intransitive to hit a surface with a sound… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slap — slap1 slapper, n. /slap/, n., v., slapped, slapping, adv. n. 1. a sharp blow or smack, esp. with the open hand or with something flat. 2. a sound made by or as if by such a blow or smack: the slap of the waves against the dock. 3. a sharply… … Universalium

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