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give [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (make a gift) | ge bort, skänka bort vtr partikel oskj |
| She put her old clothes in a bag and gave them away. |
give [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reveal) | avslöja vtr |
| When you tell a joke, you can't give away the punch line until the end. |
give [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reveal true identity of) | avslöja vtr |
| | blotta vtr |
| This character is American but you can tell the actor is British; the way he pronounces certain words gives him away. |
give [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reveal incriminating information about) | avslöja vtr |
| | sätta dit ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| The boy insisted he wasn't responsible for the graffiti, but the paint spatters on his sweater gave him away. |
give [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | (give bride to groom) | anförtro vtr |
| (formell) | överlåta vtr |
| (vardagligt) | lämna över ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| Jane's father is no longer alive, so her brother is going to give her away. |