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giveaway n | informal ([sth] given for free) | obsequio nm |
| | regalo nm |
| The coffee shop is doing a holiday giveaway, and all customers will receive a free hot chocolate. |
| El café estará dando un obsequio por el día festivo, y todos los clientes recibirán un chocolate caliente gratis. |
giveaway n | informal ([sth] revealing the truth) | revelación involuntaria loc nom f |
| | señal reveladora loc nom f |
| You've eaten my chocolate! That smear on your chin's a dead giveaway! |
| ¡Te has comido mi chocolate! ¡Esa mancha en tu barbilla es una revelación involuntaria! |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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give [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (make a gift) | donar⇒ vtr |
| She put her old clothes in a bag and gave them away. |
| Colocó toda su ropa antigua en un paquete y la donó. |
give [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reveal) | revelar⇒ vtr |
| | develar⇒ vtr |
| When you tell a joke, you can't give away the punch line until the end. |
| Al contar un chiste no debes revelar el desenlace hasta el final. |
give [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reveal true identity of) | delatar a vtr + prep |
| This character is American but you can tell the actor is British; the way he pronounces certain words gives him away. |
| Este personaje es estadounidense, pero se nota que el actor es británico; la manera en que pronuncia ciertas palabras lo delata. |
give [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reveal incriminating information about) | delatar a vtr + prep |
| The boy insisted he wasn't responsible for the graffiti, but the paint spatters on his sweater gave him away. |
| El chico insistía en que él no había hecho el grafiti, pero las salpicaduras de pintura que tenía en el suéter lo delataban. |
give [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | (give bride to groom) | acompañar al altar a, llevar al altar a loc verb |
| | entregar a vtr + prep |
| (anticuado) | dar en matrimonio a, entregar en matrimonio a loc verb |
| Jane's father is no longer alive, so her brother is going to give her away. |
| El padre de Jane ya no vive, así que su hermano va a acompañarla al altar. |
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