| Principal Translations |
| give [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (hand, pass: [sb] [sth]) | pasar⇒ vtr |
| | | dar⇒ vtr |
| | | alcanzar⇒ vtr |
| | Could you give me that book over there, please? |
| | ¿Podrías pasarme el libro que está por allá, por favor? |
| give [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | (hand, pass: [sth] to [sb]) | dar algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | | pasar algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | | alcanzar algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | Can you give that book to me? |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Mariana le dio un chocolate a Luisa. |
| give [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (as a gift) | regalar⇒ vtr |
| | | dar⇒ vtr |
| | She gave me a tie for my birthday. |
| | Ella me regaló una corbata en mi cumpleaños. |
| give [sb] [sth] vtr | (provide) | dar⇒ vtr |
| | Can you give me something to eat? |
| | ¿Puedes darme algo de comer? |
give [sb] [sth],
give [sb] [sth] for [sth]⇒ vtr | (pay) (pagar) | dar algo por loc verb |
| | I'll give you five hundred dollars for that car. |
| | Te daré quinientos dólares por ese vehículo. |
| give [sth]⇒ vtr | (supply) | proporcionar⇒ vtr |
| | | dar⇒ vtr |
| | The furnace gives heat to the entire house. |
| | La caldera proporciona calor a toda la casa. |
| | La caldera da calor a toda la casa. |
| give [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (assign, allot) (asignar) | dar⇒ vtr |
| | After three interviews she was given the job. |
| | Después de tres entrevistas de trabajo le dieron el puesto. |
| Additional Translations |
| give n | informal (tendency to yield) | elasticidad nf |
| | | flexibilidad nf |
| | The floor has a bit of give in it. |
| | El suelo tiene una cierta elasticidad. |
| | El suelo tiene algo de flexibilidad. |
| give⇒ vi | (contribute) | aportar⇒ vtr |
| | | dar⇒ vtr |
| | Please give generously. |
| | Por favor aporten con generosidad. |
| | Por favor den con generosidad. |
| give vi | (compromise) | ceder⇒ vi |
| | Someone has to give or we'll be here all night. |
| | Alguien tiene que ceder o nos quedaremos aquí toda la noche. |
| give vi | (yield under pressure) | ceder⇒ vi |
| | This door gives when you lean on it. |
| | La puerta cede cuando te apoyas en ella. |
| give vi | (collapse) | hundirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | ceder⇒ vi |
| | The chair gave underneath him. |
| | La silla se hundió bajo su peso. |
| give [sth]⇒ vtr | (present, perform) | ofrecer⇒ vtr |
| | | dar⇒ vtr |
| | She's giving a piano concert tonight. |
| | Ella ofrece un concierto de piano esta noche. |
| give [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (place in [sb]'s care) | confiar⇒ vtr |
| | | dar⇒ vtr |
| | I gave them the house keys for the week. |
| | Les confié las llaves de mi casa por una semana. |
| give [sth]⇒ vtr | (utter) | pegar⇒ vtr |
| | He gave a shout and ran towards her. |
| | Pegó un grito y corrió hacia ella. |
| give [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause) | dar⇒ vtr |
| | | producir⇒ vtr |
| | It gives me great pleasure to welcome you tonight. |
| | Me da un gran placer darte la bienvenida esta noche. |
| | Me produce un gran placer darte la bienvenida esta noche. |
give [sth] to [sth],
give [sth] for [sth]⇒ vtr | (donate) | donar algo a loc verb |
| | He gave his heart and lungs to science. |
| | Donó su corazón y sus pulmones a la ciencia. |
| give [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (infect) | contagiar⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | pegar⇒ vtr |
| | She's given me her cold. |
| | Ella me contagió su resfriado. |
| | Ella me pegó su resfriado. |
| give [sb] [sth] vtr | (deliver) | dar⇒ vtr |
| | Give them our fondest regards. |
| | Dales nuestros más cariñosos saludos. |
| give [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | (inflict) | imponer⇒ vtr |
| | He gave detention to the whole class. |
| | Él impuso un castigo a toda la clase. |
| give [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (administer) | dar⇒ vtr |
| | (formal) | administrar⇒ vtr |
| | How much aspirin should I give her? |
| | ¿Cuántas aspirinas le debo dar? |
| | ¿Cuántas aspirinas debería administrarle? |
give [sth] to [sth],
give [sth] for [sth]⇒ vtr | (devote) | dedicar algo a loc verb |
| | | dar algo a loc verb |
| | She gave her life to the human rights movement. |
| | Ella dedicó su vida al movimiento de derechos humanos. |
| | Ella dio su vida al movimiento de derechos humanos. |
| give [sb] [sb]⇒ vtr | (make pregnant) | dar alguien a alguien loc verb |
| | Her husband gave her two boys within three years of the wedding. |
| | Su esposo le dio dos hijos durante los tres primeros años de su matrimonio. |