| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| dare⇒ vtr | (trasferire [qc] da sé ad altri) | give⇒ vtr |
| | | hand over vtr phrasal sep |
| | Per favore, dammi la chiave inglese. |
| | Give me the wrench, please. |
| dare vtr | (porgere, offrire) | offer⇒ vtr |
| | Matteo ha deciso di dare in beneficenza la sua collezione di dischi. |
| | Matteo decided to offer up his collection of records to charity. |
| dare vtr | (assegnare) | assign⇒, allocate⇒ vtr |
| | Ho un compito molto importante da darti. |
| | I have a very important job assigned (or: allocated) to you. |
| dare vtr | (cedere, concedere) | give⇒, concede⇒ vtr |
| | Ti darò un'ultima possibilità, usala bene! |
| | I'll give you one more chance, use it well! |
| dare vtr | (produrre, fruttare) | produce⇒, yield⇒ vtr |
| | Quest'anno il meleto di Gino ha dato degli ottimi frutti. |
| | This year, Gino's apple orchard produced (or: yielded) some great fruit. |
| dare vi | (essere orientato verso) (direction) | face⇒ vtr |
| | | look at vtr phrasal insep |
| | Quest'appartamento ha una splendida vista che dà sull'oceano. |
| | This apartment has a great view facing the ocean. |
| darsi a [qlcs] v rif | (dedicarsi) | devote yourself, dedicate yourself vtr + refl |
| | Giada ha deciso di darsi alla danza classica. |
| | Giada decided to devote herself to classical dance. |
| Traduzioni aggiuntive |
| dare nm | (ragioneria: il dovuto) (accounting) | debit n |
| | | debt n |
| | Mi chiedo a quanto ormai ammonti il suo dare. |
| | I wonder how big his debt is. |
| darsi a [qlcs] v rif | (abbandonarsi a) | go wild⇒ vi |
| | | take to⇒ vtr |
| | Finiti gli esami, gli studenti si sono dati a festeggiamenti sfrenati. |
| | Once the exams were over the students went wild celebrating. |
| dare vi | (battere, colpire) | hit⇒, bump into⇒ vtr |
| | Da quando Sonia le ha dato uno schiaffo, non si parlano più. |
| | They haven't spoken to each other since Sonia hit her in the face. |
| dare vi | non comune (prorompere) | burst⇒ vi |
| | A quella notizia diede in escandescenze. |
| | The news caused him to burst into a rage. |
| dare vtr | (affidare) | give⇒ vtr |
| | | entrust [sb] with vtr phrasal sep |
| | Ti darò la macchina per questa sera, ma riportamela tutta d'un pezzo! |
| | I'll give you the car for tonight but I want it back in one piece! |
| dare vtr | familiare (pagare) | pay⇒ vtr |
| | Quanto ti devo dare per il caffè? |
| | How much do I need to pay you for the coffee? |
| dare vtr | (provocare, arrecare) | give⇒ vtr |
| | | cause⇒, provoke⇒ vtr |
| | | instill⇒ vtr |
| | | make [+ adj]⇒ vtr |
| | Mio figlio mi dà molte soddisfazioni. |
| | My son makes me very proud. |
| darsi [qlcs] vtr | (scambiarsi) | exchange⇒ vtr |
| | Dai, datevi la mano e fate pace. |
| | ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. Let's exchange numbers so we can keep in touch. |
Compound Forms/Forme composte
dare | dessi |
| dare a Cesare quel che è di Cesare⇒ vtr | idiomatico (riconoscere i meriti di [qlcn]) (literal, from the bible) | render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's |
| | (idiomatic) | give credit where credit is due |
| dare a il fatto suo | | to tell sbd what they deserve to hear |
dare a intendere,
lasciare intendere | | lead sbd to believe [sth] |
| | | lead sbd to think [sth] |
| | She led me to believe that she had gotten the job. |
| | He led me to think that he was leaving. |
| dare a intendere | | give the impression that |
| dare a intendere bianco per nero | | lead sbd to believe the contrary of what is |
| dare a pigione | | rent out |
| dare a vedere | | to show, to reveal |
| | | to let others see [sth] |
| | She is very unhappy but she does not show it. |
| dare addosso a | | to contradict |
| | | to harass |
| | | to hound |
| dare addosso a [qc] | | to contradict sbd |
| | | to hound sbd |
| | | to harass sbd |
| dare adito a | | to induce, to engender |
| | | to give rise to |
| | | to arouse, to spark |
| | His behavior engendered a lot of rumors. |
| dare adito a [qlcs] vtr | (causare, generare) | give rise to something, cause something, trigger something |
dare ai nervi,
dare sui nervi | | get on one's nerves |
| dare alla luce | | give birth |
| | | give rise to |
| dare alla testa | | go to one's head |
| dare alle stampe | | to publish |
| dare aria | | air out |
| | | give air to |
| | | let air into |
| dare aria alla bocca | (one-off event) | someone's mouth is working overtime expr |
| | (regular condition) | have verbal diarrhoea v expr |
| | | talk rubbish⇒ vi |
| dare attenzione | | devote attention to [sth] or sbd |
| | | pay attention to |
| | | tend to |
| dare atto | | acknowledge⇒ vtr |
| | Ti dò atto che la torta che hai fatto è molto buona. |
| | I have to acknowledge the fact that the cake you made is very good. |
| dare atto di | | recognize |
| | | give credit to |
| dare buca vtr | informale (non presentarsi ad appuntamento) | stand sbd up |
| dare buca a qualcuno | | let [sb] down about [sth] v expr |
| | | cancel on [sb] v expr |
| | | stand [sb] up v expr |
| dare cappotto a | (sports) | beat, crush |
| Nota: Take an adversary to the cleaner. |
| dare carta bianca | (formal) | give carte blanche to someone v expr |
| | | give free rein to someone v expr |
| | Il miliardario diede carta bianca all'architetto per il progetto della piscina. |
| dare carta bianca a | | give carte blanche |
| dare consigli | | give advice |
| dare conto | | be accountable to [sb] v expr |
| | | let [sb] know v expr |
| | | answer (for [sth]), account (for [sth]) v expr |
| | Arriverà il giorno in cui dovrai dare conto di tutte le tue malefatte. |
| | The day will come when you will have to answer for all your misdeeds. |
| dare corda | | give [sb] a free hand v expr |
| | | give [sb] an excuse to do [sth] v expr |
| | (to allow leniency) | cut [sb] some slack v expr |
| | Non le dare corda o non ti lascerà andare per almeno un'ora. |
| dare corpo a | | give body or substance to |
| | | make [sth] come true |
| | | realize, materialize |
| dare corso a | | give way to |
| | | begin [sth] |
| | | initiate |
| dare credito | | give credit |
| dare da fare | | keep sbd busy |
| | | keep sbd running around |
| | The children certainly keep me busy. |
| dare da mangiare vtr | (nutrire) | feed |
| dare da mangiare al cane | | feed the dog |
| dare da pensare | | cause to think⇒ v |
| | | cause to reflect⇒, to ponder [sth]⇒ v |
| dare dei punti a | | give points to |
| dare del filo da torcere vtr | idiomatico (creare problemi) (idiomatic) | give [sb] a hard time v expr |
| | | make life difficult for [sb] v expr |
| dare del filo da torcere a | | to be a challenge to sbd |
| | | to be difficult or demanding |
| | | to pose difficulty |
| | | to create problems for sbd |
| Nota: When someone gives you "filo da torcere" literally it means to give you wire to twist. It means to be difficult, to give someone hard work. |
| | This new client is a major challenge.to me. |
| | This new client is very difficult |
| dare del lei | | to address sbd formally |
| dare del lei a | | to address sbd formally |
| dare del lei a [qlcn] vtr | (usare la forma di cortesia) | address someone in the third person |
| dare del tu | | to address [sb] informally v expr |
| | | use the informal version of speech v expr |
| | | be on first name terms with [sb] v expr |
| | Siamo quasi coetanei; mi puoi dare del tu. |
| | We are the same age; you can address me informally. |
| dare di matto | | go ballistic about [sth] v expr |
| | | freak out at [sb] about [sth], freak out at [sb] v expr |
| | | go crazy, go crazy about [sth] v expr |
| | (vulgar) | go apes***, go apes*** about [sth], v expr |
| dare di stomaco vi | informale (vomitare) | throw up⇒, vomit⇒ vi |
| | (colloquial, informal) | barf⇒, vom⇒ vi |
| dare e avere | | give and have |
| dare esca a | | to feed [sth] |
| | | to add fuel to the fire |
| | Don't feed the rumors with your jokes. |
| dare fastidio vtr | (infastidire) | bother, annoy, disturb |
| dare fiducia a | | trust⇒ v |
| | | give sbd your trust |
dare fine a,
mettere fine a | | to put an end to |
| | | to end |
| dare fondo a | | to exhaust [sth] |
| | | to reach the end of [sth] |
| dare forfait | | bail⇒, bail out⇒ v |
| | (sport) | retire⇒, give up⇒ vi |
| dare forma a | | give shape to |
| dare forma a [qlcs] vtr | anche figurato (creare, modellare) | give shape to something |
| dare fuoco vtr | (incendiare) | set afire |
| | | set alight |
| dare fuoco a | | to set [sth] on fire |
| dare fuori di matto | | go mad, go hopping mad, go crazy v expr |
| | | go over the top v expr |
| | | lose your mind v expr |
| dare gas | | put your foot down, step on the gas, floor it v expr |
| dare i natali | | give birth to, be the birthplace of v expr |
| dare i numeri | | go crazy⇒ vi |
| | | lose your marbles⇒ vi |
| dare i suoi frutti | | bear fruit v expr |
| dare il benservito a | | to fire, to liquidate |
| | | to dismiss [sb] |
| | | to dump |
| Nota: Especially in amorous relations: to dump! |
| dare il benservito a [qlcn] vtr | informale (licenziare) (euphemistic) | let [sb] go v expr |
| | (figurative) | give [sb] their marching orders, give [sb] their walking papers v expr |
| | (UK, colloquial) | give [sb] their p45 v expr |
| | | sack⇒ vtr |
| | Non erano soddisfatti di lui e gli hanno dato il benservito. |
| dare il benvenuto vtr | (accogliere) | greet, welcome |
| dare il bianco | | to paint white |
| | | to give [sth] a coat of white |
| dare il braccio | | give sbd your arm |
| dare il buon esempio | | to set a good example |
| | | to give a good example |
| dare il cambio a | | to replace on a shift |
| | | to take over a shift from someone |
| | | to take someone's place in a job |
| Nota: This means not to change shifts with someone, but rather to follow in someone else's shift. |
| | When Maria replaced me at the end of my shift I went home. |
| dare il cambio a [qlcn] vtr | (sostituire [qlcn]) | take over from someone |
| dare il cinque | | give a high five v expr |
| dare il giusto peso | | give credit where credit is due v expr |
| | | give a good measure of v expr |
| dare il la | | start⇒ v |
| | | kick-start⇒ v |
| dare il massimo | | to give one's best |
| | | to give the max |
| dare il meglio | | to give one's best |
| | | to give the max |
| dare il meglio di sé vtr | (impegnarsi al massimo) | give your best, do your best |
| dare il tocco in più | | go the extra mile v expr |
| dare il tono | | set the tone |
| dare il via vtr | (decretare inizio) | start, lead off |
| | | call the beginning of [sth] |
| dare il via a | | initiate |
| | | launch, open |
| dare importanza a vtr | (apprezzare, stimare) | give importance to |
| | | appreciate |
| dare in affitto | | rent out |
| dare in beneficenza vtr | (donare) | give to charity |
| dare in eccessi | | overindulge |
| | | give into anger |
| | | succumb to passion |
| dare in pasto a | | to feed to |
| | He fed him to the lions. |
| dare in pasto a [qlcn] vtr | | throw to the wolves, throw to the lions |
| dare in pasto a [qlcn] vtr | peggiorativo (notizie: far conoscere, sbandierare) | throw to the wolves, throw to the lions |
| dare in pasto ai leoni | | to feed to the lions |
| dare in pasto al pubblico | | to feed to the public |
| dare in prestito [qlcs] a [qlcn] vtr | (prestare [qlcs]) | lend something to someone |
| dare in sposa | (at the altar) | give away vtr phrasal sep |
| | | give her hand in marriage v expr |
| dare indietro | | give back |
| | | return |
| dare inizio vtr | (far cominciare) | launch⇒, start⇒ v |
| | | lead the beginning |
| | | announce the start of |
| dare inizio a | | to launch |
| | | to initiate |
| dare l'addio alle scene | (acting/film industry) | to retire |
| Nota: Literally, to say goodbye to the stage. |
| dare l'anima | | to give one's soul to [sth] |
| dare l'anima per | | to give one's soul for [sth] or sbd |
| dare l'idea | | to illustrate [sth] |
| | | make clear, make plain |
| | | to render an idea |
| | He told me the story, which illustrated the situation very well. |
| dare l'idea di | | to illustrate |
| | | to render [sth] clear |
| | | to make clear |
| dare l'ultimo addio | | say the last goodbye |