give

gave, given /ɡɪv/ [giving]

Translation

v [t]

›

⇨ dar

Give me your telephone number, please

Por favor, dame tu número de teléfono

Could you give me the bottle of water, please?

¿Puedes darme la botella de agua, por favor?

■ constr. to give + dos objetos

›

⇨ dar

to give a jump of joy

dar un salto de alegría

⇨ pegar

She gave a cry

Pegó un grito

›

⇨ dar

⇨ causar

The wound was giving him a lot of pain

La herida le causaba fuertes dolores

■ constr. to give + dos objetos

v [i]

›

⇨ dar de sí

The shoes will give a little with time

Estos zapatos pueden dar de sí con el tiempo

⇨ ceder

› (una enfermedad)

⇨ contagiar

› (una respuesta)Don't give me that!

¿Te crees que soy tonto?

give and take

⇨ toma y daca col.

It's a question of give and take

Hay que hacer concesiones por ambas partes

to give one's all

⇨ esforzarse al máximo

I gave my all to win the race

Me esforcé al máximo para ganar la carrera

I gave it my all

Lo di todo

to give way UK (US to yield)

⇨ ceder el paso

You have to give way at this crossroads

Tienes que ceder el paso en este cruce

→ to give sth away [m]→ to give sth/sb away [m]→ to give sth back [m]→ to give in→ to give sth in [m]→ to give off sth→ to give sth out [m]→ to give up→ to give up (sth)→ to give sth up [m]→ to give (sth) up [m]Véase tb: give me five!; not to {budge/give} an inch; not to {care/give} a hoot; not to {care/give} tuppence; not to give a damn; not to give a shit; to {give/hand} in one's notice; to {give/issue} sb an ultimatum; to {give/lend} countenance to sth; to {give/pay} lip-service to sth; to {give/quote} sth/sb with chapter and verse; to give {star/top} billing to sb; to give a referral to sth/sb; to give an undertaking; to give birth; to give chase; to give evidence; to give me a high-five; to give oneself a treat; to give preference to sth/sb; to give rise to sth; to give sb {his/her/their} due; to give sb a break; to give sb a hard time; to give sb a lift; to give sb a new lease of life; to give sb a pat on the back; to give sb a piggyback; to give sb a ride; to give sb a ring; to give sb a roast; to give sb a rocket; to give sb a rollicking; to give sb grief; to give sb gyp; to give sb notice; to give sb one's blessing; to give sb one's word; to give sb the axe; to give sb the benefit of the doubt; to give sb the brush-off; to give sb the come-on; to give sb the creeps; to give sb the elbow; to give sb the push; to give sb the slip; to give sb their cards; to give sth a miss; to give sth a shot; to give sth a whirl; to give sth a wide berth; to give sth an airing; to give the kiss of life; to give up the ghost; to give vent to sth; to give way (to sth/sb); to give way to sth

(Definition of give vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)