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to Vol. 55 of the Spanish Online Newsletter! Part of the Spanish Learning Blog - your weekly lessons with mp3 files, as well as links to Spanish travel spots and more. There are many idiomatic expressions in Spanish, and below we take a brief look at some of these expressions using the verb dar. I found that when I first lived in Mexico these expressions popped up all the time, and it was a humurous process figuring out what people meant when they said things to me like "mi hermana va a dar la luz." (your sister is going to give some light? Huh??)...
Idiomatic phrases using the verb "dar" = to give
One of my strongest impressions involving an idiom using the verb dar is about "dar la vuelta." This can be used to mean taking a short spin, but usually involves cruising around for fun - which if you ask me would be more adequately described by "dando las VUELTAS!" One of my friends or host sisters would casually say "vamos a dar la vuelta?" - and more often than not, we would then spend several hours driving around, and around, and around the city. In the beginning I would ask them where the heck we were going - "vamos a comer? vamos a la casa de alguien? vamos a una tienda?" - but to my frustration we never seemed to arrive anywhere! But as I soon learned, in small towns in Mexico, that's the exact point of "dando la vuelta." Driving around, in order to see who else is doing the same. After a while it actually began to seem like fun... :)
dado por ...
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presumed to be .... |
| dado que |
given that, since |
dar asco
los frijoles me dan asco
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to sicken, revolt
I can't stand beans |
| dar buena, mala suerte |
to bring good / bad luck |
| dar clases |
to give/teach classes |
dar cosa
me da cosa ir a la fiesta |
to feel uncomfortable or strange about something
I feel strange about going to the party |
| dar consejo a alguien |
to give someone advice |
dar de comer a
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to feed |
dar en el blanco
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to hit the target or get a bullseye |
dar hambre
ese taco me da hambre
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to give hunger to
that taco makes me hungry |
| dar la bienvenida |
to welcome |
dar la gana
no me da la gana
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to want to or feel like doing
I don't feel like it |
dar la lata
el niño está dando la lata
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to be a nuisance or bother
the boy is being a nuisance |
| dar la luz |
to give birth or have a baby |
dar la vuelta
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to go for a drive or spin |
dar las gracias a alguien
me dió las gracias |
to thank someone
he thanked me |
dar lo mismo, o dar igual
me da igual
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to not matter or be the same
same difference |
| dar patadas a algo / alguien |
to kick something, someone |
dar pena o lástima
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to make sad or feel sorow |
| dar saltos de alegría |
to jump for joy |
| dar señas, señales de |
to show signs of |
dar un paseo
dimos un paseo anoche
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to go for a walk
we went for a walk last night |
| darle la razón a alguien |
to admit that someone is right |
darse cuenta de algo
no me di cuenta |
to realize something
I didn't realize or notice |
| en un momento dado |
at a given moment or time |
Conjugation Chart: Dar
Worksheet:
Sayings with the Verb Dar
Quiz: Verb Dar Phrases & Sayings
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