Spanish Idioms - Dar Part 2

to discharge (a patient) Le dieron de alta la semana pasada. They discharged her last week.

to cause trouble Esa perrita rompe todo y me da mucho qué hacer. That little dog breaks everything and causes a lot of trouble.

to drop (from a list) Lo dieron de baja en el club por no pagar la membresía. They dropped his name from the club list for not paying the membership.

to give grounds for suspicion Cuando vino con olor a perfume me dio qué pensar. When he came with perfume smell gave me grounds for suspicion.

to give a drink (to feed) Yo le estoy agradecida porque me dio de beber cuando yo moría de sed. I'm grateful to him because he gave me to drink when I was dying of thirst.

to give a shot in the dark Ella sigue dando palos de ciego y él sólo la ignora. She keeps giving shots in the dark and he only ignores her.

to beat; to thrash Ese hombre se emborracha y da de palos a sus pobres hijos. That man gets drunk and beats his poor children.

to inform La empleada de la casa dio parte del robo a la policía. The housekeeper informed the police about the robbery.

to strike against; to hit El bate salió volando y le dio en la cabeza. The baseball bat went flying and hit him on the head.

to take a walk Mi novio y yo dimos un paseo por el parque anoche. My boyfriend and I took a walk around the park last night.

to consider El director dio por sentado el cambio de maestra de 4to grado. The principal considered done the change of the 4th grade teacher.

to take a stroll Ellas tienen ganas de dar una vuelta por la ciudad. They feel like taking a stroll around the city.

to take it personally Hablamos del asunto en frente de él y no se dio por aludido. We talked about the issue in front of him and he did not take it personally.

to devote oneself to Ella se dio a él en cuerpo y alma. She devoted herself to him in body and soul.

to take for granted Alicia dio a hecho todos mis esfuerzos por ella. Alicia took for granted all my efforts for her.

to realize Mauricio se dio cuenta que Rosa andaba con otro hombre. Mauricio realized that Rosa was going out with another man.

to consider dead Los socorristas los dieron por muertos. The rescue team considered them dead.

to take for granted Yo di por sentado que él ya no me llamaría. I took for granted that he would not call again.

to put on airs Ella se da ínfulas de persona de la alta sociedad. She fancies herself as a person from high society.

to give account La señora vino a darme razón del problema. The lady came to give me an account of the problem.

to shake hands Al terminar el partido tienen que darse la mano. At the end of the match you have to shake hands.

to agree with Mi papá siempre le da la razón a mi hermana mayor. My dad always agrees with my oldest sister.

to consider oneself Vuestro jefe se dio por importante ante los empleados. Your boss considered himself as important before the employees.

to give regards to Dale mis recuerdos a tus niños. Give my regards to your children.

to give up Él puede estar muy cansado pero no se da por vencido. He can be very tired but he won't give up.

to give free rein to Jenny se aguantó un tiempo pero ayer dio rienda suelta a sus lágrimas. Jenny held it for a while but yesterday she gave free rein to her tears.

to hurry Tienes que darte prisa si quieres llegar a tiempo. You have to hurry if you want to make it on time.

to destroy; to spoil Ese nuevo presidente dio al trasto con el gobierno. That new president spoiled the government.

to shout Pudimos llegar donde estaba ya que dio voces desde abajo.

to pose as; to claim to be Roberto se las da de guapo. Roberto claims to be handsome.