to give; to hand, hand over; to yield
dar
to find something or someone
I had some trouble in finding his house.
dar con algo o alguien
Me costó dar con su casa.
to decide to infinitive
She won’t give up easily.
dar por + infinitivo, dar en + infinitivo
Ella no se dará por vencido con facilidad
to look over a place
dar a lugar, dar sobre lugar
to give birth
dar luz, dar a luz
to turn around
darse vuelta
to make no difference
dar lo mismo
to give or devote oneself to something
darse a algo
I would give anything to win her back.
Lo daría todo por reconquistarla.
Of course, we must do our best.
Por supuesto, debemos dar lo mejor.
I can’t give up now.
No me puedo dar por vencido ahora.
I like taking walks in the woods.
Me gusta dar paseos por el bosque.
to realize
It took him only a few minutes to realize his mistakes.
It didn’t take Tom long to realize he wasn’t welcome there.
darse cuenta de
Sólo le llevó unos minutos darse cuenta de sus errores.
No le tomó mucho a Tom darse cuenta de que no era bienvenido allí.
make known
- (to divulge)
a. to announce
The committee has announced the names of this year’s prize winners.
darse a conocer
El comité ha dado a conocer los nombres de los ganadores del premio de este año.
. to make known
Juan made his disapproval known by voting against the bill.
Juan dio a conocer su desaprobación con un voto en contra del proyecto de ley.
to publish (results or analysis)
The scientists published the findings of their research yesterday.
Los científicos dieron a conocer las conclusiones de su investigación ayer.
escape, run, flee, get away
darse a la fuga
Tom no se quiere dar por vencido
Tom doesn’t want to give up.
meet, make a date, make an appointment
darse cita
he gives an appointment
él da una cita
cancel, unsubscribe, unregister, terminate, fire
darse de baja
to know . . . when dealing with information; to learn
saber
to want, to love
querer (e-ie)
It did not take long
no le tomó mucho
It only took a few minutes
Sólo le llevó unos minutos
Me he dado a conocer
I have made myself known
I know I have it, but I can’t put my finger on it.
Sé que lo tengo, pero no puedo dar con él.
Tom “wondered” why Mary ????
Tom “se preguntó” por qué Mary??????
take for granted
dar por hecho
