give Significado & definición

Significado de give en español

• 0 to provide someone with something -- dar

  • I gave her a bike for her birthday.

  • Do you give money to charity?

• 1 to put something in someone’s hand so that they can use it or look at it -- dar

  • Can you give me that pen?

• 2 to tell someone something -- dar

  • Can you give Jo a message?

• 3 to do an action -- dar

  • He gave her a kiss.

• 4 to produce or cause something -- dar

  • What you said has given me an idea.

  • That book gave me an idea.

• 5 to allow someone to have something, such as a right or an opportunity -- dar

  • We didn’t really give him a chance to explain.

• 6 to allow someone or something a particular amount of time -- dar

  • I’m nearly ready – just give me a few minutes.

• 7 to pay someone a particular amount of money for something -- dar

  • I gave him $20 for his old camera.

• 8 to perform or speak in public -- dar

  • Tony gave a great speech.

• 9 to put sth in sb’s hand or near sb -- dar

  • I gave her the money. Le di el dinero.

  • Give the ball to your brother. Pásale la pelota a tu hermano.

• 10 to provide sb with sth they can keep or use -- dar

  • to give presents dar regalos

  • The doctor gave the child some medicine. El doctor le dio al niño alguna medicina.

  • She gave us something to eat. Ella nos dio algo de comer.

  • to give sb help proporcionar ayudar a alguien

• 11 to provide sth to help sb -- dar

  • to give money/food to charity dar dinero/comida a la caridad

  • Aid agencies want the governments to give more often. Lor organismos de ayuda quieren que los gobiernos contribuyan más a menudo.

• 12 to cause to happen or exist -- aportar

  • The sunlight gave the landscape a golden glow. La luz del sol le dió al paisaje un brillo dorado.

  • Helping the kids gave me a good feeling. Ayudar a los niños me aporta una buena sensación.

• 13 to allow to have or do -- dar

  • The teacher gave us a week to write the paper. El profesor nos dio una semana para escribir el artículo.

  • to give permission to do sth dar permiso para hacer algo

• 14 to say or communicate -- dar

  • Please give your father our love. Por favor, dale a tu padre nuestro amor.

  • The teacher’s book gives the answers. El libro del profesor proporciona las respuestas.

  • to give a speech/talk dar un discurso/una charla

• 15 used before some nouns of action to say that the action is done -- dar

  • to give sb a hug/kiss dar un abrazo/beso a alguien

  • Give me a call later. Llámame después.

  • I gave it a try. Yo le di una oportunidad.

  • I’ll give it some thought. Lo pensaré un poco.

• 16 to pay money to have -- dar

  • I’ll give you $20 for the T-shirt. Te daré 20 dólares por la camiseta.

• 17 to infect with an illness -- pegar

  • I gave him the flu. Le pegué la gripe.

• 18 (of a teacher) to say a piece of work has earned a particular grade -- poner

  • Ms. Greenwood gave him a B in science. La Sra. Greenwood le puso una B en ciencia.

• 19 to stretch or be flexible -- dar de sí

  • The leather will give a little as you wear it. El cuero dará de sí un poco a medida que lo uses.

• 20 indicates an amount or number could be slightly lower or higher -- más o menos

  • It will take about an hour, give or take. Tardará aproximadamente una hora, más o menos.

• 21 the ability to stretch or be flexible -- elasticidad [ feminine ]

  • The structure must have some give in it. La estructura debe tener algo de flexibilidad.

• 22 the ability to compromise -- toma y daca

  • A good relationship involves some give and take. Una buena relación implica algo de toma y daca.