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give me half

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dame la mitad

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give me some!	exp.	¡dame un poco!

give me strength!	exp.	¡Dios dame paciencia!

give me a hug	exp.	dame un abrazo

give me a hint	exp.	dame una idea

give me a little	exp.	dame un poco

lentils give me indigestion	exp.	las lentejas me resultan indigestas

give me a break	exp.	dame una tregua ; dame un respiro ; déjame en paz

give me a break!	exp.	¡dame un respiro!

please give me a receipt	exp.	haga el favor de darme un recibo

give me a break!	exp.	¡déjame, anda!

give me time to think	exp.	dame tiempo para reflexionar

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'give me' also found in translations in Spanish-English dictionary
¡no me vengas con puñetas!	exp.	give me peace!

dame una pista	exp.	give me a clue

dame la mano	exp.	give me your hand

bríndame un cigarro	exp.	give me a cigarette	[Hum.]

dame otra revista	exp.	give me another magazine

apiadarse de mi	exp.	please give me mercy	imperativo

¡échame un trago!	exp.	give me a drink!

dígame su número de teléfono	exp.	give me your telephone number

¡que te den tila!	exp.	give me a break!	(MODISMOS)

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give
( gave pt) ( given pp )

a transitive verb
When give is part of a set combination, eg give evidence, give a lecture, give a party, give a yawn, look up the other word.

1      [+possession, object]   dar  ,   (for special occasion)    regalar, obsequiar frm
  [+title, honour, award, prize]   dar, otorgar frm
  [+organ, blood]   dar, donar,   (Scol)
  [+mark]   poner
he was given a gold watch when he retired      le regalaron or frm   obsequiaron un reloj de oro cuando se jubiló
→ he gave her a dictionary for her birthday      le regaló un diccionario por su cumpleaños
he was given an award for bravery      le dieron or otorgaron un galardón por su valentía
→ to give sb a penalty        (Sport)   conceder un penalti or penalty a algn
→ to give o.s to sb      entregarse a algn

2    (=pass on)
  [+message]   dar
  [+goods, document]   dar, entregar more frm
  [+illness]   contagiar, pegar *
give them my regards or best wishes      dales saludos de mi parte
can you give Mary the keys when you see her?      ¿puedes darle las llaves a Mary cuando la veas?
to give sb a cold      contagiar el resfriado a algn, pegar el resfriado a algn *
to give sth into sb's hands      liter   entregar or confiar algo a algn

3    (=offer)
  [+party, dinner]   dar
to give a party for sb      dar or ofrecer una fiesta en honor de algn
why don't you give them melon to start with?      ¿por qué no les das melón para empezar?
she gave us a wonderful meal      nos hizo una comida buenísima
we can give them cava to drink      podemos darles cava para or de beber
what can I give him to eat/for dinner?      ¿qué puedo hacerle para comer/cenar?

4    (=provide)
  [+money, information, idea]   dar
  [+task]   dar, confiar
can you give him something to do?      ¿puedes darle algo para hacer?
→ I'll never be able to give you a child      nunca podré darte un hijo
→ they gave us a lot of help      nos ayudaron mucho
→ it gave us a good laugh      *   nos hizo reír mucho
IDIOMS give or take ...
12 o'clock, give or take a few minutes      más o menos las doce
in A.D. 500 give or take a few years      aproximadamente en el año 500 después de J.C.

5    (=cause)
  [+shock, surprise]   dar, causar
  [+pain]   causar, provocar
→ it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all      es un gran placer para mí darles la bienvenida a todos
to give sb a kick/push      dar una patada/un empujón a algn
→ to give sb to believe that ...      hacer creer a algn que ...
I was given to believe that ...      me hicieron creer que ...
→ to give sb to understand that ...      dar a entender a algn que ...

6 (=grant, allow)

6.1
  [+permission]   dar, conceder
  [+chance, time]   dar
let's give him one last chance      vamos a darle una última oportunidad
can't you give me another week?      ¿no me puedes dar otra semana?
I can give you 10 minutes      le puedo conceder 10 minutos
give yourself an hour to get there      necesitas una hora para llegar
I gave myself 10 minutes to do it      me permití 10 minutos para hacerlo
to give sb a choice      dar a elegir a algn
→ he's honest, I give you that      es honrado, lo reconozco

6.2 *, predicting future how long would you give that marriage? ¿cuánto tiempo crees que durará ese matrimonio?
the doctors gave him two years to live los médicos le dieron dos años de vida

7    (=dedicate)
  [+life, time]   dedicar
he gave his life to helping the needy      dedicó su vida a ayudar a los necesitados
I've given you the best years of my life      te he dado los mejores años de mi vida
he gave it everything he'd got      dio lo mejor de sí

8    (=sacrifice)
  [+life]   dar
he gave his life for his country      dio la vida por su país

9    (=pay)   dar
what will you give me for it?      ¿qué me das por ello?
how much did you give for it?      ¿cuánto diste or pagaste por él?
IDIOMS I'd give a lot or the world or anything to know ...      daría cualquier cosa por saber ...
IDIOMS I don't or I wouldn't give much for his chances      no le doy muchas posibilidades

10 (=put through to) poner con
could you give me Mr Smith/extension 3443? ¿me podría poner con el Sr. Smith/con la extensión 3443?

11    (=punish with)
the teacher gave him 100 lines      el profesor le castigó a copiar 100 líneas
the judge gave him five years      el juez le dio cinco años
to give it to sb      *   (=beat)   dar una paliza a algn,   (verbally)    poner a algn como un trapo *

12 (=present) presentar a
ladies and gentlemen, I give you our guest speaker this evening, ... damas y caballeros, les presento a nuestro conferenciante de esta noche, ...

13 (in toast) I give you the Queen brindemos por la Reina

14    (=produce, supply)
  [+milk, fruit]   dar, producir
  [+light, heat]   dar
  [+result]   arrojar
  [+help, advice]   dar, proporcionar
it gives a total of 80      arroja un total de 80
it gives 6% a year      rinde un 6% al año
it gave no sign of life      no daba señales de vida

15    (=state)
  [+name, age, address]   dar  ,   (on form)    poner
to give the right/wrong answer      dar la respuesta correcta/equivocada
if I may give an example      si se me permite dar or poner un ejemplo
he gave the cause of death as asphyxia      señaló la asfixia como causa de la muerte

16 (=care)
I don't give a damn * me importa un comino or un bledo *

17    (=make)
  [+speech]   dar, pronunciar frm
  [+lecture, concert]   dar

18 → to give way

18.1    (=collapse)
[bridge, beam, floor, ceiling]   ceder, hundirse
[cable, rope]   romperse
[legs]   flaquear
the ground gave way beneath him      la tierra se hundió bajo sus pies
the chair gave way under his weight      la silla no soportó su peso, la silla cedió bajo su peso
after months of stress his health gave way      después de meses de tensión su salud se vió afectada
his strength gave way      le flaquearon las fuerzas

18.2 (=break)
[rope] romperse

18.3    to give way (to sth)      (=be replaced)   ser reemplazado (por algo),   (to demands)    ceder (a algo),   (to traffic)    ceder el paso (a algo)
you gave way too easily      cediste con demasiada facilidad
to give way to an impulse      dejarse llevar por un impulso
she gave way to tears      se deshizo en lágrimas
he never gives way to despair      nunca se abandona a la desesperación
"give way"        (Brit, Aut)   ceda el paso
to give way to the left      ceder el paso a la izquierda

19      (in idiomatic expressions)    → don't give me that!      *   ¡no me vengas con esas! *
→ I'll give you something to cry about!      *   ¡ya te daré yo razones para llorar!
holidays? I'll give you holidays!      *   ¿vacaciones? ya te voy a dar yo a ti vacaciones *  , ¿vacaciones? ¡ni vacaciones ni narices! *
he wants £100? I'll give him £100!      *   ¿que quiere 100 libras? ¡ni cien libras ni nada!
I'll give him what for!      *   ¡se va a enterar! *
→ give me the old songs!      ¡para mí las canciones viejas!
give me a gas cooker every time!      *   ¡prefiero mil veces una cocina de gas!
children? give me dogs any time!      ¿niños? ¡prefiero mucho antes un perro!
I wouldn't want it if you gave it to me      eso no lo quiero ni regalado
he can give you 5 years      él tiene la ventaja de ser 5 años más joven que tú

b intransitive verb

1    dar
giving is better than receiving      dar es mejor que recibir
please give generously      por favor, sean generosos
to give to charity      hacer donativos a organizaciones benéficas, dar dinero a organizaciones benéficas
→ to give and take      hacer concesiones mutuas
IDIOMS to give as good as one gets      pagar con la misma moneda, devolver golpe por golpe

2 give way

2.1    (=collapse)
[bridge, beam, floor, ceiling]   ceder, hundirse
[knees]   flaquear
the chair gave under his weight      la silla cedió bajo su peso, la silla no soportó su peso

2.2 (=break)
[rope] romperse

2.3    (=yield)
[door]   ceder
the floor gave slightly under his feet      el suelo cedió ligeramente bajo sus pies
IDIOMS something's got to give!      *   ¡por algún lado tiene que salir!

3 (US)
* what gives? ¿qué pasa?, ¿qué se cuece por ahí? *

c       noun
(=flexibility)   [+of material]   elasticidad    f
there's a lot of give in this chair/bed      esta silla/cama es muy mullida
there's a lot of give in this rope      esta cuerda da mucho de sí
there isn't a lot of give in these proposals      estas propuestas no son muy negociables
how much give has there been on their side?      ¿cuánto han cedido ellos?
→ give and take
you won't achieve an agreement without a bit of give and take      no vais a conseguir un acuerdo sin hacer concesiones mutuas
a bit of give and take      un poco de toma y daca *

▲ give away vt + adv

1      (as gift)
  [+money, goods]   regalar, obsequiar frm
  [+prizes]   entregar
  [+bride]   llevar al altar,   (Sport, fig)   regalar
we've got 200 CDs to give away      tenemos 200 CDs para regalar
we gave away a silly goal      les regalamos un gol de la forma más tonta
at this price I'm giving it away      a este precio lo estoy regalando

2    (=reveal)
  [+secret]   revelar
he's been accused of giving away company secrets      lo han acusado de revelar secretos de la compañia
he gave away his secret when he produced the wrong passport      se descubrió a si mismo al mostrar el pasaporte que no debía
his face gave nothing away      su rostro no delataba nada
your taste in colours gives away a lot about you      tus preferencias en los colores revelan mucho sobre tu personalidad
IDIOMS to give the game away *         descubrir el pastel *

3    (=betray)
  [+person]     (lit, fig)   delatar
we mustn't give him away      no debemos delatarlo or traicionarlo
the treads on his shoes gave him away      el dibujo de los suelos de los zapatos lo delataron
to give o.s. away      delatarse, descubrirse

▲ give back      vt + adv
(=return)
  [+sb's property, freedom]   devolver     ( to      a)
Peter's given her back her confidence      Peter le ha devuelto la confianza en sí misma
he wants to give something back to society      quiere ofrecer algo a or hacer algo por la sociedad en compensación

▲ give in

a       vt + adv
(=hand in)
  [+form, essay]   entregar
to give in one's name      dar su nombre

b       vi + adv   (=surrender)   rendirse
(=yield)   ceder
(=agree)   consentir
I give in!        (in guessing game)    ¡me rindo!, ¡me doy por vencido!
I went on at my parents until they gave in      les insistí a mis padres hasta que cedieron
to give in to        [+threats, pressure]   ceder or sucumbir ante
she always gives in to him      ella hace siempre lo que él quiere

▲ give off      vt + adv
  [+smell, smoke]   despedir
  [+heat, radiation]   emitir

▲ give onto vi + prep
[window, door, house] dar a

▲ give out

a vt + adv

1 (=distribute) repartir, distribuir

2    (=make known)
  [+news]   anunciar
(=reveal)   revelar, divulgar
it was given out that ...      (=announced)   anunciaron que ...,   (falsely)    hicieron creer que ...

3 (=give off)
[+smoke] despedir

4 (Rad)
[+signal] emitir

5    (=let out)
  [+scream, cry]   dar
he gave out a scream of pain      dio un grito de dolor

b       vi + adv
[supplies]   agotarse
[strength, patience]   agotarse, acabarse
[engine]   pararse
[heart]   fallar
his legs gave out      le fallaron las piernas

▲ give over      vi + adv     (Brit)
*
(=stop)
give over!      ¡basta ya!
give over arguing!      ¡deja de discutir!

▲ give over to vt + prep

1    (=devote to)   dedicar
mornings were given over to physical training      las mañanas estaban dedicadas al ejercicio físico
most of the land had been given over to wheat-growing      la mayor parte de la tierra estaba destinada a la cultura del trigo
the front page was given over to a report on ...      la primera página estaba dedicada a un informe sobre ...
to give o.s. over to        [+activity, pleasure, children, family]   dedicarse a, entregarse a

2 (=transfer)
[+property] traspasar

3 (=entrust to) encomendar, entregar

▲ give up

a vt + adv

1    (=yield up)
  [+seat, place]   ceder
  [+authority]   ceder, traspasar
to give o.s. up to the police      entregarse a la policía
to give o.s. up to        [+vice]   entregarse a, darse a
to give a child up for adoption      entregar a un hijo para que sea adoptado

2 (=hand over)
[+ticket] entregar

3    (=renounce)
  [+habit]   dejar
  [+job, post]   renunciar a, dejar
  [+friend]   dejar de ver
  [+boyfriend]   dejar, romper con
  [+beliefs, idea]   abandonar
to give up smoking      dejar de fumar
I've given up trying to persuade her      he dejado de intentar persuadirla or convencerla
eventually he gave up trying      al final dejó de intentarlo
I gave it up as a bad job      *   me di por vencido

4    (=devote)
  [+one's life, time]   dedicar     ( to      a)
to give up one's life to music      dedicar su vida a la música

5    (=sacrifice)
  [+one's life]   entregar     ( for      por)
  [+career]   renunciar a     ( for      por)
they gave up their lives for their country      entregaron or sacrificaron sus vidas por la patria
she gave up her career for her family      renunció a su carrera profesional por su familia

6    (=abandon hope for)
  [+patient]   desahuciar
the doctors had given him up      los médicos lo habían desahuciado
we'd given you up      creíamos que ya no venías
they gave him up for dead      lo dieron por muerto
to give sb up for lost      dar por perdido a algn

b       vi + adv   (=stop trying)   rendirse
I give up!        (trying to guess)    ¡me rindo!, ¡me doy por vencido!
don't give up yet!      ¡no te rindas todavía!

▲ give up on vi + prep

1    (=renounce)
  [+idea]   renunciar a
I've given up on the idea      he renunciado a la idea

2    (=stop expecting)
  [+visitor]
I'd given up on you      creía que ya no venías
I've given up on him, he's so unreliable      (=lost faith in)   no quiero perder más tiempo con él, es muy informal

3 (=fail)
the car gave up on us nos falló el coche

give-and-take * n toma y daca m , concesiones fpl mutuas

Translation English - Spanish Collins Dictionary

dar v.
Because if I ask, he'll give me a speech.	Porque si yo los pido el me va a dar un discurso.
He won't give me the key unless I buy something.	No me va a dar la llave a menos que compre algo.
me das
Everything you give me looks good, but it isn't.	Todo lo que me das parece bueno, pero no lo es.
Only you give me your ideas or pictures of armor costume.	Solo tú me das tus ideas o fotos de traje de armadura.
me da
That still doesn't give me the bullets inside the body.	Eso aún no me da las balas que están en el cuerpo.
I ask the moon who does not give me good morning.	Pido la luna a quien no me da ni los buenos días.
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