Spanish Dictionary: translation of dar

1. (entregar) to give, hand
   dame la sal, por favor hand me the salt, please
2. (regalar) to give, donate
   dio sus bienes a los pobres he gave his fortune to the poor
3. (proporcionar) to give, provide
   te daré más trabajo si lo necesitas I will give you more work if you need it
4. (conferir) to confer, grant
   recientemente me dieron el título de doctor I was recently granted the title of doctor
5. (conceder) to concede, grant
   el Papa le dio una audiencia the Pope granted him an audience
6. (proponer) to propose, offer
   el profesor nos dio el tema para la discusión the professor proposed the topic for our discussion
7. (sacrificar) to give up
   el patriota dio la vida por su país the patriot gave up his life for his country
8. (repartir) to deal
   dar las cartas to deal the cards
9. (producir) to produce, bear
   este árbol da buen fruto this tree bears good fruit
10. finance to bear, yield
    el negocio dio buenas ganancias the business yielded good profits
11. (soltar) to give off, emit
    el horno da mucho humo the oven gives off a lot of smoke
12. (propinar) to deal
    el ladrón le dio un tremendo golpe the thief dealt him a tremendous blow
13. (administrar) to administer
    la enfermera me dio la medicina the nurse administered the medicine to me
14. (imponer) to impose
    dar leyes to impose laws
15. (sonar) to strike
    el reloj acaba de dar las dos the clock has just struck two
16. (celebrar) to give, have
    dieron un banquete en mi honor they gave a banquet in my honor
17. theater to show
    ¿qué película dan hoy? what movie are they showing today?
18. to take
    dar un paseo to take a walk
19. (aplicar) to apply, put on
    dar una capa de pintura to put on a coat of paint
20. (causar) to cause, give
    su ausencia nos da pena her absence causes us grief
21. (comunicar) to express, convey
    dar la enhorabuena to express congratulations

1. (tener vista de) to overlook, face
   la ventana da a la plaza the window overlooks the plaza
2. (ocurrir) to arise, occur
   si diera el caso, lo volvería a hacer if the situation arose, I would do it again
3. (sobrevenir) to come over, set in
   le dio fiebre a fever set in
4. figurative (presagiar) to tell
   me da el corazón que no vendrán my heart tells me that they will not come

1. (entregarse) to give oneself up, surrender
   el ladrón se dio a las autoridades the thief surrendered to the authorities
2. (suceder) to arise, occur
   lo haría otra vez si se dieran las mismas circunstancias I would do it again if the same circumstances arose
3. figurative (dedicarse) to devote oneself
   mi hijo se dio al estudio de lleno my son devoted himself completely to his studies
4. (tomar el hábito de) to take to, give in to
   darse a la bebida to take to drink
5. agriculture to grow, come up
   el maíz se da bien en esta región corn grows well in this area

Usage Note: Used with some nouns, the transitive verb dar conveys the action associated with the noun. Thus dar un abrazo conveys the action "to hug" and dar saltos conveys the action "to jump."