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1 dar Verb, transitive (a) to give; ~(le) algo a alguien to give sth to sb, give sb sth, give sth sb (Dialectal); (le) di un libro a mi hermano, (le) di a mi hermano un libro I gave my brother a book, I gave a book to my brother; ~ algo por algo to give sth in exchange for sth, give sth for sth
(b) to tell news; ~ los buenos días a alguien to bid sb hello (or) good morning (slightly frm or literary), say hello (or) good morning to sb
(c) to take a step, tour
(d) to yield, bear fruit
(e) (with a noun expressing emotion: see also the individual noun) to cause problems, annoyance; to give, afford (frm) pleasure; me dan miedo las arañas I'm scared of spiders; me dio miedo cuando... I got a fright when..., it gave me a fright when...
(f) to let out, give, give out a cry, shriek; to heave, give, let out a sigh
(g) to hold (frm), put on, throw (Infml) a party, banquet, reception; (Cinema, TV) to put on, show, screen a film; (Theatre) to put on, perform a play
(h) (Games) to deal cards

2 darse Verb, pronominal (a) (of clothes) ~se (de sí) to give, stretch
(b) (of person) to give oneself over (a, to); se ha dado a la bebida he has given himself over to drink, he has taken to drinking

3 darse Verb, intransitive , pronominal to happen, arise; se dio que había... it (so) happened that there was...

4 dar Verb, intransitive (a) (of pain, illness) to come on; me dio un dolor de cabeza I suddenly felt a headache coming on; le dio una colitis terrible he had a violent attack of colitis
(b) ~le a to kick a ball; to hit a button

5 dar Verb, transitive/intransitive (of clock) to strike, chime; el reloj dio las dos the clock struck (or) chimed two

6 dar Verb, intransitive (of window, room) ~ a to look on to, (esp when high up) look out over, overlook; la recámara/ventana da al jardín the bedroom/window looks on to (or) looks out over (or) overlooks the garden