Idiomatic phrases using the verb "dar" = to give
One of my strongest impressions involving an idiom using the verb dar is about "dar la vuelta." This can be used to mean taking a short spin, but usually involves cruising around for fun - which if you ask me would be more adequately described by "dando las VUELTAS!" One of my friends or host sisters would casually say "vamos a dar la vuelta?" - and more often than not, we would then spend several hours driving around, and around, and around the city. In the beginning I would ask them where the heck we were going - "vamos a comer? vamos a la casa de alguien? vamos a una tienda?" - but to my frustration we never seemed to arrive anywhere! But as I soon learned, in small towns in Mexico, that's the exact point of "dando la vuelta." Driving around, in order to see who else is doing the same. After a while it actually began to seem like fun... :)
| dado por ... |
presumed to be .... |
| dado que | given that, since |
| dar asco los frijoles me dan asco |
to sicken, revolt I can't stand beans |
| dar buena, mala suerte | to bring good / bad luck |
| dar clases | to give/teach classes |
| dar cosa me da cosa ir a la fiesta |
to feel uncomfortable or strange about something I feel strange about going to the party |
| dar consejo a alguien | to give someone advice |
| dar de comer a |
to feed |
| dar en el blanco |
to hit the target or get a bullseye |
| dar hambre ese taco me da hambre |
to give hunger to that taco makes me hungry |
| dar la bienvenida | to welcome |
| dar la gana no me da la gana |
to want to or feel like doing I don't feel like it |
| dar la lata el niño está dando la lata |
to be a nuisance or bother the boy is being a nuisance |
| dar la luz | to give birth or have a baby |
| dar la vuelta |
to go for a drive or spin |
dar las gracias a alguien |
to thank someone |
| dar lo mismo, o dar igual me da igual |
to not matter or be the same same difference |
| dar patadas a algo / alguien | to kick something, someone |
| dar pena o lástima |
to make sad or feel sorow |
| dar saltos de alegría | to jump for joy |
| dar señas, señales de | to show signs of |
| dar un paseo dimos un paseo anoche |
to go for a walk we went for a walk last night |
| darle la razón a alguien | to admit that someone is right |
| darse cuenta de algo no me di cuenta |
to realize something I didn't realize or notice |
| en un momento dado | at a given moment or time |
Conjugation Chart: Dar
Worksheet: Sayings with the Verb Dar
Quiz: Verb Dar Phrases & Sayings
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