da

/ˈda/, [ˈd̪a]

da, gives


Examples
  • Mamá le da a mi hermana dos mil yenes cada mes.

    Mother gives my sister two thousand yen every month.

  • A ella se le da bien jugar al tenis.

    She's good at tennis.

  • Cuando ella me dijo que estaba embarazada, casi me da un infarto.

    When she told me that she was pregnant, I almost had a heart attack.

  • Le da por exagerar cada vez que tiene una nueva idea.

    He's given to going overboard every time he gets a new idea.

  • Mientras estés hablándome está bien, pero tan pronto pares, me da hambre.

    As long as you're talking to me, it's fine, but as soon as you stop, I get hungry.

  • El profesor siempre da clases de jeans y camisa.

    The professor always teaches in jeans and a shirt.

  • ¿Cuánto se da de propina en España?

    How much do you leave for a tip in Spain?

  • Se las da de guapo.

    He acts like a tough guy.

  • Da un vistazo.

    Have a look.

  • Tom cada tarde da un paseo.

    Tom goes for a walk every afternoon.

  • A veces me da la impresión de que nunca llegaremos a un acuerdo.

    Sometimes I have the impression that we'll never come to an agreement.

  • Tom no se da cuenta de lo afortunado que es.

    Tom doesn't realize how lucky he is.

  • ¿Te da reparo preguntarle por el accidente?

    Dare you ask him about the accident?

  • ¿Quién todavía se da tiempo para escribirle una larga carta a un amigo?

    Who still takes time for a long letter to a friend?

  • A Tomás se le da bien el francés.

    Tom is good at French.

  • Ésa es la verdadera genialidad de Estados Unidos: que Estados Unidos puede cambiar. Nuestra Unión se puede perfeccionar. Lo que ya hemos conseguido nos da esperanzas acerca de lo que podemos y debemos conseguir mañana.

    That's the true genius of America; that America can change. Our Union can be perfected. What we've already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.

  • La tecnología moderna nos da muchas cosas nuevas.

    Modern technology gives us many new things.

  • No puedo acariciar a este perro. Me da miedo que pueda morderme.

    I cannot pat this dog. I am afraid it might bite me.

  • Mi papá da un paseo todos los días.

    Father takes a walk every day.

  • Lo que ya hemos logrado nos da esperanza para lo que podemos y debemos lograr mañana.

    What we've already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.


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