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I.give <pt gave, pp given> [Am ɡɪv, Brit ɡɪv] VB trans

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1.4. give (to devote):

give love/affection

give attention

she gave her life to the service of God

dedicó su vida a servir al Señor

she gave her life to the service of God

consagró su vida al servicio del Señor

I'll give it some thought

please give serious consideration to our offer

por favor considere seriamente nuestra oferta

I gave you the best years of my life

te di or entregué los mejores años de mi vida

to give it all one's got

dar lo mejor de sí

1.5. give (to sacrifice):

give life

give life

1.6. give (to administer, to serve):

give injection/sedative

give injection/sedative

administrar form

what did they give you for dinner?

¿qué te dieron de cenar?

what did they give you for dinner?

¿qué te sirvieron de cena?

1.7. give (to offer):

give arm/hand

2.1. give (to grant):

give protection/shelter

give help/hospitality

give help/hospitality

give idea

give her something to do

dale algo que or para hacer

that should give him something to think about

eso debería darle en qué pensar

give me strength!

¡Señor, dame fuerzas or paciencia!

give me Florida /Tolstoy any time!

yo me quedo con Florida/Tolstoy mil veces

2.2. give (to allow, to concede):

give opportunity/permission/advantage

give opportunity/permission/advantage

we can easily do the job, given time

podemos hacer el trabajo fácilmente, si nos dan tiempo

given the choice, I'd …

si me dieran a elegir, yo …

he's a good worker, I'll give him that, but …

es muy trabajador, hay que reconocerlo, pero …

I'd give their marriage a year at the most

le doy un año a su matrimonio, como mucho

the doctors only give him three months

los médicos le dan solo tres meses

it would take us 15 months, give or take a week or two

nos llevaría unos 15 meses, semana más, semana menos

3. give (to pay, to exchange):

give

what will you give me for it?

¿cuánto me das por él?

I'd give anything for a cigarette

no sé qué daría por un cigarrillo

I'd give a lot to see them happy

¡qué no daría por verlos felices!

4.1. give (to cause):

give pleasure/joy/shock

give pain/cough

don't give us your germs/cold!

¡no nos pegues tus microbios/tu resfriado! inf

4.2. give (to yield):

give results

give warmth/light

give fruit/milk

5.1. give (when introducing somebody):

give

ladies and gentleman, I give you tonight's guest …

señoras y señores, les presento a nuestro invitado de esta noche …

5.2. give (when making a toast):

I give you the Bride and Bridegroom

brindemos por los novios

I give you the Bride and Bridegroom

propongo un brindis por los novios

6.1. give (to award):

give title/degree

give title/degree

give title/degree

give authority/right

give authority/right

give authority/right

give contract

give contract

give mark

give mark

the referee has given a corner

el árbitro ha señalado córner

the judge gave her five years

el juez le dio cinco años or la condenó a cinco años

6.2. give SPORTS (to adjudge):

the ball was given out by the linesman

el juez de línea dijo que la pelota estaba fuera

7. give (to make a sound, a movement):

give cry/jump/beating

give cry/jump/beating

give laugh

give kiss

he gave a sigh of relief

suspiró aliviado

to give sb a push/kick

darle un empujón/una patada a alguien

to give sb a wink

hacerle una guiñada or un guiño a alguien

go on, give us a smile inf

a ver, una sonrisita inf

he gave my hand a squeeze

me apretó la mano

give your hands a good wash

lávate bien las manos

I'll give it a quick look

le echaré una miradita

why not give it a try?

¿por qué no pruebas or no lo intentas?

to give it to sb inf she'll really give it to you when she finds out

¡la que te va a caer encima cuando se entere! inf

give it to me straight

give it to me straight

sé sincero conmigo

you silly old fool! — I'll give you silly old fool!

¡viejo idiota! — ¡te voy a dar yo viejo idiota! inf

8.1. give (to convey):

give thanks/apologies/message/news

please give my regards to your mother

dale recuerdos a tu madre

please give my regards to your mother

dale cariños a tu madre LatAm

she gave me to understand that …

me dio a entender que …

8.2. give (to state):

give name/address/information/details/explanation/answer

give opinion/advice/order

to give evidence

prestar declaración

to give evidence

she gave a detailed description of the place

describió el lugar detalladamente

the answers are given on page 23

las soluciones están or vienen en la página 23

the judge has given his verdict

el juez ha dictado sentencia

they gave me no warning

no me advirtieron

they gave me no warning

no me hicieron ninguna advertencia

she gave me her word

me dio su palabra

don't give me all that stuff about … inf

no me vengas con el cuento or la historia de que … inf

9.1. give (to hold):

give party/dinner

give party/dinner

9.2. give (to stage, to perform):

give recital/concert/lecture

give speech

give speech

pronunciar form

give us a song!

¡cántanos una canción!

11. give (to care) inf:

not to give a damn, I don't give a damn

me importa un bledo or un comino or un pepino inf

II.give <pt gave, pp given> [Am ɡɪv, Brit ɡɪv] VB intr

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1.1. give (to yield under pressure):

give leather/plastic:

give leather/plastic:

sooner or later something had to give

tarde o temprano algo tenía que estallar

they won't give an inch

no cederán un ápice

1.2. give (to break, to give way):

the planks simply gave under the weight

las tablas se rompieron bajo el peso

my legs gave under me

me fallaron or se me doblaron las piernas

2. give (to be going on):

what gives? sl

¿qué hay? inf

3.1. give Am (to surrender):

give inf

darse por vencido

give inf

I give, what is the capital of Albania?

me doy por vencida or me rindo ¿cuál es la capital de Albania?

3.2. give Am (to divulge information):

give sl, dated

III.give [Am ɡɪv, Brit ɡɪv] N U

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give away VB [Am ɡɪv -, Brit ɡɪv -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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1.2. give away (present):

give away prizes

hacer entrega de

1.3. give away (as handicap) SPORTS usu in -ing forms:

Sassy Lassy is giving away six pounds

Sassy Lassy corre con un hándicap de seis libras

2.2. give away (betray):

give away

give away

don't worry, I won't give you away

no te preocupes, no te voy a delatar or descubrir

her accent/clothes gave her away

el acento/la ropa la delató

her accent/clothes gave her away

el acento/la ropa la vendió inf

to give oneself away

to give oneself away

to give oneself away

3. give away bride:

give away

entregar en matrimonio

she was given away by her father

≈ su padre fue el padrino de la boda

I.give in VB [Am ɡɪv -, Brit ɡɪv -] (v + adv) (surrender, succumb)

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give in

I give in, who was the actress? (in guessing games)

me doy por vencido or me rindo ¿quién era la actriz?

to give in to sth/sb I gave in to temptation

caí en la tentación

we will not give in to terrorist threats

no vamos a ceder frente a amenazas terroristas

she'll insist, but don't give in to her

va a insistir, pero tú no cedas

she'll insist, but don't give in to her

va a insistir, pero tú no le aflojes inf

you're always giving in to her

siempre dejas que se salga con la suya

II.give in VB [Am ɡɪv -, Brit ɡɪv -]

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give in (hand in) esp Brit :

give in (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

give in notice

she decided to give in her notice

decidió presentar su renuncia

give off VB [Am ɡɪv -, Brit ɡɪv -] (v + adv + o) (emit, produce)

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I.give up VB [Am ɡɪv -, Brit ɡɪv -] give over (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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1. give up (renounce, cease from):

give up alcohol/gambling

give up pleasures/title

give up job/project

give up job/project

give up principle/belief/fight

give up boyfriend/girlfriend inf

give up boyfriend/girlfriend inf

give up boyfriend/girlfriend inf

to give up hope

perder las esperanzas

to give up -ing

dejar de + infin

I've given up smoking/taking those vitamins

he dejado de fumar/tomar esas vitaminas

2. give up (relinquish, hand over):

give up territory/position

give up territory/position

give up ticket/keys

to give up one's seat to or for sb

cederle or darle el asiento a alguien

business was so bad that we had to give up the BMW

el negocio iba tan mal que tuvimos que deshacernos del BMW

3. give up (surrender):

to give oneself up

to give sb up to the police

entregar a alguien a la policía

4. give up (disclose):

give up

give up

give up

develar LatAm

5. give up (devote, sacrifice):

give up time

II.give up VB [Am ɡɪv -, Brit ɡɪv -] give over (v + adv)

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1. give up (cease fighting, trying):

give up rebels/terrorists:

all right, I give up, what's the answer? (in guessing games etc)

está bien, me rindo or me doy por vencido ¿cúal es la respuesta?

to give up on sb I've given up on them, they're hopeless

yo con ellos no insisto más or no pierdo más tiempo, son un caso perdido

don't you give up on me, Sarah, I'm counting on you

no me vayas a fallar, Sarah, cuento contigo

don't you give up on me, Sarah, I'm counting on you

no me vayas a dejar plantado, Sarah, cuento contigo inf

that goddam pick-up gave up on me in the middle of nowhere

la maldita camioneta me dejó tirado en el medio del campo inf

2. give up (stop doing sth):

give up

III.give up VB [Am ɡɪv -, Brit ɡɪv -] give over (v + o + adv) (abandon hope for)

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I.give over VB [Am ɡɪv -, Brit ɡɪv -] (v + o + adv)

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1. give over (devote):

give over usu pass

the rest of the afternoon was given over to …

el resto de la tarde se dedicó a …

this part of the house is given over to …

esta parte de la casa está destinada a …

2. give over (surrender) liter:

to give oneself over to sth

entregarse a algo

II.give over VB [Am ɡɪv -, Brit ɡɪv -] (v + adv)

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give over (desist, refrain) Brit region:

oh, give over! (stop misbehaving)

¡ya está bien!

oh, give over! (stop joking)

oh, give over! (stop joking)

¡dale! inf

give over moaning!

¡deja ya de quejarte!

I.give out VB [Am ɡɪv -, Brit ɡɪv -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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1. give out (distribute):

give out objects/leaflets

give out objects/leaflets

2. give out (make known):

give out news

give out news

it was given out that …

se anunció or se dio a conocer que …

II.give out VB [Am ɡɪv -, Brit ɡɪv -] (v + adv + o)

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1. give out (let out):

give out cry/yell

give out cry/yell

2. give out (emit):

give out heat

give out signal

III.give out VB [Am ɡɪv -, Brit ɡɪv -] (v + adv)

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1. give out (become exhausted):

give out strength/patience/supplies:

give out strength/patience/supplies:

2. give out (cease functioning) inf:

give out engine:

my legs gave out

me fallaron las piernas

give back VB [Am ɡɪv -, Brit ɡɪv -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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give back object/property/health/freedom:

give back

she gave him back his ring, she gave him his ring back

le devolvió el anillo

I had opportunities - now I want to give something back

tuve oportunidades - ahora quiero dar algo a cambio

give onto VB [Am ɡɪv -, Brit ɡɪv -] (v + prep + o)

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give onto (overlook, give access to) esp Brit :

give onto window/door/entrance:

it gives onto the sea

it gives onto the sea

tiene vista al mar

I.give over VB [Am ɡɪv -, Brit ɡɪv -] (v + o + adv)

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1. give over (devote):

give over usu pass

the rest of the afternoon was given over to …

el resto de la tarde se dedicó a …

this part of the house is given over to …

esta parte de la casa está destinada a …

2. give over (surrender) liter:

to give oneself over to sth

entregarse a algo

II.give over VB [Am ɡɪv -, Brit ɡɪv -] (v + adv)

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give over (desist, refrain) Brit region:

oh, give over! (stop misbehaving)

¡ya está bien!

oh, give over! (stop joking)

oh, give over! (stop joking)

¡dale! inf

give over moaning!

¡deja ya de quejarte!

give-and-take [ˌɡɪvənˈteɪk] N U

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I.give <gave, given> [gɪv] VB trans

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1. give (offer):

give

give

give kiss, signal

give a seat

to give sb an excuse for sth

dar una excusa a alguien para algo

given the choice...

si pudiera elegir...

to give sb something to eat/drink

dar a alguien algo de comer/beber

to not give much for sth fig

no importar mucho algo a alguien

to give sb life in prison

condenar a alguien a cadena perpetua

don't give me that! inf

¡venga ya, tú me la quieres dar con queso!

give me a break!

¡dame un respiro!

I don't give a damn inf

me importa un bledo

to give notice

to give notice

to give sb the creeps

producir a alguien escalofríos

to give (it) one's all [or best]

dar todo de sí mismo

to give anything for sth/to do sth

dar cualquier cosa por algo/por hacer algo

to give one's life to sth

dedicar la vida a algo

3. give (organize):

give

give

4. give (pass on):

give

II.give <gave, given> [gɪv] VB intr

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2. give (stretch):

give

give

something will have to give fig

algo tendrá que cambiar

3. give:

what gives? inf

Phrases:

it is better to give than to receive prov

es mejor dar que recibir prov

III.give [gɪv] N

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give off VB trans

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give off

give off odor

give off heat

I.give in VB intr

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give in

to give in to sth

acceder (finalmente) a algo

II.give in VB trans

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give in

give away VB trans

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1. give away (for free):

give away

2. give away (reveal):

give away

3. give away (betray):

to give sb away

delatar a alguien

4. give away form (bride):

give away

entregar en matrimonio

5. give away SPORTS:

give away

regalar al (equipo) contrario

give back VB trans

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give back

give back

I.give up VB trans

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1. give up (renounce):

give up

to give up candy for a month

renunciar a los dulces por un mes

to give up doing sth

dejar de hacer algo

to give up smoking

2. give up (hand over):

give up

please give these seats up to senior citizens

hagan el favor de ceder sus asientos a las personas mayores

3. give up (lose hope):

to give sb up for dead

dar a alguien por muerto

to give sb up as lost

dar a alguien por desaparecido

4. give up (surrender):

give up

to give oneself up (to the police)

entregarse (a la policía)

II.give up VB intr

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1. give up (quit):

give up

2. give up (cease trying to guess):

give up

I.give out VB trans

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1. give out (distribute):

give out

2. give out (announce):

give out

3. give out (emit):

give out

give out noise

II.give out VB intr

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1. give out (run out):

give out

2. give out:

give out machine

give out legs

give-and-take [ˌgɪv·ən·ˈteɪk] N (compromise)

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give-and-take

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They give the fox some anesthetic and proceed to treat the bad tooth. en.wikipedia.org

However, most states give the defendant the absolute right to waive a jury trial. en.wikipedia.org

Would you give a toxic charm bracelet which could cause skin allergies or a fake cuddly toy that could present a choking hazard to a love one? www.heraldscotland.com

Being fit does not make someone a fitness expert, nor does working out give them the foundation of knowledge required to safely and properly train someone else. www.winnipegfreepress.com

He magically switched their bodies to give them a lesson. en.wikipedia.org

The plot exists almost entirely to give excuses for staging cosplay-like battles. en.wikipedia.org

In those circumstances, the air traffic controller can not give authorization. en.wikipedia.org

Skein relations are often used to give a simple definition of knot polynomials. en.wikipedia.org

At the time, it was obvious that he was going to give up the ghost, how did you feel? www.vanguardngr.com

If you give up the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. en.wikipedia.org

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