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to please
Me dio tanto gusto que vinieras a verme
It pleased me that you came to see me |
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to face
Ponlo dando hacia la ventana
Put it facing the window. |
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to trick/swindle (give cat for hare)
Ese vendedor me dio gato por liebre.
That salesman tricked me. |
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to welcome
Queremos darle la bienvenida a....
We want to welcome.... |
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to cause a lot of trouble
Esa chiquilla me ha dado guerra desde pequeña.
That little girl has caused me a lot of trouble since she was little. |
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to lend a hand
¿me das una mano?
would you lend me a hand? |
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to make no difference
Si vienes o te quedas me da lo mismo.
It makes no difference to me if you come or stay |
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to stand out
Mi hija más pequeña dio la nota en el coro de la escuela.
My youngest daughter stood out in the school choir. |
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give grounds/reason for criticism/talk
El artículo que escribió dio mucho que hablar.
The article he wrote gave grounds for lots of criticism. |
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to beat; to thrash
Ese hombre se emborracha y da de palos a sus pobres hijos.
That man gets drunk and beats his poor children. |
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to take a stroll
Ellas tienen ganas de dar una vuelta por la ciudad.
They feel like taking a stroll around the city |
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to take the hint
Hablamos del asunto en frente de él y no se dio por aludido.
We talked about the issue in front of him and he did not take the hint |
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to take for granted
Alicia dio a hecho todos mis esfuerzos por ella.
Alicia took for granted all my efforts for her. |
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to shake hands
Al terminar el partido tienen que darse la mano.
At the end of the match you have to shake hands. |
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to hurry
Tienes que darte prisa si quieres llegar a tiempo.
You have to hurry if you want to make it on time. |
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| El que tiene boca se equivoca |
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| We all make mistakes sometimes |
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