give

to hand over something to someone

dar, entregar

• give somebody/something to somebody
• give something back

Collocations give a gift · give the book back

• She gave me her old phone.

  Ella me dio su viejo teléfono.

• Please give this letter to your sister.

  Por favor, entrega esta carta a tu hermana.

to offer or suggest something

ofrecer, sugerir

• give somebody/something to somebody

Collocations give advice · give a suggestion

• He gave me some good advice.

  Él me dio algunos buenos consejos.

• She always gives her opinion freely.

  Ella siempre da su opinión libremente.

to allow or permit something to happen

permitir, dejar que

• give somebody/something + infinitive

Collocations give permission · give a chance

• The teacher gave us extra time to finish the test.

  El profesor nos dio más tiempo para terminar el examen.

• They gave me a second chance.

  Me dieron una segunda oportunidad.

to show or exhibit something

mostrar, exhibir

• give somebody/something + infinitive

Collocations give a performance · give an exhibition

• The band gave a great concert.

  La banda dio un gran concierto.

• She gave a speech at the conference.

  Ella dio una charla en la conferencia.

to cause or produce something

causar, producir

• give somebody/something + infinitive

Collocations give a headache · give pleasure

• This noise is giving me a headache.

  Este ruido me está dando dolor de cabeza.

• The movie gave us a lot of joy.

  La película nos dio mucha alegría.

to state or express something

expresar, decir

• give somebody/something + infinitive

Collocations give an explanation · give a reason

• She gave us her reasons for leaving.

  Ella nos dio sus razones para irse.

• He gave a detailed account of the event.

  Él dio una descripción detallada del evento.