(transitive) to give, to give out
(transitive) to hand over
(transitive) to hit
Me han dado en la cabeza.They hit me on my head.
(transitive) to emit
(transitive) to produce
(transitive) to perform
(transitive) to consider
Doy eso por menos que yo. ― I consider that beneath me.
Yo lo doy por muerto. ― I consider him dead.
(transitive with con) to encounter; to find with effort
Dimos con María. ― We encountered Maria.
Dimos con el edificio después de tres horas.We finally found the building after three hours.
(transitive) to hit upon
(colloquial, intransitive, or transitive with a) to press, activate
darle al botón ― to press the button
(transitive, colloquial) to ruin; mess up
Me dio la noche ― It ruined the night for me
(reflexive) to occur
(reflexive) to grow naturally
El maíz se da en esta tierra. ― Corn grows on this land.
(reflexive) to hit
El coche se dio con/contra un árbol.The car hit a tree.
(reflexive + por) to assume
darse por vencido ― to assume to be defeated
darse por muerto ― to assume to be dead
(reflexive, informal) to pretend to be, to present oneself as though one were
Se las da de enfermero pero nunca ha estudiado.He pretends to be a nurse, but he's never studied.
(reflexive, Mexico) to surrender
¿Te das? — Me doy.Do you surrender? — I surrender.
(reflexive, transitive, El Salvador, vulgar) to fuck (used with third person direct objects only)
Vos solo te la das. ― You just fuck her.
Me quiero dar a José. ― I want to fuck José.
