Pronúncia: gɪv
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transitive verb
[preterite of gave, past participle given]
- donar.
- [as present] regalar, obsequiar amb, oferir.
- [hand over] lliurar, remetre.
- [aid] oferir.
- [life] donar, sacrificar.
- [party] fer, organitzar (for en honor de, per a).
- to give someone something, to give something to someone donar una cosa a algú.
- I wouldn't want it if you gave it to me no ho voldria encara que m'ho regalessis.
- (God) give me strength! Déu em doni paciència!
- give me a good cup of coffee prefereixo una bona tassa de cafè, a mi dona'm una bona tassa de cafè.
- [cry] fer.
- [kiss] fer.
- to give a smile fer un somriure, somriure.
- [deliver] lliurar, remetre, portar.
- [regards] donar.
- [one's word] donar.
- [promise] fer.
- to give something into someone's hands deixar una cosa a les mans d'algú, confiar una cosa a algú.
- to give someone something to eat donar menjar a algú, donar a algú alguna cosa per a menjar.
- [pay] donar, pagar.
- what did you give for it? quant n'has pagat?, quant te n'has fet?
- I would give a lot to know donaria el que fos per saber-ho.
- [dedicate, energy, time] predicar, consagrar, donar.
- [state, present, utter, particulars] donar, fer constar.
- [example] posar, esmentar, citar.
- [play] representar, fer.
- [lecture] fer, donar.
- [speech] fer, pronunciar.
- [decision] comunicar.
- [by judge, etc.] dictar
- he gives no references no dona cap referència, no hi posa referències.
- he gave no name no va dir qui era, no va donar cap nom.
- give us a song canta'ns una cançó.
- I give you the Queen brindem per la Reina.
- [impart] comunicar.
- [pass on] transmetre.
- [disease] encomanar.
- to give someone to understand that... fer entendre a algú que...
- I was given to believe that... em van fer creure que...
- [allot, grant, assign] donar.
- concedir, atorgar.
- [contract] fer.
- [job] donar.
- [task] imposar.
- [name, punishment] donar, posar.
- [formally] imposar.
- [produce, result] donar, donar un resultat de.
- these shares give 6% a year aquestes accions donen un 6% anual.
- it gives an average of ten dona un terme mitjà de deu.
- [cause] causar, ocasionar, donar.
- you gave me much pain em vas fer patir molt.
- [allow] donar, permetre.
- I gave myself three days rest em vaig permetre tres dies de repòs.
- he can give you five years ell té l'avantatge de ser cinc anys més jove (que tu).
- how long would you give that marriage? quant de temps creus que durarà aquest matrimoni?
- to give it to someone colloquial [beat] surrejar algú, clavar llenya a algú.
- (idem) [verbally] deixar algú com un drap brut.
- I gave him what for li vaig cantar les veritats.
- I'll give him what for ja l'arrepleglaré!
- to give away [give free] regalar.
- (idem) [get rid of] desfer-se de, donar, llençar.
- (idem) [sell cheap] malvendre, donar (quasi) regalat.
- (idem) [disclose] revelar, descobrir.
- (idem) [betray] trair.
- (idem) [bride] portar a l'altar, acompanyar.
- to give back fer a mans.
- to give off desprendre, emetre, deixar anar.
- to give (out \ forth) [distribute] distribuir, repartir.
- (idem) [announce] anunciar.
- (idem) [reveal] revelar, divulgar.
- (idem) [smoke, etc.] deixar anar
- he gave it out that... va fer creure que..., va revelar que...
- to give over lliurar, fer a mans.
- (idem) [transfer] traspassar.
- to give up [hand over] fer a mans, lliurar, cedir.
- (idem) [renounce] renunciar a, dimitir de.
- (idem) [sacrifice] sacrificar.
- (idem) [problem] renunciar a trobar la solució de.
- (idem) [patient] desnonar, donar per incurable.
- (idem) [for lost] donar per perdut.
- she gave him up ella el va deixar.
- I wish he'd give her up voldria que ell la deixés.
- I gave up smoking vaig deixar de fumar.
- we'd given you up ens pensàvem que ja no vindries. intransitive verb
- [bestow] donar.
- to give and take fer concessions mútues.
- to give as good as one gets tornar mal per mal.
- [lose firmness] donar-se, cedir, abaixar-se, enfonsar-se.
- [of chair, floor, etc.] ser tou, ser còmode.
- [of frost] ser menys sever, ser menys fort.
- [break] trencar-se.
- [door] cedir.
- his knees seemed to give semblava que les cames no el tinguessin.
- to give in cedir.
- (idem) [surrender] rendir-se, donar-se per vençut.
- [agree] consentir.
- to give in to [person] condescendir, cedir a les súpliques de.
- (idem) [threats, etc.] cedir davant de, no aguantar.
- she always gives in to him sempre fa el que ell vol.
- to give on to donar a.
- to give out [supply] exhaurir-se, acabar-se.
- (idem) [engine] fallar, avariar-se.
- to give [over] cessar.
- give over! prou!
- to give up! deixar-ho córrer, donar-se per vençut, perdre l'esperança.
- don't give up yet! no et donis per vençut, encara!, anima't! reflexive verb
- to give oneself (over \ up) donar-se a, lliurar-se a, abandonar-se a.
- to give oneself up [to the police, etc.] lliurar-se, entregar-se.
Vegeu també:
give2