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dar bajín: to end; to finish
dar bola: to pay attention to
dar bote: to bounce; to dabble
dar brincos: to jump, leap
dar buena cuenta de: to make short work of; to polish off (especially food); to communicate
dar calabazas: to jilt, to snub; to fail (a student)
dar cancha: to give a chance
dar carpetazo: to shelve; put to bed
dar carrilla: to poke fun at
dar caza: to hunt; to give chase
dar caña: to rev up, accelerate, get going
dar chance: to allow someone to do something; to grant the chance; to [with dative] to make space for someone; to grant someone space
dar cien vueltas: to beat the pants off, to wipe the floor with, to run rings around, to be much better (than), be far better at (something); to brood on, to chew on, to mull over, to go over
dar clic: to click a computer mouse
dar coba: to suck up to; to sweet-talk
dar coces contra el aguijón: to kick against the pricks
dar con sus huesos: to end up, wind up (go to somewhere, especially somewhere not desired)
dar cosa: to make somebody feel awkward or uncomfortable
dar cotorra: to speak in flattering or persuasive talk in order to convince, deceive, or seduce someone; to smooth-talk, to sweet-talk.
dar crédito: to believe; to trust
dar cuatro verdades: to slag off; to give a piece of one's mind
dar cuenta de: to finish off
dar cuerda: to wind up (a toy, clock etc.); to get started
dar de alta: to discharge (to release a patient from the hospital); to register as, to sign up for (to join a service or an organization)
dar de baja: to unregister, to unsubscribe; to expel
dar de comer: to feed
dar de espuela: To spur; to gig
dar de sí: to stretch; to contribute
dar dentera: to set someone's teeth on edge
dar diente con diente: to have one's teeth chattering (with cold or fear)
dar doble clic: to double-click a computer mouse
dar ejemplo: to set an example
dar el alta: to discharge (from hospital)
dar el alto: to make someone or something stop
dar el brazo a torcer: to give in or give way, concede one's opinions, allow yourself to be persuaded
dar el callo: to work like a horse; to put one's nose to the grindstone
dar el cese: to ask someone to leave; to show the door to
dar el coñazo: to piss off, bug, get on someone's tits, push someone's buttons (irritate)
dar el pecho: to breastfeed
dar el pego: to fool
dar el pie: to give the cue; to take the first step; make the first move
dar el piné: to be cut out for something
dar el pistoletazo de salida: to kick off; to begin
dar el primer paso: to take the first step
dar el soplo: to blow the whistle, to tip off, to squeal
dar el tostón: synonym of dar la chapa (“to bug, annoy”)
dar en cara: synonym of echar en cara
dar en el blanco: to hit the target; to hit the nail on the head
dar en el clavo: to hit the nail on the head
dar en el hito: to hit the nail on the head
dar en hueso: to hit someone hard
dar en la diana: to hit the nail on the head
dar en la nariz: to be suspicious, to give (someone) a feeling
dar esquinazo: to slip away (from), give someone the slip, get past
dar fe: [with de] to vouch (for)
dar ganas: to provoke desire, to make feel like, want
dar gato por liebre: to bait and switch, to sell someone a pup
dar golpe: to make effort; to contribute
dar gracia: to be funny
dar gracias: to give thanks; to say grace