dio

Meaning

third-person singular preterite indicative of dar

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdjo/

New

dar

(transitive) to give, to give out
(transitive) to hand over
(transitive) to hit
(transitive) to emit
(transitive) to produce
(transitive) to perform
(transitive) to consider
(intransitive) to encounter; to find with effort
(transitive) to hit upon
(colloquial,intransitive) to press, activate
(colloquial,transitive) to ruin; mess up
(reflexive) to occur
(reflexive) to grow naturally
(reflexive) to hit
(reflexive) to assume
(informal,reflexive) to pretend to be, to present oneself as though one were
(Mexico,reflexive) to surrender
(El-Salvador,reflexive,transitive,vulgar) to fuck (used with third person direct objects only)
(Rioplatense,colloquial,transitive) to find someone sexually attractive (mostly to have a sexual encounter with)
(transitive) to announce, predict

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A

los siete
7

años dio su primer concierto junto a su padre
👨‍👦

.

At the age of seven he gave his first concert with his father.

El anuncio oficial se dio en diciembre .

The official announcement was made in December.

Livgren y

la banda se dio cuenta
🔢

de que era su última oportunidad .

Livgren and the band realized it was their last chance.

La red creada por estos numerosos grupos le dio un
🅰️

enorme poder político .

The network created by these numerous groups gave him enormous political power.

Courant le dio una base matemática firme .

Courant gave him a firm mathematical foundation.

Antes de la gala , Flynn dio una charla
🗣️

pagada sobre asuntos mundiales .

Before the gala, Flynn gave a paid talk on world affairs.

Chaplin dio clases de arte
🎨

específicamente destinadas a

las mujeres en su estudio .

Chaplin conducted art classes specifically for women at his studio.

Esto dio lugar a

una serie de acciones navales , sobre todo en Creta .

This resulted in a series of naval actions, especially in Crete.

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