give away

give away
1) (to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it): I'm going to give all my money away.) dar, regalar; deshacerse de
2) (to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally: He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).)
give away vb
1. dar / regalar
I gave away a lot of old clothes regalé un montón de ropa vieja
2. revelar
don't give away my secret! ¡no reveles mi secreto!
give away
v.
• ceder v.
• regalar v.
v + o + adv, v + adv + o
1)
a) (free of charge) regalar, obsequiar (frml)
b) \<\<prizes\>\> hacer* entrega de
2)
a) (disclose) revelar, descubrir*

he didn't give anything away — no dejó entrever nada

b) (betray) delatar, vender (fam)

to give oneself away — delatarse, descubrirse*, venderse (fam)

3) \<\<bride\>\> entregar* en matrimonio

she was given away by her father — ≈su padre fue el padrino de la boda

VT + ADV
1) (as gift) [+ money, goods] regalar, obsequiar frm; [+ prizes] entregar; [+ bride] llevar al altar; (Sport) (also fig) regalar

we've got 200 CDs to give away — tenemos 200 CDs para regalar

we gave away a silly goal — les regalamos un gol de la forma más tonta

at this price I'm giving it away — a este precio lo estoy regalando

2) (=reveal) [+ secret] revelar

he's been accused of giving away company secrets — lo han acusado de revelar secretos de la compañia

he gave away his secret when he produced the wrong passport — se descubrió a si mismo al mostrar el pasaporte que no debía

his face gave nothing away — su rostro no delataba nada

your taste in colours gives away a lot about you — tus preferencias en los colores revelan mucho sobre tu personalidad

- give the game away
3) (=betray) [+ person] (lit) (fig) delatar

we mustn't give him away — no debemos delatarlo or traicionarlo

the treads on his shoes gave him away — el dibujo de los suelos de los zapatos lo delataron

to give o.s. away — delatarse, descubrirse

* * *
v + o + adv, v + adv + o
1)
a) (free of charge) regalar, obsequiar (frml)
b) \<\<prizes\>\> hacer* entrega de
2)
a) (disclose) revelar, descubrir*

he didn't give anything away — no dejó entrever nada

b) (betray) delatar, vender (fam)

to give oneself away — delatarse, descubrirse*, venderse (fam)

3) \<\<bride\>\> entregar* en matrimonio

she was given away by her father — ≈su padre fue el padrino de la boda


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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