daba

/ˈdaba/, [ˈd̪a.β̞a]

gave

Examples

No me daba cuenta cuánto echaba de menos Tomás a María.

I didn't realize how much Tom missed Mary.

Source
Tom daba la nota alta.

Tom stuck out like a sore thumb.

Source
Vi que su coche daba un giro a la derecha.

I saw his car make a right turn.

Source
Me daba vergüenza salir con ropa vieja.

I was ashamed to go out in old clothes.

Source
Tomás dijo que se te daba bien el ajedrez.

Tom said you were good at chess.

Source
Casi me daba miedo hablarte.

I was almost afraid to talk to you.

Source
Por muchos años pensé que era sólo la belleza la que le daba significado a la vida, y que el único propósito que se le pudiera asignar a las generaciones que se suceden las unas a las otras en la cara de esta tierra atestada de gente era el producir un artista de vez en cuando.

For many years I thought that it was beauty alone that gave significance to life and that the only purpose that could be assigned to the generations that succeed one another on the face of this crowded earth was to produce an artist now and then.

Source
A Tom se le daba bien aquello.

Tom was good at that.

Source
Daba por sentado que Tom podía hablar francés.

I took it for granted that Tom could speak French.

Source
Ella esperaba al marido con el aseo tan bien hecho que a las moscas les daba infarto.

She awaited her husband with the house so tidy that the flies would have heart attacks.

Source
Nos daba lata con sus quejas.

He annoyed us with his complaints.

Source
La lluvia daba unos golpecitos contra la ventana.

The rain tapped against the window.

Source
Cuando daba marcha atrás, choqué con otro coche, haciendo que le saltara la alarma.

While backing up, I bumped into another car and set off its alarm.

Source

Want to learn Spanish?

Fill in the missing word for thousands of sentences in Spanish. Sign up and play for free!

Practice Spanish vocabulary in context.
Rapidly improve your Spanish listening skills with listening mode and Cloze-Listening.
Pick from dozen of collections at your level - 100 Most Common Words, the Fluency Fast Track, and more.

Score points for correct answers and compete with other players on the leaderboards.
Spaced-repetition helps you remember what you learn faster and more efficiently.
Keep practicing anytime, anyplace with the Clozemaster mobile apps on iOS and Android.

Get in the game!

Get Clozemaster Pro!

Full access to everything on Clozemaster, no ads, and all the extras you need to take your Spanish skills to the next level.

Get fluent faster.

Get Pro today!