tú dale

give (it) to him/her; provide him/her with (something), give (it) to him/her, give (it) to him/her; administer, give (it) to him/her; provide, give (someone or something) a [physical action]

ˈd a l e → dar
da tú command + le his/her/your (formal), used to show whose body part is affected; Spanish often uses the definite article instead of a possessive
verb · second singular · imperative Common #5,184
give (it) to him/her; provide him/her with (something) Informal command to one person: da + le, where le means “to him” or “to her.”
SP: Ante todo dale papel y lápiz.
EN: First of all, give him paper and pencil.
give (it) to him/her The thing being given is stated after dale.
SP: Dale el dinero.
EN: Give him the money.
give (it) to him/her The recipient can also be named with a phrase such as a los soldados (“to the soldiers”).
SP: Dale la torta a los soldados.
EN: Give the cake to the soldiers.
give (it) to him/her; administer Used for providing a medicine or treatment.
SP: Dale morfina.
EN: Give him morphine.
give (it) to him/her; provide Used for supplying something such as blood.
SP: Dale sangre.
EN: Give him blood.
Conjugation of dar
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — demos
Second dame danos
Third dé den

Dale a Tom este libro.

Give Tom this book.

Dale mi parte al imán Moussab.

Give my share to Imam Moussab.

— Un profeta (2009)

Dale morfina.

Give him morphine.

Dale a un hombre un mundo de cubos, y hará un círculo.

Give a man a world of cubes, and he will make a circle.

Dale otros mil años.

Give it another thousand years.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Umberto, dale a Littorio el aceite de hígado de bacalao.

Umberto, give Littorio the cod liver oil.

— Una jornada particular (1977)

Dale la llave de tu moto.

Give him the key to your motorcycle.

— Masaan (2015)

Deepak, dale una mano.

Deepak, give him a hand.

— Masaan (2015)

Sólo dale un poco más para que pueda sobrevivir.

Just give him a little more so he can survive.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

Dale tres meses.

Give it three months.

— La venganza de Manon (1986)

No, dale uno más.

No, give him one more.

— Peaky Blinders: El hombre inmortal (2026)

Dale una patada, chaval.

Give him a kick, kid.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Dale de beber este té rojo caliente.

Give them this hot red tea to drink.

— La linterna roja (1991)

Dale tú un nombre.

You give it a name.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

Dale el hierro.

Give him the iron.

— La princesa Mononoke (1997)

Dale las llaves, Kumud.

Give him the keys, Kumud.

— Devdas (2002)

Sólo sonríe y dale la mano.

Just smile and shake his hand.

— F1 la película (2025)

Dale lo que te pida.

Give him/her whatever he/she asks for.

— Un profeta (2009)

Dale a Tom sus llaves.

Give Tom his keys.

Dale a todos.

Give it to everyone.

— State and Main (2000)

Dale un poco.

Give it a little.

— El hoyo (2019)

Dale a una puta por mí.

Go fuck a whore for me.

— ¡Que te den profe! (2013)

Dale la mano.

Shake his hand.

Dale tierras en el norte a los nuestros.

Give land in the north to our people.

Si te gusta tanto, dale a cambio el violín.

If you like it so much, give him the violin in exchange.

— ¡Kin-Dza-Dza! (1986)

Dale con el pie, a ver.

Give it a go with your foot, let's see.

Dale tu ciclo.

Give it your cycle.

— Super 30 (2019)

Dale las fotos de Julie.

Give him Julie's photos.

— La noche americana (1973)

Dale una.

Give it one.

Si tu enemigo tiene hambre, dale de comer.

If your enemy is hungry, feed him.

— Adiós, muchachos (1987)

Dale mi cena.

Give him my dinner.

— Audition (2000)

Ahora dale un fósforo a Wef y él comprará la gravitsapa.

Now give Wef a match and he'll buy the gravitsapa.

— ¡Kin-Dza-Dza! (1986)

Cuando se lo digas, por favor dale estas flores.

When you tell him/her, please give him/her these flowers.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Ante todo dale papel y lápiz.

First of all, give him paper and a pencil.

— La infancia de Iván (1962)

Más bien dale unos cigarrillos.

You'd better give him some cigarettes.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

Dale esto.

Give this to him.

— Memories of Murder (Crónica de un asesino en serie) (2003)

Dale recuerdos a la Agustina.

Give Agustina my regards.

— Volver (2006)

Dale la comida por favor.

Feed him/her, please.

— Audition (2000)

Dale bien a las letras.

Get stuck into your writing.

— Volver (2006)

Dale todo lo que tenemos.

Give it everything we've got.

Dale la vuelta, Marcello.

Turn it over, Marcello.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Entonces, dale otra oportunidad, hijo mío.

So, give him another chance, my son.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Stu, dale tu carta.

Stu, give him your letter.

— Kajaki (2014)

Si viene, dale este papel.

If he comes, give him this paper.

Dale en el ojo.

Hit him in the eye.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

Zé, dale otra.

Zé, give him another one.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

Dale a Tom la pistola.

Give Tom the gun.

Dale mis respetos.

Give him my respects.

— Intocable (2011)

Dale para adelante.

Go for it.

— Burning (2018)

Dale recuerdos.

Give him my regards.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)

Gina, dale un poco al abuelo.

Gina, give some to grandpa.

— Amarcord (1973)

Dale duro, hermano.

Go hard, brother.

— El castillo en el cielo (1986)

Dale yo te envío ahora alguien.

Okay, I’ll send someone to you now.

— También la lluvia (2011)

Dale el número de Eva.

Give him/her Eva’s number.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Dale las llaves.

Give him the keys.

— Devdas (2002)

Dale esa espada.

Give him that sword.

— El jardín de los pecadores: Paradigma paradoja (Paradoja espiral) (2008)

Dale este dinero.

Give him this money.

— Hermano (1997)

Dale esto de mi parte.

Give this to him from me.

— El experimento (2001)

Dale que el ascensor está aquí.

Come on, the elevator's here.

— Volver (2006)

Dale aquí a la derecha.

Turn right here.

— Amores perros (2000)

Dale toda la información detallada.

Give him all the detailed information.

— Who Am I: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

Dale uno.

Give him one.

— The Chaser (2008)

Dale el anillo a Frodo.

Give the ring to Frodo.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)

Solo dale el dinero rápido, y sé muy natural.

Just give him the money quickly, and act very natural.

— Broker (2022)

verb · second singular · imperative Common #5,728
give (someone or something) a [physical action] In this construction, dale is used with a noun naming an action, such as a slap, bite, punch, or pull. The pronoun le identifies the person or thing affected.
SP: Dale por la espalda.
EN: Hit him from behind.
give someone a slap
SP: Dale un bofetón.
EN: Give him a slap.
give something a bite
SP: Dale un mordisco a la Manzana Roja.
EN: Take a bite of the Red Apple.
give someone a punch
SP: Dale un puñetazo.
EN: Give him a punch.
give it a pull
SP: Dale una jalada.
EN: Give it a pull.
Conjugation of dar
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — demos
Second dame danos
Third dé den

Dale un cigarrillo.

Give him a cigarette.

Dale un minuto.

Give it a minute.

Dale un poco de tiempo.

Give it some time.

Ve y dale un abrazo.

Go give them a hug.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Dale fuerza a su espada, si resulta inocente.

Give strength to his sword, if he proves innocent.

Dale un trago.

Give him a drink.

Dale la tarjeta.

Give him the card.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)

Dale champagne también.

Give him champagne too.

— Intocable (2011)

Dale la vuelta.

Turn it over.

— El recuerdo de Marnie (2014)

Dale vuelta.

Turn it over.

Dale este coco y un poco de dinero y cumplirá tu deseo.

Give this coconut and a little money to him, and he will grant your wish.

— P.K. (Peekay) (2014)

Dale un consejo.

Give him some advice.

Dale un poco de espacio.

Give him some space.

Dale mucho líquido.

Give him plenty of fluids.

— Hunting Season (2025)

Dale por la espalda.

Hit him from behind.

— Hunting Season (2025)

Dale una bofetada.

Slap them.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

Dale sangre.

Give him blood.

— Guardianes de la noche (2004)

Dale una mano.

Give him a hand.

Dale algunas pistas.

Give him/her some clues.

— A primera vista (2014)

Dale las noticias.

Give him the news.

— Una segunda madre (2015)

Dale un bofetón.

Give him a slap.

— O Som ao Redor (2012)

Dale un poco de mantequilla, mamá.

Give him some butter, Mom.

— Dangal (2016)

Dale otro mes para que lo piense.

Give him another month to think about it.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

Dale una cálida bienvenida.

Give him a warm welcome.

Dale su dinero y un jabón.

Give him his money and a soap.

Sólo dale un poco de tiempo.

Just give it a little time.

Dale la oportunidad de elegir.

Give them the opportunity to choose.

— Chungking Express (1994)

Dale una paliza.

Beat him up.

Dale tus bendiciones.

Give them your blessings.

— Queen (2014)

Dale unos días.

Give it a few days.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Dale el dinero.

Give him the money.

Solo dale un minuto.

Just give it a minute.

Dale lo que quiere.

Give him what he wants.

Dale un cigarro.

Give him a cigarette.

— State and Main (2000)

Al menos dale una chance.

At least give it a chance.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Dale un poco de agua.

Give it some water.

— Super 30 (2019)

Dale movimiento al pene.

Give the penis some movement.

— Kajaki (2014)

Dale un poco más de tiempo.

Give it a little more time.

Va a volver, dale un poco de tiempo.

He'll be back, give him some time.

— Mañana empieza todo (2016)

Dale una mano y él se toma el pie.

Give him a hand and he’ll take advantage of you.

Dale algo de tiempo.

Give it some time.

Dale tiempo.

Give it time.

— Kajaki (2014)

Dale tu apoyo.

Give them your support.

— Despedidas (2008)

Dale una vuelta de vez en cuando.

Take a look around from time to time.

— El tambor de hojalata (1979)

Dale un beso.

Give him a kiss.

— Volver (2006)

Chintoo, dale un golpe.

Chintoo, give it a hit.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Dale un golpe con el dedo.

Hit it with your finger.

Dale un poco de gas, de otro modo no acabaremos en toda la mañana.

Give it some gas, otherwise we won't finish all morning.

— Ladrón de bicicletas (1948)

Dale otra oportunidad.

Give it another chance.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

Dale un puñetazo.

Punch him.

— El ladrón (1997)

Bien, dale un minuto.

Okay, give it a minute.

— Mike y Nick y Nick y Alice (2026)

Dale agua.

Give it some water.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

Dale una buena excusa y vete.

Give him a good excuse and leave.

— Tesis (1996)

Dale al pegamento chance de secar.

Give the glue a chance to dry.

— Érase una vez en… Hollywood (2019)

Dale la mejor noche de su vida.

Give him the best night of his life.

Dale una muñeca.

Give her a doll.

Dale la vuelta o se quemará.

Flip it over, or it will burn.

— Dangal (2016)

Dale cuerda al reloj.

Wind up the clock.

Dale tu tarjeta.

Give him your card.

Dale las gracias.

Thank him.

verb · second singular · imperative Common #6,644
pass on; give Used to tell someone to convey a greeting, message, or piece of news to another person.
SP: Dale a tu papá un saludo de mi parte.
EN: Pass on my greetings to your dad.
Conjugation of dar
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — demos
Second dame danos
Third dé den

Dale las sobras al perro.

Give the leftovers to the dog.

Dale esta carta cuando venga.

Give him this letter when he comes.

Dale este recado apenas él llegue.

Give him this message as soon as he arrives.

Dale al alguacil lo de siempre y dame uno para mí.

Give the sheriff the usual, and get one for me.

— El cartero (y Pablo Neruda) (1994)

Dale recuerdos de mi parte cuando vayas a verla.

Give her my regards when you go to see her.

— Amarcord (1973)

Dale una mano al anfitrión.

Give the host a hand.

— El Capitán (2018)

Dale al taxista este dinero.

Give this money to the taxi driver.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Dale tiempo a tu cuerpo para curarse.

Give your body time to heal.

Dale las gracias a tu padre.

Thank your father.

— Todo a la vez en todas partes (2022)

Dale un beso de mi parte.

Give him a kiss from me.

Eddie, dale una mirada a ese libro.

Eddie, take a look at that book.

— Malcolm X (1992)

No es verso, dale un alivio a mi comunidad, carajo.

This isn't verse, give my community some relief, damn it.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Dale la carta a tu madre.

Give the letter to your mother.

Dale al muchacho el dinero que le debes.

Give the boy the money you owe him.

Dale la vuelta a tu carta.

Turn your card over.

Dale el agua al menor.

Give the water to the minor.

— ¡Kin-Dza-Dza! (1986)

Dale un abrazo de mi parte.

Give him a hug from me.

Dale las gracias por mí, ¿quieres?

Thank them for me, will you?

— Mystic River (2003)

Dios mío, dale paz al alma de mi amigo Filip.

My God, grant peace to the soul of my friend Filip.

— მონანიება (1987)

Dale el recado cuando él vuelva.

Give him the message when he gets back.

Dale esas galletas a Tom.

Give those cookies to Tom.

Dale a Natalie un beso de mi parte.

Give Natalie a kiss from me.

— Control (2007)

Dale este libro a quienquiera que lo quiera.

Give this book to whoever wants it.

Dale un hueso a un perro, y siempre lo aceptará.

Give a dog a bone, and it will always take it.

— Sin novedad en el frente (2022)

Dale a cada día la oportunidad de ser el más bello día de tu vida.

Give each day the opportunity to be the most beautiful day of your life.

Dale a tu papá un saludo de mi parte.

Give your dad my regards.

Dale un saludo a toda la familia.

Say hello to the whole family.

Dale ahora mismo la medicina al paciente.

Give the patient the medicine right now.

Dale al perro tu comida.

Give the dog your food.

Dale las gracias a tu amiga por el regalo.

Thank your friend for the gift.

Dale las llaves a Tom.

Give the keys to Tom.

Si estás despierto, dale las gracias a Yakul.

If you're awake, thank Yakul.

— La princesa Mononoke (1997)

Dale esta copia a Tom.

Give this copy to Tom.

Dale este ticket al primero que venga.

Give this ticket to the first person who comes along.

Dale a papá un beso.

Give Dad a kiss.

Dale a un hombre una máscara y te dirá la verdad.

Give a man a mask and he will tell you the truth.

Ve y dale una paliza a ese matón.

Go and beat the crap out of that thug.

Dale una bebida a Tom.

Give Tom a drink.

Dale al gato un poco de carne.

Give the cat some meat.

Dale la mano a Georg.

Shake Georg's hand.

— Funny Games (1997)

Dale la torta a los soldados.

Give the cake to the soldiers.

— Khrustalyov, mi coche! (1999)

Dale las entradas al señor.

Give the tickets to the man.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Dale un abrazo a Karin.

Give Karin a hug.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

Dale las gracias de mi parte.

Thank him for me.

Dale a Baby un beso de mi parte.

Give Baby a kiss from me.

— Aún estoy aquí (2024)

Dale los cheques a mi esposo.

Give the checks to my husband.

— Jugada maestra (2026)

Dale a Tomás lo que pida.

Give Tomás what he asks for.

Dale a tu hermano la buena noticia.

Give your brother the good news.

— Devdas (2002)

Dale la carta a tu mamá.

Give the letter to your mom.

— La vida es bella (1997)

Dale siempre la prioridad a los vehículos que vienen por la derecha.

Always give priority to vehicles coming from the right.

Dale las gracias a Ladjane de mi parte, ¿está?

Thank Ladjane for me, okay?

— Doña Clara (2016)

Por favor, dale algo de consuelo a mi corazón.

Please, give my heart some comfort.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Dale el regalo a tu madre antes de que llame a Alcohólicos Anónimos.

Give your mother the gift before she calls Alcoholics Anonymous.

— Un lugar en ninguna parte (1988)

verb · second singular · imperative Uncommon #11,149
Go ahead! A colloquial formula encouraging someone to proceed or continue; the exact force depends on context.
SP: Dale, Alfredo.
EN: Go ahead, Alfredo.
Come on! Can urge someone to keep moving or make room.
SP: Dale, dale, déjame pasar.
EN: Come on, come on, let me through.
Conjugation of dar
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — demos
Second dame danos
Third dé den

Dale, Sam.

Dale, Sam.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Ya dale, Shite.

Come on, Shite.

— 28 años después: El templo de los huesos (2026)

Dale a oler.

Let them smell it.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Venga, dale.

Come on, go for it.

— American Gangster (2007)

Bueno, dale.

Well, go for it.

— ¡Kin-Dza-Dza! (1986)

Dale.

Dale.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

Dale, Carlitos, dale.

Come on, Carlitos, come on.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Dale en su madre, Turco.

Beat the shit out of him, Turco.

— Amores perros (2000)

Dale, Roberto.

Go ahead, Roberto.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Dale, dale.

Go ahead, go ahead.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Dale!

Go for it!

— Diarios de motocicleta (2004)

No te cortes, dale.

Don't hold back, go for it.

— Nadie sabe (2004)

Dale, Roy.

Sure, Roy.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Dale, bobo.

Go ahead, you idiot.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Bueno, dale, decime.

Okay, go ahead, tell me.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Dale curso.

Give it a try.

— Kajaki (2014)

Dale, Archie, allí.

Come on, Archie, over there.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Ven que no te haré nada, dale.

Come here, I won't hurt you—go on.

— Pinocho (2019)

Dale, Panchito.

Go ahead, Panchito.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Dale, dale, Déjame pasar.

Go ahead, go ahead, let me through.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Dale gordo, ¿eh?

Come on, big guy, huh?

— Amores perros (2000)

Dale, moralmente, me da igual.

Go ahead; morally, it makes no difference to me.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Sí, dale.

Yes, go for it.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Dale cojonudo, de puta madre.

Go for it—it's fucking awesome.

— También la lluvia (2011)

Dale, Jimmy.

Go for it, Jimmy.

— 28 años después: El templo de los huesos (2026)

Ya, dale, carajo.

Okay, go ahead, damn it.

— 28 años después: El templo de los huesos (2026)

Dale, bebé.

Come on, baby.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Dale, de un trago.

Go ahead, take it in one gulp.

— La ironía del destino, o goce de su baño (1976)

Vamos, dale.

Come on, go for it.

— American Gangster (2007)

Dale, niño.

Go ahead, kid.

— 28 años después: El templo de los huesos (2026)

Llorá conmigo, dale.

Cry with me, go ahead.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Dale, Alfredo.

Go ahead, Alfredo.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

interjection Uncommon #15,259
go ahead, okay Common in casual speech (especially in Latin America) to agree, encourage someone, or tell them to continue.
SP: —¿Te llamo mañana? —Dale.
EN: —Should I call you tomorrow? —Okay.

Dale, Panchito, quiero ganar, te vine a ganar.

Come on, Panchito, I want to win, I came to beat you.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Dale, chicas.

Go for it, girls.

— Relatos salvajes (2014)

Dale, es pesado.

Come on, he's annoying.

— Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

Dale, man.

Alright, man.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Dale, quítate eso.

Come on, take that off.

— Pinocho (2019)

Sentate, dale.

Sit down, come on.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Dale, ahora debes de tomar esta medicina.

Come on, now you need to take this medicine.

— Pinocho (2019)

Dale, flaco.

Come on, man.

— Relatos salvajes (2014)

Dale, muchachos, que hay que llenar la mitad del avión todavía.

Come on, guys, we still have to fill half the plane.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Dale, vamos.

Come on, let's go.

— El gran diluvio (2025)

Vengan, chicas, dale.

Come on, girls, let's go.

— Relatos salvajes (2014)

Dale, Nadita.

Go ahead, Nadita.

— La ironía del destino, o goce de su baño (1976)

Dale, di cualquier cosa.

Go ahead, say anything.

— Pinocho (2019)

Dale, llorá.

Go ahead, cry.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Salí boludo está toda la policía acá, no te va a pasar nada, dale!

Come out, idiot, there are all the police here, nothing's going to happen to you, come on!

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Dale, pasen.

Go ahead, come in.

— Un profeta (2009)

Dale, ya entró la gorda.

Go on, the fat lady's already come in.

— Amores perros (2000)

Dale, acércate.

Come on, come closer.

— La infancia de Iván (1962)

Dale, esta no es una tormenta que puedas aguantar.

Dale, this is not a storm you can withstand.

— Greenland: El último refugio (2020)

Dale, tengo un camino largo por delante.

Go ahead, I have a long way to go.

— Burning (2018)

Dale, Rojo Me quiere.

Go ahead, Red loves me.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Dale, hermano.

Sure, brother.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Dale, ven.

Go ahead, come over.

— Pinocho (2019)

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