le daba

gave him/her/it; caused

→ le
phrase Uncommon #22,607
gave him/her/it; caused The pronoun le means to him/her/it. In context, it can mean things like 'made him sleepy,' 'gave it an elegant look,' or 'was good at it.'
SP: Ese color le daba más luz a la habitación.
EN: That color gave the room more light.

A Tom se le daba bien aquello.

Tom was good at that.

Yo sabía que a Tom no se le daba muy bien tocar la flauta.

I knew Tom wasn’t very good at playing the flute.

El rojo le daba un aspecto elegante y sofisticado a toda la habitación.

The red color gave the whole room an elegant and sophisticated look.

Pensé que a Tom se le daba mejor tocar la flauta que como la toca ahora.

I thought Tom was better at playing the flute than he is now.

Creí que la epilepsia sólo le daba a los enfermos mentales.

I thought epilepsy only affected the mentally ill.

— Control (2007)

La guerra le daba paso a la paz.

War was giving way to peace.

Le daba una toalla.

He was handing him a towel.

— Quemado por el sol (1994)

A ella se le daba muy bien, pero yo, la verdad, me apunté solo para ligar.

She was very good at it, but I, to be honest, only signed up to hook up.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Y había un tipo que le daba protección.

And there was a guy who gave him protection.

— Victoria (2015)

Vuestra sección, la de Asuntos Generales, era la que más problemas le daba.

Your section, the General Affairs section, was the one that gave him the most problems.

— Vivir (1952)

La diferencia está en que el hermano no le daba agua, sino que le pegaba.

The difference is that the brother didn't give him water, but instead beat him.

— El espejo (1975)

Tom dijo que le daba mucho sueño y que quería acostarse.

Tom said he was very sleepy and wanted to go to bed.

Al paciente solitario le daba placer coser.

The lonely patient took pleasure in sewing.