le daría

would give him/her/you

→ le

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would give him/her/you A combination of le, an indirect-object pronoun meaning “to him,” “to her,” or “to you” formally, and daría, the conditional form of dar (“would give”). Depending on context, it can also mean “would give it” or “would cause.”

SP: Le daría un consejo si me lo pidiera.

EN: I would give him advice if he asked me for it.

Un papel blanco y amarillo le daría más luz.

A white and yellow paper would give it more light.

Hace un mes que sólo habla del placer que le daría poder acudir.

For the past month, he has only talked about the pleasure he would get from being able to attend.

— El gatopardo (1963)

Pensé que Tomás le daría el número de teléfono de Juan a María.

I thought Tomás would give María Juan’s phone number.

Pensé que Tom le daría a María tu número telefónico.

I thought Tom would give Maria your phone number.

Si papá se mueve mucho, le daría más hambre.

If Dad moves around a lot, he would get hungrier.

— Ip Man (2008)

Le daría un gran beso a ese chico.

I would give that boy a big kiss.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

Ella no le daría un regalo.

She wouldn’t give him a gift.

Pensé que le daría el violín y tendría tiempo para volver en el tren eléctrico.

I thought I’d give him the violin and have time to come back on the electric train.

— ¡Kin-Dza-Dza! (1986)