they gave him/her
Le dieron el papel que quería.
They gave him the role he wanted.
Le cambió la cara cuando le dieron la mala noticia del accidente.
His face changed when he received the bad news about the accident.
Le dieron un papel chico en la obra, pero lo hizo con una pasión enorme.
He was given a small role in the play, but he did it with enormous passion.
Al hombre le dieron cadena perpetua.
The man was given a life sentence.
Y ellos vieron un pequeño perro negro y le dieron un cacho de pan.
And they saw a small black dog and gave it a piece of bread.
— Астенический синдром (1989)
Yo le dije eso al otro juez, pero no me escucharon y le dieron la razón a ella.
I told the other judge that, but they didn’t listen to me and sided with her.
— Crímenes de familia (2020)
Le dieron dos años de prisión, pero en suspenso.
He was sentenced to two years in prison, but the sentence was suspended.
— Crímenes de familia (2020)