Usage examples of "dio" in Spanish with translation to English

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Ella me dio un reloj. She gave me a watch.
Extrañamente, ninguno de nosotros se dio cuenta del error. Strange to say, none of us noticed the mistake.
Nadie se dio cuenta de su ausencia hasta que el encuentro terminó. Her absence went unnoticed until the end of the meeting.
Tom dio voluntariamente una buena parte de su tiempo en ayudar a aquellos menos afortunados que él mismo. Tom volunteered a good deal of his time to helping those less fortunate than himself.
La flecha dio en el blanco. The arrow hit the target.
Ella le dio el dinero. She handed him the money.
Ella le dio un libro. She gave him a book.
Ella dio con una buena idea. She hit upon a good idea.
Ella le dio la llave. She handed him the key.
Le dio un bonito regalo. She gave him a nice present.
Dio al centro del blanco con su primer tiro. He hit the center of the target with his first shot.
Él me dio la mano. He shook my hand.
Me dio pan y leche. He gave me bread and milk.
Por una distracción, ella se dio contra un poste con su coche. By lack of attention, she hit the post with her car.
Ella me dio una hoja de papel. She handed me a sheet of paper.
Él me dio una manzana. He gave me an apple.
Él se cayó y se dio con la cabeza en el suelo. He fell and hit his head on the floor.
Tom le dio el dinero a Mary. Tom handed Mary the money.
Le dio una respuesta vaga. He gave a vague answer.
Parecía haber muchas explicaciones para el caso, pero la policía dio con la correcta a la primera. There seemed to be several explanations of the case, but the police hit on the right one the first time.
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