dar a

v.

1 to give to, to deliver to, to hand out to.

Le doy dinero al chico I give money to the boy.

2 to open into, to open on to.

Esa puerta da a la calle That door opens into the street.

3 to face, to back on to, to face on to, to give on to.

Esa ventana da al norte That window faces north.

4 to tell someone to, to tell someone else to.

Daré a pintar mi casa I will tell someone to paint my house.

5 to send to.

Di mi carro a lavar I sent my car to be washed.

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to overlook

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(v.) = look onto, give onto, overlook

Ex. The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard.

Ex. The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard.

Ex. In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.

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(v.) = look onto, give onto, overlook

Ex: The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard.

Ex: The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard.

Ex: In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.