What does «dale» mean in Spanish?
- A certain boys' game where a Mate is put up and thrown with others: the first one to hit it, or any of those already played, wins them all. Also called quemado.
♦ Used in: Cuba - Conjugation of the verb "dar" in the first person singular (tú) of the Imperative affirmative, with the enclitic le.
Examples of use in Spanish: "dale más vueltas al mango de la ventana".
- (¡dale!) Interjection to encourage, hurry or affirm.
Examples of use in Spanish: "¡dale! más rápido".
"dale, lo haremos a tu manera".
- (dale con) Locution used to indicate someone who is insisting too much on some subject.
Examples of use in Spanish: "¡y dale con ese tema otra vez!, deja de insistir, por favor".
- (¡dale que va!) Expression that indicates indignation, impotence and resignation. It is used as a protest by someone who is annoyed by something but, nevertheless, has to put up with it against his will because he cannot solve it.
♦ Used in: Argentina - Uruguay
Examples of use in Spanish: "¡dale que va! nuevamente la empresa de Aguas está rompiendo la calle para reparaciones".
- (Dale) Name of a multitude of towns and geographic places in the U.S., such as: - Dale (Outagamie County, Wisconsin), town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. - Dale (South Dakota), unorganized territory in South Dakota.