dar brincos: meaning & examples

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Language: Spanish

Meanings:

  • 1.

    SpainLatin Americaneutralliteral
    • To make small jumps or hops; to spring up repeatedly.

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    • El conejo daba brincos por el campo mientras buscaba comida.

      The rabbit was hopping through the field while looking for food.

    • Los niños daban brincos de alegría cuando vieron llegar el circo a la ciudad.

      The children were jumping with joy when they saw the circus arrive in town.

    • El gato daba brincos intentando atrapar la luz reflejada en la pared.

      The cat was making small jumps trying to catch the light reflected on the wall.

    • Durante la clase de gimnasia, los alumnos daban brincos para calentar los músculos.

      During gym class, the students were hopping to warm up their muscles.

  • 2.

    SpainLatin Americainformalcolloquial
    • To jump for joy; to express great happiness or excitement by jumping.

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    • Cuando le dieron la noticia del ascenso, dio brincos de felicidad frente a todos sus compañeros.

      When he received the news of the promotion, he jumped for joy in front of all his coworkers.

    • No podía dejar de dar brincos al saber que había ganado el premio mayor en la lotería.

      She couldn't stop jumping for joy after learning she had won the grand prize in the lottery.

    • Los niños dieron brincos de emoción al ver que la escuela organizaría una fiesta.

      The children jumped with excitement upon hearing that the school would organize a party.

  • 3.

    SpainLatin Americainformalcolloquial
    • To frolic, romp about, or move about playfully; to go out to have fun or behave in a lively, playful manner.

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    • Los cachorros daban brincos por toda la casa mientras jugaban entre ellos.

      The puppies were frolicking all over the house while playing with each other.

    • Luego de la tormenta, los niños dieron brincos en los charcos como si no les importara mojarse.

      After the storm, the children frolicked in the puddles as if they didn't mind getting wet.

    • En la reunión familiar, los primos dieron brincos por el jardín mientras disfrutaban del día soleado.

      At the family gathering, the cousins romped around the garden while enjoying the sunny day.

  • 4.

    SpainLatin Americacolloquial
    • Used in negative constructions (e.g., 'no estar para dar brincos') to indicate not being in a mood or physical condition for lively activity or play.

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    • No estoy para dar brincos hoy; necesito descansar después del largo viaje.

      I'm not in the mood to jump around today; I need to rest after the long trip.

    • Después de la operación, mi abuelo no estaba para dar brincos y prefería estar tranquilo en casa.

      After the surgery, my grandfather wasn't up for lively activity and preferred to stay calm at home.

    • No está para dar brincos con tanta lluvia y frío, mejor quedémonos adentro.

      He's not in the mood to be lively with so much rain and cold; we'd better stay inside.

Examples:

  • ES: "Al otro lado del prado, al ponerse el viejo papá sol la ardilla Molly empezó a dar brincos brincos, brincos... "
    EN: "Way across the meadow as old Daddy Sun "was setting behind the purple hills "little Molly Cottontail went hippity hop, hippity hop, hippity hop, hip.."
  • ES: Me deja a su hijo y se va a dar brincos.
    EN: Throws her baby in somebody else's house and runs out to do that.
  • ES: Y empezamos a dar brincos de alegría.
    EN: And we all dance and make faces. What do we know about him?
  • ES: Júpiter empieza a dar brincos.
    EN: Jupiter starts jumping.
  • ES: En unos minutos haremos que se ponga de pie y a dar brincos.
    EN: - Incorrecto. We're going to have you up and bunny-hopping in a matter of minutes.
  • ES: Cuando empieza a dar brincos, me emborracho.
    EN: When it starts bouncing around, I get drunk.
  • ES: Sí, dar brincos con jazz.
    EN: You know, dancing and prancing to jazz?
  • ES: Se supone que tienes que dar brincos y hacerle cosquillas con la varita.
    EN: You're supposed to prance out and tickle him with your fairy wand.
    EN: You're supposed to prance out and tickle him with your fairy wand.
  • ES: No crean que iba a dar brincos por ese asunto.
    EN: Not that I was gonna prance about it, mind you.
  • ES: -Eso no es bailar, es dar brincos.
    EN: That's not dancing. That's cavorting.
  • ES: ¿A dar brincos?
    EN: Leaplog?
  • ES: Y hasta aprendió a dar brincos.
    EN: - Oh! And he even learned how to bounce.
  • ES: Va a dar brincos de gusto el oficial Wallis.
    EN: Well, is Officer Wallis gonna be a happy man or what?
  • ES: Ladrar como un perro, dar brincos, lavar el auto.
    EN: Bark like a dog, dance a jig, wash the car.
  • ES: ¿Simplemente sales a dar brincos por ahí como un conejito?
    EN: You just go out there and gambol about like a bunny?
  • ES: Que no está para dar brincos.
    EN: You're not in a good shape to go jumping.
  • ES: Sí, voy a necesitar que la hagas dar brincos de mariposa... "Brincos de mariposa" ...para intentar sacarlo.
    EN: Yeah, I'm gonna need you to have her do jumping jacks... to try and shake it out.
  • ES: Podría dar brincos en estos momentos. Es como mi ángel de la guarda.
    EN: This is,like,my saving grace.
  • ES: Puedo saltar, y puedo dar brincos.
    EN: I can hop, and I can skip.
  • ES: Porque estos libros no son para cantar y dar brincos.
    EN: Because these books simply do not lend themselves to chirping and prancing.

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