Sentence examples of "gave" in English

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He gave up smoking two years ago. Ha smesso di fumare due anni fa.
He gave in to the temptation. Ha ceduto alla tentazione.
I gave up smoking six months ago. Ho smesso di fumare sei mesi fa.
My father gave up smoking last year. Mio padre ha smesso di fumare l'anno scorso.
He gave a big yawn! Ha fatto un grande sbadiglio!
I gave him a call. L'ho chiamato.
Then John gave this testimony. Poi John ha fornito questa testimonianza.
She gave us a present. Ci fece un regalo.
I gave her her dictionary back. Le ho ridato il dizionario.
She gave me a shy smile. Mi ha fatto un timido sorriso.
I gave my seat to the old lady. Ho lasciato il mio posto alla signora anziana.
She gave her seat to a senior citizen. Ha lasciato il posto dov'era seduta a un signore anziano.
She gave up her seat for the old person. Si è alzata lasciando il posto all'anziano.
I gave my dad a tambourine as a gift. Ho regalato un tamburello a mio padre.
The sight of fresh lobster gave me an appetite. Vedere l'aragosta fresca mi mise appetito.
The Beatles gave five concerts in Tokyo in 1996. I Beatles hanno fatto cinque concerti a Tokyo nel 1996.
He gave me a promise to come here at five. Mi ha fatto la promessa di venire qui alle cinque.
Unfortunately, the food supplies gave out before the end of winter. Sfortunatamente, le riserve di cibo finirono prima della fine dell'inverno.
I gave in to temptation and began to smoke a cigarette. Sono stato tentato e ho iniziato a fumare una sigaretta.
The market tends to undermine the very values that gave rise to it. Il mercato tende a minare i valori per i quali è nato.
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