gift

regalo, obsequio

Algo que se da a alguien sin pedir dinero a cambio.

En inglés sencillo: Something you give someone freely, without asking for payment.

• Here is a gift for you.
• We exchanged gifts at Christmas.
• He gave the museum a painting as a gift.

Cómo se usa: a gift for someone (I bought a gift for my sister.); a gift from someone (This scarf was a gift from my aunt.)

Sinónimos: present, donation

Expresiones frecuentes: birthday gift, wedding gift, give a gift, gift for someone

don, talento

Capacidad especial que una persona tiene de forma natural.

En inglés sencillo: A special ability that you have naturally.

• He has a gift for music.
• Her gift for storytelling makes every lesson interesting.
• The twins have very different gifts.

Cómo se usa: a gift for something/doing something (She has a gift for explaining difficult ideas.)

Sinónimos: talent, ability, knack

Expresiones frecuentes: natural gift, gift for something, gift for music, special gift

facultad de conceder, otorgamiento

Acto de dar algo, o derecho a elegir quién lo recibe, especialmente un cargo.

En inglés sencillo: The act of giving something, or the right to choose who receives it, especially a position.

• The post is in the mayor's gift.
• Several church appointments remained in the king's gift.
• The land passed to her by gift.

Cómo se usa: be in someone's gift (The appointment is in the governor's gift.)

Sinónimos: bestowal

Expresiones frecuentes: in someone's gift, by gift, gift of office

regalar, donar

Dar algo a alguien como regalo o donación.

En inglés sencillo: To give something to someone as a present or donation.

• They gifted us a tree.
• She gifted the painting to a museum.
• He plans to gift some shares to his children.

Cómo se usa: gift something to someone (She gifted her collection to the library.); gift someone something (My uncle gifted me his old camera.)

Sinónimos: give, donate, present

Expresiones frecuentes: gift someone something, gift something to, gift a painting