dar para

Portuguese

Verb

dar para (first-person singular present dou para, first-person singular preterite dei para, past participle dado para)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dar,‎ para.
  2. (impersonal) to be possible or allowed
    Não dá para dividir um número natural por zero.
    It is not possible divide a natural number by zero.
    Hoje dá para jogarmos vídeo-game.
    We are allowed to play video games today.
  3. to start doing something obsessively
    O cão deu para roer ossos.
    The dog started gnawing bones obsessively.

Synonyms

  • (start doing something obsessively) dar de
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