dar corda

Portuguese

Verb

dar corda

1. (transitive, idiomatic) to wind up (a toy, clock etc.)
2. (transitive, intransitive, idiomatic) to encourage, to instigate (a behaviour, attitude, etc.), usually through speech

   Synonyms: encorajar, incentivar, instigar

Conjugation

See dar.

Related terms

• dar trela