dar la espalda

Spanish

Verb

dar la espalda (first-person singular present doy la espalda, first-person singular preterite di la espalda, past participle dado la espalda)

1. (idiomatic) to turn one's back; to refuse to help or aid somebody

   ¡No me des la espalda!

   Don't turn your back on me!

Further reading

• “dar la espalda, o las espaldas, a alguien o algo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10