Word
Dale la vuelta al pollo con la espátula, que la sartén todavía está muy caliente.
Meaning
Turn the chicken over with the spatula, the frying pan is still very hot.
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Breakdown of Dale la vuelta al pollo con la espátula, que la sartén todavía está muy caliente.
muy
very
con
with
estar
to be
todavía
still
Questions & Answers about Dale la vuelta al pollo con la espátula, que la sartén todavía está muy caliente.
Why is it dale and not just da?
Dale is da (the tú imperative of dar) + le attached to the end.
In this sentence, darle la vuelta a algo is a very common expression meaning to turn something over or flip something. So dale la vuelta al pollo means turn the chicken over.
The le here is part of that very common pattern. Even though learners often expect just dar la vuelta a algo, Spanish frequently uses darle la vuelta a algo in everyday speech.
What exactly does dar la vuelta mean here?
Here, dar la vuelta means to turn over / flip something.
In cooking, dar la vuelta a something is the usual way to say flip it:
- Dale la vuelta al filete. = Flip the steak.
- Dale la vuelta a la tortilla. = Turn the omelette over.
Outside cooking, dar la vuelta can also mean other kinds of turning:
- Dar la vuelta a la esquina = turn the corner
- Dar la vuelta = turn around / go back
So the exact meaning depends on context.
Why is it al pollo?