darse cuenta

darse cuenta (first-person singular present me doy cuenta, first-person singular preterite me di cuenta, past participle dado cuenta)

1. (idiomatic) to notice, to realize, to figure out, to pick up on [with de ‘something’ or de que (+ clause) ‘that something is the case’]

   Synonym: (Mexico) darse color

   Al fin me di cuenta de que estaba perdido.

   I finally realized I was lost.

   Pocos pueden darse cuenta de sus defectos.

   Few people can recognize their faults.