DEVOTE - Traducción inglés-español

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

inglés

español

I. devote [ingl. am. dəˈvoʊt, ingl. brit. dɪˈvəʊt] V. trans.

to devote sth to sth/-ing

dedicar algo a algo/ +infin

she devoted her life to helping the poor

dedicó or consagró su vida a ayudar a los pobres

we are devoting 20% of the budget to the advertising campaign

vamos a destinar un 20% del presupuesto a la campaña publicitaria

you should devote more attention to your children

tendrías que prestarles más atención or que dedicarte más a los niños

II. to devote oneself V. v. refl.

to devote oneself to sth/-ing

dedicarse a algo/ +infin

español

inglés

consagrarse rendidamente a Dios

to devote o dedicate oneself utterly to God

consagrar algo a algo/alg.

to dedicate o devote sth to sth/sb

consagrar algo a algo/alg.

to devote sth to sth/sb

consagrarse a algo/alg.

to devote oneself to sth/sb

dedicar algo a algo

to devote sth to sth

dedico mucho tiempo a la lectura

I devote a lot of time to reading

dedicarse a algo

to devote oneself to sth

dejó de trabajar para dedicarse a sus hijos

she gave up work to devote herself to the children

invertir tiempo

to devote

entregar

to devote

entregarse a algo/alg.

to devote oneself to sth/sb

me gustaría poder dedicarle más atención a esto

I'd like to be able to devote more attention to this

dedican gran parte de su tiempo a la investigación

they devote much of o a great deal of their time to research

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inglés

español

devote [dɪˈvəʊt, ingl. am. -ˈvoʊt] V. trans.

devote

dedicar

to devote oneself to sth

dedicarse a algo

español

inglés

consagrarse

to devote oneself

desvelarse por algo/alguien

to devote oneself to sth/sb

dedicarse

to devote oneself

cebarse en algo

to devote oneself to sth

dedicarse a sus obligaciones

to devote oneself to one's duties

dedicarse tres horas todos los días al estudio

to devote three hours every day to studying

dedicarse a la escena

to devote oneself to the stage

darse (+ ‘a’: consagrarse)

to devote oneself

en el diccionario PONS

inglés

español

devote [dɪ·ˈvoʊt] V. trans.

devote

dedicar

to devote oneself to sth

dedicarse a algo

español

inglés

consagrar

to devote oneself

desvelarse por algo/alguien

to devote oneself to sth/sb

dedicar

to devote oneself

dedicarse a sus obligaciones

to devote oneself to one's duties

dedicarse a la escena

to devote oneself to the stage

dar (+ ‘aʼ: consagrarse)

to devote oneself

Present

I	devote
you	devote
he/she/it	devotes
we	devote
you	devote
they	devote

Past

I	devoted
you	devoted
he/she/it	devoted
we	devoted
you	devoted
they	devoted

Present Perfect

I	have	devoted
you	have	devoted
he/she/it	has	devoted
we	have	devoted
you	have	devoted
they	have	devoted

Past Perfect

I	had	devoted
you	had	devoted
he/she/it	had	devoted
we	had	devoted
you	had	devoted
they	had	devoted

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

The next five years he devoted to the writing of religious plays for which he also painted the scenery.

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These were part-time posts, allowing him to devote much of his time to writing.

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He devoted himself to running his kingdom by reforming urbanism, establishing agricultural policy, emphasising defense, and reforming the economy.

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While employed as tutor to his uncle's children he devoted his leisure hours to engraving various pieces, which he afterwards published.

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His original intention was to study theology, but he soon devoted himself entirely to literature.

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