desvelarse

desvelarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to be unable to sleep

2 figurado (dedicarse) to devote oneself (por, to)

■ siempre se ha desvelado por su familia she has always devoted herself to her family

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VPR

1) (=no poder dormir) to be unable to get to sleep

2) (=vigilar) to be watchful, keep one's eyes open

desvelarse por algo — to take great care over sth

se desvela porque no nos falte de nada — she works hard so that we should not go short of anything

desvelarse por hacer algo — to do everything possible to do sth

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■desvelarse verbo reflexivo
1 (no poder dormirse) to stay awake: anoche me desvelé, I stayed awake last night
2 (afanarse, preocuparse) to make every possible effort [por, to]: se desvelan por ti, they do everything they can for you
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desvelar

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vpr

1. [perder el sueño]

me desvelo con el ruido del tráfico the noise of the traffic keeps me awake;

te oí llegar y ya me desvelé I heard you coming in and I couldn't get back to sleep

2. [volcarse]

desvelarse por alguien to do everything one can for sb;

se desvelaban por sus clientes they did everything they could to keep their customers happy;

desvelarse por hacer algo to make every effort o do everything one can to do sth

3. CAm, Méx [quedarse despierto] to stay up o awake

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desvelarse

v/r

1 stay awake

2 fig

do one’s best (por for)

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vr

1) : to stay awake

2) : to do one's utmost

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desvelarse vb

1. (no poder dormir) to be unable to sleep

2. (poner gran atención) to do your utmost

los padres se desvelan por sus hijos parents do their utmost for their children