exponerse

exponerse

► verbo pronominal

1 (arriesgarse) to expose oneself (a, to), run the risk (a, of)

■ se ha expuesto a muchos peligros he has exposed himself to many dangers

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VPR

1) (=someterse)

exponerse a algo — to expose o.s. to sth

con ese comentario se expone a las críticas de los periodistas — with that comment she's laying herself open to o exposing herself to criticism from the reporters

le gusta exponerse al peligro — she likes exposing herself to danger

no se exponga al sol durante mucho tiempo — don't go out in the sun for a long time, don't expose yourself to the sun for a long time

2) (=arriesgarse)

exponerse a hacer algo — to risk doing sth, run the risk of doing sth

te expones a hacer el ridículo — you're risking making a fool of yourself, you're running the risk of making a fool of yourself

con eso te expones a que te echen del colegio — that way you're running the risk of being expelled from school

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■exponerse verbo reflexivo (a los efectos de algo) to expose oneself [a, to]
(a un peligro) to run the risk [de, of]
'exponerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
correr
- exponer
- tomar
English:
court
- lay
- expose
- keep
- view

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vpr

1. [a riesgo] to run the risk (a of); [a ataque, crítica] to expose oneself (a to);

ya sabes a lo que te expones you know what you're letting yourself in for;

si salimos ahora nos exponemos a que nos caiga un chaparrón if we go out now we run the risk of getting caught in a downpour

2. [a sol, radiaciones]

exponerse a algo to expose oneself to sth;

no se expongan al sol sin la debida protección do not expose yourself to o go out in the sun without proper protection

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exponerse

v/r

:

exponerse a algo (arriesgarse) lay o.s. open to sth

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exponerse vb

1. (someterse) to expose yourself

se expuso demasiado al sol she had too much sun

2. (arriesgarse) to risk

te expones a coger una pulmonía you risk getting pneumonia