dedicarse

dedicarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to devote oneself (a, to), dedicate oneself (a, to)

■ se dedica a la enseñanza she's a teacher, she teaches

■ en verano se dedica a pasear in summer he spends his time walking

■ ¿a qué te dedicas? what do you do for a living?

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VPR

1) [como profesión]

dedicarse a: se dedica a la enseñanza — he is a teacher, he's in teaching

¿a qué se dedica usted? — what do you do (for a living)?

se dedican a arreglar electrodomésticos — they repair domestic appliances

2) [como afición]

dedicarse a: se dedica a ver la tele todo el día — he spends the whole day watching TV

en el verano se dedicó a la cerámica — he spent the summer doing o making pottery

¡dedícate a lo tuyo! — mind your own business!

3) (=entregarse)

dedicarse a — to devote o.s. to

se dedicó completamente a cuidar de sus padres — she devoted herself entirely to looking after her parents

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(v.) = break into, tackle

Ex. This article examines the position of IBM and its decline in the world of data processing and considers the growth areas that the company should break into.

Ex. Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.

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(v.) = break into, tackle

Ex: This article examines the position of IBM and its decline in the world of data processing and considers the growth areas that the company should break into.

Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.

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■dedicarse verbo reflexivo
1 (tener como profesión) ¿a qué se dedica su suegro?, what does her father-in-law do for a living?
se dedica a la enseñanza, he teaches (for a living)
2 (como entretenimiento) los domingos se dedica a arreglar el jardín, she spends Sundays doing the garden
se dedica a criticar a los demás, she spends all her time complaining about everyone
'dedicarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogacía
- consagrarse
- consagrar
- dedicar
- entregar
- lleno
- negocio
- volcar
English:
apply
- decide on
- devote
- engage in
- go in for
- go into
- nursing
- address
- deal
- engage
- go
- raise

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vpr

1.

dedicarse a [una profesión] [m5]¿a qué se dedica usted? what do you do for a living?;

se dedica a la enseñanza she works as a teacher

2.

dedicarse a [actividad, persona] to spend time on;

los domingos me dedico al estudio I spend Sundays studying;

dejé la empresa para dedicarme a mi familia I left the company so that I could spend more time with my family;

se dedica a perder el tiempo he spends his time doing nothing useful;

se dedica a quejarse sin aportar soluciones all she does is complain without offering any constructive suggestions

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dedicarse

v/r

1 devote o.s. (a to)

2

:

¿a qué se dedica? what do you do (for a living)?

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vr

dedicarse a : to devote oneself to, to engage in

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dedicarse vb to do for a living

¿a qué te dedicas? what do you do for a living?

se dedica a la medicina he's a doctor

me dedico a la jardinería en mis ratos libres I spend my free time gardening