dedicarse a

v.

1 to dedicate oneself to, to devote oneself to, to apply oneself to, to give oneself to.

Ella se dedica a aprender She dedicates herself to learn.

Ella se dedica a pasear perros She dedicates herself to walk dogs.

2 to concentrate on, to go in for, to work on, to pursue.

Ella se dedica a los estudios She concentrates on her studies.

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to devote oneself to

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(v.) = aim at, be concerned with, embark on/upon, engage in, indulge in, turn to, get + involved with/in, devote + Reflexivo + to, home in on, enter + a business, make + a life's work of, spend + Posesivo + days, go into

Ex. This paper describes research carried out into the use of an on-line bulletin board service aimed at those in the academic community who are interested in applying computing to teaching in the Arts and Humanities.

Ex. Now we are concerned in this work with the organisation of knowledge and information retrieval in a specific context.

Ex. Before we embark upon more extensive consideration of the software packages and their use in information retrieval, it is worth reviewing the options for computer hardware.

Ex. In the libraries which were engaged in large-scale cataloguing co-operation was central to developments, as outlined in chapter 18.

Ex. Each library must make policy decisions concerning whether it will indulge in analytical cataloguing.

Ex. We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.

Ex. This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.

Ex. Having devoted herself to medical librarianship in her elective course work, she hoped when she received her degree to put her knowledge to work at a university medical school.

Ex. This article discusses the organisations that develop standards in information management and homes in on the US national bodies central to many of the international standards.

Ex. Some of those pupils will undoubtedly enter one kind of business or another which has links with Europe.

Ex. For librarianship students not intending to make a life's work of official publications the problem is to teach an awareness that they are not necessarily highly specialist materials of restricted interest.

Ex. He now spends his days drawing, painting and counting himself lucky that he actually gets paid for doing what he loves.

Ex. She views librarianship through traditional eyes and plans to go into public service.

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(v.) = aim at, be concerned with, embark on/upon, engage in, indulge in, turn to, get + involved with/in, devote + Reflexivo + to, home in on, enter + a business, make + a life's work of, spend + Posesivo + days, go into

Ex: This paper describes research carried out into the use of an on-line bulletin board service aimed at those in the academic community who are interested in applying computing to teaching in the Arts and Humanities.

Ex: Now we are concerned in this work with the organisation of knowledge and information retrieval in a specific context.

Ex: Before we embark upon more extensive consideration of the software packages and their use in information retrieval, it is worth reviewing the options for computer hardware.

Ex: In the libraries which were engaged in large-scale cataloguing co-operation was central to developments, as outlined in chapter 18.

Ex: Each library must make policy decisions concerning whether it will indulge in analytical cataloguing.

Ex: We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.

Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.

Ex: Having devoted herself to medical librarianship in her elective course work, she hoped when she received her degree to put her knowledge to work at a university medical school.

Ex: This article discusses the organisations that develop standards in information management and homes in on the US national bodies central to many of the international standards.

Ex: Some of those pupils will undoubtedly enter one kind of business or another which has links with Europe.

Ex: For librarianship students not intending to make a life's work of official publications the problem is to teach an awareness that they are not necessarily highly specialist materials of restricted interest.

Ex: He now spends his days drawing, painting and counting himself lucky that he actually gets paid for doing what he loves.

Ex: She views librarianship through traditional eyes and plans to go into public service.