abandonarse

abandonarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (descuidarse) to neglect oneself, let oneself go

2 (entregarse) to give oneself up (a, to)

■ se abandonó a la bebida he gave himself up to drink

3 (ceder) to give in

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VPR

1) (=no cuidarse) to let o.s. go

no deberías abandonarte aunque estés deprimida — you shouldn't let yourself go even though you're depressed

aunque no se abandona nada parece cada vez más viejo — although he looks after himself very well he looks older every day

2) (=entregarse) to abandon o.s.

nos abandonamos en manos de la suerte — we abandoned ourselves to the hand of fate

abandonarse a — [+ alcohol, droga] to give o.s. over o up to, abandon o.s. to; [+ destino, suerte] to abandon o.s. to; [+ sueño] to surrender to, give in to

no te abandones a la desesperación — don't give in to despair

3) (=desanimarse) to lose heart, get discouraged

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(v.) = go to + seed

Ex. She berated him for having 'gone to seed' and lambasted him for not living up to his ideals.

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(v.) = go to + seed

Ex: She berated him for having 'gone to seed' and lambasted him for not living up to his ideals.

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■abandonarse verbo reflexivo
1 (descuidarse) to let oneself go: se ha abandonado mucho desde la muerte de su marido, she's really let herself go since her husband's death
2 (entregarse) to abandon oneself o to give oneself over: no te abandones al desaliento, don't lose heart
'abandonarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
darse
- entregarse
- abandonar
- dejar
- entregar
English:
let

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vpr

1. [de aspecto] to neglect oneself, to let oneself go

2.

abandonarse a [desesperación, dolor] to succumb to;

[placer, sentidos] to abandon oneself to; [vicio] to give oneself over to;

se abandona con facilidad a la desesperación she is quick to despair

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abandonarse

v/r let o.s. go;

abandonarse a abandon o.s. to

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vr

1) : to neglect oneself

2)

abandonarse a : to succumb to, to give oneself over to