ofrecerse

ofrecerse

► verbo pronominal

1 (prestarse) to offer, volunteer

■ se ofreció a llevarme he offered to give me a lift

■ se ofreció voluntario he volunteered

2 (disponer) to want

■ ¿qué se le ofrece? what can I do for you?

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to volunteer

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VPR

1) [persona]

un joven se ofreció como guía — a young man offered to act as a guide

la vecina se ha ofrecido para cualquier cosa que necesitemos — the woman next door offered to help us in any way she could

• ofrecerse a o para hacer algo — to offer to do sth

me ofrecí a acompañarla hasta la puerta — I offered to see her to the door

"profesor de inglés se ofrece para dar clases particulares" — "English teacher offers private tuition"

• ofrecerse (como) voluntario — to volunteer (a for)

2)

ofrecérsele a algn — [oportunidad] to offer itself (to sb), present itself (to sb); [obstáculo, dificultad] to present itself (to sb)

se le ofreció una maravillosa oportunidad — a wonderful opportunity offered o presented itself (to him)

se le ofrece ahora la oportunidad de demostrar su valía — he has now been given o he now has the opportunity to prove himself

los obstáculos que se le ofrecieron — the obstacles that she was now faced with, the obstacles that had presented themselves

un hermoso espectáculo se ofrecía ante sus ojos — liter a beautiful sight presented itself to her eyes liter

3) frm (=desear)

buenos días, ¿qué se le ofrece? — good morning, what can I do for you? o what would you like?

¿se le ofrece algo? — is there anything I can do for you?

4) (=ocurrir) to occur

se me ofrece una duda — I have a doubt, a problem has occurred to me

¿qué se ofrece? — what's going on?, what's happening?

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(v.) = be forthcoming, step forward, step up to

Ex. Until additional funds are forthcoming, it is most helpful to 'push' such a plan.

Ex. If no one else steps forward, I will try to find it and send you the formula.

Ex. As universities work steadily to get full-time faculty onboard with distance learning, virtual adjuncts have eagerly stepped up to fill the void, thereby enabling institutions to respond promptly to market demand.

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(v.) = be forthcoming, step forward, step up to

Ex: Until additional funds are forthcoming, it is most helpful to 'push' such a plan.

Ex: If no one else steps forward, I will try to find it and send you the formula.

Ex: As universities work steadily to get full-time faculty onboard with distance learning, virtual adjuncts have eagerly stepped up to fill the void, thereby enabling institutions to respond promptly to market demand.

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■ofrecerse verbo reflexivo
1 (a hacer algo) to offer, volunteer [para, to]
2 (mostrarse una situación o perspectiva) to present itself
3 frml ¿qué se le ofrece?, what can I do for you?
'ofrecerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
prestarse
- ofrecer
- prestar
English:
come forward
- step forward
- volunteer
- come
- offer
- step

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vpr

1. [presentarse] to offer, to volunteer;

varios se ofrecieron voluntarios several people volunteered;

ofrecerse a o [m5]para hacer algo to offer to do sth;

me ofrecí de guía para enseñarles la ciudad I volunteered o offered to act as a guide and show them round the city;

se ofrece diseñadora con mucha experiencia [en letrero, anuncio] highly experienced designer seeks employment

2. [aparecer]

se nos ofrece una oportunidad de oro para hacer dinero this is a golden opportunity for us to make some money;

un hermoso paisaje se ofrecía ante sus ojos a beautiful landscape greeted her eyes

3. Formal [desear]

¿qué se le ofrece? what can I do for you?;

estamos aquí para lo que se le ofrezca we are here to be of service to you

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ofrecerse

v/r

1 volunteer, offer one’s services (de as)

2 (presentarse) appear

3 fml

:

¿qué se le ofrece? what can I do for you?

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vr

1) : to offer oneself, to volunteer

2) : to open up, to present itself

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ofrecerse vb to offer

se ofreció a acompañarme he offered to go with me

ofrecerse voluntario to volunteer

"se ofrece canguro" "babysitter available"