proponerse

proponerse

► verbo pronominal

1 to intend

■ me he propuesto dejar el tabaco I intend to give up smoking

■ se propuso ser actriz y lo consiguió she was determined to become an actress and she succeeded

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to intend

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VPR

proponerse algo — to put one's mind to sth

cuando me propongo algo seriamente, lo consigo — when I really set out to do something o put my mind to something, I get it done

• proponerse hacer algo — [con intención] to mean to do sth, intend to do sth; [con empeño] to be determined to do sth, be intent on doing sth

me he propuesto dejar de fumar este año — I mean o intend to give up smoking this year

no me había propuesto hacerte daño — I didn't mean o intend to hurt you

me he propuesto terminar el libro hoy — I am determined to finish the book today, I am intent on finishing the book today

• proponerse que, ¿es que te has propuesto que lleguemos tarde? — you're determined to make us late, aren't you?, you're intent on making us late, aren't you?

• sin proponérselo — unintentionally

y así, sin proponérmelo, me convertí en empresario — so, without exactly meaning to, I became a businessman, so I became a businessman unintentionally

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(v.) = put + Posesivo + mind to

Ex. He was a man obsessed with everything he put his mind to.

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(v.) = put + Posesivo + mind to

Ex: He was a man obsessed with everything he put his mind to.

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■proponerse verbo reflexivo to intend, decide: se propone ascender el Everest, their aim is to climb Mt. Everest
'proponerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empeñar
- proponer
English:
set out

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vpr

proponerse hacer algo to plan o intend to do sth;

se ha propuesto perder diez kilos she has decided to lose ten kilos;

el nuevo juez se ha propuesto acabar con la delincuencia the new judge has set himself the task of putting an end to crime;

consigue todo lo que se propone she achieves everything she sets out to;

no me proponía ofender a nadie it wasn't my intention to offend anyone

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proponerse

v/r

:

proponerse hacer algo decide to do sth, make up one’s mind to do sth

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vr

: to intend, to plan, to set out

lo que se propone lo cumple: he does what he sets out to do

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proponerse vb to set out [pt. & pp. set]

se propuso aprender a conducir she set out to learn to drive