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di'vəut((with to) to give up wholly to or use entirely for: She devotes her life to music.) dedicar(se)- devoted- devotee
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devote vb dedicar / dedicarsetr[dɪ'vəʊt]1 (time, effort) dedicar, consagrar■ four whole pages are devoted to yesterday's tragic shooting cuatro páginas enteras están dedicadas al tiroteo trágico de ayer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto devote oneself to something dedicarse a algo1) dedicate: consagrar, dedicarto devote one's life: dedicar uno su vida2)to devote oneself : dedicarsev.• consagrar v.• dedicar v.dɪ'vəʊt
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to devote something TO something/-ING — dedicar* algo a algo/ + inf
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v reflto devote oneself to something/-ing — dedicarse* a algo/+ inf
[dɪ'vǝʊt]VTshe devoted her life to finding a cure for the disease — dedicó or consagró su vida a encontrar una cura para la enfermedad
they do not devote enough attention to their children — no dedican la suficiente atención a sus hijos
we will devote 30% of the money to research — asignaremos or destinaremos el 30% del dinero a la investigación
to devote o.s. to sth — dedicarse a algo
* * *[dɪ'vəʊt]
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to devote something TO something/-ING — dedicar* algo a algo/ + inf
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v reflto devote oneself to something/-ing — dedicarse* a algo/+ inf
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