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1 (to) devote
(to) devote /dɪˈvəʊt/v. t.– to devote st. to, dedicare (o consacrare) qc. a: He devotes all his energy to his job, consacra al lavoro tutte le sue energie; Over half the book is devoted to a discussion of the political issues, più di metà del libro è dedicato alla discussione degli aspetti politici; Not enough care has been devoted to the needs of elderly people, non è stata prestata sufficiente attenzione alle necessità degli anziani● to devote oneself to st. [to doing st.], consacrarsi (o dedicarsi) a qc. [a fare qc.]: On weekends he devotes himself to his family, nei fine settimana, si consacra alla famiglia; They have devoted themselves to teaching immigrants English, si sono dedicati a insegnare l'inglese agli immigrati. -
2 (to) devote
(to) devote /dɪˈvəʊt/v. t.– to devote st. to, dedicare (o consacrare) qc. a: He devotes all his energy to his job, consacra al lavoro tutte le sue energie; Over half the book is devoted to a discussion of the political issues, più di metà del libro è dedicato alla discussione degli aspetti politici; Not enough care has been devoted to the needs of elderly people, non è stata prestata sufficiente attenzione alle necessità degli anziani● to devote oneself to st. [to doing st.], consacrarsi (o dedicarsi) a qc. [a fare qc.]: On weekends he devotes himself to his family, nei fine settimana, si consacra alla famiglia; They have devoted themselves to teaching immigrants English, si sono dedicati a insegnare l'inglese agli immigrati.
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