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1 to devote oneself
to devote oneselfdedicar-se, entregar-se, consagrar-se. -
2 devote
[di'vəut]((with to) to give up wholly to or use entirely for: She devotes her life to music.) devotar- devoted- devotee
- devotion* * *de.vote[div'out] vt 1 devotar, dedicar, consagrar, sacrificar, empregar. 2 consignar. to devote oneself dedicar-se, entregar-se, consagrar-se. -
3 give up
1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) desistir2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) desistir3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) desistir4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) devotar5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) desistir de -
4 give up
1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) desistir, largar2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) renunciar a3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) entregar-se4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) dedicar5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) considerar
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