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/dɪˈvəʊt/ /dɪˈvoʊt/

Meanings
verb

Dedicar, consagrar

To give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter

Examples :

"I devoted this afternoon to repainting my study, and nothing will get in my way."
Dediqué esta tarde a repintar mi estudio y nada se interpondrá en mi camino.
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Related Words

Illustration afternoon

afternoon noun

/af.təɾˈnʉːn/ /ˌɑːf.tə.ˈnuːn/ /ˌæf.tɚ.ˈnun/

Tarde

"We usually have family dinner in the afternoon. "

Normalmente cenamos en familia por la tarde.

Illustration entirely

entirely adverb

/ɪnˈtaɪəli/ /ɪnˈtaɪɹli/

Enteramente, completamente

"It is entirely up to you where we go, as I’ll be happy with anywhere."

Depende enteramente de ti a dónde vamos, ya que estaré feliz en cualquier lugar.

Illustration neighbors

neighbors noun

/ˈneɪbərz/

Vecinos

"My neighbour has two noisy cats."

Mi vecino tiene dos gatos ruidosos.

Illustration studying

studying verb

/ˈstʌdiːɪŋ/

Estudiar, repasar

"I need to study my biology notes."

Necesito estudiar mis apuntes de biología.

Illustration execrate

execrate verb

/ˈɛksɪˌkreɪt/ /ˈɛɡzɪˌkreɪt/

Aborrecer, detestar

"The student execrated the difficult math problem. "

El estudiante aborrecía el difícil problema de matemáticas.

Illustration efforts

efforts noun

/ˈɛfəts/ /ˈɛfɚts/

Esfuerzos

"It took a lot of effort to find a decent-sized, fully-furnished apartment within walking distance of the office.   He made a conscious effort to not appear affected by the stories in the paper."

Se necesitó mucho esfuerzo para encontrar un apartamento de tamaño decente y completamente amueblado a poca distancia de la oficina. Hizo un esfuerzo consciente para no parecer afectado por las historias del periódico.

Illustration oneself

oneself pronoun

/wʌnˈsɛlf/

uno mismo, sí mismo

"Teaching oneself to swim can be dangerous."

Enseñar a nadar a uno mismo puede ser peligroso.

Illustration repainting

repainting verb

/ˌriːˈpeɪntɪŋ/ /riˈpeɪntɪŋ/

Volver a pintar

"to repaint a house; to repaint the ground of a picture"

volver a pintar una casa; volver a pintar el fondo de un cuadro

Illustration certain

certain noun

/ˈsɝtn̩/ /ˈsɜːtn̩/

La certeza

"The certain success of the project was a relief to the team. "

La certeza del éxito del proyecto fue un alivio para el equipo.

Illustration nothing

nothing noun

/ˈnʌθɪŋ/

Nada, insignificancia

"The broken pencil was nothing; I easily found a new one. "

El lápiz roto no era nada; encontré uno nuevo fácilmente.

Illustration addicted

addicted verb

/əˈdɪktɪd/

Entregar

"The court ruled that the company would be added to the list of companies affected by the new law. "

El tribunal dictaminó que la empresa se agregaría a la lista de empresas afectadas por la nueva ley.

Illustration devoted

devoted verb

/dɪˈvəʊtəd/

Dedicar, consagrar

"I devoted this afternoon to repainting my study, and nothing will get in my way."

Dediqué esta tarde a repintar mi estudio y nada se interpondrá en mi camino.