La Palabra del Día: "dedicar"

Question

dedicar

verb ( to dedicate, to devote; to consecrate; to give )

Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The sentence with the most votes will be crowned the Word of the Day winner!

Guidelines:

Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Have fun experimenting with Spanish.

Examples:

1.Dedico mi vida a la enseñanza.

I dedicate my life to teaching.

2.Necesita dedicar más tiempo a limpiar la casa.

She needs to devote more time to cleaning the house.

ahora me dedico a mis estudios ! - Jadexr, Mar 15, 2012

Answer 1

Mi amigo felino se dedica a dormir todo el día para descansarse de sus expediciones nocturnas de la noche

My feline friend spends the whole day sleeping to recuperate from his nightly adventures.

so cute!! - rac1, Mar 15, 2012

muy lindo!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 15, 2012

Gato loco!!!!! - Jraider, Mar 15, 2012

"para descansar de sus expediciones nocturnas" :) - Cordobesa, Mar 15, 2012

Answer 2

Voy a dedicar este día a Dios. I am going to dedicate this day to God.

:):):) - rac1, Mar 15, 2012

Muy bien, Shane, una frase perfecta :)))) - Cordobesa, Mar 15, 2012

Answer 3

Quisiera dedicar esta canción a mi novia

I'd like to dedicate this song to my girlfriend

Hola Handy!:) - rac1, Mar 15, 2012

Perfecta :) - Cordobesa, Mar 15, 2012

Answer 4

Soy una persona muy dedicada a la hora de aprender español.

I am a very dedicated person when it comes to learning Spanish.

ya somos dos;) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 15, 2012

Muy bien, Rac :) - Cordobesa, Mar 15, 2012

Thank you Cordobesa:):) - rac1, Mar 15, 2012

De nada :) - Cordobesa, Mar 16, 2012

Answer 5

He dedicado mi vida entera a.....¡Cavar hoyos! I have dedicated my whole life to....digging holes!!

so funny, Jool! Sometimes I think that I have dedicated my life to fullfil holes:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 15, 2012

jajaja :) ¡Cavar hoyos! - Cordobesa, Mar 15, 2012

Seems so pointless, and yet he appears so fulfilled in his work... hahahahha - katydew, Mar 15, 2012

Answer 6

Se dedicó a despilfarrar todo el dinero que le dejaron sus padres como herencia, ahora está en la ruina.

He was dedicated to wasting all the money his parents gave as an inheritance, now he's broke.

I loved Star Wars! - rac1, Mar 15, 2012

He was dedicated to wasting all the money his parents gave as an inheritance, now he's broke. Good work! - Leatha, Mar 15, 2012

Gracias por corregirme Leatha. - xtiagox, Mar 15, 2012

Answer 7

Quiero dedicar mas tiempo apprendar español.................I want to devote more time to learn spanish.

Spanish :):) - rac1, Mar 15, 2012

"más tiempo a aprender" :) - Cordobesa, Mar 15, 2012

Quiero dedicar más tiempo a aprendar espanol.............Gracias C - Zalone, Mar 16, 2012

Answer 8

Me dedico a entender todo lo posible, para que les enseñe a mis amigos mas al rato.

I dedicate myself to understanding everything possible, so that I may teach my friends later on.

I, should be capitalized in the English sentence. Good post! - rac1, Mar 15, 2012

"para poder enseñar a mis amigos más tarde" :) - Cordobesa, Mar 15, 2012

Answer 9

They dedicated the new hospital wing yesterday.

Ayer ellos dedicaron la nueva ala de hospital.

Hola Gringojrf!:) - rac1, Mar 15, 2012

"el nuevo ala del hospital" - Cordobesa, Mar 15, 2012

Answer 10

My son spends too much time playing video games.

Mi hijo dedica demasiado tiempo a jugar los videojuegos.

"a jugar a (los) videojuegos" :) - Cordobesa, Mar 15, 2012

Gracias, Cordobesa. - Leatha, Mar 16, 2012

Answer 11

Dedico todas las mañanas a estudiar español y, entonces luego, a hacer ejercicio. I dedicate every morning to studying Spanish and then exercising.

"y, luego, a hacer..." :) - Cordobesa, Mar 15, 2012

Gracias, cordobesa. - mstivers, Mar 15, 2012

Answer 12

Los perros lazarillos son muy dedicados. ¡Incluso están siendo entrenados para ayudar al en/con cajero automático!

Seeing-eye dogs are very dedicated. They are even being trained to help at the ATM!

Wow, I didn't know that! :):) - rac1, Mar 15, 2012

"para ayudar en/con el cajero..." :) - Cordobesa, Mar 15, 2012

I wouldn't have thought of "with the ATM". Muchas gracias, Cordobesa! - bandit51jd, Mar 15, 2012

Your words to learn have been very interesting, I was happy to find a fun answer this time, but at the same time give "kudos" to these hard working animals! - bandit51jd, Mar 15, 2012

Answer 13

I want to dedicated everyone a a very beautiful song.

Quiero dedicar a todos una hermosa canción.

I want to dedicate this very beautiful song to everyone. Nice Luis. I hope it's in Spanish! - katydew, Mar 15, 2012

thanks a lot my friend you are always very helpful. - luisssito, Mar 16, 2012

I see you help me too... much appreciated! - katydew, Mar 17, 2012

Answer 14

He has dedicated all his spare time to finding the meaning of life.

Ha dedicado todo su tiempo libre a encontrar el significado de la vida.

lol :):) - rac1, Mar 15, 2012

jajaja :))) ¡Muy bien! - Cordobesa, Mar 15, 2012

Hahahahahahahah ;-)))) - mcl020, Mar 16, 2012

Gracias:) - BigBrother, Mar 17, 2012

Answer 15

Me soy dedicar mi tiempo a aprender español ahora mismo.

Just like me:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 15, 2012

Good morning!!:) - rac1, Mar 15, 2012

Please, could you write your English sentence? :) - Cordobesa, Mar 15, 2012