dedicar

Cuando él nació, te dedicaste a crear un hombre de bien.	When he was born, you devoted yourself to raising a good man.
¿Por qué te dedicaste a prestar dinero?	Why did you give up research and take to moneylending?
¿Cómo te dedicaste a la actuación?	So how did you get into the acting?
Alguien como tú, ¿por qué no te dedicaste al fútbol?	A guy your size... why not play a real sport, like football?
Menos mal que no te dedicaste a las series de TV.	Thank goodness you didn't make TV serials.
¿Por qué te dedicaste a esto?	Hmm? Why did you get into this business?
¿Y a que te dedicaste?	And what did you do?
Tuviste una fructífera vida, te dedicaste a los necesitados, te cansaste y trabajaste bastante por los demás, sin pensar en ti mismo.	You have had a fruitful life, dedicated yourself to the poor, got tired and worked hard for others without thinking of yourself.
Si te dedicaste al marketing hace 15-20 años, es porque creías que podías escribir una gran frase publicitaria; podías entender alguna estrategia de consumo y te abrías camino hacia arriba.	If you went into marketing 15-20 years ago, it's because you believed you could write a great creative line; you could understand some consumer strategy and you worked your way up.
Cuando la hacíamos caminar con su pierna de pobre muñeca mutilada, la tomabas con fuerza, cuidando de no tropezar, quizá temerosa de una segunda caída; y en aquella época a nada te dedicaste tanto.	When we took her out for a walk on her poor mutilated leg, you held onto her tightly, careful not to stumble, perhaps fearful of another fall. At that time in your life you dedicated yourself to her more than to anything else.
¿Te dedicaste profesionalmente a los juegos de carreras antes de pasarte a StarCraft?	You played racing games professionally before switching to StarCraft?