hayáis abocado
abocar
abocar(
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to end in
El desatinado comentario del político sobre las mujeres abocó en un aluvión de críticas de las asociaciones feministas.The politician's foolish comment about women ended in a torrent of criticism from women's organizations.
abocarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to be heading towards
Estaba claro que la empresa se abocaba a la ruina cuando sus acciones bajaron 50 puntos en un día.It was clear that the company was heading towards bankruptcy its stock fell 50 points in one day.
b. to be headed for
Las charlas familiares parecían abocarse siempre a una discusión cuando salía el tema de la herencia.Family talks seemed to be always headed for an argument when the issue of inheritance was addressed.
3. (formal) (to focus on) (Latin America)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to apply oneself
El mes pasado Jaime se abocó a su nuevo proyecto para sacarlo adelante cuanto antes.Last month Jaime applied himself to his new project to get it off the ground as soon as possible.
a. to meet
Los jefes de equipo se abocaron para hablar del presupuesto para el año siguiente.The team leaders met to talk about the budget for the coming year.
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