prostituirse

to prostitute oneself

prostituirse

pronominal verb

1. (to become a sex worker)

a. to prostitute oneself

Su vida ha sido muy dura. Sus padres murieron cuando tenía catorce años y tuvo que prostituirse para sobrevivir.

Her life has been very hard. Her parents died when she was fourteen years old and she had to prostitute herself to survive.

2. (to abandon one's principles)

a. to sell out

Ramírez se prostituyó y ahora juega para el equipo rival.

Ramirez sold out and is now playing for the rival team.

b. to prostitute oneself

Él no es leal. Se prostituye por poder y dinero.

He's no loyal. He prostitutes himself for power and money.

prostituir

transitive verb

3. (to turn into a sex worker)

a. to prostitute

Algunas de estas mujeres cuentan que fueron prostituidas por sus esposos durante la guerra.

Some of these women say they were prostituted by their husbands during the war.

b. to procure

Lauro estuvo en la cárcel por prostituir a migrantes necesitadas.

Lauro was in jail for procuring migrant women in need.

4. (to debase)

a. to prostitute

Aún éramos jóvenes abogados llenos de ideales que no estábamos dispuestos a prostituir.

We were still young lawyers full of ideals we weren't willing to prostitute.

prostituir

transitive verb

1. (sexualmente)

a. to prostitute

2. (de ideales, valores)

a. to betray

pronominal verb

3. (también fig)

a. to prostitute oneself

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prostituir

transitive verb

[+persona] to prostitute; [+ideales] to prostitute;

pronominal verb

prostituirse

1 (en sentido sexual) (por primera vez) to become a prostitute; (como profesión) to work as a prostitute

2 (corromperse) to prostitute o.s.