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empeñar

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
empeñar⇒ vtr	(dar como garantía de pago) (give as security)	pawn⇒ vtr
	(slang)	hock⇒ vtr
	Empeñamos las joyas de la familia para pagar las deudas.
	We pawned the family jewels to pay off the debts.
empeñarse en v prnl + prep	(empecinarse en algo)	insist on vi + prep
		be set on doing [sth] v expr
	Martín se empeñó en demostrar sus teorías.
	He insisted on demonstrating his theories.
empeñarse⇒ v prnl	(finanzas: adquirir muchas deudas)	fall into debt v expr
	Tenía tal descontrol sobre sus finanzas que se empeñó sin darse cuenta.
	He had such a lack of control over his finances that he fell into debt without realizing.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
empeñarse v prnl	coloquial (contraer muchas deudas)	get into debt, go into debt v expr
	El obrero se empeñó con el dueño de la empresa para comprar un coche. Carolina tenía tal descontrol sobre sus finanzas que se empeñó sin darse cuenta.
	The worker got into debt (or: went into debt) with the owner of the business in order to buy a car.
empeñar⇒ vtr	(comprometer) (word, as in a promise)	give⇒ vtr
	Empeñaste tu palabra, ahora cumple.
	You gave your word, now fulfill it.

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