emplearse a fondo: meaning & examples

Language: Spanish

Meanings:

2.
SpainLatin AmericaneutralformalMachine
- To employ or exert something to its fullest extent; to use all means or force available for a purpose.
- To engage fully and decisively in an action or operation.
Examples
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- El ejército se empleó a fondo para defender la ciudad durante el asedio.
  The army exerted all its force to defend the city during the siege.
- En la negociación, emplearon a fondo todos los recursos para obtener el mejor acuerdo.
  In the negotiation, they used all available resources to get the best deal.
- La empresa se empleó a fondo en la campaña publicitaria para aumentar sus ventas.
  The company employed all its means in the advertising campaign to increase sales.
1.
SpainLatin AmericaneutralcolloquialMachine
- To apply oneself thoroughly to a task or responsibility; to work with sustained, intensive effort.
- To devote all available energy, attention, and resources to carrying out a duty or objective.
Examples
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- Para terminar el proyecto a tiempo, María se empleó a fondo durante toda la semana.
  To finish the project on time, María applied herself thoroughly all week.
- Si quieres lograr tus metas, debes emplearte a fondo y no rendirte ante los obstáculos.
  If you want to achieve your goals, you must work hard and not give up at obstacles.
- Los atletas se emplean a fondo en los entrenamientos para alcanzar el máximo rendimiento.
  Athletes apply themselves thoroughly in training to reach peak performance.

Examples:

ES: - Como usted dice, jefe, tiene que emplearse, emplearse a fondo en su trabajo,
EN: - Like you say, guv'nor. # You've got to grind, grind, grind # At that grindstone
ES: ¡Arp parece emplearse a fondo!
EN: Arp seems to be pushing too hard.
ES: ¡Tuvieron que emplearse a fondo!
EN: They threw everything at you.
ES: Jerry y Joe estaban llenos de malos sentimientos desde hacía años que pudrían como un cerdo al sol Han tenido que emplearse a fondo para expulsarlos.
EN: Jerry and Joe had let their bad feelings sit inside them for years, rotting like a pig in a front yard, and it took a fight to work everything out.
ES: Nuestros soldados sufren por los venenos del enemigo... y no son capaces de emplearse a fondo.
EN: Our soldiers are suffering from the enemy's poison and unable to use their full strength.
ES: O como su padre, tal vez sabe cómo emplearse a fondo.
EN: Or like her dad, maybe she just knows how to act tough.

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Source: Wiktionary

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