He gave up football to devote himself entirely to amateur boxing.
He renounced becoming a cardinal in order to devote himself entirely to monastic life.
After he retires, he plans to devote himself to his vegetable garden and his grandchildren.
Après sa retraite, il compte se vouer à son potager et à ses petits-enfants.
He left show business to devote himself entirely to art-house cinema and theater.
Il a quitté le showbiz pour se consacrer entièrement au cinéma d'auteur et au théâtre.
He abandons his career in the theatre to devote himself to cinema.
Il délaisse sa carrière au théâtre pour se consacrer au cinéma.
He finally abandoned climbing to devote himself to his children and grandchildren.
Il arrête définitivement l'alpinisme pour se consacrer à ses enfants et petits-enfants.
He left journalism to devote himself entirely to political speechwriting.
Il a abandonné le journalisme pour se consacrer entièrement à l'écriture de discours politiques.
The monk gave up all his worldly possessions to devote himself entirely to prayer.
Le moine a renoncé à toutes ses possessions terrestres pour se consacrer uniquement à la prière.
He left medical practice to devote himself entirely to scientific research.
Il a quitté la pratique de la médecine pour se consacrer entièrement à la recherche scientifique.
Abandoned a career as a trader to devote himself entirely to music.
Abandonne une carrière de commerçant pour se consacrer entièrement à la musique.
He quit his office job to devote himself completely to professional boxing.
Il a quitté son travail de bureau pour se consacrer entièrement à la boxe professionnelle.
Coulombe gradually abandon sculpture to devote himself almost exclusively to painting.
Coulombe abandonnera graduellement la sculpture pour se consacrer presqu'exclusivement à la peinture.
The hermit renounced every earthly concern to devote himself entirely to contemplation.
L'ermite renonça à toute préoccupation terrestre pour se consacrer entièrement à la contemplation.