engage

engage
in'ɡei‹
verb
1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) contratar
2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) contratar
3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) ocupar
4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) entablar combate con
5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) engranar
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- engagement
- engaging
engage
tr[ɪn'geɪʤ]
transitive verb
1 (hire) contratar
■ he engaged a new chauffeur contrató a un nuevo chófer
2 (take up, occupy) ocupar, entretener
■ the game engaged his attention for hours el juego lo ocupó durante horas
3 (attract) llamar, atraer, captar
4 formal use (attack) entablar combate con
5 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL (gear) engranar, meter; (clutch) apretar
6 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL engranar con
intransitive verb
1 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL engranar
2 formal use (attack) entablar combate
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to engage somebody in conversation entablar conversación con alguien
to engage the clutch embragar
engage [ɪn'geɪʤ, ɛn-] v, -gaged ; -gaging vt
1) attract: captar, atraer, llamar
to engage one's attention: captar la atención
2) mesh: engranar
to engage the clutch: embragar
3) commit: comprometer
to get engaged: comprometerse
4) hire: contratar
5) : entablar combate con (un enemigo)
engage vi
1) participate: participar
2)
to engage in combat : entrar en combate
engage
v.
• alquilar v.
• apalabrar v.
• atraer v.
(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)
• comprometer v.
• contratar v.
• emplear v.
• endentar v.
• enganchar v.
• engranar v.
• ocupar v.
ɪn'geɪdʒ
1.
transitive verb
1) \<\<attention/interest\>\> captar, atraer*

to engage somebody in conversation — entablar una conversación con alguien

2) \<\<cog/wheel\>\> engranar con; \<\<gear\>\> engranar, meter (fam)

to engage the clutch — embragar*, apretar* el embrague

3) (hire) \<\<staff/performer\>\> contratar

2.
vi
1) (take part)

to engage IN something: to engage in politics — dedicarse* a la política

2) \<\<cog/wheel\>\> engranar
[ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ]
1. VT
1) (=hire) [+ servant, lawyer, worker] contratar
2) (=attract) [+ attention] llamar, captar
3) (=occupy) [+ attention, interest] ocupar

to engage sb in conversation — entablar conversación con algn

to engage the enemy in battle — entablar batalla or combate con el enemigo

4) (Mech) [+ cog] engranar con; [+ coupling] acoplar; [+ gear] meter

to engage the clutch — embragar

2. VI
1)

to engage in — [+ discussion] entablar; [+ politics] meterse en; [+ sport] tomar parte en

2) (=initiate battle) entablar batalla, entablar combate
3) (Mech) engranar (with con)
* * *
[ɪn'geɪdʒ]
1.
transitive verb
1) \<\<attention/interest\>\> captar, atraer*

to engage somebody in conversation — entablar una conversación con alguien

2) \<\<cog/wheel\>\> engranar con; \<\<gear\>\> engranar, meter (fam)

to engage the clutch — embragar*, apretar* el embrague

3) (hire) \<\<staff/performer\>\> contratar

2.
vi
1) (take part)

to engage IN something: to engage in politics — dedicarse* a la política

2) \<\<cog/wheel\>\> engranar

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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