engaged

engaged
adjective
1) (bound by promise (especially to marry): She became engaged to John.) prometido
2) ((with in) employed or occupied: She is engaged in social work.) ocupado
3) (busy; not free; occupied: Please come if you are not already engaged for that evening; The room / telephone line is engaged.) ocupado
engaged adj
1. prometido
Tom and Anne are engaged Tom y Anne están prometidos
2. comunicando
I phoned you, but the line was engaged te llamé, pero estaba comunicando
En inglés americano se diría the line was busy
to get engaged prometerse
engaged
tr[ɪn'geɪʤd]
adjective
1 (to be married) prometido,-a
■ we're engaged estamos prometidos
2 (busy) ocupado,-a
■ sorry, I'm otherwise engaged lo siento, tengo un compromiso
3 (of toilet) ocupado,-a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be engaged (of telephone) estar comunicando
to get engaged prometerse
engaged tone (telephone) señal nombre femenino de estar comunicando
engaged
adj.
• comprometido, -a adj.
• ocupado, -a adj.
• prometido, -a adj.
ɪn'geɪdʒd
adjective
1) (betrothed) prometido, comprometido (AmL)

to be engaged TO somebody — estar* prometido a alguien, estar* comprometido con alguien (AmL)

to get engaged — prometerse, comprometerse (AmL)

2) (pred)
a) (occupied) (frml) ocupado

I'm otherwise engaged — tengo otro compromiso

engaged IN o ON: they are engaged in a new business venture tienen un nuevo negocio entre manos; the work we are engaged on — el trabajo que nos ocupa

b) (BrE) <toilet> ocupado
c) (BrE Telec) ocupado, comunicando (Esp)

the engaged tone o signal — la señal de ocupado or (Esp) de comunicando

[ɪn'ɡeɪdʒd]
1. ADJ
1)

to be engaged — (=busy) [seat, person] estar ocupado; (Brit) [toilet] estar ocupado

to be engaged in — estar ocupado en, dedicarse a

what are you engaged in? — ¿a qué se dedica Vd?

2) (Brit)
(Telec)

to be engaged — estar comunicando or (LAm) ocupado

3)

to be engaged (to be married) — estar prometido; [2 persons] estar prometidos, ser novios

they've been engaged for two years — llevan dos años de relaciones formales

to get engaged — prometerse (to con)

the engaged couple — los novios

2.
CPD

engaged signal, engaged tone N — señal f de comunicando or (LAm) ocupado

* * *
[ɪn'geɪdʒd]
adjective
1) (betrothed) prometido, comprometido (AmL)

to be engaged TO somebody — estar* prometido a alguien, estar* comprometido con alguien (AmL)

to get engaged — prometerse, comprometerse (AmL)

2) (pred)
a) (occupied) (frml) ocupado

I'm otherwise engaged — tengo otro compromiso

engaged IN o ON: they are engaged in a new business venture tienen un nuevo negocio entre manos; the work we are engaged on — el trabajo que nos ocupa

b) (BrE) <toilet> ocupado
c) (BrE Telec) ocupado, comunicando (Esp)

the engaged tone o signal — la señal de ocupado or (Esp) de comunicando


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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