engage
/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/ [engaged, engaging]Translation
v [t]
›
⇨ requerir los servicios
v [i]
› (form) (la atención, el interés)
⇨ atraer
⇨ captar
He didn't know how to engage his pupils' attention No supo cómo captar la atención de sus alumnos
› (form)
⇨ contratar
He was engaged as an accountant to keep the books Fue contratado como contable para llevar las cuentas
■ constr. to engage + to do sth› (form) (en el ejército)
⇨ entablar una batalla
v [t, i]
→ to engage in sth→ to engage sb in conversation› (una máquina)
⇨ engranar con
› (una pieza)
⇨ acoplar
(Definition of engage vvv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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