engage

[ɪn'geɪdʒ] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (attract) attirare [person, attention]; risvegliare [interest, imagination]

2) (involve)

to be engaged in — partecipare a [activity]; prendere parte a [discussion, negotiations]

to be engaged in doing — stare facendo

to engage sb. in conversation — attaccare discorso con qcn.

to be otherwise engaged — avere altri impegni

3) (employ) ingaggiare, assumere [worker]

4) mecc. innestare, ingranare [gear]; innestare [clutch]

5) mil. attaccare [enemy]

2.

verbo intransitivo form.

to engage in — partecipare a [activity]; prendere parte a [discussion, negotiations]; mil. ingaggiare [combat]

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[in'ɡei‹]

verb

1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) assumere

2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) ingaggiare

3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) attirare

4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) impegnarsi in combattimento, ingaggiare battaglia

5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) innestare, ingranare

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[ɪn'geɪdʒ] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (attract) attirare [person, attention]; risvegliare [interest, imagination]

2) (involve)

to be engaged in — partecipare a [activity]; prendere parte a [discussion, negotiations]

to be engaged in doing — stare facendo

to engage sb. in conversation — attaccare discorso con qcn.

to be otherwise engaged — avere altri impegni

3) (employ) ingaggiare, assumere [worker]

4) mecc. innestare, ingranare [gear]; innestare [clutch]

5) mil. attaccare [enemy]

2.

verbo intransitivo form.

to engage in — partecipare a [activity]; prendere parte a [discussion, negotiations]; mil. ingaggiare [combat]