engage

Pronúncia: ɪnˈgeɪdʒ
    transitive verb
  1. [bind by promise or contract] contractar.
  2. [servant] llogar.
  3. [lawyer] requerir els serveis de.
  4. to engage a typist llogar un(a) mecanògraf(a).
  5. to engage someone as a guide llogar algú (per \ com a) guia.

  6. [attract attention] cridar, atreure.
  7. nothing engages his attention for long res no li acapara l’atenció per gaire estona.
  8. her attention was engaged by the paper el diari li acaparava l’atenció.

  9. [attack enemy] atacar.

  10. to engage someone in a conversation entretenir algú enraonant, tenir algú entretingut enraonant, abordar algú per a enraonar.

  11. [one’s word] engatjar.
    12. intransitive verb
  12. [attack] atacar tr.
  13. our orders are to engage at once tenim ordres d’atacar immediatament.
  14. to engage in dedicar-se a, ocupar-se (en \ a).
  15. to engage to do something comprometre’s a fer alguna cosa.
  16. to engage with Mechanics engranar amb.

  17. to be engaged [seat] ser ocupat, estar ocupat.
  18. (idem) [person] estar ocupat, tenir un compromís, no estar lliure.
  19. (idem) Telephone comunicar.

  20. to be engaged (to be married) estar promès amb.
  21. (idem) [two persons] festejar formalment, estar promesos.
  22. to get engaged prometre's (to a, amb).
    23. reflexive verb
  23. to engage (oneself) to do something comprometre’s a fer una cosa.