| Principal Translations |
| engaged adj | (person: to be married) | comprometido/a adj |
| | Adam and Charlotte are engaged; they plan to marry in April. |
| | Adam y Charlotte están comprometidos, y planean casarse en abril. |
| engaged adj | (cubicle, booth: occupied) | ocupado/a adj |
| | Helen needed to pee badly, but all the cubicles in the ladies' were engaged. |
| | Helen necesitaba hacer pis pero todos los cubículos estaban ocupados. |
| engaged adj | UK (phone line: busy) | ocupado/a adj |
| | (ES) | comunicado adj |
| | Gareth was trying to phone his mother, but the line was engaged. |
| | Gareth quería llamar a su madre pero la línea estaba ocupada. |
be engaged in [sth],
be engaged by [sth] v expr | (engrossed) | estar absorto en v cop + loc adj |
| | | estar concentrado en v cop + loc adj |
| | I was so engaged in what Owen was telling me that I missed my bus. |
| | Estaba tan absorta en lo que Owen me estaba contando que perdí el autobús. |
| Principal Translations |
| engage [sb]⇒ vtr | (involve, get the attention of) | llamar la atención de alguien loc verb + prep |
| | | captar la atención de alguien loc verb + prep |
| | The teacher's approach to maths did not engage her students. |
| | El enfoque de la profesora hacia las matemáticas no llamaba la atención de sus estudiantes. |
| engage [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (involve in) | involucrar a alguien en algo loc verb + prep |
| | | meter a alguien en algo loc verb + prep |
| | It is important to engage children in discussions about issues that affect the whole family. |
| | Es importante involucrar a los niños en las discusiones sobre temas que afectan a toda la familia. |
| engage [sth]⇒ vtr | (gear: lock in position) | poner⇒ vtr |
| | | engranar⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | meter⇒ vtr |
| | Mike engaged the first gear and sped away. |
| | Miguel puso primera y se fue. |
| engage [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (get into combat with) | enfrentarse a v prnl + prep |
| | | entablar combate con loc verb + prep |
| | The army engaged the enemy. |
| | El ejército se enfrentó al enemigo. |
| engage with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (talk, converse with) | interactuar con vi + prep |
| | | hablar con vi + prep |
| | | implicarse con v prnl + prep |
| | Mason is on that new social media site but he rarely engages with anyone there. |
| | Mason está en esa nueva red social pero raramente interactúa con gente allí. |
| engage with [sth] vi + prep | (be committed, involved with) | involucrarse en v prnl + prep |
| | | comprometerse con v prnl + prep |
| | | dedicarse a v prnl + prep |
| | It can be hard persuading people to engage with politics. |
| | Puede ser difícil persuadir a las personas de que se involucren en política. |
| engage in [sth] vi + prep | (participate, be involved in) | involucrarse en v prnl + prep |
| | | participar en, participar de v prnl + prep |
| | The candidate engaged in a smear campaign against his opponent. |
| | El candidato se involucró en una campaña sucia contra sus oponentes. |
| engage to do [sth] v expr | (commit to do) | empeñarse en hacer algo v prnl + prep |
| | | dedicarse a hacer algo v prnl + prep |
| | The government has engaged to assist the organization's aid efforts. |
| | El Gobierno se ha empeñado en contribuir con los esfuerzos humanitarios de la organización. |
| engage in [sth] vi + prep | formal (do) | meterse en algo v prnl + prep |
| | | participar en algo vi + prep |
| | | entrar en algo vi + prep |
| | I trust you will no longer engage in such childish behaviour. |
| | Confío en que ya no te metas en esas cosas de niños. |