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engaged in

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
be engaged in [sth] v expr	(be involved in [sth])	estar involucrado en loc verb
	(coloquial)	estar metido en loc verb
	The company was engaged in negotiations with view to a possible merger.
	La compañía estaba involucrada en negociaciones con vistas a una posible fusión.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
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.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
engage⇒ vi	(gear: become locked)	engranarse⇒ v prnl
	Jeff pressed the clutch pedal and heard the engine engage.
	Jess apretó el embrague y escuchó el motor engranarse.
engage vi	(military: fight)	combatir⇒ vi
	It takes years of training for a soldier to be ready to engage.
	Se necesitan años de entrenamiento para que un soldado esté listo para combatir.
engage [sb]⇒ vtr	(person: hire as employee)	contratar a vtr + prep
		emplear a vtr + prep
	The elderly couple have recently engaged a home help.
	La pareja de ancianos contrató a un empleado doméstico hace poco.

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Locuciones verbales engage | engaged in
Inglés		Español
reengage in [sth] (US), re-engage in [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep	(join [sth] again)	volver a unirse a loc verb + prep
		volver a vi + prep

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Compound Forms: engaged in | engage
Inglés		Español
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.

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