engage

captar, interesar, involucrar

Despertar y mantener el interés de alguien o hacer que participe en algo.

En inglés sencillo: To interest someone and keep their attention or involve them in something.

• The story engaged the children.
• How can we engage more students?
• Her talk engaged the audience from the start.

Cómo se usa: engage someone in something (The teacher engaged the class in a discussion.)

Sinónimos: interest, absorb, involve

Antónimos: bore

Expresiones frecuentes: engage an audience, engage students, engage someone in

participar, dedicarse

Tomar parte en una actividad o dedicarse a ella.

En inglés sencillo: To take part in an activity.

• They engage in regular exercise.
• We engaged in a lively discussion.
• The company no longer engages in international trade.

Cómo se usa: engage in something (The students engaged in a debate about school rules.)

Sinónimos: participate, take part

Expresiones frecuentes: engage in something, engage in discussion

engranar, embragar

Conectar piezas móviles de una máquina para que funcionen juntas.

En inglés sencillo: To connect moving machine parts so that they work together.

• Engage the clutch slowly.
• He engaged the gears and started moving.
• The wheel’s teeth engage with those of the smaller wheel.

Cómo se usa: engage with something (The smaller gear engages with the larger one.)

Sinónimos: connect, mesh

Antónimos: disengage

Expresiones frecuentes: engage the clutch, engage a gear, engage with something

comprometer, obligar

Vincular a alguien mediante una promesa u obligación, especialmente una promesa de matrimonio.

En inglés sencillo: To bind someone by a promise or duty, especially a promise to marry.

• They are engaged to be married.
• He engaged himself to repay the money.
• The agreement engages each member to contribute equally.

Cómo se usa: be engaged to someone (She is engaged to her childhood friend.); engage oneself to do something (He engaged himself to complete the work by June.)

Sinónimos: bind, commit, pledge

Antónimos: release

Expresiones frecuentes: engage oneself to, engage to marry

contratar

Contratar a alguien para realizar un trabajo o prestar un servicio.

En inglés sencillo: To hire someone to do a job or provide a service.

• We engaged a lawyer.
• They engaged a consultant to review the plans.
• The hotel has engaged three new chefs.

Cómo se usa: engage someone to do something (We engaged a builder to repair the roof.); engage someone as something (They engaged her as their legal adviser.)

Sinónimos: hire, employ

Antónimos: dismiss

Expresiones frecuentes: engage a lawyer, engage someone to

combatir, enfrentarse

Empezar a luchar contra un enemigo.

En inglés sencillo: To start fighting an enemy.

• The troops engaged the enemy.
• Our ships engaged two enemy vessels.
• The soldiers were ordered not to engage.

Sinónimos: fight, attack

Expresiones frecuentes: engage the enemy, engage enemy forces