engaged

prometido, comprometido

Que ha acordado casarse con alguien.

En inglés sencillo: Having agreed to marry someone.

• They got engaged yesterday.
• He has been engaged to Anna for a year.
• The engaged couple are planning a small wedding.

Cómo se usa: engaged to someone (She is engaged to her childhood friend.)

Sinónimos: betrothed

Expresiones frecuentes: get engaged, engaged to someone, an engaged couple

ocupado, involucrado

Ocupado haciendo algo o participando activamente en una actividad.

En inglés sencillo: Busy doing something or actively taking part in an activity.

• She is engaged in research.
• The team was actively engaged in finding a solution.
• Several countries are engaged in peace talks.

Cómo se usa: engaged in something/doing something (They are engaged in repairing the bridge.)

Sinónimos: involved, occupied, busy

Expresiones frecuentes: engaged in research, actively engaged in something, engaged in doing something

interesado, absorto

Muy interesado en algo y prestándole atención.

En inglés sencillo: Very interested in something and giving it your attention.

• The audience remained engaged throughout.
• She looked engaged and asked thoughtful questions.
• The children were fully engaged in the story.

Cómo se usa: engaged in/with something (The students were deeply engaged with the story.)

Sinónimos: interested, absorbed, attentive

Antónimos: uninterested, disengaged

Expresiones frecuentes: an engaged audience, keep someone engaged, engaged with something

ocupado

Dicho de una línea telefónica, que ya está siendo usada para otra llamada.

En inglés sencillo: Already being used for another telephone call.

• The line is engaged.
• I kept getting an engaged tone.
• Her phone was engaged when I tried again.

Sinónimos: busy

Antónimos: free

Expresiones frecuentes: the line engaged, an engaged tone, phone is engaged