engage

captiver, intéresser

Éveiller et retenir l’intérêt de quelqu’un ou l’amener à participer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : engage someone in something (The teacher engaged the class in a discussion.)

Synonymes : interest, absorb, involve

Contraires : bore

Expressions courantes : engage an audience, engage students, engage someone in

participer, se livrer

Prendre part à une activité ou s’y consacrer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : engage in something (The students engaged in a debate about school rules.)

Synonymes : participate, take part

Expressions courantes : engage in something, engage in discussion

enclencher, embrayer

Relier des pièces mobiles d’une machine pour qu’elles fonctionnent ensemble.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : engage with something (The smaller gear engages with the larger one.)

Synonymes : connect, mesh

Contraires : disengage

Expressions courantes : engage the clutch, engage a gear, engage with something

engager, obliger

Lier quelqu’un par une promesse ou une obligation, notamment une promesse de mariage.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : bind, commit, pledge

Contraires : release

Expressions courantes : engage oneself to, engage to marry

engager, embaucher

Recruter quelqu’un pour faire un travail ou fournir un service.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : engage someone to do something (We engaged a builder to repair the roof.); engage someone as something (They engaged her as their legal adviser.)

Synonymes : hire, employ

Contraires : dismiss

Expressions courantes : engage a lawyer, engage someone to

combattre, affronter

Commencer à combattre un ennemi.

En anglais simple : To start fighting an enemy.

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

Synonymes : fight, attack

Expressions courantes : engage the enemy, engage enemy forces