engage

coinvolgere, interessare

Suscitare e mantenere l’interesse di qualcuno o coinvolgerlo in qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: interest, absorb, involve

Contrari: bore

Espressioni comuni: engage an audience, engage students, engage someone in

partecipare, dedicarsi

Prendere parte a un’attività o dedicarvisi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: participate, take part

Espressioni comuni: engage in something, engage in discussion

innestare, ingranare

Collegare parti mobili di una macchina in modo che funzionino insieme.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: engage with something (The smaller gear engages with the larger one.)

Sinonimi: connect, mesh

Contrari: disengage

Espressioni comuni: engage the clutch, engage a gear, engage with something

impegnare, fidanzare

Vincolare qualcuno con una promessa o un dovere, soprattutto con una promessa di matrimonio.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: bind, commit, pledge

Contrari: release

Espressioni comuni: engage oneself to, engage to marry

assumere, ingaggiare

Assumere o ingaggiare qualcuno per svolgere un lavoro o fornire un servizio.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: hire, employ

Contrari: dismiss

Espressioni comuni: engage a lawyer, engage someone to

combattere, affrontare

Iniziare a combattere contro un nemico.

In inglese semplice: To start fighting an enemy.

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

Sinonimi: fight, attack

Espressioni comuni: engage the enemy, engage enemy forces