engaged in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for engaged in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.engaged [Brit ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd, ɛnˈɡeɪdʒd, Am ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd, ɛnˈɡeɪdʒd] VB pp

engaged → engage

II.engaged [Brit ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd, ɛnˈɡeɪdʒd, Am ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd, ɛnˈɡeɪdʒd] ADJ

1. engaged (before marriage):

to be engaged

essere fidanzato (to con)

to get engaged

fidanzarsi (to con)

we were engaged for three years before getting married

siamo stati fidanzati per tre anni prima di sposarci

2. engaged toilet, phone, line, taxi:

engaged

occupato

See also engage

I.engage [Brit ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ, ɛnˈɡeɪdʒ, Am ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ, ɛnˈɡeɪdʒ] VB trans

1. engage (interest, attract) form:

engage person, attention

attirare

engage interest, sympathy, imagination

risvegliare

to engage sb in conversation

attaccare discorso con qn

to be otherwise engaged

avere altri impegni

2. engage (involve):

to be engaged in activity, practice, search

partecipare a

to be engaged in conspiracy

prendere parte a

to be engaged in discussions, negotiations

prendere parte alle discussioni, ai negoziati

to be engaged in doing

stare facendo

3. engage (employ):

engage lawyer, interpreter

prendere, ingaggiare

engage cleaner, secretary, worker

assumere

4. engage MECH:

engage gear

innestare, ingranare

to engage the clutch

innestare la frizione

5. engage MIL:

engage enemy

attaccare

II.engage [Brit ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ, ɛnˈɡeɪdʒ, Am ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ, ɛnˈɡeɪdʒ] VB intr

engage (be, become involved) form:

to engage in activity, practice

partecipare a

to engage in argument, research

lanciarsi in

to engage in discussion, dialogue, negotiations

prendere parte a

to engage in combat

ingaggiare, dare inizio a

to engage in hostilities

dare inizio a

engaged tone [ɪnˈɡeɪdʒdˌtəʊn] N Brit

engaged tone

segnale m di occupato

I keep getting an engaged tone

continuo a trovare occupato

I.engage [Brit ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ, ɛnˈɡeɪdʒ, Am ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ, ɛnˈɡeɪdʒ] VB trans

1. engage (interest, attract) form:

engage person, attention

attirare

engage interest, sympathy, imagination

risvegliare

to engage sb in conversation

attaccare discorso con qn

to be otherwise engaged

avere altri impegni

2. engage (involve):

to be engaged in activity, practice, search

partecipare a

to be engaged in conspiracy

prendere parte a

to be engaged in discussions, negotiations

prendere parte alle discussioni, ai negoziati

to be engaged in doing

stare facendo

3. engage (employ):

engage lawyer, interpreter

prendere, ingaggiare

engage cleaner, secretary, worker

assumere

4. engage MECH:

engage gear

innestare, ingranare

to engage the clutch

innestare la frizione

5. engage MIL:

engage enemy

attaccare

II.engage [Brit ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ, ɛnˈɡeɪdʒ, Am ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ, ɛnˈɡeɪdʒ] VB intr

engage (be, become involved) form:

to engage in activity, practice

partecipare a

to engage in argument, research

lanciarsi in

to engage in discussion, dialogue, negotiations

prendere parte a

to engage in combat

ingaggiare, dare inizio a

to engage in hostilities

dare inizio a

pre-engage [ˌpriːɪnˈɡeɪdʒ] VB trans

pre-engage

impegnare precedentemente

re-engage [ˌriːɪnˈɡeɪdʒ] VB trans

1. re-engage ADMIN:

re-engage employee

riassumere

2. re-engage:

re-engage TECH, MOTOR

ringranare

Translations for engaged in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

neoassunto

newly-engaged

fidanzato

engaged con: to

(lei) è fidanzato? (promesso sposo)

are you engaged?

una coppia di fidanzati

a courting or an engaged couple

essiccatore (essiccatrice)

= a person engaged in the drying process

fidanzarsi

to get engaged con: to

ringranare TECH, MOTOR

to re-engage

engaged in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for engaged in the English»Italian Dictionary

engaged ADJ

1. engaged (to be married):

engaged

fidanzato, -a

to get engaged (to sb)

fidanzarsi (con qn)

2. engaged (occupied):

engaged

occupato, -a

3. engaged (in battle):

engaged

impegnato, -a in combattimento

I.engage [en·ˈgeɪdʒ] VB trans

1. engage form (hold interest):

engage

attirare

to engage sb's attention

catturare l'attenzione di qn

2. engage (put into use):

engage

ingaggiare

3. engage TECH:

engage cogs

ingranare

to engage the clutch

innestare la frizione

4. engage MIL:

engage enemy

attaccare

to engage the enemy

ingaggiare il nemico

II.engage [en·ˈgeɪdʒ] VB intr

1. engage MIL:

engage

ingaggiare battaglia

2. engage TECH:

engage

ingranare

re-engage [ˌri:·ɪn·ˈgeɪdʒ] VB trans

re-engage

impegnare di nuovo

engage VB

User Entry

to engage in sth

dedicarsi a qc intr

to engage sb in sth

coinvolgere qu in qc

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to engage in dialog

dialogare

Translations for engaged in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

fidanzarsi

to get engaged

scritturare

to engage

innestare la frizione

to engage the clutch

engaged Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to engage sb's attention

catturare l'attenzione di qn

to engage the clutch

innestare la frizione

to engage the enemy

ingaggiare il nemico

to engage in dialog

dialogare

to get engaged (to sb)

fidanzarsi (con qn)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When a couple becomes engaged, they get together with friends and family to celebrate.

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The villagers gather again outside the caf, engaged in their usual squabbles.

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She engaged in sonar evaluation tests, antisubmarine warfare exercises, and submerged simulated attack exercises.

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In the process, they engaged in and instigated a rather superfluous debate instead of focussing on really important issues facing senior managers.

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It's not possible to keep the students engaged for longer duration anymore because of low concentration span.

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As a parliamentarian, he was engaged in issues like the abolition of the bicameral system and lowering the age of suffrage.

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By early morning of the 30th, the U-boat, after heavy depth charging, was forced to the surface, where she was engaged by gunfire.

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You would never see a woman engaged in a trade such as armorer or merchant.

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These taxpayers, now engaged in an effort to win the greatest war this nation has ever faced, are not in a mood to study higher mathematics.

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This distinction is typically made by pharmaceutical companies engaged in discovery and development of therapeutics.

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