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1 engage
[ɪn'geɪdʒ] 1.1) (attract) attirare [person, attention]; risvegliare [interest, imagination]2) (involve)to be engaged in — partecipare a [ activity]; prendere parte a [discussion, negotiations]
to engage sb. in conversation — attaccare discorso con qcn.
5) mil. attaccare [ enemy]2.verbo intransitivo form.to engage in — partecipare a [ activity]; prendere parte a [discussion, negotiations]; mil. ingaggiare [ combat]
* * *[in'ɡei‹]1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) assumere2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) ingaggiare3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) attirare4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) impegnarsi in combattimento, ingaggiare battaglia5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) innestare, ingranare•- engaged- engagement
- engaging* * *[ɪn'geɪdʒ] 1.1) (attract) attirare [person, attention]; risvegliare [interest, imagination]2) (involve)to be engaged in — partecipare a [ activity]; prendere parte a [discussion, negotiations]
to engage sb. in conversation — attaccare discorso con qcn.
5) mil. attaccare [ enemy]2.verbo intransitivo form.to engage in — partecipare a [ activity]; prendere parte a [discussion, negotiations]; mil. ingaggiare [ combat]
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