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1 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) juntar2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) unir3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) juntar-se a4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) juntar-se a5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) ir ter com2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) junta- join hands
- join in
- join up* * *[dʒɔin] n 1 junção, ligação. 2 encaixe. 3 costura, sutura. 4 linha ou meio de ligação. • vt+vi 1 ligar(-se), juntar(-se), unir(-se), apertar. we joined battle / entramos em choque. I joined company with them / juntei-me a eles. they joined in the work / fizeram o serviço juntos. 2 confluir, encontrar(-se). 3 combinar, coadunar, enlaçar. 4 participar, aderir, associar(-se), ingressar, incorporar(-se), tomar parte, tornar-se membro, acompanhar, alistar(-se). he joined the army / ele entrou no exército. 5 casar(-se), aliar(-se). they were joined in marriage / eles foram unidos pelo vínculo matrimonial. 6 voltar ao lar, à família. 7 ser adjacente, limitar, formar divisas. 8 concordar. there I join with you / nisto concordo com você. I joined in his praise / concordei com o seu elogio. he joined a ship a) ele embarcou como tripulante. b) ele alcançou um navio. to join a club entrar para um clube. to join hands with a) apertar a mão. b) prestar auxílio. c) Com associar-se a uma companhia. to join in tomar parte em, envolver-se com. he joined in the thing / ele tomou parte no negócio. to join up apresentar-se para o serviço militar, alistar-se. -
2 engage
[in'ɡei‹]1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) contratar2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) contratar3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) prender4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) travar combate5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) engatar•- engaged- engagement
- engaging* * *en.gage[ing'eid9] vt+vi 1 empenhar, dar a palavra, comprometer(-se). to be engaged / estar comprometido. 2 combinar noivado, contratar casamento. 3 atarefar, encarregar, incumbir. 4 ocupar(-se), entregar-se ao trabalho, dedicar-se. I am engaged on Monday / eu tenho um compromisso para segunda-feira. 5 empregar, contratar, engajar, assalariar. 6 encomendar, reservar (lugares no teatro, quarto em hotel, etc.). 7 prender, segurar, atrair, cativar. I engaged him in a conversation / travei conversa com ele. he engaged my sympathy / ele cativou minha simpatia. 8 ocupar, requerer, exigir. he was engaged in writing / ele estava ocupado escrevendo. 9 Tech encaixar, engatar, engrenar em. 10 Mil iniciar o ataque, empenhar em combate, manter contato com o inimigo. -
3 engage
[in'ɡei‹]1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) contratar2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) contratar3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) prender4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) travar combate5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) engatar•- engaged- engagement - engaging
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join battle — ► join battle formal begin fighting. Main Entry: ↑join … English terms dictionary
join battle (with somebody) — join ˈbattle (with sb) idiom (formal) to begin fighting sb: (figurative) Local residents have joined battle with the council over the lack of parking facilities. Main entry: ↑joinidiom … Useful english dictionary
join battle with — index engage (involve) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
join battle — verb engage in a conflict The battle over health care reform was joined • Hypernyms: ↑contend, ↑fight, ↑struggle • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * join battle To engage in fighting … Useful english dictionary
join battle — Synonyms and related words: antagonize, battle, beat against, beat up against, breast the wave, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, close with, combat, compete with, contend against, contest, do battle, engage, engage in battle, fight, fight against … Moby Thesaurus
To join battle — Join Join (join), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Joined} (joind); p. pr. & vb. n. {Joining}.] [OE. joinen, joignen, F. joindre, fr. L. jungere to yoke, bind together, join; akin to jugum yoke. See {Yoke}, and cf. {Conjugal}, {Junction}, {Junta}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To join battle — Battle Bat tle, n. [OE. bataille, bataile, F. bataille battle, OF., battle, battalion, fr. L. battalia, battualia, the fighting and fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators, fr. batuere to strike, beat. Cf. {Battalia}, 1st {Battel}, and see… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
join battle — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. engage with, fight against, open combat, join issue; see attack 1 , 2 , fight 2 … English dictionary for students
join battle — formal begin fighting. → join … English new terms dictionary
join battle — participate in combat, go to battle, go out to fight in combat … English contemporary dictionary
join battle — very formal to start fighting … English dictionary
