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1 join battle
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2 engage
• ottaa palvelukseen• palkata• ottaa• ottaa työhön• ryhtyä• tilata• oheistaa• varata• sitoutua• sitoa• aloittaa taistelu• vaatia• vuokrata• yhdistää• tehdä• kihlatafinance, business, economy• kiinnittää• kiinnittää vetää• pestata• saattaa työtilaan tai työasentoon• tarttuatechnology• kytkeä yhteen• kytkeä• lupautua* * *in'ɡei‹1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) palkata2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) tilata3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) kiinnittää4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) ryhtyä taisteluun5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) kytkeä•- engaged- engagement
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См. также в других словарях:
join battle — ► join battle formal begin fighting. Main Entry: ↑join … English terms 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
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 — (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
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 — very formal to start fighting … English dictionary
