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engagement [ɑ̃gaʒmɑ̃]masculine nouna. ( = promesse) commitment ; ( = accord) agreement• faire face à/honorer ses engagements to meet/honour one's commitmentsb. [d'employé] taking on ; ( = recrutement) [de soldats] enlistmentc. ( = contrat d'artiste) engagementd. [de capitaux] investing ; [de dépenses] incurring• engagement personnel/politique personal/political commitment* * *ɑ̃gaʒmɑ̃nom masculin1) ( promesse) commitmentremplir ses engagements — to honour [BrE] one's commitments
2) ( participation) involvement4) ( contrat) engagement•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ɑ̃ɡaʒmɑ̃ nm1) (= recrutement) taking on, MILITAIRE enlistment2) (= lancement) [offensive, manoeuvre] starting3) (= mise en oeuvre) [ressources] investing4) (= promesse) commitmentsans engagement COMMERCE — without obligation
5) (= implication de soi) commitmentSon engagement politique lui fait honneur, mais cela lui a coûté son poste. — His political commitment is to his credit, but it cost him his job.
* * *engagement nm1 ( promesse) commitment; engagement moral/solennel moral/solemn commitment; engagements financiers financial commitments; prendre un engagement to make a commitment; prendre l'engagement de faire to undertake to do; l'engagement pris par la direction de faire the management's undertaking to do; remplir ses engagements to honourGB one's commitments; ne pas honorer or respecter or tenir ses engagements to fail to honourGB one's commitments; sans engagement de votre part Jur with no obligation on your part;2 ( participation) involvement; mon engagement dans la politique/le projet my involvement in politics/the project;3 Mil ( fait de s'engager) enlistment; ( durée) enlistment; ( combat) engagement; un engagement de trois ans a three-year enlistment;4 ( contrat) engagement; avoir plusieurs engagements [acteur, chanteur] to have several engagements;5 ( pendant l'accouchement) engagement.engagement contractuel contractual obligation; engagement à l'essai employment on a trial basis; engagement politique political commitment; engagement volontaire volunteering.[ɑ̃gaʒmɑ̃] nom masculinfaire honneur à/manquer à ses engagements to honour/to fail to honour one's commitmentsprendre l'engagement de to undertake ou to agree torespecter ses engagements envers quelqu'un to fulfil (UK) ou to fulfill (US) one's commitments ou obligations towards somebodyb. [dans une publicité] no obligation to buy[mise en action][recrutement] enlistment6. [prise de position] commitment7. [mise en gage] pawning
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