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1 engage
in'ɡei‹1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) an-/tilsette, engasjere2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) bestille, reservere3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) legge beslag på, oppta4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) ta kampen opp med, gå til angrep5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) kople(s) til•- engaged- engagement
- engagingengasjereverb \/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ\/, \/enˈɡeɪdʒ\/1) ansette, tilsette, engasjere, hyre (på båt)2) ( om oppmerksomhet e.l.) fengsle, holde, legge beslag på, kreve3) ( gammeldags) bestille, reservere, booke, tinge4) ( teknikk) koble til, kobles inn, gripe inn i (om tannhjul)5) ( om oppgave) sysselsette, beskjeftige, oppta6) ( militærvesen) ta kampen opp med, angripe7) ( militærvesen) sette inn8) forplikte seg, påta seg9) gå god for, forsikre• can you engage that all his statements are trustworthy?engage in engasjere seg i, drive med, delta i, ta del iengage someone in involvere noenengage to do love å gjøre, påta seg å gjøreengage with bli aktive i, ta del i -
2 clutch
1. verb1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) gripe hardt fatt i; gripe etter2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) holde hardt på2. noun1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) hardt grep, klo, i klørne på2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) kløtsj, koplingspedal•koplingIsubst. \/klʌtʃ\/1) (hardt) grep, fast tak2) ( teknikk) kobling, clutch, kløtsj, klo3) ( teknikk) clutchpedalclutches (flertall, overført) klørdisengage the clutch ( teknikk) trå inn clutchpedalenlet\/slip in the clutch eller engage the clutch ( teknikk) slippe opp clutchpedalen (på f.eks. bil)make a clutch at gripe etter, snappeIIsubst. \/klʌtʃ\/1) ( om fugleunger eller egg) kull2) klyngeIIIverb \/klʌtʃ\/1) gripe (hardt) fatt i, gripe (hardt) tak i, hake seg fast i, henge seg fast i2) trykkeclutch at klynge seg til, gripe etterclutch at straws ( overført) gripe etter et halmstrå -
3 preoccupy
(to engage or occupy (a person's mind etc) or the attention of (someone) completely: His mind was preoccupied with plans for his holiday.) distrahere, legge beslag påverb \/prɪˈɒkjʊpaɪ\/1) helt sysselsette\/oppta2) ta i besittelse på forhånd3) legge beslag påpreoccupy somebody's mind helt oppta noens tanker
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