the maths exercise kept the whole class busy

( dare come pegno) pawn

( riservare) reserve, book

spazio, corsia occupy, take up

sports avversario keep under pressure

( costringere) oblige

impegnare qualcuno di lavoro keep someone busy or occupied

impegnare qualcuno per contratto bind s.o. by contract

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impegnare v.tr.

1 (dare in pegno) to pawn, to pledge: impegnare i propri gioielli, to pawn one's jewels; ha impegnato anche l'orologio, he's even pawned his watch; impegnare il proprio onore, la propria parola, to pledge one's honour, one's word

2 (investire) to invest: impegnare denaro, capitali, to invest (o to lock up) money, capital

3 (vincolare) to bind*, to commit: il contratto ci impegna a consegnare tutto entro giugno, the contract commits us to deliver everything by June; questo ti impegna a rimanere per due anni, this binds you to remain for two years

4 (prenotare, ingaggiare) to reserve, to hire, to book: impegnare una sala per un concerto, to book a hall for a concert; impegnare un cameriere per una serata, to hire a waiter for an evening

5 (assorbire) to take* up: questo lavoro impegna tutto il mio tempo, this work takes up all my time // ( sport) impegnare l'avversario, to put one's opponent under pressure.

◘ impegnarsi v.rifl.

1 (assumersi un impegno) to commit oneself, to undertake*, to bind* oneself, to engage oneself: mi impegno a procurare il denaro, I undertake to provide the money; non posso impegnarmi a farlo da solo, I can't undertake to do that by myself; si impegnò a pagare la somma richiesta, he committed himself to pay the required amount

2 (mettersi con impegno) to devote oneself, to engage in: impegnare in una lite con qlcu., to engage in an argument with s.o.; impegnare a fondo, to commit oneself completely

3 (non com.) (indebitarsi) to get* into debt

4 (farsi garante) to go* bail; to stand* surety: impegnare per qlcu., to go bail (o to stand surety) for s.o.

5 (essere, rimanere coinvolto) to be involved, to get* involved; to be entangled, to get* entangled: non voglio impegnarmi in una faccenda del genere, I don't want to get involved in such a matter; mi sono troppo impegnato per ritirarmi, I have gone too far (o I am too deeply entangled) to draw back.

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1. vt

1) (dare in pegno) to pawn

2) (vincolare) to bind

3) (sogg : lavoro) to keep busy

4) Mil to engage, Sport to put under pressure

2. vr (impegnarsi)

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verbo transitivo

1) (vincolare) to commit, to bind*

2) (dare in pegno) to pawn, to hock, to pledge

3) econ. to commit, to lock up, to tie up [ capitali]

4) (tenere occupato) to take* up, to keep* [sb.] busy

5) (riservare) to book, to reserve [camera, tavolo]

6) sport

7) (attaccare) to start [ battaglia]; to engage [ nemico]

verbo pronominale impegnarsi

1) (assumersi un impegno) to commit oneself, to pledge oneself

2) (intraprendere)

3) (dedicarsi) to involve oneself (in with, in)

4) (applicarsi) to devote oneself, to apply oneself (in to), to concentrate (in on)

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impegnare

/impeŋ'ŋare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (vincolare) to commit, to bind*

 2 (dare in pegno) to pawn, to hock, to pledge

 3 econ. to commit, to lock up, to tie up [ capitali]

 4 (tenere occupato) to take* up, to keep* [sb.] busy; il lavoro mi impegna totalmente (richiedere impegno) my work absorbes all my energies

 5 (riservare) to book, to reserve [camera, tavolo]

 6 sport impegnare l'avversario to put one's opponent under pressure, to give one's opponent a hard time

 7 (attaccare) to start [ battaglia]; to engage [ nemico]

II impegnarsi verbo pronominale

 1 (assumersi un impegno) to commit oneself, to pledge oneself

 2 (intraprendere) -rsi in trattative, in un progetto to embark in negotiations, a project

 3 (dedicarsi) to involve oneself (in with, in)

 4 (applicarsi) to devote oneself, to apply oneself (in to), to concentrate (in on).

1. vt

1) (dare in pegno) to pawn

2) (vincolare) to bind

3) (sogg : lavoro) to keep busy

4) Mil to engage, Sport to put under pressure

2. vr (impegnarsi)