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1 engaged
1) (bound by promise (especially to marry): She became engaged to John.) prometido2) ((with in) employed or occupied: She is engaged in social work.) ocupado3) (busy; not free; occupied: Please come if you are not already engaged for that evening; The room / telephone line is engaged.) ocupadoengaged adj1. prometido2. comunicandoI phoned you, but the line was engaged te llamé, pero estaba comunicandotr[ɪn'geɪʤd]1 (to be married) prometido,-a2 (busy) ocupado,-a■ sorry, I'm otherwise engaged lo siento, tengo un compromiso3 (of toilet) ocupado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be engaged (of telephone) estar comunicandoto get engaged prometerseadj.• comprometido, -a adj.• ocupado, -a adj.• prometido, -a adj.ɪn'geɪdʒd1) ( betrothed) prometido, comprometido (AmL)to be engaged TO somebody — estar* prometido a alguien, estar* comprometido con alguien (AmL)
to get engaged — prometerse, comprometerse (AmL)
2) (pred)a) ( occupied) (frml) ocupadoengaged IN o ON: they are engaged in a new business venture tienen un nuevo negocio entre manos; the work we are engaged on — el trabajo que nos ocupa
b) (BrE) < toilet> ocupadoc) (BrE Telec) ocupado, comunicando (Esp)[ɪn'ɡeɪdʒd]the engaged tone o signal — la señal de ocupado or (Esp) de comunicando
1. ADJ1)to be engaged — (=busy) [seat, person] estar ocupado; (Brit) [toilet] estar ocupado
to be engaged in — estar ocupado en, dedicarse a
what are you engaged in? — ¿a qué se dedica Vd?
2) (Brit)(Telec)to be engaged — estar comunicando or (LAm) ocupado
3)to be engaged (to be married) — estar prometido; [2 persons] estar prometidos, ser novios
to get engaged — prometerse (to con)
2.CPDengaged signal, engaged tone N — señal f de comunicando or (LAm) ocupado
* * *[ɪn'geɪdʒd]1) ( betrothed) prometido, comprometido (AmL)to be engaged TO somebody — estar* prometido a alguien, estar* comprometido con alguien (AmL)
to get engaged — prometerse, comprometerse (AmL)
2) (pred)a) ( occupied) (frml) ocupadoengaged IN o ON: they are engaged in a new business venture tienen un nuevo negocio entre manos; the work we are engaged on — el trabajo que nos ocupa
b) (BrE) < toilet> ocupadoc) (BrE Telec) ocupado, comunicando (Esp)the engaged tone o signal — la señal de ocupado or (Esp) de comunicando
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2 engaged
adj.1 prometido(a) (to be married)2 (estar en uso/ocupado)to be engaged estar ocupado(a) o (phone) (británico) comunicando; (español de España) estar ocupado(a) (public toilet)to be engaged in doing something estar ocupado(a) haciendo algo4 comprometido, prometido.5 ocupado, comprometido.pp.participio pasado del verbo ENGAGE.pt.pretérito del verbo ENGAGE. -
3 unattached
(not married or engaged to be married: A woman sometimes gives up hope of marriage if she is still unattached at the age of thirty.) soltero y sin compromiso, libretr[ʌnə'tæʧt]1 (loose) suelto,-a2 (not engaged or married) sin compromiso, soltero,-a3 (independent) libre, independiente4 SMALLLAW/SMALL (of property, etc.) no embargado,-aunattached [.ʌnə'tæʧt] adj1) loose: suelto2) independent: independiente3) : solo (ni casado ni prometido)adj.• de reemplazo adj.• no embargado adj.• no prometido adj.• suelto, -a adj.'ʌnə'tætʃta) ( not affiliated) independienteb) ( not married) sin ataduras, libre['ʌnǝ'tætʃt]ADJ2) (=unmarried) soltero, libre3) (Mil) de reemplazo4) (Jur) no embargado* * *['ʌnə'tætʃt]a) ( not affiliated) independienteb) ( not married) sin ataduras, libre -
4 fiancé
American - fiancée; noun(a person to whom one is engaged to be married.) novio, prometido; novia, prometidafiancé n prometidotr[fɪ'ænseɪ]1 prometido, noviofiancé [.fi:.ɑn'seɪ,.fi:'ɑn.seɪ] n: prometido m, novio mn.• prometido s.m.'fiːɑːn'seɪ, fiː'ɑːnseɪ, fiː'ɒnseɪnoun prometido m, novio m[fɪ'ɑ̃ːnseɪ]N novio m, prometido m* * *['fiːɑːn'seɪ, fiː'ɑːnseɪ, fiː'ɒnseɪ]noun prometido m, novio m -
5 be/feel etc on top of the world
(to feel very well and happy: She's on top of the world - she's just got engaged to be married.) sentirse/estar como en las nubesEnglish-spanish dictionary > be/feel etc on top of the world
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6 keep it dark
(to keep something a secret: They're engaged to be married but they want to keep it dark.) mantener algo en secreto -
7 casarse
■casarse verbo reflexivo to marry, get married: nos casamos por lo civil/por la Iglesia, we got married in a registry office/in church Locuciones: familiar figurado no casarse con nadie, to stay single Los anglohablantes prefieren usar el verbo to marry cuando hay algún complemento (nos casó un cura viejo, an old priest married us; me caso con Mary mañana, I'm marrying Mary tomorrow) y to get married cuando no lo hay: Me caso mañana. I'm getting married tomorrow. Observa que también es frecuente el uso de la voz pasiva: we were married by an old priest.
' casarse' also found in these entries: Spanish: desesperación - establecerse - forzar - ideal - vicaría - casar - civil - comprometido - disparate - iglesia - partido - poder - prometido English: engaged - engagement - get - hitch - in-laws - intervene - marry - misgiving - plunge - rebound - registry office - remarry - rob - set - shack up - elope - married - rush - wed - wedding - young
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