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1 engaged
[ɪn'geɪdʒd] 1. 2.to get engaged — fidanzarsi (to con)
2) [toilet, phone, line, taxi] occupato* * *1) (bound by promise (especially to marry): She became engaged to John.) fidanzato2) ((with in) employed or occupied: She is engaged in social work.) impegnato3) (busy; not free; occupied: Please come if you are not already engaged for that evening; The room / telephone line is engaged.) occupato* * *engaged /ɪnˈgeɪdʒd/a.1 occupato; impegnato: She's engaged in community work, è impegnata in attività sociali; to be otherwise engaged, essere occupato in altre cose; avere altri impegni2 (telef., GB) occupato: Sorry, ( the) line (is) engaged, spiacente, ma la linea è occupata; engaged tone (o engaged signal) segnale di linea occupata (o di occupato)4 fidanzato: She's engaged to my son, è fidanzata con mio figlio; They're engaged to be married, sono fidanzati; to get engaged to sb., fidanzarsi con q.; the engaged couple, i fidanzati5 (mil.) impegnato in combattimento6 (mecc.) ingranato, innestato; in presaNOTA D'USO: - engaged o occupied?-* * *[ɪn'geɪdʒd] 1. 2.to get engaged — fidanzarsi (to con)
2) [toilet, phone, line, taxi] occupato -
2 engaged en·gaged adj
[ɪn'ɡeɪdʒd]1) (to be married) fidanzato (-a)2)to be engaged in doing sth — essere impegnato (-a) a fare qcshe is engaged in research/a survey — si occupa di ricerca/di un'inchiesta
3) (Brit: phone number, lavatory) occupato (-a) -
3 unattached
[ˌʌnə'tætʃt]2) [part, element] separato, staccato; [ organization] indipendente* * *(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.) libero, scapolo* * *unattached /ʌnəˈtætʃt/a.1 senza legami sentimentali: an unattached middle-aged woman, una donna di mezza età senza legami sentimentali2 indipendente; libero3 (mil.) non assegnato a un reggimento; a disposizione5 (leg.) non sequestrato.* * *[ˌʌnə'tætʃt]2) [part, element] separato, staccato; [ organization] indipendente -
4 fiancé
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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.) (essere al settimo cielo)English-Italian 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.) tenere qualcosa segreto -
7 otherwise
['ʌðəwaɪz] 1.1) (differently, in other ways)no woman, married or otherwise — nessuna donna, sposata o meno
he says he's 29, but I know otherwise — dice di avere 29 anni, ma so che non è vero
William otherwise known as Bill — William, alias Bill o conosciuto anche come Bill
2) (in other respects) d'altronde, per il restomy lonely but otherwise happy childhood — la mia infanzia solitaria, ma per il resto felice
2.less damage than might otherwise have been the case — meno danni di quelli che ci si sarebbe potuti aspettare
congiunzione (or else, in other circumstances) altrimentiit's quite safe, otherwise I wouldn't do it — non è per niente pericoloso, altrimenti non lo farei
* * *1) (in every other way except this: She has a big nose but otherwise she is very good-looking.) altrimenti, per il resto2) (doing, thinking etc something else: I am otherwise engaged this evening.) diversamente, in altro modo* * *['ʌðəwaɪz] 1.1) (differently, in other ways)no woman, married or otherwise — nessuna donna, sposata o meno
he says he's 29, but I know otherwise — dice di avere 29 anni, ma so che non è vero
William otherwise known as Bill — William, alias Bill o conosciuto anche come Bill
2) (in other respects) d'altronde, per il restomy lonely but otherwise happy childhood — la mia infanzia solitaria, ma per il resto felice
2.less damage than might otherwise have been the case — meno danni di quelli che ci si sarebbe potuti aspettare
congiunzione (or else, in other circumstances) altrimentiit's quite safe, otherwise I wouldn't do it — non è per niente pericoloso, altrimenti non lo farei
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8 attached at·tached adj
[ə'tætʃt]to be attached to sb — essere attaccato (-a) or affezionato (-a) a qn, (fam: married, engaged) impegnato (-a)
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