Engaging in spanish
pronunciation: ɑtɹ̩ɑktiboʊ part of speech: adjective
engage1 = hacer partícipe, conducir, llevar, enganchar.
Example: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.more:
» disengage = desconectar, soltar. [Pincha en para ver otras palabras que comienzan con este prefijo]
Example: The ribbon must be disengaged so that the metal typefaces strike the wax sheet directly.» engage in = dedicarse a, participar en, participar activamente en, participar de forma activa en.
Example: In the libraries which were engaged in large-scale cataloguing co-operation was central to developments, as outlined in chapter 18.» engage in + Adjetivo + behaviour = comportarse + Adverbio.
Example: Librarians are more likely than vendors to engage in unethical behaviour.» engage in + an activity = realizar una actividad.
Example: Since the early 1970s the LC has engaged in various activities which have in some way supported the work of the co-operative.» engage in + an argument = participar en una polémica, tomar parte en una polémica, polemizar.
Example: Before you initiate or engage in an argument, consider if this conversation is worth your time, effort, and energy.» engage in + an dialogue = entablar una conversación.
Example: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.» engage in + a practice = realizar una actividad.
Example: Such wasteful practices are only engaged in for the benefit of a certain, arbitrarily small, class of Bohemian scholars, who are probably anarchists anyway.» engage in + sexual intercourse = tener relaciones sexuales.
Example: To force another person to engage in sexual intercourse against their will may be sentenced to gaol from one year to ten years.» engage into + a gear = poner una marcha.
Example: Everytime I engage into a gear, I hear a clink noise that comes from the back of the car.» engage + Posesivo + attention = atraer la atención de Alguien.
Example: Experiential learning is based on the assumption that one learns by doing and that learning through real experience engages the learner's total attention.» engage with = colaborar con, participar en, relacionarse con, ocuparse de.
Example: In order to overcome isolation and develop a community oriented approach, libraries will need to engage with people.engage2 = contratar, emplear, buscar los servicios de.
Example: Some questions to consider before engaging a consultant are: are the consultant's services needed?, could existing staff do the job?, can you afford aconsultant?.more:
» engage as = contratar como/de, emplear como/de.
Example: The person engaged as an abstractor may be anyone from the author of a work, an information officer, or a subject expert to a library assistant or clerk.engage3 = enfrentarse, hacer frente, entablar combate con.
Example: Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.more:
» engage in + combat = entablar combate, enzarzarse en la lucha.
Example: It is sad to see two rare success stories engaged in combat.» engage in + confrontation with = enfrentarse a.
Example: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.» engage + the enemy = enfrentarse al enemigo, hacer frente al enemigo, luchar contra el enemigo.
Example: You, however, are more than welcome to head for Kasab to immediately engage the enemy and 'cut a fat hog'.engaging = atractivo, interesante, encantador, simpático.
Example: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.more:
» be engaging = tener gancho.
Example: His style was lucid and engaging, and his experience both as an amateur printer and as an editor of sixteenth and seventeenth-century literature fitted him exactly for the task.