Significado de engaged en inglés
engagedengaged /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/ adjective
Ver todas las traducciones1if two people are engaged, they have agreed to marrysi dos personas están comprometidas, han acordado casarse:
Have you heard? Sally and Ray are getting engaged.¿Has oído? Sally y Ray se van a comprometer.
She is engaged to be married.Ella está prometida para casarse.engaged to
Kate’s engaged to Mark.Kate está comprometida con Mark.GRAMMARGRAMÁTICAYou are or get engaged to someone: · He is engaged to a lovely woman. ✗Don’t say: He is engaged with a lovely woman.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVESSe usa engaged to para indicar la persona con quien uno está comprometido: · He is engaged to a lovely woman. ✗No digas: He is engaged with a lovely woman.Guía gramatical ‒ ADJETIVOS► see thesaurus at married2British English if you call someone on the telephone and their line is engaged, they are already speaking to someone elsesi llamas a alguien por teléfono y su línea está ocupada, significa que ya está hablando con otra persona SYN busy American English:
She rang Mrs Tavett but the line was engaged.Llamó a la señora Tavett pero la línea estaba ocupada.engaged tone/signal (=the sound you hear when the phone is engaged)(=el sonido que se oye cuando el teléfono está ocupado)3 British English writtenescrito a public toilet that is engaged is being usedun baño público que está ocupado está siendo utilizado OPP vacant4be otherwise engaged formalformal to be unable to do something because you are doing something elseno poder hacer algo porque se está haciendo otra cosa
Ver todas las traducciones1if two people are engaged, they have agreed to marrysi dos personas están comprometidas, han acordado casarse:
Have you heard? Sally and Ray are getting engaged.¿Has oído? Sally y Ray se van a comprometer.
She is engaged to be married.Ella está prometida para casarse.engaged to
Kate’s engaged to Mark.Kate está comprometida con Mark.GRAMMARGRAMÁTICAYou are or get engaged to someone: · He is engaged to a lovely woman. ✗Don’t say: He is engaged with a lovely woman.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVESSe usa engaged to para indicar la persona con quien uno está comprometido: · He is engaged to a lovely woman. ✗No digas: He is engaged with a lovely woman.Guía gramatical ‒ ADJETIVOS► see thesaurus at married2British English if you call someone on the telephone and their line is engaged, they are already speaking to someone elsesi llamas a alguien por teléfono y su línea está ocupada, significa que ya está hablando con otra persona SYN busy American English:
She rang Mrs Tavett but the line was engaged.Llamó a la señora Tavett pero la línea estaba ocupada.engaged tone/signal (=the sound you hear when the phone is engaged)(=el sonido que se oye cuando el teléfono está ocupado)3 British English writtenescrito a public toilet that is engaged is being usedun baño público que está ocupado está siendo utilizado OPP vacant4be otherwise engaged formalformal to be unable to do something because you are doing something elseno poder hacer algo porque se está haciendo otra cosa