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Dictionary French → English: engager

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engager | engage | avoir engagé | engageant

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engager qn. [ouvrier]

2

to engage sb. [for work]

engager qc. [donner en gage]

engager qc. [insérer - clef, disquette]

to insert sth. in

engager qc. [insérer - clef, disquette]

engager qc. [insérer - clef, disquette]

to slot sth. in

écon. engager qc. [mettre en jeu - énergie, ressources]

to commit sth. [invest]

écon. engager qc. [mettre en jeu - énergie, ressources]

to invest sth. [energy, resources]

engager qc. [réputation, honneur]

engager qn.

to book sb. [hire or engage the services of]

occup. engager qn.

to employ sb. [to hire sb.]

occup. engager qn.

occup. engager qn.

to take sb. on [idiom] [employ]

dr. engager qn. [avocat]

to retain sb. [lawyer]

mil. engager qn. [soldat]

to enlist [in the military]

to be committed

to get involved

to volunteer (oneself) [enlist in the military]

comm. s'engager [commencer - négociations]

to begin [negotiations]

comm. s'engager [commencer - négociations]

to start [negotiations]

s'engager [prendre position]

to take a stand

2 Words: Verbs

engager à qc.

to commit to sth.

engager qn. à qc. [obliger]

to commit sb. to sth.

s'engager à qc. [promettre]

to undertake to do sth.

occup. s'engager comme qc.

to get a job as sth.

trafic s'engager dans qc. [rue]

to enter sth. [turn into e.g. a lane]

s'engager envers qn./qc.

to commit oneself to sb./sth.

3 Words: Verbs

fin. engager des dépenses

to undertake expenditure

fin. engager des dépenses

to make financial commitments

engager des négociations

to enter into negotiations

engager la conversation

to strike up a conversation

engager le débat

to start the discussion

sport engager le match

engager qn. à faire qc.

to advise sb. to do sth.

engager qn. à faire qc.

to urge sb. to do sth.

engager sa parole

to give one's word (of honor [Am.])

engager sa parole

to give one's word (of honour [Br.])

engager sa responsabilité

to accept responsibility

engager une discussion

to enter into a discussion

film RadioTV théâtre engager une vedette

to sign up a star

auto engager une vitesse

to put a car into gear

s'engager à faire qc. [promettre]

to promise to do sth.

s'engager à faire qc. [promettre]

to undertake to do sth.

s'engager à faire qc. [promettre]

to commit oneself to doing sth.

fin. s'engager à financer qc.

to undertake to finance sth.

s'engager à fond

to commit oneself totally

adm. occup. s'engager comme secrétaire

to get a job as a secretary

mil. occup. s'engager dans l'armée

to join the army

s'engager qn. à faire qc.

to promise sb. to do sth.

4 Words: Verbs

dr. engager des poursuites contre qn.

to take proceedings against sb.

engager la conversation avec qn.

to engage sb. in conversation

engager la conversation avec qn.

to strike up a conversation with sb.

engager la lutte contre qn./qc.

to pit oneself against sb./sth.

sport engager qn. dans une compétition

to enter sb. for a competition

dr. engager qn. par contrat (synallagmatique)

to indenture sb.

s'engager dans des négociations

to embark on negotiation

s'engager dans des négociations

to embark on negotiations

mil. s'engager dans la bataille

to go into action

s'engager dans la forêt

to enter the forest

trafic s'engager dans un tunnel

to go into a tunnel

s'engager dans une compétition

to enter a competition

sport s'engager dans une course

to enter a race

s'engager solennellement à faire qc.

to undertake solemnly to do sth.

s'engager sur un pont

to go onto a bridge

s'engager verbalement à faire qc.

to make a verbal commitment to do sth.

5+ Words: Verbs

mil. engager des troupes dans une bataille

to commit troops to battle

engager la clé dans la serrure

to put the key in the lock

pol. engager son pays sur la voie des réformes

to commit one's country to a programme of reform

naut. engager un bateau dans un chenal

to take a boat up a channel

hydro. engager une péniche dans une écluse

to move a barge into a lock

refuser de s'engager plus avant

to refuse to go any further

refuser de s'engager plus avant [loc.]

to refuse to get any more involved [idiom]

s'engager sur l'honneur à faire qc.

to undertake on one's word of honor to do sth. [Am.]

s'engager sur l'honneur à faire qc.

to undertake on one's word of honour to do sth. [Br.]

s'engager vis-à-vis de qn.

to take on a commitment to sb.

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