engagement

compromiso

Acuerdo de casarse con alguien, o período entre ese acuerdo y la boda.

En inglés sencillo: An agreement to marry someone, or the time between this agreement and the wedding.

• They announced their engagement yesterday.
• She showed us her engagement ring.
• After a long engagement, the couple finally married.

Cómo se usa: engagement to someone (Her engagement to David lasted two years.)

Sinónimos: betrothal

Expresiones frecuentes: engagement ring, announce an engagement, long engagement

compromiso, cita

Acuerdo para asistir a un acto, dar una charla o actuar en un momento determinado.

En inglés sencillo: An arrangement to attend an event, give a talk, or perform at a particular time.

• She has a speaking engagement tonight.
• He cancelled his engagement because he was ill.
• A prior engagement prevents me from attending your dinner.

Sinónimos: appointment, commitment

Expresiones frecuentes: speaking engagement, prior engagement, public engagement

enfrentamiento, combate

Lucha entre fuerzas militares.

En inglés sencillo: A fight between military forces.

• The engagement lasted two hours.
• Both armies lost soldiers in the engagement.
• The fleet won several naval engagements that summer.

Cómo se usa: engagement with someone (Several soldiers died in an engagement with enemy forces.)

Sinónimos: battle, clash

Expresiones frecuentes: military engagement, naval engagement, armed engagement

acoplamiento, engranamiento

Unión de piezas para que queden sujetas entre sí o funcionen juntas.

En inglés sencillo: The joining of parts so that they hold together or work together.

• Check the engagement of the gears.
• Smooth clutch engagement prevents sudden movement.
• The mechanism failed because the teeth were not in full engagement.

Cómo se usa: engagement of A with B (The engagement of the gear with the shaft transfers power.)

Sinónimos: connection, coupling

Antónimos: disengagement

Expresiones frecuentes: gear engagement, clutch engagement, full engagement

contacto

Momento en que los rivales de esgrima están lo bastante cerca para tocar sus armas o atacar.

En inglés sencillo: In fencing, the point when opponents are close enough to touch swords or attack.

• The fencers reached engagement and raised their blades.
• At engagement, she moved quickly to attack.
• He stayed beyond engagement until his opponent stepped forward.

Expresiones frecuentes: point of engagement, engagement distance