engaged

fidanzato

Che ha promesso di sposare qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: Having agreed to marry someone.

• They got engaged yesterday.
• He has been engaged to Anna for a year.
• The engaged couple are planning a small wedding.

Come si usa: engaged to someone (She is engaged to her childhood friend.)

Sinonimi: betrothed

Espressioni comuni: get engaged, engaged to someone, an engaged couple

impegnato, coinvolto

Occupato a fare qualcosa o coinvolto attivamente in un’attività.

In inglese semplice: Busy doing something or actively taking part in an activity.

• She is engaged in research.
• The team was actively engaged in finding a solution.
• Several countries are engaged in peace talks.

Come si usa: engaged in something/doing something (They are engaged in repairing the bridge.)

Sinonimi: involved, occupied, busy

Espressioni comuni: engaged in research, actively engaged in something, engaged in doing something

interessato, coinvolto

Molto interessato a qualcosa e attento a ciò che succede.

In inglese semplice: Very interested in something and giving it your attention.

• The audience remained engaged throughout.
• She looked engaged and asked thoughtful questions.
• The children were fully engaged in the story.

Come si usa: engaged in/with something (The students were deeply engaged with the story.)

Sinonimi: interested, absorbed, attentive

Contrari: uninterested, disengaged

Espressioni comuni: an engaged audience, keep someone engaged, engaged with something

occupato

Detto di una linea telefonica già in uso per un’altra chiamata.

In inglese semplice: Already being used for another telephone call.

• The line is engaged.
• I kept getting an engaged tone.
• Her phone was engaged when I tried again.

Sinonimi: busy

Contrari: free

Espressioni comuni: the line engaged, an engaged tone, phone is engaged