engager
engage
The French word 'engager' translates to 'engage' in English. It is used to express the act of committing oneself to something, such as a job, a task, or a relationship. It can also mean to hire someone for a job or to enter into a contract. In a broader sense, it can refer to getting involved in a situation or starting a process.
Example sentences using: engager
Je vais engager un nouvel employé.
I am going to hire a new employee.
In this sentence, 'engager' is used to refer to the act of hiring or employing someone for a job or position. The action of hiring is upcoming and is expressed by the use of 'vais', a form of the verb 'aller' in the near future tense. The noun 'employé' translates to 'employee' in English.
N'engagez pas cette conversation.
Do not engage in this conversation.
In this example, 'engager' is used to mean initiating or starting something, in this case, a conversation. Here it is used in the imperative and negative form telling someone not to do something, here, not to start this conversation. The word 'conversation' in French translates to 'conversation' in English.
L'entreprise engage des responsabilités en faisant cela.
The company incurs responsibilities by doing this.
In this sentence, 'engager' is used to describe the act of committing oneself to something, often a process that involves responsibility, risk or obligation. 'L'entreprise' translates to 'the company' and 'responsabilités' to 'responsibilities'. 'En faisant cela' is a common French phrase that translates literally as 'in doing that', but can be translated more freely as 'by doing this'.