comprometido

adj.

1 engaged, affianced.

2 committed, bound, engaged, compromised.

3 implicated.

4 pledged, obligated.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: comprometer.

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comprometido

► participio pasado

1→ {{link=comprometer}}comprometer

► adjetivo

1 (difícil, arriesgado) difficult, in jeopardy

2 (escritor, artista, etc) committed

3 (involucrado) involved

4 (para casarse) engaged

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(f. - comprometida)

adj.

1) committed

2) compromising

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ADJ

1) (=difícil) awkward, embarrassing

nos vimos en una situación muy comprometida — we found ourselves in a very awkward o embarrassing situation

2) [socialmente] [escritor, artista] politically committed, engagé; [arte] politically committed

un artista no comprometido — art which is not politically committed, art without any political commitment

estar comprometido con algo — to be committed to sth

está comprometido con la causa — he's committed to the cause

3) [por cita, trabajo]

ya están comprometidos para jugar el sábado — they've already arranged to play on Saturday, they've booked to play on Saturday

ya estaba comprometido con otro proyecto — he was already committed to another project

estar comprometido a hacer algo — to be committed to doing sth

4) [antes del matrimonio] engaged

estar comprometido con algn — to be engaged to sb

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-da adjetivo

1) [ser] <asunto/situación> awkward, delicate

2) [ser] <cine/escritor> politically committed

3) [estar] (para casarse) engaged

comprometido con alguien — engaged to somebody

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= jeopardised [jeopardized, -USA], committed.

Ex. And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.

Ex. Indeed, as was pointed out in chapter one, this is the challenge that the committed reference librarian finds so stimulating.

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* cantidad comprometida = encumbrance, accrual.

* estar comprometido a = hold + hostage to.

* estar comprometido a + Infinitivo = be committed to + Gerundio.

* no verse comprometido por = be uncompromised by.

* total comprometido = encumbrance, accrual.

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-da adjetivo

1) [ser] <asunto/situación> awkward, delicate

2) [ser] <cine/escritor> politically committed

3) [estar] (para casarse) engaged

comprometido con alguien — engaged to somebody

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= jeopardised [jeopardized, -USA], committed.

Ex: And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.

Ex: Indeed, as was pointed out in chapter one, this is the challenge that the committed reference librarian finds so stimulating.

* cantidad comprometida = encumbrance, accrual.

* estar comprometido a = hold + hostage to.

* estar comprometido a + Infinitivo = be committed to + Gerundio.

* no verse comprometido por = be uncompromised by.

* total comprometido = encumbrance, accrual.

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comprometido -da

adjective

A [ SER] ‹asunto/situación› awkward, delicate

B [ SER] ‹cine/escritor/literatura› engagé, politically committed

C [ ESTAR] (para casarse) engaged comprometido CON algn engaged TO sb

D [ ESTAR] (involucrado) implicated comprometido EN algo implicated IN sth

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Del verbo comprometer: (conjugate comprometer)

comprometido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
comprometer    
comprometido
comprometer (conjugate comprometer) verbo transitivo

a) (poner en un apuro) to compromise

b) ‹vida/libertad› to jeopardize, threaten

c) (obligar) comprometido a algn a algo to commit sb to sth;

◊ esto no me compromete a nada this does not commit me to anything

comprometerse verbo pronominal

a) (dar su palabra) comprometidose a hacer algo to promise to do sth;

◊ me he comprometido para salir esta noche I've arranged to go out tonight

b) [autor/artista] to commit oneself politically

c) [novios] to get engaged;

comprometidose con algn to get engaged to sb
comprometido

◊ -da adjetivo

a) [ser] ‹asunto/situación› awkward, delicate

b) [ser] ‹cine/escritor› politically committed

c) [estar] (para casarse) engaged;

comprometido con algn engaged to sb
comprometer verbo transitivo
1 (obligar) to compel, oblige
2 (implicar) to involve, compromise
3 (poner en peligro) to jeopardize: no comprometas tu carrera, don't put your career at risk
comprometido,-a adjetivo
1 (con pareja reconocida) engaged
2 (situación) difficult
'comprometido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comprometida
- resbaladiza
- resbaladizo
- seria
- serio
- comprometer
English:
crackdown
- committed
- compromising
- engaged

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comprometido, -a adj

1. [con una idea] committed;

es un intelectual comprometido he is a politically committed intellectual;

está comprometido con la defensa del medio ambiente he is committed to the defence of the environment

2. [situación] compromising, awkward

3. [para casarse] engaged;

estar comprometido con alguien to be engaged to sb

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comprometido

adj

1 committed

2

:

estar comprometido en algo be implicated in sth

3

:

estar comprometido de novios be engaged

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comprometido, -da adj

1) : compromising, awkward

2) : committed, obliged

3) : engaged (to be married)