engranar

v.

1 to engage (piezas).

2 to link, to connect (ideas).

3 to interlock, to gear, to engage, to lock with the other part.

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engranar

► verbo intransitivo

1 TÉCNICA to engage, mesh

2 figurado (enlazar) to connect, link

► verbo transitivo

1 TÉCNICA to engage, mesh

2 figurado to connect, link

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verb

to engage

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1. VT

1) (Téc) to gear

engranar algo con algo — to engage sth with sth

2) [+ ideas] to link together, link up

2.

VI to interlock; (Mec) to engage (con with)

A engrana con B — A is in gear with B

A y B están engranados — A and B are in mesh

3.

See:

engranarse

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1.

verbo transitivo <piezas/dientes> to mesh, engage; <marcha> to engage

2.

engranar vi piezas to engage, mesh; marcha to engage (frml)

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= mesh, gear.

Ex. Meshing together the many means of communication remains the central task of libraries and this task continues to require financial support = La tarea central de las bibliotecas sigue siendo la de combinar los númerosos medios de comunicación, algo que continúa necesitando apoyo económico.

Ex. The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently.

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1.

verbo transitivo <piezas/dientes> to mesh, engage; <marcha> to engage

2.

engranar vi piezas to engage, mesh; marcha to engage (frml)

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= mesh, gear.

Ex: Meshing together the many means of communication remains the central task of libraries and this task continues to require financial support = La tarea central de las bibliotecas sigue siendo la de combinar los númerosos medios de comunicación, algo que continúa necesitando apoyo económico.

Ex: The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently.

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engranar [A1 ]

vt

‹piezas/dientes› to mesh, engage; ‹marcha› to engage

■ engranar

vi

1 «piezas» to engage, mesh; «marcha» to engage (frml)

la tercera no engrana I can't get it into third, it won't go into third, third gear won't engage

2 (RPl fam) (enojarse) to get angry, get into a strop (BrE colloq)

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engranar

♦ vt

1. [piezas] to engage

2. [ideas] to link, to connect

3. Am [marchas] to engage

♦ vi

RP Fam to fly off the handle, to flare up;

ojo con él, que enseguida engrana watch what you say to him, he flies off the handle at the least thing

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engranar

v/i mesh, engage

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engranar vt

: to mesh, to engage

engranar vi

: to mesh gears