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engranar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • engage verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
  • gear noun Equipment or clothing needed for a particular activity.
  • interlock verb To fit or lock securely together with another part.
  • mesh noun Material made of crossed strands with regular small gaps between them, like a net or screen.

Senses

engranar is used for these senses in English:

  • gear (engineering, transitive) To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.
  • interlock To interlace.
  • mesh (ambitransitive) To connect together by interlocking, as gears do.

engage — full definition

  1. verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
  2. verb To enter into conflict or battle with an opponent.
  3. verb To arrange to employ or hire someone, or to book a service.
  4. verb To interlock or mesh, as with gears or machine parts.

gear — full definition

  1. noun Equipment or clothing needed for a particular activity.
  2. noun A toothed wheel that meshes with another to transmit motion, or the setting of such a mechanism in a vehicle.
  3. verb To design or adjust something so it suits a particular purpose or audience.

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