What does impegnare in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word impegnare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use impegnare in Italian.
The word impegnare in Italian means pawn, obligate, require, bind, commit, reserve, work hard, commit to, put effort into. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word impegnare
pawnverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (pegni) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Vorrei impegnare questo orologio d'oro. I'd like to pawn this gold watch. |
obligate, require, bind, commitverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (imporre) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") La promessa che mi hai fatto ti impegna a smettere di fumare. The promise you made to me requires that you stop smoking. |
reserveverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (vincolare, prenotare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il tavolo in fondo è impegnato. The table in the back is reserved. |
work hardverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (mettere energie, concentrarsi) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") L'alunno è intelligente, ma non si impegna. The student is intelligent, but he doesn't work hard. |
commit toverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (prendersi un impegno) Con questo contratto si sono impegnati a saldare la somma pattuita entro la fine dell'anno. With this contract they have committed to paying the agreed sum by the end of the year. |
put effort intoverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (dedicarsi) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Nello puts a lot of effort into studying. |
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