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"Engage" is a form of "engage", a transitive verb which is often translated as "captar". "Nurture" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "criar". Learn more about the difference between "engage" and "nurture" below.
engage(
ihn
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geyj
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (to hire)
a. contratar
The company wanted to engage him as a risk analyst.La empresa quería contratarlo como analista de riesgos.
3. (mechanics)
a. engranar
You have to engage the gears to be able to use the bike.Tienes que engranar los engranajes para poder usar la bici.
a. entablar combate con
Captain Turner's men will engage the enemy here while we move round the back.Los hombres del capitán Turner entablarán combate con el enemigo aquí mientras que nosotros pasemos por detrás.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. dedicarse
Many retired people engage in volunteer activities.Muchos jubilados se dedican a actividades voluntarias.
b. estar involucrado en
They have been accused of engaging in smuggling.Los han acusado de estar involucrados en contrabando.
6. (mechanics)
a. engranar
The cogs engage perfectly with the wheel.Los piñones engranan perfectamente con la rueda.
a. entablar
We need to engage in dialogue with the unions.Hay que entablar diálogo con los sindicatos.
nurture(
nuhr
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chuhr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. criar
My mother was the only one there to nurture me and my sister.Mi madre era la única persona que estaba para criarnos a mi hermana y a mí.
b. educar
If you don't nurture your children, they won't be emotionally healthy as adults.Si no educas a tus hijos, no serán adultos saludables desde el punto de vista emocional.
2. (to nourish)
a. nutrir
The policy is aimed at helping nurture malnourished children back to health.El objetivo de la medida radica en nutrir a niños desnutridos para que recuperen la salud.
b. cuidar
These plants need a lot of sunlight and water to nurture them properly.Es necesario darles mucho sol y mucha agua a estas plantas para cuidarlas bien.
c. alimentar
There's not enough food to nurture so many people.No hay comida suficiente para alimentar a tantas personas.
3. (to foster)
a. cultivar (a friendship)
You can nurture a friendship by remembering special days, like birthdays.Puedes cultivar una amistad recordando días especiales, como cumpleaños.
b. fomentar (arts and education)
I live in a community that nurtures arts and crafts.Vivo en una comunidad que fomenta las artesanías.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (formal) (act of raising)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. la educación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The serial killer seemed to be the product of nature rather than nurture.El asesino en serie parecía ser el producto de la naturaleza y no de la educación.
b. la crianza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Preschool teachers help provide children with nurture and care.Los maestros de preescolar les brindan a los niños crianza y cuidados.
