A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb 1. (to attach)
a. to hook Después de enganchar la repisa hay que apretar los tornillos. After hooking the shelf you need to tighten the screws.
2. (to attach)
a. to hitch up (vehicle) Engancharon el auto descompuesto a la grúa. They hitched up the broken-down car to the tow truck.
b. to harness (horse) El caballerango enganchó los caballos a la carreta. The groom harnessed the horses to the cart.
c. to couple (wagons) Después de enganchar los vagones, el tren estaba listo para partir. After coupling the wagons, the train was ready to leave.
3. (to hire)
a. to contract La compañía necesita enganchar algunos trabajadores para la remodelación. The company needs to contract some workers for the remodeling.
4.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial) (to catch) a. to nab
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial) Después de una larga persecución, la policía logró enganchar al ladrón. After a long chase, the police were able to nab the thief.
5. (to attract)
a. to hook La nueva serie de televisión nos enganchó. No podemos dejar de verla. The new TV series hooked us. We can't stop watching it.
b. to rope into Lo engancharon para que hiciera trabajo voluntario. They roped him into doing volunteer work.
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A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb 6. (to get caught)
a. to get hooked Mi falda se enganchó con un clavo y se rompió. My skirt got hooked on a nail and tore.
7. (to become an addict)
a. to get hooked Se enganchó a la cocaína y se metió en muchos problemas. He got hooked on cocaine and got into a lot of trouble.
8. (military)
a. to enlist Mi padre se enganchó en la marina cuando tenía 18 años. My father enlisted in the Navy when he was 18.
b. to join Algunos amigos decidieron engancharse en el ejército. Some of my friends decided to join the Army.
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb 5. (colloquial)
a. enganchar a alguien para que haga algo to rope somebody into doing something
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb 8. (colloquial)
a. to be addictive un videojuego de los que enganchan an addictive video game
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb 9. (prenderse)
a. engancharse algo con o en to catch something on
se le enganchó la falda en las zarzas she caught her skirt on the brambles
te has enganchado las medias you've caught o snagged your tights on something
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enganchar
transitive verb
1 (conectar con gancho) (gen) to hook; [+caballo] to harness; [+carro, remolque] to hitch up; (Mecánica) to couple; connect; [+dos vagones] to couple up 2 (atrapar) to nab (familiar) lo enganchó la policía robando en la joyería the police nabbed him robbing the jeweller's (familiar)
3 (atraer) [+persona] to rope in; [+marido] to land tras varios años de noviazgo, por fin ha conseguido engancharlo
a mi no me enganchan para cuidar a los niños they're not going to rope me into looking after the children; los programas que más enganchan the programmes which get most people hooked
5 (México) [+trabajadores] to contract pronominal verb
engancharse 1 (quedarse prendido) to get hooked up; catch; en on; (Mecánica) to engage; en with el vestido se enganchó en un clavo the dress got caught on a nail; engancharse a la droga to get hooked on drugs (familiar) ; become addicted to drugs
2 (Mil) to enlist; join up Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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