Engager
Example: Elle a décidé d'engager un nouveau collaborateur pour l'équipe.
Definition
"Engager" means to commit oneself or someone else to a task, role, or responsibility, often by hiring or enrolling. For example, in the phrase 'Elle a décidé d'engager un nouveau collaborateur pour l'équipe,' it means to hire a new team member.
Etymology
The word "engager" comes from the Old French 'engagier,' meaning to pawn or pledge, which itself derives from 'gage,' a word for a pledge or security. Did you know that originally "engager" had a sense of pledging something as a guarantee before evolving to mean hiring or committing someone?
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"Engager" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B1) - set 1", containing 119 commonly used words.
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