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"committed, dedicated" in seven languages

Meaningcommitted, dedicated

Spanish

comprometido

/kompɾomeˈtido/

other source · comprometer ← Latin COMPRŌMITTERE 'to promise mutually' (learned)

Also 'engaged to be married' — and, of a situation, 'awkward'.

French

engagé

/ɑ̃ɡaʒe/

other source · engager, from gage 'pledge' ← Frankish *waddi

Italian

impegnato

/impeɲˈɲato/

other source · impegnare, from pegno 'pledge' ← Latin PIGNUS

Portuguese

engajado

/ẽgaˈʒadu/

other source · French engagé

Romanian

angajat

/angaˈʒat/

other source · French engagé

Catalan

compromès

/kumpɾuˈmɛs/

other source · comprometre, from Latin COMPRŌMITTERE 'to promise mutually' (learned)

fem.: compromesa

English

committed

/kəˈmɪtɪd/

other source · commit ← Latin COMMITTERE 'to entrust'

English → Italiancommitted, dedicatedimpegnatoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share

The story

All three mean 'pledged': Spanish through a mutual promise, French and Italian by putting up a pledge (gage, pegno). Beware Spanish comprometido: it can also mean 'engaged' or 'compromising'.

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In a sentence

  • esEs una activista muy comprometida.
  • frC'est une militante très engagée.
  • itÈ un'attivista molto impegnata.
  • ptEla é uma ativista muito engajada.
  • roEste o activistă foarte angajată.
  • caÉs una activista molt compromesa.
  • enShe is a very committed activist.

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