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engineer
/en-djə-neer/
 
n-ct.
 
1.
Def.: mangupiya te kelesadda, baley wey mekina
MS: mangupiya te kelesadda, baley wey mekina
someone who designs things such as roads, buildings or machines.
 
n-ct.
 
2.
Def.: mangayad-ayad te mekina
MS: mangayad-ayad te mekina
someone who fixes machines.
 
vt.
 
3.
Def.: eggamit te matagseb ne puhawang eyew egkeyitabù ka minsan nekey
If you engineer something, you use clever planning to cause it to happen.
She was able to engineer a meeting with the mayor.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0826-0850
Status: ready

Last updated: 27/Sep/2012