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unengaged

(ˌʌnɪnˈɡeɪdʒd)

adj

not active or involved

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Adj.	1.	unengaged - not busy or occupied; free; "the cancellation left her unengaged a good part of the afternoon" idle - not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"
	2.	unengaged - not promised in marriage; "continued seeing him but on an unengaged basis" unpledged, unpromised unattached, uncommitted - not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship

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unengaged

[ˈʌnɪnˈgeɪdʒd] ADJ → libre

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unengaged

a. desencajado-a, fuera de lugar.

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