Finding out they were engaged was surprising; I really didn't see that coming.
Von ihrer Verlobung zu erfahren war überraschend; das hatte ich wirklich nicht kommen sehen.
Edward and I met twice before we were engaged.
Edward und ich haben uns vor der Verlobung zweimal gesehen.
I read once in the newspaper that they were engaged.
Even though we were engaged, she wouldn't let me kiss her.
Obwohl wir verlobt waren, wollte sie sich nicht von mir küssen lassen.
We were engaged but you still hesitated to take my hand.
It must have been made just at the time they were engaged.
We were engaged for ten years and I got nothing.
Sitting close on the couch, they were engaged in a nuzzling conversation.
Eng beieinander sitzend, waren sie in ein vertrautes Gespräch vertieft.
The workers were engaged in completing the project ahead of schedule.
Die Arbeiter waren eifrig dabei, das Projekt vor dem Zeitplan fertigzustellen.
The two tech giants were engaged in a turf war over market dominance.
Die beiden Tech-Giganten waren in einen Machtkampf um die Marktvorherrschaft verwickelt.
They were engaged in a lively debate, exchanging viewpoints with enthusiasm.
Sie waren in eine lebhafte Debatte vertieft und tauschten enthusiastisch ihre Standpunkte aus.
The whole country knows that you and my daughter were engaged.
Das ganze Land weiß, Sie waren mit meiner Tochter verlobt.
Finally my boyfriend had proposed to me, and we were engaged.
Schließlich machte mein Freund mir einen Antrag, und wir verlobten uns.