Meanings (ES + gloss)
acometer • emprender • entrar en faena • incoar • meterse en faena
To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
This said, he sat; and expectation held His look suspense, awaiting who appeared To second, or oppose, or undertake The perilous attempt.
comprometerse a
To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
He undertook to exercise more in future.
[…] if King Lewis vouchsafe to furnish us With some few bands of chosen soldiers, I’ll undertake to land them on our coast And force the tyrant from his seat by war.
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