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1 ♦ busy
♦ busy /ˈbɪzɪ/a.1 occupato; indaffarato; affaccendato; preso: He's a very busy man, è sempre molto occupato; I'm rather busy, sono un po' preso; to be busy with st., essere preso da qc.; occuparsi di qc.; affacendarsi con qc.; He's busy packing, sta facendo (o è occupato a fare) le valigie; We're busy discussing it just now, ne stiamo discutendo proprio ora; This'll keep them busy for a while, questo li terrà occupati per un po' NOTA D'USO: - occupied o busy?-2 animato; molto attivo; pieno d'attività; pieno di traffico; trafficato: a busy town, una città animata; a busy road, una strada piena di traffico (o trafficata); a busy crossroads, un incrocio di gran traffico; to lead a busy life, fare vita molto attiva; essere sempre occupatissimo; Restaurants and cafeterias are very busy, i ristoranti e le tavole calde hanno molto lavoro; a very busy day, una giornata piena3 (telef., spec. USA) occupato: «Line busy», «(il numero è) occupato»; busy signal (o busy tone) segnale di linea occupata NOTA D'USO: - engaged o occupied?-● as busy as a bee, indaffaratissimo □ busy bee, persona indaffarata □ to get busy, darsi da fare; sbrigarsi; mettersi al lavoro; mettersi sotto.(to) busy /ˈbɪzɪ/v. t.– to busy oneself doing st., essere occupato a fare qc.; to busy oneself with st., occuparsi di; darsi da fare con; trafficare con; armeggiare con; He busied himself in the kitchen, ha sfaccendato in cucina.
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