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2 active
• oma-aloitteinen• omatoiminen• touhukas• toimelias• toimekas• toimituttaa• toimiva• työteliäs• huolehtivainen• hommakas• vireä• viitseliäs• virkeä• vilkas• dynaaminen• energinen• eloisaautomatic data processing• esillä oleva• aktiivimuoto• aikaansaava• aktiivinen• ahkera• aloitekykyinen• aktiivi• aloitteikas• uuttera• uuras• vaikuttava• ponteva• puuhakas• reipas• tehokas (toimiva)• tekevä• tehokas• menevä• tarmokas• tahdonmukainen• yritteliäs• käsillä oleva• käytössä oleva• pirteä* * *'æktiv1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) aktiivinen2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) aktiivinen3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) aktiivinen4) (in force: The rule is still active.) voimassa5) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) toimiva6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.) aktiivi•- actively
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3 be in full swing
(to be going ahead, or continuing, busily or vigorously: The work was in full swing.) olla täydessä vauhdissa -
4 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) olla parhaillaan tekemässäEnglish-Finnish dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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5 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) olla parhaillaan tekemässäEnglish-Finnish dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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6 busy
• touhukas• toimekas• toimelias• hyöriä• työntäyteinen• työteliäs• hommakas• varattu• vireä• viitseliäs• vilkas• vilkasliikenteinen• eloisa• aktiivinen• ahkera• uuttera• puuhakas• puuha• tekemässä• tekevä• kiireinen• menevä• tarmokas• käytössä* * *'bizi 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) kiireinen2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) vilkas3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) varattu2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) puuhailla jonkin kimpussa- busily -
7 employ
• palkata• ottaa• ottaa palvelukseen• ottaa työhön• palvelus• työllistää• antaa työtä• vuokrata• värvätä• rekrytoida• pestata• käsitellä• käyttää• pitää työssä* * *im'ploi1) (to give (especially paid) work to: He employs three typists; She is employed as a teacher.) työllistää, työskennellä2) (to occupy the time or attention of: She was busily employed (in) writing letters.) olla jonkin työn kimpussa3) (to make use of: You should employ your time better.) käyttää•- employed- employee
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8 ferret (about)
verb (to search busily and persistently: He ferreted about in the cupboard.) nuuskia
См. также в других словарях:
Busily — Bus i*ly, adv. In a busy manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
busily — [adv] actively; intently agilely, animatedly, ardently, arduously, assiduously, briskly, carefully, diligently, eagerly, earnestly, energetically, enthusiastically, expeditiously, fervently, hastily, hurriedly, indefatigably, industriously,… … New thesaurus
busily — [biz′ə lē] adv. in a busy manner … English World dictionary
busily — adv. Busily is used with these adjectives: ↑engaged Busily is used with these verbs: ↑employ, ↑prepare, ↑sort, ↑work, ↑write … Collocations dictionary
busily — bus|i|ly [ bızıli ] adverb if you are busily doing something, you are giving all your attention to it: The little girls were busily playing in the sand … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
busily — [[t]bɪ̱zɪli[/t]] ADV GRADED: ADV with v If you do something busily, you do it in a very active way. The two saleswomen were busily trying to keep up with the demand … English dictionary
busily — UK [ˈbɪzɪlɪ] / US adverb if you are busily doing something, you are giving all your attention to it The little girls were busily engaged in filling their buckets with sand … English dictionary
busily — bus|i|ly [ˈbızıli] adv in a busy way ▪ Students were busily writing notes … Dictionary of contemporary English
busily — busy ► ADJECTIVE (busier, busiest) 1) having a great deal to do. 2) currently occupied with an activity. 3) excessively detailed or decorated. ► VERB (busies, busied) (busy oneself) … English terms dictionary
busily employed — index active Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
busily engaged — index active, industrious, sedulous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary