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'bizi 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) travel, opptatt2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) med stor trafikk3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) opptatt2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) beskjeftige seg med- busilyopptatt--------travelIsubst. \/ˈbɪzɪ\/(britisk, slang) snushane, purk, politikonstabelIIverb \/ˈbɪzɪ\/beskjeftige seg, få\/ha det travelt, være travelt opptattbusy oneself with something beskjeftige seg med noeIIIadj. \/ˈbɪzɪ\/1) flittig, virksom, stadig på farten, travelt opptatt2) ( om sted) travel, hektisk, trafikkert3) (amer., om telefon) opptatt• the line is busy at the moment, please try again laternummeret du har ringt er opptatt, vær så snill å prøve igjen senere4) (amer., overført) rotete, bråkete, voldsomt5) ( nedsettende) geskjeftigbe busy idle kaste bort tid\/krefter på tull, kaste bort tid\/krefter på ingentingbusy as a bee eller busy as a beaver flittig som en maurbusy with\/over opptatt medget busy få det travelt, sette i gang, begynne• I'm in a hurry, so will you please get busy!jeg har det travelt, så vær så snill og sett i gang!
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