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1 busy
∎ he was too busy to notice il était trop occupé pour s'en apercevoir;∎ I'm busy enough as it is! je suis déjà assez occupé!;∎ she was busy painting the kitchen elle était occupée à peindre la cuisine;∎ he likes to keep busy il aime bien s'occuper;∎ the packing kept me busy all afternoon j'ai été occupé à faire les valises tout l'après-midi;∎ I'm afraid I'm busy tomorrow malheureusement je suis pris demain;∎ the bank manager is busy with a customer le directeur de l'agence est occupé avec ou en rendez-vous avec un client;∎ you HAVE been busy! eh bien, tu n'as pas chômé!;∎ familiar she's as busy as a bee, she's a busy bee elle est très occupée□∎ I've had a busy day j'ai eu une journée chargée;∎ he has a busy schedule il a un emploi du temps chargé ou bien rempli;∎ Commerce this is our busiest period c'est la période où nous sommes en pleine activité;∎ the office is very busy at the moment nous avons beaucoup de travail au bureau en ce moment;∎ the shops are very busy today les magasins sont pleins (de monde) aujourd'hui∎ I got the busy signal ça sonnait occupé∎ he busied himself with household chores il s'est occupé à des tâches ménagères;∎ she busied herself by tidying the office elle s'est occupée en faisant le ménage dans le bureau►► Botany busy lizzie balsamine f, impatiente f -
2 bee
bee [bi:]abeille f* * *[biː]••to think one is the bee's knees — (colloq) se prendre pour un crack (colloq)
the birds and the bees — hum ≈ les cigognes et les choux hum
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bee n1 ( insect) abeille f ;to think one is the bee's knees ○ se prendre pour un crack ○ ; the birds and the bees hum ≈ les cigognes et les choux hum ; to be as busy as a bee s'activer comme une abeille. -
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bee [bi:]∎ familiar he is a busy (little) bee (is energetic) il déborde d'énergie; (has a lot of work) il a énormément de choses à faire;∎ to have a bee in one's bonnet (about sth) être obsédé (par qch);∎ familiar it's the bee's knees! c'est formidable ou super!;∎ familiar she thinks he's the bee's knees elle le trouve formidable;∎ familiar he thinks he's the bee's knees il ne se prend pas pour n'importe qui∎ quilting bee atelier m de patchwork►► Botany bee balm monarde f d'Amérique;Botany bee orchid ophrys f abeille;bee sting piqûre f d'abeille;familiar humorous bee stings (small breasts) œufs mpl sur le plat -
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busy as a bee — If you are as busy as a bee, you are very busy indeed … The small dictionary of idiomes
busy as a bee — (as) busy as a bee informal : very busy and active My mom is (as) busy as a bee around Christmastime. • • • Main Entry: ↑bee … Useful english dictionary
busy as a bee — adjective /ˈbɪziæzəˈbiː/ Very active; working constantly. Lord, I have been as busy as a bee ever since dinner! … Wiktionary
busy as a bee — very busy, always working, very energetic … English contemporary dictionary
as busy as a bee — (as) busy as a bee informal : very busy and active My mom is (as) busy as a bee around Christmastime. • • • Main Entry: ↑bee * * * as busy as a ˈbee idiom very busy Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
be as busy as a bee — old fashioned, old fashioned to be very busy or very active. She s as busy as a bee, always going to meetings and organizing parties … New idioms dictionary
as busy as a bee — Meaning Origin Geoffrey Chaucer (1342 1400), Canterbury Tales. The Squyeres Tale Ey! Goddes mercy! sayd our Hoste tho, Now such a wyf I pray God keep me fro. Lo, suche sleightes and subtilitees In wommen be; for ay as busy as bees Be thay us… … Meaning and origin of phrases
as busy as a bee — very busy, having many things to do, constantly working … English contemporary dictionary
bee — I n. insect 1) to keep bees 2) a killer; queen; worker bee 3) bees buzz, hum; sting; swarm 4) a cluster; colony; swarm of bees 5) (misc.) as busy as a bee II n. (esp. AE) meeting to work or compete a quilting; sewing; spelling; spinning bee * * * … Combinatory dictionary
busy — 1 / bIzi/ adjective 1 WORKING NOW someone who is busy at a particular time is working and is not available: She s busy now, can you phone later? (+ with): Mr Haynes is busy with a customer at the moment. 2 busy doing sth giving something a lot of … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
busy — 1. adjective 1) the campaign volunteers have been busy Syn: occupied, engaged, involved, employed, working, hard at work; rushed off one s feet, hard pressed, swamped, up to one s neck; on the job, absorbed, engrossed, immersed, preoccupied;… … Thesaurus of popular words