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1 engaged
adj. förlovad; upptagen (telefonlinje); upptagen* * *1) (bound by promise (especially to marry): She became engaged to John.) förlovad2) ((with in) employed or occupied: She is engaged in social work.) engagerad, sysselsatt3) (busy; not free; occupied: Please come if you are not already engaged for that evening; The room / telephone line is engaged.) upptagen -
2 line
n. linje; rad; gräns; bransch; riktning; tillvägagångssätt; lina; kö; uppställning; kontur; rynka; släktgren; plan--------v. rada upp; linjera; märka med linjer; bilda linje; stärka; täcka med dyna; rynka, fåra; fylla (ficka)* * *I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) lina2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) linje3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) linje, hållning4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) linje, rynka, fåra5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) linje, rad6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) rad[]7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) []gren8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) riktning9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) linje, spår10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) linje11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) rad12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) linje13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) sortiment, varuslag, bransch, fack, linje14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) linje2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) stå utefter, kanta2) (to mark with lines.) dra linjer (en linje), linjera•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) fodra, beklä2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) fodra•- lined- liner- lining -
3 busy
adj. upptagen--------v. sysselsätta sig med* * *['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) upptagen2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) livlig, full av rörelse (trafik)3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) upptagen2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) vara sysselsatt (upptagen) med- busily
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