we've got a busy day

1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) ocupado

2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) concurrido

3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) ocupado

- busily

busy adj

1. ocupado

2. ajetreado

3. concurrido / transitado

El comparativo de busy se escribe busier; el superlativo se escribe busiest

En inglés americano se dice the line is busy si el teléfono comunica; en inglés británico se diría the phone is engaged

tr['bɪzɪ]

adjective (comp busier, superl busiest)

1 (person) ocupado,-a, atareado,-a

2 (street, place) concurrido,-a

3 (day) ajetreado,-a

4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (telephone) comunicando

■ the line was busy estaba comunicando

noun

1 familiar (police officer) poli nombre masulino o femenino

\

to busy oneself doing something ocuparse en hacer algo

■ he busied himself washing the dishes se ocupó en fregar los platos

to be busy doing something estar ocupado,-a en hacer algo

■ she was busy revising her notes estaba ocupada en repasar los apuntes

to be as busy as a bee estar que no para, estar muy ocupado,-a

to get busy familiar (work) ponerse a trabajar 2 (hurry) darse prisa

to keep oneself busy mantenerse ocupado,-a

to keep somebody busy mantener ocupado,-a alguien

busy Lizzie SMALLBOTANY/SMALL alegría de la casa

the busies familiar (police) la poli, la pasma

busy ['bɪzi] vt, busied ; busying

to busy oneself with : ocuparse con, ponerse a, entretenerse con

busy adj, busier ; - est

1) occupied: ocupado, atareado

he's busy working: está ocupado en su trabajo

the telephone was busy: el teléfono estaba ocupado

2) bustling: concurrido, animado

a busy street: una calle concurrida, una calle con mucho tránsito

busy (Phone)

• comunicando (Teléfono) (•Teléfono•) s.m.

• acompañado, -a adj.

• activo, -a adj.

• ajetreado, -a adj.

• atareado, -a adj.

• entrometido, -a adj.

• ocupado (Teléfono) adj.

• pasajero, -a adj.

• trabajado, -a adj.

• ocupar v.

adjective busier, busiest

1) ( occupied) < person> ocupado

2) <street/market> concurrido, de mucho movimiento

3) ( Telec) ocupado (AmL), comunicando (Esp)

reflexive verb busies, busying, busied

1. ADJ

1) [person] ocupado

- as busy as a bee

2) [day, time] activo, ajetreado

3) [place, town] concurrido; [scene] animado, lleno de movimiento

4) [telephone, line] comunicando, ocupado

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adjective busier, busiest

1) ( occupied) < person> ocupado

2) <street/market> concurrido, de mucho movimiento

3) ( Telec) ocupado (AmL), comunicando (Esp)

reflexive verb busies, busying, busied

busy ['bɪzɪ] (compar busier, superl busiest, pt & pp busied)

1 adjective

(a) (person) occupé;

∎ 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^□

(b) (port, road, street) très fréquenté; (time, period, schedule) chargé, plein;

∎ 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

(c) American (telephone line) occupé;

∎ I got the busy signal ça sonnait occupé

(d) pejorative (excessively elaborate) chargé

2 transitive verb

∎ 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

1 giorno ( di 24 ore): DIALOGO → - Date- What day is it?, che giorno è?; We've spent a few days in France, abbiamo passato qualche giorno in Francia; 24 hours a day, ventiquattr'ore al giorno; the day after tomorrow, dopodomani; domani l'altro; posdomani; the day before yesterday, ieri l'altro; l'altro ieri; every other day, un giorno sì e uno no; ogni due giorni; rest day, giorno di riposo; the time of day, l'ora del giorno; a fateful day, un giorno fatidico; to one's dying day, fino alla morte

2 giorno (= periodo di luce, di attività); giornata: the other day, l'altro giorno; on a winter's day, in un giorno d'inverno; day and night, giorno e notte; notte e giorno; ( anche) in continuazione: She works day and night, lavora notte e giorno (o in continuazione); It was a glorious day, era una splendida giornata; It's almost day, è quasi giorno; I don't know what she does all day, non so cosa faccia tutto il giorno; I've had a bad [long] day, ho avuto una brutta [lunga] giornata; a busy day, una giornata piena; a trying day, una giornata faticosa; Try to get some exercise every day, cerca di fare un po' di esercizio tutti i giorni; Let's do it another day, facciamolo un altro giorno; Come on, we haven't got all day, dài, non abbiamo tutto il giorno (o tutta la giornata); an eight-hour day, una giornata (lavorativa) di otto ore; the working day, la giornata lavorativa; day of rest, giorno di riposo; She works six days on, two days off, lavora sei giorni, poi ha due giorni di riposo; to take a day off, prendere un giorno di ferie; by day, di giorno; during the day, durante il giorno; historic day, giornata storica (o di grande importanza); The days are drawing out, i giorni si stanno allungando

3 festa: Mother's day, la festa della mamma; Independence Day, la Festa dell'indipendenza

4 (spesso al pl.) tempo, tempi; epoca: to the present day (o to this day) fino a oggi; He was the best painter of his day, era il miglior pittore del suo tempo; in my student days, quando ero studente; these days, di questi tempi; DIALOGO → - New clothes- There always seems to be a sale on these days, di questi tempi sembra che ci siano sempre dei saldi; in the days of Queen Anne, al tempo della regina Anna; in the early days of flying, agli inizi dell'aviazione; in olden days, nei tempi antichi; un tempo

5 ( Borsa) giorno di borsa

● all day long, per tutto il giorno □ day after day, un giorno dopo l'altro, giorno dopo giorno □ ( USA) day bed, poltrona a sdraio; divano letto □ (med.) day blindness, emeralopia □ day boarder, semiconvittore □ day boy, allievo esterno ( di un collegio) □ day by day, giorno per giorno □ ( USA) day care, assistenza ai bambini ( di genitori che lavorano) □ day-care centre, centro di assistenza per anziani (o disabili, ecc.) □ (ferr., USA) day coach, carrozza normale ( con sedili non reclinabili) □ (zool.) day-fly ( Ephemera), effimera □ day girl, allieva esterna ( di un collegio) □ (med.) day hospital, day hospital □ day in, day out, giorno dopo giorno; incessantemente □ (econ.) day labour, lavoro (o manodopera) a giornata □ day labourer, lavoratore a giornata; giornaliero □ ( USA) day letter, telegramma diurno ( costa meno e viaggia più lento) □ (bot.) day lily ( Hemerocallis), emerocallide □ day-long, che dura tutto il giorno □ day nursery, asilo nido □ (comm.) days of grace, giorni di grazia (o di respiro); ( per estens.) dilazione □ (relig.) the Day of Judgement, il giorno del giudizio □ the day of reckoning, il giorno della resa dei conti □ day off, giorno di libertà (o di ferie) □ ( Borsa) day order, ordine giornaliero; ordine valido in giornata □ (GB) day out, gita di un giorno: a day out in the country, una gita di un giorno in campagna □ (med.) day patient, paziente ambulatoriale; paziente di day hospital □ (ind., ecc.) day release, permesso giornaliero per studio □ day release course, corso per lavoratori □ for the rest of one's days, per il resto dei giorni di q. □ (ferr., in GB) day return, biglietto di andata e ritorno nella stessa giornata □ day sack, zainetto □ day school, scuola con frequentazione diurna ( spesso privata, di contro a collegio) □ (ind.) day shift, turno di giorno □ (med.) day surgery, intervento chirurgico (o interventi chirurgici) in day hospital □ (ferr.) day ticket = day return ► sopra □ day-to-day, giornaliero, quotidiano; ( anche) normale, di routine; ( anche) su base giornaliera, alla giornata: (org. az.) day-to-day management, gestione quotidiana; gestione ordinaria □ ( Borsa) day trader, day trader ( investitore che compra e vende gli stessi titoli in giornata) □ ( Borsa) day trading, day trading ( compravendita di titoli in giornata) □ (ferr.) day train, treno diurno □ day trip, gita di un giorno; escursione □ day-tripper, gitante, escursionista □ (fam.) to be all in a day's work ( for sb.), essere ordinaria amministrazione (per q.): Saving lives was all in a day's work for him, salvare delle vite era ordinaria amministrazione per lui □ (fam.) any day, in qualunque momento; ( anche, rif. a una preferenza) decisamente, di gran lunga: I prefer beer to wine any day, preferisco di gran lunga la birra al vino; I'd ask her out any day, mi piacerebbe da matti uscire con lei □ any day now, da un giorno all'altro: They're going to announce the date of the election any day now, annunceranno la data delle elezioni da un giorno all'altro □ to be as clear as day, essere chiaro come la luce del giorno □ the big day, il gran giorno ( di un evento) □ by the day, alla giornata: He is paid by the day, è pagato alla giornata □ to call it a day ► to call □ to end one's days, finire i propri giorni; morire □ every other (o every second) day, un giorno sì e un giorno no □ (fam.) from day one, fin dal primo giorno; fin dall'inizio □ from day to day, di giorno in giorno □ (fig.) to live from day to day, vivere alla giornata □ the good old days, i bei tempi andati □ to have had one's day, avere fatto il proprio tempo: Some think the printed book has had its day, alcuni pensano che il libro stampato abbia fatto il suo tempo □ to have one's day ( in the sun), avere il proprio giorno di gloria; avere il proprio momento di successo □ to have seen better days, aver visto giorni migliori □ if he (o she) is a day, (rif. all'età) come minimo: He must be seventy if he's a day, deve avere come minimo settant'anni □ (antiq.) in days gone by, un tempo □ in the old days (o in the days of old, antiq.), nei tempi andati □ in one's day, ai tempi di q.: In my day, children were respectful to their teachers, ai miei tempi, gli alunni erano rispettosi verso i loro insegnanti □ in this day and age, oggigiorno; di questi tempi □ it's not every day that…, non capita tutti i giorni di …: It's not every day that you get to meet a real rock star, non capita tutti i giorni di incontrare una vera rockstar □ (fam.) to make a day of it, approfittare dell'occasione per passare una bella giornata □ (fam.) make my day!, provaci: non aspetto altro! □ (fam.) to make sb. 's day, fare di un giorno una data memorabile per q. □ to name the day, fissare la data del matrimonio □ of the day, di oggi, attuale: the issues of the day, i problemi di oggi; the government of the day, il governo attuale; the dish of the day, il piatto del giorno □ one day, un giorno o l'altro □ one of these days, uno di questi giorni □ one of those days, una giornata in cui tutto va storto; una giornata no □ to pass the time of day with sb., salutare q.; scambiare quattro chiacchiere con q. □ to save money for a rainy day, mettere da parte dei soldi per i tempi difficili □ some day, un giorno o l'altro □ this day week [fortnight, month, year], oggi a otto [a quindici, a un mese, a un anno] □ to the day, esattamente: It is five years ago to the day, è stato esattamente cinque anni fa; fanno cinque anni proprio oggi □ His [her, their, ecc.] days are numbered, ha [hanno, ecc.] i giorni contati □ His [her, your, ecc.] day has come, è venuta la sua [tua, ecc.] ora □ (fam.) It just isn't my day, oggi non è il mio giorno; oggi è una giornata no □ (fam. scherz.) Don't give up the day job!, non mollare il lavoro che hai ( perché con quello nuovo che hai in mente non te la caveresti) □ (fam. iron.) That'll be the day!, sì, figurati!; campa cavallo! □ Those were the days!, quelli sì che erano tempi!; bei tempi, quelli!

day ⇒ Time units

A n

1 ( 24-hour period) jour m ; one summer's day un jour d'été ; what day is it today? quel jour sommes-nous aujourd'hui? ; day after day, day in day out jour après jour ; every day tous les jours ; every other day tous les deux jours ; from day to day d'un jour à l'autre ; from one day to the next d'un jour à l'autre ; from that day to this depuis ce jour-là ; any day now d'un jour à l'autre ; on a day to day basis au jour le jour ; one day, some day un jour ; one fine day fig un beau jour ; within days en quelques jours ; it's not every day that… ce n'est pas tous les jours que… ; the day when ou that le jour où ; it's days since I've seen him ça fait des jours que je ne l'ai pas vu, je ne l'ai pas vu depuis des jours ; it's 15 years to the day since… ça fait 15 ans jour pour jour que… ; to come on the wrong day se tromper de jour ; it had to happen today of all days! il fallait que cela arrive or que ça tombe ○ aujourd'hui ; to this day aujourd'hui encore ; all day and every day sans arrêt tous les jours ; the day after le lendemain ; the day before la veille ; the day before yesterday avant-hier ; the day after tomorrow après-demain ; two days after/two days before the wedding le surlendemain/l'avant-veille du mariage ; from that day onwards dès lors ; from this day forth littér désormais ; she becomes more proficient by the day elle devient chaque jour plus compétente ;

2 ( until evening) journée f ; working/school day journée de travail/scolaire ; a hard/busy day une journée difficile/occupée ; a day at the seaside/shops une journée à la mer/dans les magasins ; an enjoyable day's tennis/golf une agréable journée de tennis/golf ; all day toute la journée ; all that day tout le long de cette journée ; before the day was out avant la fin de la journée ; during/for the day pendant/pour la journée ; to be paid by the day être payé à la journée ; to spend the day doing passer la journée à faire ; to take all day doing mettre la journée à faire ; pleased with their day's work contents de leur journée ; we haven't got all day! nous n'avons pas la journée devant nous! ; it was a hot day il faisait chaud ; have a nice day! bonne journée! ; what a day! quelle journée! ;

3 ( as opposed to night) jour m ; it's almost day il fait presque jour ; the days are getting longer/shorter les jours s'allongent/raccourcissent ; to be on ou to work days être ou travailler de jour ; we rested by day nous nous reposions de jour ; at close of day littér à la tombée du jour ;

4 ( specific) jour m ; Independence/Ascension Day jour de l'Indépendance/de l'Ascension ; Tuesday is my shopping day le mardi est mon jour de courses ; decision day for the government le jour décisif pour le gouvernement ; the day of judgment le jour du jugement dernier ; to her dying day jusqu'à son dernier jour ; I might forget my lines on the day j'oublierai peut-être mon texte, le jour venu ; it's not your day is it? décidément c'est ton jour! iron ; I never thought I'd see the day when sb would do je n'aurais jamais cru qu'il me serait donné de voir un jour quelqu'un faire ;

5 ( as historical period) ( gén pl) époque f ; the days of rationing l'époque du rationnement ; in those days à cette époque ; of his day de son époque ; in his/their day ( at that time) à son/leur époque ; (at height of success, vitality) à son/leur heure ; in her younger days dans sa jeunesse ; his early days as… ses débuts en tant que… ; his fighting/dancing days sa carrière de boxeur/de danseur ; these days ces temps-ci ; to date from the days before sth dater d'avant qch.

B modif [job, nurse] de jour.

in days gone by autrefois ; it's all in a day's work c'est du quotidien ; not to give sb the time of day ne pas se donner la peine de saluer qn ; to pass the time of day with sb échanger quelques mots avec qn ; it's one of those days! il y a des jours comme ça! ; those were the days c'était le bon temps ; to be a bit late in the day être un peu tard ; that'll be the day! je voudrais voir ça! ; to call it a day s'arrêter là ; to carry ou win/to lose the day avoir le dessus/dessous ; to have an off day ne pas être soi-même ; to have had its day avoir fait son temps ; to have seen better days avoir connu des jours meilleurs ; he's 50 if he's a day il a 50 ans bien tassés ○ ! ; to make a day of it profiter de la journée ; to save the day sauver la situation ; to see the light of day apparaître au grand jour ; to take one day at a time prendre les choses comme elles se présentent ; your day will come ton heure arrivera. ⇒ week.

1. обыкн. predic

1) занятой, несвободный

2) занятой, занимающийся или поглощённый (чем-л.); работающий (над чем-л.)

2. деятельный; трудолюбивый

3. напряжённый, интенсивный

4. находящийся в постоянном движении; активный

5. уст. суетливый, хлопотливый, беспокойный

6. перегруженный орнаментом, украшениями и т. п.

1) заниматься (чем-л.; обыкн. busy oneself)

2) дать работу, занять (чем-л.)

3) уст. заниматься, трудиться

tight, confining, binding, serried.

past participle of spanish verb: apretar.

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► participio pasado

1→ link=apretar apretar

► adjetivo

1 (objeto) tight

2 (en un espacio) jammed; (personas) crowded, cramped

3 (ocupado) busy

■ un día muy apretado a very busy day

4 (difícil) tight, difficult

\

estar/ir apretado,-a de dinero to be short of money

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1) [tapa, tornillo, ropa] tight

2) (=difícil) difficult

3) (=ocupado) [agenda, mañana] busy

4) (=apretujado) [en asiento, vehículo] squashed, cramped

5) * (=tacaño) tight-fisted *, tight *

6) * (=tozudo) pig-headed *

7) [escritura] cramped

8) Méx (=presumido) conceited

9) Caribe [sin dinero] broke *, flat (EEUU) *

10) Ven (=aprovechado)

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) ( ajustado) tight

b) ( sin dinero)

c) ( apretujado) cramped

2) <calendario/programa> tight; < victoria> narrow

3) (fam) ( tacaño) tight (colloq), tightfisted (colloq)

4) (Ven fam) ( estricto) strict

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= serried, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], dense [denser -comp., densest -sup.], tight-fitting, cramped.

Ex. Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.

Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex. The author describes in detail the development of an integrated system of children's libraries in Singapore which has a dense, mostly urban, multilingual population.

Ex. Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.

Ex. Vissenbjerg Library, Funen, serving a population of 5,860 and converted to full-time status in 1980, is placed in a stagnant shopping centre in cramped conditions.

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) ( ajustado) tight

b) ( sin dinero)

c) ( apretujado) cramped

2) <calendario/programa> tight; < victoria> narrow

3) (fam) ( tacaño) tight (colloq), tightfisted (colloq)

4) (Ven fam) ( estricto) strict

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1 (ajustado) tight

esta falda me queda muy apretada this skirt is very tight on me o too tight for me

este nudo está muy apretado this knot is very tight

no hagas el punto tan apretado don't knit so tightly

tiene la letra muy apretada he has very cramped handwriting

(de dinero): este mes andamos or estamos apretados we're a little short of money this month, money's a bit tight this month ( colloq)

3 (apretujado) cramped

íbamos muy apretados it was o we were very cramped

caben cinco pero bastante apretados there's room for five but it's a tight squeeze o it's a little cramped

en ese piso tan pequeño viven muy apretados they're very cramped in that tiny apartment

1 ‹calendario/programa› tight

2 ‹victoria› narrow

C ( fam) (tacaño) tight ( colloq), tightfisted ( colloq)

D ( Ven fam)

1 (de carácter fuerte) strict

(abusador): éste sí que es apretado he sure has (some) nerve ( AmE), he's really got a nerve ( BrE)

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el participio

◊ -da adjetivo

a) ( ajustado) tight;

◊ me queda muy apretado it is too tight for me

b) ( sin dinero): andamos or estamos algo apretados we're a little short of money (colloq)

c) ( apretujado) cramped

a) ‹ botón› to press, push;

b) ‹nudo/tapa/tornillo› to tighten;

◊ apreté los dientes I gritted my teeth

a) ( apretujar):

◊ apretó al niño contra su pecho he clasped o clutched the child to his breast;

b) ( presionar) to put pressure on

◊ el vestido le aprieta the dress is too tight for her

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♦ adj

1. [ropa, nudo, tuerca] tight;

estos pantalones me quedan apretados these trousers are too tight for me

2. [estrujado] cramped;

en esta oficina estamos muy apretados we're very cramped in this office;

íbamos un poco apretados en el coche it was a bit of a squeeze o we were a bit squished in the car

3. [caligrafía] cramped

4. [triunfo] narrow;

5. [de tiempo] busy;

tengo unas tardes muy apretadas my afternoons are very busy

6. [de dinero]

están pasando una época apretada they're going through hard times

7. Fam [tacaño] tight

8. Méx Fam [orgulloso] stuck-up, snotty

9. Méx Fam Pey [reprimido] strait-laced, uptight

10. Ven Fam [estricto] strict

♦ nm,f

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1 tight

iban muy apretados en el coche they were very cramped o squashed in the car

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apretado, -da adj

1) : tight

2) fam : cheap, tightfisted

♦ apretadamente adv

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apretado adj

1. (ajetreado) busy [comp. busier; superl. busiest] / tight

2. (muy reñido) close

3. (apiñado) squashed / cramped

plein, pleine [plɛ̃, plεn]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. masculine noun

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► Lorsque plein fait partie d'une locution comme en plein air, en mettre plein la vue, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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