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1 -engaged o occupied?-
Nota d'usoQuando si vuole dire che la linea telefonica non è disponibile non si usa l'aggettivo occupied, ma engaged (in inglese britannico) o busy (in inglese americano): The line is engaged, la linea è occupata (non The line is occupied). L'aggettivo occupied corrisponde a “occupato” in molti altri contesti: The toilet is occupied, il bagno è occupato; This seat is occupied, questo posto è occupato. -
2 engaged
[ɪn'geɪdʒd] 1. 2.to get engaged — fidanzarsi (to con)
2) [toilet, phone, line, taxi] occupato* * *1) (bound by promise (especially to marry): She became engaged to John.) fidanzato2) ((with in) employed or occupied: She is engaged in social work.) impegnato3) (busy; not free; occupied: Please come if you are not already engaged for that evening; The room / telephone line is engaged.) occupato* * *engaged /ɪnˈgeɪdʒd/a.1 occupato; impegnato: She's engaged in community work, è impegnata in attività sociali; to be otherwise engaged, essere occupato in altre cose; avere altri impegni2 (telef., GB) occupato: Sorry, ( the) line (is) engaged, spiacente, ma la linea è occupata; engaged tone (o engaged signal) segnale di linea occupata (o di occupato)4 fidanzato: She's engaged to my son, è fidanzata con mio figlio; They're engaged to be married, sono fidanzati; to get engaged to sb., fidanzarsi con q.; the engaged couple, i fidanzati5 (mil.) impegnato in combattimento6 (mecc.) ingranato, innestato; in presaNOTA D'USO: - engaged o occupied?-* * *[ɪn'geɪdʒd] 1. 2.to get engaged — fidanzarsi (to con)
2) [toilet, phone, line, taxi] occupato -
3 country
['kʌntrɪ] 1.1) (nation, people) paese m., nazione f.to go to the country — BE pol. fare appello al paese, chiamare il paese alle urne
2) (native land) patria f.the old country — la patria, il paese natale
3) (anche countryside) (out of town) campagna f.across country — attraverso la campagna, per i campi
4) (area) regione f., territorio m.5) (anche country music) country m., musica f. country2.1) [road, life] di campagna; [ scene] campestre2) mus. (anche country and western) [music, singer] (di) country••* * *plural - countries; noun1) (any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation: Canada is a larger country than Spain.) paese2) (the people of a country: The whole country is in agreement with your views.) paese3) ((usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings: a quiet holiday in the country; ( also adjective) country districts.) campagna; di campagna4) (an area or stretch of land: hilly country.) regione•- countryman
- countryside* * *['kʌntrɪ] 1.1) (nation, people) paese m., nazione f.to go to the country — BE pol. fare appello al paese, chiamare il paese alle urne
2) (native land) patria f.the old country — la patria, il paese natale
3) (anche countryside) (out of town) campagna f.across country — attraverso la campagna, per i campi
4) (area) regione f., territorio m.5) (anche country music) country m., musica f. country2.1) [road, life] di campagna; [ scene] campestre2) mus. (anche country and western) [music, singer] (di) country•• -
4 ♦ busy
♦ busy /ˈbɪzɪ/a.1 occupato; indaffarato; affaccendato; preso: He's a very busy man, è sempre molto occupato; I'm rather busy, sono un po' preso; to be busy with st., essere preso da qc.; occuparsi di qc.; affacendarsi con qc.; He's busy packing, sta facendo (o è occupato a fare) le valigie; We're busy discussing it just now, ne stiamo discutendo proprio ora; This'll keep them busy for a while, questo li terrà occupati per un po' NOTA D'USO: - occupied o busy?-2 animato; molto attivo; pieno d'attività; pieno di traffico; trafficato: a busy town, una città animata; a busy road, una strada piena di traffico (o trafficata); a busy crossroads, un incrocio di gran traffico; to lead a busy life, fare vita molto attiva; essere sempre occupatissimo; Restaurants and cafeterias are very busy, i ristoranti e le tavole calde hanno molto lavoro; a very busy day, una giornata piena3 (telef., spec. USA) occupato: «Line busy», «(il numero è) occupato»; busy signal (o busy tone) segnale di linea occupata NOTA D'USO: - engaged o occupied?-● as busy as a bee, indaffaratissimo □ busy bee, persona indaffarata □ to get busy, darsi da fare; sbrigarsi; mettersi al lavoro; mettersi sotto.(to) busy /ˈbɪzɪ/v. t.– to busy oneself doing st., essere occupato a fare qc.; to busy oneself with st., occuparsi di; darsi da fare con; trafficare con; armeggiare con; He busied himself in the kitchen, ha sfaccendato in cucina. -
5 ♦ (to) withdraw
♦ (to) withdraw /wɪðˈdrɔ:/A v. t.1 ritirare; tirare indietro; scostare; allontanare; levare: to withdraw one's support, ritirare il proprio appoggio; to withdraw one's army from an occupied territory, ritirare il proprio esercito da un territorio occupato; (leg.) to withdraw a charge, ritirare un'accusa; ( anche comm.) to withdraw an offer, ritirare un'offerta3 prelevare ( fondi: da una banca); ritirare ( denaro): to withdraw 100 pounds, ritirare 100 sterline;B v. i.1 ritirarsi; tirarsi indietro; allontanarsi: After the battle the front-line withdrew, dopo la battaglia la prima linea si ritirò3 (polit.) ritirare una mozione● (mecc.) to withdraw the clutch, disinnestare la frizione □ ( sport) to withdraw from a competition [a race], ritirarsi da una gara [da una corsa] □ (comm.) to withdraw an order, annullare un ordinativo. -
6 ♦ (to) withdraw
♦ (to) withdraw /wɪðˈdrɔ:/A v. t.1 ritirare; tirare indietro; scostare; allontanare; levare: to withdraw one's support, ritirare il proprio appoggio; to withdraw one's army from an occupied territory, ritirare il proprio esercito da un territorio occupato; (leg.) to withdraw a charge, ritirare un'accusa; ( anche comm.) to withdraw an offer, ritirare un'offerta3 prelevare ( fondi: da una banca); ritirare ( denaro): to withdraw 100 pounds, ritirare 100 sterline;B v. i.1 ritirarsi; tirarsi indietro; allontanarsi: After the battle the front-line withdrew, dopo la battaglia la prima linea si ritirò3 (polit.) ritirare una mozione● (mecc.) to withdraw the clutch, disinnestare la frizione □ ( sport) to withdraw from a competition [a race], ritirarsi da una gara [da una corsa] □ (comm.) to withdraw an order, annullare un ordinativo. -
7 busy ***
['bɪzɪ]1. adj1) (occupied: person) occupato (-a)she's busy — (at the moment) è occupata
she's a busy woman — è una donna molto impegnata or indaffarata
he's busy studying/cooking — sta studiando/cucinando
he's busy at his work — sta lavorando, è molto preso dal lavoro
2) (active: day, time) movimentato (-a), intenso (-a), (place, town) animato (-a)3) (esp Am: telephone, line) occupato (-a)2. vtto busy o.s. (doing sth/with sth) — darsi da fare (a fare qc/con qc)
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