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1 we have very busy time ahead
Общая лексика: у нас впереди много работыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > we have very busy time ahead
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2 her work keeps her very busy / takes up most of her time [and energy]
English-German idiom dictionary > her work keeps her very busy / takes up most of her time [and energy]
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∎ 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 -
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time [taɪm]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. temps m• have you got time to wait for me? est-ce que tu as le temps de m'attendre ?• the letter was in my pocket all the time la lettre était dans ma poche depuis le début► in good time ( = with time to spare) en avance• let me know in good time prévenez-moi suffisamment à l'avance► to take + time• to take time out to do sth trouver le temps de faire qch ; (during studies) interrompre ses études pour faire qch► to have time for• I've no time for that sort of thing ( = too busy) je n'ai pas de temps pour ça ; ( = not interested) ce genre d'histoire ne m'intéresse pasb. ( = period) for a time pendant un certain temps• what a long time you've been! il vous en a fallu du temps !• for a short time we thought that... pendant un moment nous avons pensé que...► some timec. ( = period worked) to work full time travailler à plein temps• we get paid time and a half on Saturdays le samedi, nous sommes payés une fois et demie le tarif normald. ( = day) temps m• what great times we've had! c'était le bon temps !f. (by clock) heure f• what time is it? quelle heure est-il ?• what time is he arriving? à quelle heure est-ce qu'il arrive ?• the time is 4.30 il est 4 heures et demie► preposition + time• just in time (for sth/to do sth) juste à temps (pour qch/pour faire qch)g. ( = moment) moment m• by the time I had finished, it was dark le temps que je termine, il faisait nuit• some times... at other times des fois... des fois• the time has come to decide... il est temps de décider...h. ( = occasion) fois f• the times I've told him that! je le lui ai dit je ne sais combien de fois !i. (multiplying) fois f• ten times the size of... dix fois plus grand que...a. ( = choose time of) [+ visit] choisir le moment de• you timed that perfectly! vous ne pouviez pas mieux choisir votre moment !• well-timed [remark, entrance] tout à fait opportunb. ( = count time of) [+ race, runner, worker] chronométrer ; [+ programme, piece of work] minuter3. compounds• a time-honoured tradition une tradition ancienne or vénérable ► time-lag noun (between events) décalage m• to take time off from work prendre un congé ► time-share transitive verb (Computing) utiliser en temps partagé noun maison f (or appartement m ) en multipropriété• it's like living in a time warp c'est comme si on était transporté dans une autre époque ► time zone noun fuseau m horaire* * *[taɪm] 1.1) ( continuum) temps min ou with time —
as time goes/went by — avec le temps
2) ( specific duration) temps mflight/journey time — durée f du vol/voyage
you've got all the time in the world —
you took a long time! —
in no time at all —
in five days'/weeks' time — dans cinq jours/semaines
in your own time — ( at your own pace) à ton rythme; ( outside working hours) en dehors des heures de travail
3) (hour of the day, night) heure fwhat time is it? —
10 am French time — 10 heures, heure française
this time last week/year — il y a exactement huit jours/un an
the train times — les horaires mpl des trains
to lose time — [clock] retarder
not before time! — il était (or il est) grand temps!
4) (era, epoch) époque ftime was ou there was a time when one could... — à une certaine époque on pouvait...
to keep up ou move with the times — être à la page
in times past —
it was before my time — ( before my birth) je n'étais pas encore né; ( before I came here) je n'étais pas encore ici
5) ( moment) moment mby the time I finished the letter the post had gone — le temps de finir ma lettre et le courrier était parti
from that ou this time on — à partir de ce moment
6) ( occasion) fois ftime after time —
7) ( experience)to have a tough ou hard time doing — avoir du mal à faire
he's having a rough ou hard ou tough time — il traverse une période difficile
the good/bad times — les moments heureux/difficiles
8) Administration ( hourly rate)to work/be paid time — travailler/être payé à l'heure
9) Music mesure fto beat ou mark time — battre la mesure
10) Sport temps m11) Mathematics, fig2.ten times longer/stronger — dix fois plus long/plus fort
transitive verb1) ( schedule) gen prévoir; fixer [appointment, meeting]we time our trips to fit in with school holidays — nous faisons coïncider nos voyages avec les vacances scolaires
to be well-/badly-timed — être opportun/inopportun
2) ( judge) calculer [blow, shot]3) (measure speed, duration) chronométrer [athlete, cyclist]; mesurer la durée de [journey, speech]3.••to have time on one's hands — ( for brief period) avoir du temps devant soi; ( longer) avoir beaucoup de temps libre
to do time — (colloq) ( prison) faire de la taule (colloq)
long time no see! — (colloq) ça fait un bail (colloq) (qu'on ne s'est pas vu)!
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1. adjective1) (occupied) beschäftigtbe busy at or with something — mit etwas beschäftigt sein
he was busy packing — er war mit Packen beschäftigt od. war gerade beim Packen
2) (full of activity) arbeitsreich [Leben]; ziemlich hektisch [Zeit]; belebt [Stadt]; ausgelastet [Person]; rege [Verkehr]a busy road — eine verkehrsreiche od. viel befahrene Straße
the office was busy all day — im Büro war den ganzen Tag viel los
I'm/he's a busy man — ich habe/er hat viel zu tun
3) (Amer. Teleph.) besetzt2. reflexive verbbusy oneself [in] doing something — sich damit beschäftigen, etwas zu tun
* * *['bizi] 1. adjective3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) besetzt2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy( oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) sich beschäftigen mit- academic.ru/84998/busily">busily* * *[ˈbɪzi]I. adj1. (occupied) beschäftigtare you \busy? haben Sie einen Moment Zeit?I'm very \busy this week ich habe diese Woche viel zu tunto keep oneself/sb \busy with sth sich/jdn mit etw dat beschäftigenI'll keep myself \busy with a magazine while I wait ich werde mir die Zeit, während ich warte, mit einer Illustrierten vertreibenhe keeps himself \busy by building a model train set in his free time er verbringt seine Freizeit mit dem Bau einer Modelleisenbahn2. (active) day arbeitsreich; life bewegt, ereignisreich; intersection, street viel befahren, verkehrsreich; seaport stark frequentiert geh, umschlagstark; shop stark besucht [o geh frequentiert]I've had a \busy day ich hatte heute viel zu tunDecember is the busiest time of the year der Dezember ist die Jahreszeit, in der am meisten los istthe line is \busy die Leitung ist besetzt5.▶ to be [as] \busy as a bee bienenfleißig seinthe children were as \busy as bees picking apples die Kinder waren mit Feuereifer dabei, Äpfel zu pflückenII. vt<- ie->* * *['bIzɪ]1. adj (+er)1) (= occupied) person beschäftigtare you busy? — haben Sie gerade Zeit?; (in business)
not now, I'm busy — jetzt nicht, ich bin gerade beschäftigt
I'll come back when you're less busy — ich komme wieder, wenn Sie mehr Zeit haben
to keep sb/oneself busy — jdn/sich selbst beschäftigen
I was busy studying when you called — ich war gerade beim Lernen, als Sie kamen
I was busy studying all evening — ich war den ganzen Abend mit Lernen beschäftigt
she's always too busy thinking about herself —
let's get busy — an die Arbeit!
2) (= active) life, time bewegt; place, street, town belebt; (with traffic) verkehrsreich; street stark befahrenit's been a busy day/week — heute/diese Woche war viel los
have you had a busy day? — hast du heute viel zu tun gehabt?
the shop was busy all day — im Geschäft war den ganzen Tag viel los
3) (esp US) telephone line besetzt4) (= officious) person, manner (über)eifrig5) pattern, design, print unruhig2. vrto busy oneself doing sth — sich damit beschäftigen, etw zu tun
* * *busy [ˈbızı]A adj (adv busily)1. beschäftigt, tätig:be (very) busy (sehr) beschäftigt sein, (viel) zu tun haben;he was busy sorting the books er war damit beschäftigt, die Bücher zu ordnen;2. geschäftig, emsig, rührig, fleißig:3. Straßen etc:a) belebtb) verkehrsreich, stark befahren4. arbeitsreich (Tag etc):I had a busy day yesterday ich hatte gestern viel zu tun5. über-, diensteifrig, auf-, zudringlich, lästig7. unruhig (Muster, Tapete etc)busy o.s. doing sth sich damit beschäftigen, etwas zu tun* * *1. adjective1) (occupied) beschäftigtbe busy at or with something — mit etwas beschäftigt sein
he was busy packing — er war mit Packen beschäftigt od. war gerade beim Packen
2) (full of activity) arbeitsreich [Leben]; ziemlich hektisch [Zeit]; belebt [Stadt]; ausgelastet [Person]; rege [Verkehr]a busy road — eine verkehrsreiche od. viel befahrene Straße
I'm/he's a busy man — ich habe/er hat viel zu tun
3) (Amer. Teleph.) besetzt2. reflexive verbbusy oneself [in] doing something — sich damit beschäftigen, etwas zu tun
* * *(telephone) (US) adj.besetzt adj. adj.ausgelastet adj.belebt adj.belegt adj.beschäftigt adj.besetzt adj.fleißig adj.geschäftig adj.tätig adj. -
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'bizi
1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) ocupado2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) concurrido3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) ocupado
2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) ocuparse- busilybusy adj1. ocupado2. ajetreado3. concurrido / transitadoEn inglés americano se dice the line is busy si el teléfono comunica; en inglés británico se diría the phone is engagedtr['bɪzɪ]1 (person) ocupado,-a, atareado,-a2 (street, place) concurrido,-a3 (day) ajetreado,-a4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (telephone) comunicando\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto busy oneself doing something ocuparse en hacer algoto be busy doing something estar ocupado,-a en hacer algoto be as busy as a bee estar que no para, estar muy ocupado,-ato keep oneself busy mantenerse ocupado,-ato keep somebody busy mantener ocupado,-a alguienbusy Lizzie SMALLBOTANY/SMALL alegría de la casato busy oneself with : ocuparse con, ponerse a, entretenerse con1) occupied: ocupado, atareadohe's busy working: está ocupado en su trabajothe telephone was busy: el teléfono estaba ocupado2) bustling: concurrido, animadoa busy street: una calle concurrida, una calle con mucho tránsiton.• comunicando (Teléfono) (•Teléfono•) s.m.adj.• acompañado, -a adj.• activo, -a adj.• ajetreado, -a adj.• atareado, -a adj.• entrometido, -a adj.• ocupado (Teléfono) adj.• pasajero, -a adj.• trabajado, -a adj.v.• ocupar v.
I 'bɪziadjective busier, busiestthe children keep me very busy — los niños me tienen muy atareada or me dan mucho que hacer
to get busy — ponerse* a trabajar
2) <street/market> concurrido, de mucho movimientoa busy road — una carretera con mucho tráfico or muy transitada
3) ( Telec) ocupado (AmL), comunicando (Esp)
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reflexive verb busies, busying, busiedto busy oneself -ing — ponerse* a + inf
['bɪzɪ]to busy oneself with something — entretenerse* con algo
1. ADJ(compar busier) (superl busiest)1) [person] ocupadoare you busy? — ¿está ocupado?
she's busy studying/cooking — está ocupada estudiando/cocinando
to be busy at or on or with — estar ocupado en or con
to get busy — empezar a trabajar; (=hurry) menearse, darse prisa
let's get busy — ¡a trabajar!
2) [day, time] activo, ajetreado3) [place, town] concurrido; [scene] animado, lleno de movimiento4) [telephone, line] comunicando, ocupado2.VTto busy o.s. with/doing sth — ocuparse con/en hacer algo
3.CPDBusy Lizzie N — (Bot) alegría f de la casa
busy signal N — (esp US) (Telec) señal f de comunicando, tono m (de) ocupado
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I ['bɪzi]adjective busier, busiestthe children keep me very busy — los niños me tienen muy atareada or me dan mucho que hacer
to get busy — ponerse* a trabajar
2) <street/market> concurrido, de mucho movimientoa busy road — una carretera con mucho tráfico or muy transitada
3) ( Telec) ocupado (AmL), comunicando (Esp)
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reflexive verb busies, busying, busiedto busy oneself -ing — ponerse* a + inf
to busy oneself with something — entretenerse* con algo
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['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) travl2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) travl3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) optaget2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) travl med; beskæftige sig med- busily* * *['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) travl2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) travl3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) optaget2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) travl med; beskæftige sig med- busily -
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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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[ʼbɪzi] adj1) ( occupied) beschäftigt;are you \busy? haben Sie einen Moment Zeit?;I'm very \busy this week ich habe diese Woche viel zu tun;I'll keep myself \busy with a magazine while I wait ich werde mir die Zeit, während ich warte, mit einer Illustrierten vertreiben;he keeps himself \busy by building a model train set in his free time er verbringt seine Freizeit mit dem Bau einer Modelleisenbahn;2) ( active) day arbeitsreich; life bewegt, ereignisreich; intersection, street viel befahren, verkehrsreich; seaport stark frequentiert ( geh), umschlagstark; shop stark besucht [o ( geh) frequentiert];I've had a \busy day ich hatte heute viel zu tun;December is the busiest time of the year der Dezember ist die Jahreszeit, in der am meisten los ist;the line is \busy die Leitung ist besetztPHRASES:to be [as] \busy as a bee bienenfleißig sein;the children were as \busy as bees picking apples die Kinder waren mit Feuereifer dabei, Äpfel zu pflücken vt <- ie-> -
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['bɪzɪ] 1. adjperson, telephone line zajęty; street ruchliwy2. vtto busy o.s. with — zajmować się (zająć się perf) +instr
* * *['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) zajęty, zapracowany2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) ruchliwy3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) zajęty2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) zajmować się, krzątać się- busily -
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I ['bɪzɪ]1) [ person] occupato, impegnato2) [ shop] affollato; [airport, junction] trafficato; [street, town] animato, trafficato; [day, week] pienoII ['bɪzɪ]to busy oneself doing sth. — tenersi occupato facendo qcs
* * *['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) occupato2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) affollato, movimentato3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) occupato2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) occuparsi di- busily* * *I ['bɪzɪ]1) [ person] occupato, impegnato2) [ shop] affollato; [airport, junction] trafficato; [street, town] animato, trafficato; [day, week] pienoII ['bɪzɪ]to busy oneself doing sth. — tenersi occupato facendo qcs
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['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) ocupado2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) movimentado3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) ocupado2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) ocupar-se- busily* * *bus.y[b'izi] vt 1 ocupar, manter ocupado, pôr a trabalhar. he busied himself / ele ocupou-se. 2 estar ocupado. • adj 1 ocupado, atarefado. a busy day / um dia de muito trabalho. he is busy / ele está ocupado. the children are busy at work with their lessons / as crianças estão trabalhando nas suas lições. 2 ocupado (telefone). the line is busy at the moment / a linha (telefônica) está ocupada no momento. 3 ativo. 4 metido, intrometido. as busy as a bee ativo como uma abelha. busy idleness ocupação fútil. busy streets ruas movimentadas. -
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['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) zaposlen2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) živahen3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) zaseden2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) ukvarjati se (z)- busily* * *I [bízi]transitive verb(with, at, about, in) zaposliti (se), ukvarjati seII [bízi]adjective ( busily adverb)delaven, marljiv, priden; zaposlen; vihrav, nemiren, živahen; aktiven; vsiljiv, radovedenIII [bizi]nounslang detektiv -
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['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) upptekinn, önnum kafinn2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) iðandi; annasamur3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) upptekinn2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) láta sig varða, snúa sér að, annast- busily -
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serény, szorgalmas, tevékeny, elfoglalt, detektív* * *['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) elfoglalt2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) forgalmas, mozgalmas3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) foglalt (telefon)2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) elfoglalja magát- busily -
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adj. meşgul, yoğun, faal, işlek* * *meşgul* * *['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) meşgul, işi var2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) kalabalık, işlek3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) meşgul2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) oyalamak, meşgul etmek- busily -
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• touhukas• toimekas• toimelias• hyöriä• työntäyteinen• työteliäs• hommakas• varattu• vireä• viitseliäs• vilkas• vilkasliikenteinen• eloisa• aktiivinen• ahkera• uuttera• puuhakas• puuha• tekemässä• tekevä• kiireinen• menevä• tarmokas• käytössä* * *'bizi 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) kiireinen2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) vilkas3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) varattu2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) puuhailla jonkin kimpussa- busily -
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['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) aizņemts; nevaļīgs2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) dzīvs; rosīgs3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) (par telefona līniju) aizņemts2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) nodarbināt- busily* * *nodarbināt; nevaļīgs, aizņemts, nodarbināts; rosīgs, dzīvs; nemierīgs -
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['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) užsiėmęs, užimtas2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) pilnas, judrus, įtemptas3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) užimtas2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) užsiimti- busily -
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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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busy — bus|y1 [ bızi ] adjective *** 1. ) having many things to do: The parents of young children are always busy. a busy doctor He is an extremely busy man. busy with: Irina and Marcus were busy with preparations for their wedding. a ) not able to do a … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
busy — bus|y1 W2S1 [ˈbızi] adj comparative busier superlative busiest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(person)¦ 2¦(time)¦ 3¦(place)¦ 4¦(telephone)¦ 5¦(pattern)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: bisig] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
busy — I UK [ˈbɪzɪ] / US adjective Word forms busy : adjective busy comparative busier superlative busiest *** Metaphor: Being very busy at work is like being covered with things or surrounded by something such as water or the ground, so that you cannot … English dictionary
time — [[t]ta͟ɪm[/t]] ♦ times, timing, timed 1) N UNCOUNT Time is what we measure in minutes, hours, days, and years. ...a two week period of time... Time passed, and still Ma did not appear... As time went on the visits got more and more regular... The … English dictionary
time — time1 [ taım ] noun *** ▸ 1 quantity clock measures ▸ 2 period ▸ 3 occasion/moment ▸ 4 time available/needed ▸ 5 how fast music is played ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount the quantity that you measure using a clock: Time seemed to pass more quickly than… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
time — I UK [taɪm] / US noun Word forms time : singular time plural times *** Metaphor: Time is like money or like something that you buy and use. I ve spent a lot of time on this project. ♦ We are running out of time. ♦ You have used up all the time… … English dictionary
time — /tuym/, n., adj., v., timed, timing. n. 1. the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another. 2. duration … Universalium
time — Except as otherwise specifically provided, any reference to time shall mean local Chicago time. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary * * * time time [taɪm] noun 1. [uncountable] the quantity that is measured in minutes, hours, years etc using… … Financial and business terms
Time management — is commonly defined as the various means by which people effectively use their time and other closely related resources in order to make the most out of it. [The Concise Dictionary of Business Management, by David A. Statt, Taylor Francis Group… … Wikipedia
