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♦ 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. -
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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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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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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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['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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1. [ʹbızı] a1. обыкн. predic1) занятой, несвободныйto be too busy to talk [to read, to play] - не иметь времени, чтобы поговорить [почитать, поиграть]
the telephone /the line/ is busy - амер. номер (телефона) занят
I am very busy today - сегодня у меня очень много работы, я сегодня целый день занят
to be busy with /about, over/ one's task - выполнять порученную работу, работать над заданием
to be busy at work - быть занятым какой-л. работой
in the morning I am busy with my lessons [needlework] - утро я посвящаю урокам [шитью]
he is busy with the picture for the exhibition - он работает над картиной для выставки
to keep smb. busy - заставлять кого-л. напряжённо трудиться
to get busy - начать заниматься (чем-л.); начать действовать
2. деятельный; трудолюбивыйbusy man - деловой /занятой/ человек
busy brain - энергичный /деятельный/ ум
the busy bee - а) трудолюбивая пчёлка; б) образн. хлопотунья, хлопотливая хозяйка
as busy as a bee - а) трудолюбива как пчела; б) всегда в хлопотах /в трудах/
3. напряжённый, интенсивныйbusy day - трудный /загруженный/ день
busy street - оживлённая /людная/ улица
busy town [market-place] - шумный город [рынок]
the shops are very busy before the New Year - в магазинах идёт бойкая новогодняя торговля, перед Новым годом в магазинах большой наплыв покупателей
4. находящийся в постоянном движении; активныйcheerfully [noisily] busy - весёлый [шумный] и подвижный
5. уст. суетливый, хлопотливый, беспокойный6. перегруженный орнаментом, украшениями и т. п.2. [ʹbızı] v1) заниматься (чем-л.; обыкн. busy oneself)to busy oneself with /in, about/ arranging a concert [preparing a wedding] - заниматься организацией концерта [подготовкой к свадьбе]
to busy oneself about /in/ the house - хлопотать по дому
to busy oneself industriously [casually, perfunctorily] - заниматься (чем-л.) усердно [небрежно, поверхностно]
2) дать работу, занять (чем-л.)to busy one's hands [eyes] - дать работу рукам [глазам]
to busy one's brain - неотступно думать о чём-л.; ломать себе голову
to busy the gardener [the cook, the nurse] - занять (чем-л.) садовника [повара, няньку]
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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.) 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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['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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['bɪzɪ]adjзанятой, деловой, деятельныйShe was busy altering her dress. — Она была занята переделкой платья.
The children (the garden) keep(s) me busy. — Я много занимаюсь детьми (садом).
I like to keep myself busy. — Я не люблю сидеть сложа руки/без дела.
She was busy with preparations for the journey. — Она готовится к отъезду.
We have been too busy with other things. — Мы были слишком заняты другими делами.
Busiest men find the most time. — ◊ У занятого человека на все есть время.
- busy man- busy day
- busy housewife
- busy streets
- busiest time of the year
- be busy
- get busy
- be busy doing smth
- be busy packing
- be busy with smth
- line is busyASSOCIATIONS AND IMAGERY:Сочетение to be busy with smth ассоциируется с образом погруженности во что-либо, покрытия чем- либо, как например, водой, снегом, землей, что затрудняет свободу движения. Этот образный компонент значения прилагательного busy проявляется в ряде словосочетаний, передающих значения большой загруженности или занятости чем-либо, таких как - I am up to my eyes (my ears, my neck) in work - быть по горло занятым: to have a lot of work to wade through у меня гора дел, через которые мне надо пробраться; I'm piled up in work я завален работой; I'm snowed under with work у меня дел по горло/у меня дел выше головы; I don't have time to turn around у меня ни одной свобожной минутки; we are absolutely swamped at the moment мы сейчас совершенно погрязли в делах; they have buried themselves in their work они завалены работойUSAGE:Busy относится к группе прилагательных, после которых глагол употребляется в форме герундия. Аналогично употребляется прилагательное worth (doing smth): she is busy cooking dinner она занята приготовлением обеда; is this book worth reading? эту книгу стоит почитать? -
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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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['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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