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1 busily
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2 active
'æktiv1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) aktiv, energisk, virksom2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) aktiv i, involvert i3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) virksom4) (in force: The rule is still active.) gyldig5) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) aktiv6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.)•- actively
- activityaktivIsubst. \/ˈæktɪv\/ eller the active( grammatikk) aktivIIadj. \/ˈæktɪv\/1) aktiv, flittig2) ( også militærvesen) virkende, virksom, i driften aktiv\/virksom vulkan3) livlig, levende4) ( grammatikk) aktivactive in aktivt med i -
3 busy
'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! -
4 employ
im'ploi1) (to give (especially paid) work to: He employs three typists; She is employed as a teacher.) beskjeftige, sysselsette; ha i sitt levebrød2) (to occupy the time or attention of: She was busily employed (in) writing letters.) være opptatt av/ i gang med3) (to make use of: You should employ your time better.) anvende, bruke•- employed- employee
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- employmentanvende--------bruke--------sysselsettingIsubst. \/ɪmˈplɔɪ\/, \/emˈplɔɪ\/tjenestein a person's employ i noens tjeneste, i tjeneste \/ ansatt hos noenbe in the employ of ha arbeid hostake a person into one's employ gi noen arbeidIIverb \/ɪmˈplɔɪ\/, \/emˈplɔɪ\/1) beskjeftige, sysselsette, ha i sitt brød, gi arbeid, engasjere, ansette2) anvende, bruke, ta i bruk, benytte (seg av)• his time is fully employed in...han bruker all sin tid på å...be employed by være ansatt hosbe employed in something være opptatt med noethe number of employed antall sysselsatte -
5 be in full swing
(to be going ahead, or continuing, busily or vigorously: The work was in full swing.) være i full sving -
6 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) være opptatt med, være midt oppe iEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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7 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) være opptatt med, være midt oppe iEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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8 ferret (about)
verb (to search busily and persistently: He ferreted about in the cupboard.) lete iherdig etter, rote, snuse opp
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Busily — Bus i*ly, adv. In a busy manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
busily — [adv] actively; intently agilely, animatedly, ardently, arduously, assiduously, briskly, carefully, diligently, eagerly, earnestly, energetically, enthusiastically, expeditiously, fervently, hastily, hurriedly, indefatigably, industriously,… … New thesaurus
busily — [biz′ə lē] adv. in a busy manner … English World dictionary
busily — adv. Busily is used with these adjectives: ↑engaged Busily is used with these verbs: ↑employ, ↑prepare, ↑sort, ↑work, ↑write … Collocations dictionary
busily — bus|i|ly [ bızıli ] adverb if you are busily doing something, you are giving all your attention to it: The little girls were busily playing in the sand … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
busily — [[t]bɪ̱zɪli[/t]] ADV GRADED: ADV with v If you do something busily, you do it in a very active way. The two saleswomen were busily trying to keep up with the demand … English dictionary
busily — UK [ˈbɪzɪlɪ] / US adverb if you are busily doing something, you are giving all your attention to it The little girls were busily engaged in filling their buckets with sand … English dictionary
busily — bus|i|ly [ˈbızıli] adv in a busy way ▪ Students were busily writing notes … Dictionary of contemporary English
busily — busy ► ADJECTIVE (busier, busiest) 1) having a great deal to do. 2) currently occupied with an activity. 3) excessively detailed or decorated. ► VERB (busies, busied) (busy oneself) … English terms dictionary
busily employed — index active Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
busily engaged — index active, industrious, sedulous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary