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1 busy
[ˈbɪzɪ]1. adjective1) having a lot (of work etc) to do:مَشْغول، مُنْهَمِكI am very busy.
2) full of traffic, people, activity etc:مُزْدَحِمa busy time of year.
3) ( especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged:مَشْغولAll the lines to New York are busy.
2. verb( sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with:يُشغِل نَفْسَهShe busied herself preparing the meal.
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2 affaccendarsi
busy oneself (in with)* * *affaccendarsi v.rifl. to bustle about, to busy oneself: affaccendarsi nei preparativi per la festa, to busy oneself with the preparations (o to busy oneself getting ready) for the party.* * *[affattʃen'darsi]* * *affaccendarsi/affatt∫en'darsi/ [1](essere occupato) to be* busy; (agitarsi) to bustle (about). -
3 insudo
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4 заниматься
1) General subject: adulterate, amuse oneself (чем-либо), apply (чем-либо), be at books, be mixed up in, busy, busy (чем-л. обыкн. busy oneself), busy (чем-л.; обыкн. busy oneself), catch (об огне), concern (чем-либо), concern oneself, (чем-л.) concern with (smth), dawn (о заре), drive (чем-л.), employ, engage (чем-либо), engage (in, on, with), follow (чем-либо), go in (чем-л.), handle (проблемой), have to do with (чем-л.), labour at (чем-л.), levy (чем-л.), mind, mind (чем-л.), occupy, ply (работой, ремеслом), practice (чем-либо), practise (чем-либо), practise a profession (чем-л.), profess (какой-л. деятельностью), prosecute (чем-л.), pursue (чем-либо), pursue a profession (чем-л.), take up (чем-л.), tend (to; кем-л.), to be at (one's) books, to be engaged in, work (to work like a horse - работать, как вол), attend, be concerned, be engaged, begin to, blaze up, busy oneself, concern oneself with, employ oneself, learn, set about, study, go about (чем-л.), occupy oneself with (чем-л.), do (in life, as a career: People asked me what I wanted to do and I wasn't sure.), specialize (on smth - чем-либо; специализация), amuse oneself with (чем-л.), go about (чем-л.), play (/спортом/), be involved in (он этим не занимается - he is not involved in that), work to do smth.2) Colloquial: stroke (чем-л.), stroke-oar (чем-л.), be up to (What are you up to this weekend? - Чем будешь заниматься в выходные? Чем ты занимаешься в выходные?), be into (н-р, to be into computer software development = заниматься разработкой и т.д.)3) Sports: participate4) Engineering: attend to, be concerned with, be engaged in5) Mathematics: be occupied with, busy oneself with, be engaged in (чем-либо)6) British English: (чем-л.) mess about with7) Law: address (проблемой), engage (чем-л.)8) Economy: deal with (чем-л.)9) Diplomatic term: concern oneself with (ч-л), concern oneself with smth (чем-л.), (in, with) deal (чем-л.)10) Oil: tackle12) Business: carry on, deal in, deal with, occupy oneself with13) Makarov: be concerned in, concern oneself with (чем-л.), deal (in, with) (чем-л.), go about (smth.) (чем-л.), go about doing (smth.) (чем-л.), keep terms, labour at (smth.) (чем-л.), tackle (чем-л.), (кем-л.) tend (to), toil at (чем-л.), traffic, work (чем-л.), work at (чем-л.), engage in, engage on, engage with, deal with (кем-л. чем-л.), deal with (проблемой и т. п.), carry on (чем-л.), deal in (чем-л.), employ oneself (чем-л.), follow a profession (чем-л.)14) Taboo: busi, play that shit (чем-л.) -
5 beschäftigen
I v/t1. (etw. zu tun geben) keep s.o. busy, occupy s.o.; (jemandem Arbeit geben) find s.o. something to do2. (anstellen) employ, give s.o. a job umg.; wie viele Leute beschäftigt er? how many people has he got working for him ( oder does he employ)?, how many employees has he got?3. (jemanden, jemandes Geist oder Aufmerksamkeit) occupy, absorb; Problem: preoccupy; stärker: engross; was beschäftigt dich denn so? what’s on your mind?, what’s bothering you?; es / diese Frage beschäftigt mich ständig I can’t get it / this question out of my mindII v/refl: sich beschäftigen mit be busy ( oder occupied) with; (sich kümmern um) look after; (arbeiten an) work at ( oder on); einem Problem, Thema etc.: deal with; mit Kindern etc.: auch spend (a lot of) time with; er beschäftigt sich nie mit den Kindern he never has time for the children; wie hast du dich heute beschäftigt? how did you occupy yourself today?, what did you do with yourself today?; unser Sohn kann sich gut alleine oder selbst beschäftigen our son is good at keeping himself occupied; damit kann ich mich stundenlang beschäftigen I can occupy ( oder busy) myself with that for hours; ich muss mich mal mit was anderem beschäftigen I must concentrate on something else for a change; sich mit Literatur / Kunst beschäftigen concern oneself with literature / art; wir beschäftigen uns derzeit mit... in Forschung: we are currently studying...* * *to preoccupy; to employ; to task; to keep busy* * *be|schạ̈f|ti|gen [bə'ʃɛftɪgn] ptp beschä\#ftigt1. vrsie beschäftigt sich viel mit den Kindern — she devotes a lot of her time to the children
sie beschäftigt sich gerade mit den Kindern — she is busy with the children just now
2. vt1)die Frage beschäftigt sie sehr — she is very preoccupied with that question, that question has been on her mind a lot
2) (= anstellen) to employjdn mit etw beschäftigen — to give sb sth to do
* * *1) (to give (especially paid) work to: He employs three typists; She is employed as a teacher.) employ* * *be·schäf·ti·gen *[bəˈʃɛftɪgn̩]I. vr1. (sich Arbeit verschaffen)hast du genug, womit du dich \beschäftigen kannst? have you got enough to do [or to keep you busy]?2. (sich befassen)du musst dich mehr mit den Kindern \beschäftigen you should spend more time with the childrenmit dieser Sache habe ich mich ja noch gar nicht beschäftigt it's never occurred to me beforedie Polizei wird sich mit dem Fall \beschäftigen müssen the police will have to deal with [or examine] the caseer hat sich schon immer mit Briefmarken beschäftigt he's always been into stampsII. vt1. (innerlich in Anspruch nehmen)▪ jdn \beschäftigen to be on sb's mindmit einer Frage/einem Problem beschäftigt sein to be preoccupied with a question/problem2. (anstellen)3. (eine Tätigkeit geben)* * *1.reflexives Verb occupy or busy oneself2.sich viel mit Musik/den Kindern beschäftigen — devote a great deal of one's time to music/the children
transitives Verb1) occupyjemanden mit etwas beschäftigen — give somebody something to occupy him/her
2) (angestellt haben) employ <workers, staff>3)jemanden beschäftigen — (jemanden geistig in Anspruch nehmen) be on somebody's mind; preoccupy somebody
* * *A. v/twie viele Leute beschäftigt er? how many people has he got working for him ( oder does he employ)?, how many employees has he got?3. (jemanden, jemandes Geist oder Aufmerksamkeit) occupy, absorb; Problem: preoccupy; stärker: engross;was beschäftigt dich denn so? what’s on your mind?, what’s bothering you?;es/diese Frage beschäftigt mich ständig I can’t get it/this question out of my mindB. v/r:sich beschäftigen mit be busy ( oder occupied) with; (sich kümmern um) look after; (arbeiten an) work at ( oder on); einem Problem, Thema etc: deal with; mit Kindern etc: auch spend (a lot of) time with;er beschäftigt sich nie mit den Kindern he never has time for the children;wie hast du dich heute beschäftigt? how did you occupy yourself today?, what did you do with yourself today?;selbst beschäftigen our son is good at keeping himself occupied;damit kann ich mich stundenlang beschäftigen I can occupy ( oder busy) myself with that for hours;ich muss mich mal mit was anderem beschäftigen I must concentrate on something else for a change;sich mit Literatur/Kunst beschäftigen concern oneself with literature/art;* * *1.reflexives Verb occupy or busy oneself2.sich viel mit Musik/den Kindern beschäftigen — devote a great deal of one's time to music/the children
transitives Verb1) occupyjemanden mit etwas beschäftigen — give somebody something to occupy him/her
2) (angestellt haben) employ <workers, staff>3)jemanden beschäftigen — (jemanden geistig in Anspruch nehmen) be on somebody's mind; preoccupy somebody
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6 заниматься
I несов. - занима́ться, сов. - заня́ться1) (тв.; временно уделять внимание чему-л) do (d), be busy (with; ger); be occupied (with), be engaged (in); engage (in); ( интересоваться) concern oneself (with)чем он сейча́с занима́ется? — what is he doing now?
заня́ться чте́нием — busy oneself with reading
занима́ться вопро́сом — examine [take up] a question
занима́ться с покупа́телем — attend to a customer
компа́ния занима́ется суде́бной тя́жбой с гру́ппой зака́зчиков — the company is engaged in a legal dispute with a group of customers
вам ни к чему́ э́тим занима́ться — you have no need to concern yourself with it
занима́ться хозя́йством [по хозя́йству] (в какое-л время) — do (some) housework
занима́ться трениро́вкой му́скулов — work out
2) (тв.; постоянно отдавать своё время чему-л) occupy oneself (with); сов. тж. go in (for); ( посвящать себя) devote oneself (to)чем вы занима́етесь? (профессионально) — what is your occupation?, what do you do for a living?
занима́ться поли́тикой — be involved in [go in for] politics
занима́ться дома́шним хозя́йством (вообще) — keep the house
занима́ться спо́ртом — go in for sport(s); play sport(s)
занима́ться медици́ной (быть врачом) — practice medicine
3) (тв.; учиться) study (d); сов. begin to study (d), take up (d)занима́ться медици́ной (изучать её) — study medicine
занима́ться с кем-л (давать уроки) — give lessons to smb, teach smb; ( помогать в учёбе) help smb in smb's studies
4) (тв.; предпринимать действия в отношении кого-л, чего-л) deal (with), take (d) upon oneself, take care of••занима́ться любо́вью (с тв.) — make love (to)
II несов. - занима́ться, сов. - заня́тьсязанима́ться собо́й (ухаживать за собой) — take good care of oneself; ( вести себя эгоистично) be preoccupied with oneself
( загораться) catch fire, be on fireсосе́дний дом занялся́ — the house next door is on fire
занима́ется заря́ — day is breaking
••у меня́ дух, дыха́ние занима́ется — it takes my breath away
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7 bezighouden
♦voorbeelden:het houdt me bezig • it occupies my mindII 〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich bezighouden〉1 [zich ophouden met] occupy/busy oneself with ⇒ engage (oneself) in♦voorbeelden:1 zich met iemand/iets bezighouden • occupy oneself with someone/somethingzich niet bezighouden met • be unconcerned withik zal me vooral bezighouden met de volgende problemen • I will be chiefly concerned with the following problems -
8 عكف على
عَكَفَ على: اِنْكَبّ على، اِنْهَمَكَ فيto devote oneself to, dedicate oneself to, apply oneself to, be dedicated to; to engage in, occupy oneself with, busy oneself with; to be or become engaged in, occupied with, busy with -
9 заниматься
I несовер. - заниматься; совер. - заняться
1) (кем-л./чем-л.)
occupy/busy oneself (with), be occupied (with), be engaged (in); engage (in); go in for, take up; indulge (in); devote oneself (to) (посвящать себя); concern oneself (with) (интересоваться); attend (to) (выполнять)
2) только несовер. learn
II несовер. - заниматься; совер. - заняться
(загораться)
blaze/flare up, be set on fire, be on fire, catch fire* * *(кем-л./чем-л.) occupy/busy oneself (with), be occupied (with), be engaged (in); engage (in); go in for* * *doengageoccupyplypractisepursue -
10 заняться
несовер. - заниматься; совер. - заняться
(кем-л./чем-л.)
occupy/busy oneself (with), be occupied (with), be engaged (in); engage (in); go in for, take up; indulge (in); devote oneself (to) (посвящать себя); concern oneself (with) (интересоваться); attend (to) (выполнять)* * *заниматься; заняться (кем-л./чем-л.) occupy/busy oneself (with), be occupied (with), be engaged (in); engage; go in for* * *doflareoccupied -
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12 заняться
1) General subject: adulterate, amuse oneself, apply, concern, dawn (о заре), engage (say I am engaged - скажите, что я занят), get on with, mind, occupy, attend, begin to, blaze up, engage in, learn, set about, study2) Mathematics: be busy, busy oneself with, occupy oneself, turn to3) Jargon: get with it (чем-то) -
13 заниматься организацией концерта
1) General subject: busy oneself with arranging a concertУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > заниматься организацией концерта
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14 заниматься подготовкой к свадьбе
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > заниматься подготовкой к свадьбе
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15 заниматься
1. заняться1. (тв.) be occupied (with), be engaged (in); engage (in); ( с увлечением) indulge (in); ( посвящать себя) devote oneself (to); ( интересоваться) concern oneself (with)заниматься политикой — be involved in, или go* in for, politics
заниматься хозяйством — be occupied with one's domestic affairs, или housework
она много занимается своим туалетом — she spends a lot of time at / over her toilet
заниматься спортом — go* in for sport(s); play sport(s)
заниматься вопросом — examine, или take* up, a question
заниматься с покупателем — attend to a customer
2. заняться (загораться)♢
заниматься собой — be preoccupied with oneself, be self-obsessedbe set on fire, be on fireсоседний дом занялся — the house* next door is on fire
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16 studeō
studeō uī, —, ēre, to give attention, be eager, be zealous, take pains, be diligent, be busy with, be devoted, strive after, apply oneself, pursue, desire, wish: ut aequum fuerat atque ut studui, T.: nihil egregie, T.: illud ipsum, quod studet: id, ne, etc., L.: unum studetis, Antoni conatum avertere a re p.: quos non tam ulcisci studeo quam sanare: fieri studebam eius prudentiā doctior: portum intrare, N.: qui placere se studeat bonis, T.: coloniam tu expugnari studes: qui sese student praestare ceteris animalibus, S.: huic rei studendum, ut, etc., Cs.: virtuti, laudi, dignitati: ei scientiae: ars, cui studueram: legibus cognoscendis: qui te nec amet nec studeat tui, troubles himself about, Caec. ap. C.: Ne solus esset, Ph.—To be friendly, feel affection, be favorable, favor, side with: neque studere neque odisse, S.: ut studeat tibi, ut te adiuvet: Atheniensium rebus, N.* * *studere, studui, - Vdesire, be eager for; busy oneself with; strive -
17 krząta|ć się
impf v refl. 1. (być w ruchu) to bustle about a. around- krzątała się po mieszkaniu she was bustling about the flat- krzątała się przy obiedzie a. koło obiadu she was bustling about making dinner2. (zajmować się) to busy oneself (wokół a. koło kogoś/czegoś with sb/sth)- krzątała się koło dziecka she busied herself with her baby- krzątać się wokół swoich interesów to busy oneself with one’s own affairsThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > krząta|ć się
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18 πράσσω
πράσσω impf. ἔπρασσον; fut. πράξω; 1 aor. ἔπραξα; pf. πέπραχα. Pass.: 1 aor. ἐπράχθην; pf. ptc. πεπραγμένος (Hom.+ [the Attic form πράττω Ac 17:7 v.l.; 19:36 v.l.; Col 4:9 v.l., cp. Gignac I 151; for ins Threatte II 650f]; ins, pap, LXX, EpArist, Philo, Joseph., Test12Patr; Just., D. 35, 7 opp. λόγος).① to bring about or accomplish someth. through activity, trans.ⓐ do, accomplish (oft. used without distinction betw. itself and ποιεῖν, as Diod S 16, 27, 1 ἔξεστιν αὐτῷ πράττειν ὸ̔ βούλεται. Cp. Ro 1:32; 2:3; IMg 7:1). τὶ someth. προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς … τί μέλλετε πράσσειν Ac 5:35; πάντα πρ. IMg 4; 6:1; cp. 7:1; ITr 2:2 al. πρᾶξιν πράσσειν (s. also farther below) do a deed, do someth. Hs 5, 2, 11; τὰ πνευματικὰ πρ. do spiritual things IEph 8:2a. ἄξια τῆς μετανοίας ἔργα πρ. do deeds that are consistent with repentance, act in a manner consistent etc. Ac 26:20. τὴν δικαιοσύνην 2 Cl 19:3 (cp. Xenophanes 1, 16 Diehl2 τὰ δίκαια πρήσσειν). εἴτε ἀγαθὸν εἴτε φαῦλον 2 Cor 5:10; cp. Ro 9:11.—1 Cor 9:17; Eph 6:21; Phil 4:9.—Pass. οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἐν γωνίᾳ πεπραγμένον τοῦτο Ac 26:26.—Mostly of actions that are not praiseworthy (TestAbr B 10 p. 115, 8 [Stone p. 78] εἴ τι ἔπραξεν ἐκ νεότητος αὐτῆς; ApcEsdr 4:24 μικρὸν θέλημα πράξας) do, commit τὶ someth. Lk 22:23; 23:41a; Ro 1:32ab; 2:1–3; 7:15; 2 Cor 12:21 (ᾗ by attraction for ἥν); Gal 5:21; 1 Cl 35:6; 2 Cl 4:5; 10:5; Hm 3:3; D 1:5 (περὶ ὧν = περὶ τούτων ἅ). τὸ ἔργον τοῦτο πρ. 1 Cor 5:2 (Herodas 3, 62; cp. 82 ἔργα πράσσειν=commit evil deeds; τὸ ἔργον πρ. as Jos., Vi. 47). τὴν πολυτέλειαν τῶν ἐθνῶν πρ. Hs 1:10; ἄτοπον τι πρ. Lk 23:41b (ἄτοπος 2). (τὸ) κακόν (Pr 13:10 κακά; Jos., Ant. 19, 193) Ro 7:19; 13:4. τὸ πονηρόν Hm 10, 2, 4. πονηρά 2 Cl 8:2; 19:2. πονηρὰ ἔργα Hs 6, 3, 5; cp. 6. πονηρίαν 8, 8, 2. προπετές τι Ac 19:36. (τὰ) φαῦλα J 3:20; 5:29. πρᾶξιν πράσσειν commit a(n evil) deed (πρᾶξις 4b) Hm 4, 2, 2; 10, 2, 3 (ᾗ by attraction for ἥν); pl. Hs 8, 9, 4; 8, 10, 4. ἄλλα τινὰ πράσσοντες ἀνάξια θεοῦ while doing certain other things unworthy of God IEph 7:1. ἄξιον θανάτου πράσσειν τι do someth. worthy of death Ac 25:11, 25; 26:31; pass. οὐδὲν ἄξιον θανάτου ἐστὶν πεπραγμένον αὐτῷ (by him, B-D-F §191; Rob. 534; cp. Demosth. 29, 1 τὰ τούτῳ πεπραγμένα; Diod S 17, 1, 2; Appian, Bell. Civ. 3, 44 §180 τὰ Καίσαρι πεπραγμένα; Chariton 2, 5, 8 πέπρακταί σοί τι δεινόν=a terrible deed has been committed by you; Syntipas p. 17, 1 τὰ πραχθέντα μοι; PTebt 23, 8 [119 or 114 B.C.] πέπρακταί σοι; Jos., Ant. 14, 161 τὰ Ἡρῴδῃ πεπραγμένα; Ath. 20, 2 τὰ πραχθέντα αὐτοῖς. Other exx. in Mlt-H. 459; Schmid IV 612) Lk 23:15. πρὸς τὸ ὄνομα Ἰησοῦ πολλὰ ἐναντία πρᾶξαι Ac 26:9 (ἐναντία πρ. as X., Cyr. 8, 7, 24). μηδὲν πράξῃς σεαυτῷ κακόν do yourself no harm 16:28.—Ign. is fond of combinations w. κατά and the acc. μηδὲν κατʼ ἐριθείαν πρ. IPhld 8:2; κατὰ θεόν τι πρ. 4; κατὰ σάρκα τι πρ. do someth. in the (physical) body IEph 8:2b; likew. 16:2 do someth. that involves the physical i.e. in contrast to corruption of the gospel, as false teachers do.—More in the sense practice, busy oneself with, mind τὶ someth. τὰ περίεργα magic Ac 19:19. τὰ ἴδια one’s own affairs 1 Th 4:11 (ἴδιος 4b and Soph., El. 678 σὺ μὲν τὰ σαυτῆς πρᾶσσε; X., Mem. 2, 9, 1 τὰ ἑαυτοῦ πρ.). τὰ πολλὰ πρ. busy oneself with many things Hs 4:5; νόμον πρ. observe the law Ro 2:25.ⓑ collect taxes, duties, interest (Hdt. et al.; Theophr., Char. 6, 10; ins, pap, LXX; Jos., Ant. 9, 233 al.) τὶ someth. Lk 19:23. W. connotation in the direction of ‘extort’ 3:13 (cp. OGI 519, 22 τὰ μὴ ὀφειλόμενα αὐτοῖς παραπράσσουσιν).② to engage in activity or behave in a certain way, intr. act, behave κατὰ ἄγνοιαν πρ. Ac 3:17; ἀπέναντι τῶν δογμάτων πρ. act contrary to the decrees 17:7 (opp. εὖ πράσσειν); καθὰ πράσσομεν in our actions IMg 10:1. εὖ πράσσειν act rightly, do well (Just., A I, 28, 3 [-ττ-]; cp. POxy 1067, 3 [III A.D.] καλῶς πρ. and Appian, Hann. 2, §3 πρ. κακῶς) IEph 4:2; ISm 11:3; prob. also Ac 15:29 because of the focus on performance of decretal specifications (cp. the formulation εὖ ποίησετε … ἀποδεχάμενα IMagnMai 91d, 8–10; Danker, Benefactor 311f; s. εὖ and 3 below).③ to experience what is going on, be, be situated, intr. (Pind., Hdt.; pap) εὖ πρ. be well off (s. εὖ 1) so perh. Ac 15:29 (cp. POxy 120, 27 [IV A.D.]; s. 2 above; w. either interp. there is envisaged a positive effect on the beneficiaries resulting from their compliance). ἵνα εἰδῆτε … τί πράσσω in order that you may know … how (lit. ‘in respect to what’) I am getting along Eph 6:21 (Soph., Oed. R. 74 τί πράσσει; Pla., Tht. 174b; BGU 93, 32 δήλωσόν μοι, τί ἔπραξας; 821, 8; Jos., Ant. 6, 176; 19, 239).—B. 537f. DELG. Schmidt, Syn. I 397–423. M-M. TW. Sv. -
19 beschäftigen
be·schäf·ti·gen * [bəʼʃɛftɪgn̩]vr1) ( sich Arbeit verschaffen)hast du genug, womit du dich \beschäftigen kannst? have you got enough to do [or to keep you busy] ?2) ( sich befassen)du musst dich mehr mit den Kindern \beschäftigen you should spend more time with the children;mit dieser Sache habe ich mich ja noch gar nicht beschäftigt it's never occurred to me before;die Polizei wird sich mit dem Fall \beschäftigen müssen the police will have to deal with [or examine] the case;er hat sich schon immer mit Briefmarken beschäftigt he's always been into stampsvtjdn \beschäftigen to be on sb's mind;mit einer Frage/ einem Problem beschäftigt sein to be preoccupied with a question/problem2) ( anstellen)3) ( eine Tätigkeit geben) -
20 puuhata
• be organizing• work for• try to arrange• tinker• nibble• make arrangements• intend• busy oneself• busy oneself with• be planning• be occupied• be occupied in• be doing• be busy• bustle
См. также в других словарях:
busy oneself with — index occupy (engage), ply Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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
busy — /ˈbɪzi / (say bizee) adjective (busier, busiest) 1. actively and attentively engaged: busy with his work. 2. not at leisure; otherwise engaged. 3. full of or characterised by activity. 4. officious; meddlesome; prying. 5. Chiefly US → engaged… …
keeping busy — staying active, occupying oneself with various activities … English contemporary dictionary
occupy oneself — {v. phr.} To make oneself busy with. * /Having retired from business, he now occupies himself with his stamp collection./ … Dictionary of American idioms
occupy oneself — {v. phr.} To make oneself busy with. * /Having retired from business, he now occupies himself with his stamp collection./ … Dictionary of American idioms
occupy\ oneself — v. phr. To make oneself busy with. Having retired from business, he now occupies himself with his stamp collection … Словарь американских идиом
concern — v 1. relate to, pertain to, appertain to, have to do with, regard; refer to, apply to, mean, go for; affect, touch, bear on or upon, have bearing on, be relevant to, be of importance or interest to, interest; be connected with, be affiliated with … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
заниматься — ЗАНИМАТЬСЯ1, несов., чем. Познавать что л., серьезно изучая, исследуя какой л. вопрос, проблему, какие л. явления, факты и т. п. [impf. to be occupied (with), be engaged (in); to work (at, on); to study; to busy oneself (with); to devote oneself… … Большой толковый словарь русских глаголов
occupy — I (engage) verb absorb, absorb the attention, absorb the mind, absorb the thoughts, address oneself to, amuse, apply oneself to, apply the attention to, apply the mind to, arrest the attention, attract the attention, attract the mind, attract the … Law dictionary
go — 1. v., n., & adj. v. (3rd sing. present goes; past went; past part. gone) 1 intr. a start moving or be moving from one place or point in time to another; travel, proceed. b (foll. by to + infin., or and + verb) proceed in order to (went to find… … Useful english dictionary