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1 busy
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 -
2 at the moment
för tillfället* * *(at this particular time; now: She's rather busy at the moment.) för ögonblicket, för tillfället -
3 quiet
adj. tyst; lugn, rofylld; stilla; i lugn och ro; tystlåten--------n. tystnad; stillhet; lugn, ro--------v. tysta, få tyst på; lugna, stilla; lugna sig; dämpa; tystna* * *1. adjective1) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) tyst, stillsam2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) stilla3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) lugn4) ((of colours) not bright.) diskret, dämpad2. noun(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) lugn, stillhet, tystnad3. verb((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) få tyst på, tystna- quieten- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
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4 reserve
n. reserv (militären); reservtrupper; reservat; reservation--------v. reservera; lägga undan; spara* * *[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) reservera2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) reservera2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) reserv[]2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) reservat3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) tillbakadragenhet4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) reserv•- reserved
- have
- keep in reserve
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