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1 busy
['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. -
2 busy
['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 com- busily -
3 pursue
[pə'sju:]1) (to follow especially in order to catch or capture; to chase: They pursued the thief through the town.) perseguir2) (to occupy oneself with (studies, enquiries etc); to continue: He is pursuing his studies at the University.) seguir•- pursuer- pursuit* * *pur.sue[pəsj'u:] vt+vi 1 procurar, diligenciar. 2 perseguir, ir no encalço de. 3 seguir, adotar. 4 desempenhar, exercer. 5 prosseguir, continuar. 6 importunar, amolar. to pursue a course seguir um caminho. -
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