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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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['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
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