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(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) byť práve uprostredEnglish-Slovak dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) byť práve uprostredEnglish-Slovak dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) être en train deEnglish-French dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) être en train deEnglish-French dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) estar ocupada comEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) estar ocupada comEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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1. adjective1) (occupied) beschäftigtbe busy at or with something — mit etwas beschäftigt sein
he was busy packing — er war mit Packen beschäftigt od. war gerade beim Packen
2) (full of activity) arbeitsreich [Leben]; ziemlich hektisch [Zeit]; belebt [Stadt]; ausgelastet [Person]; rege [Verkehr]a busy road — eine verkehrsreiche od. viel befahrene Straße
the office was busy all day — im Büro war den ganzen Tag viel los
I'm/he's a busy man — ich habe/er hat viel zu tun
3) (Amer. Teleph.) besetzt2. reflexive verbbusy oneself [in] doing something — sich damit beschäftigen, etwas zu tun
* * *['bizi] 1. adjective3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) besetzt2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy( oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) sich beschäftigen mit- academic.ru/84998/busily">busily* * *[ˈbɪzi]I. adj1. (occupied) beschäftigtare you \busy? haben Sie einen Moment Zeit?I'm very \busy this week ich habe diese Woche viel zu tunto keep oneself/sb \busy with sth sich/jdn mit etw dat beschäftigenI'll keep myself \busy with a magazine while I wait ich werde mir die Zeit, während ich warte, mit einer Illustrierten vertreibenhe keeps himself \busy by building a model train set in his free time er verbringt seine Freizeit mit dem Bau einer Modelleisenbahn2. (active) day arbeitsreich; life bewegt, ereignisreich; intersection, street viel befahren, verkehrsreich; seaport stark frequentiert geh, umschlagstark; shop stark besucht [o geh frequentiert]I've had a \busy day ich hatte heute viel zu tunDecember is the busiest time of the year der Dezember ist die Jahreszeit, in der am meisten los istthe line is \busy die Leitung ist besetzt5.▶ to be [as] \busy as a bee bienenfleißig seinthe children were as \busy as bees picking apples die Kinder waren mit Feuereifer dabei, Äpfel zu pflückenII. vt<- ie->* * *['bIzɪ]1. adj (+er)1) (= occupied) person beschäftigtare you busy? — haben Sie gerade Zeit?; (in business)
not now, I'm busy — jetzt nicht, ich bin gerade beschäftigt
I'll come back when you're less busy — ich komme wieder, wenn Sie mehr Zeit haben
to keep sb/oneself busy — jdn/sich selbst beschäftigen
I was busy studying when you called — ich war gerade beim Lernen, als Sie kamen
I was busy studying all evening — ich war den ganzen Abend mit Lernen beschäftigt
she's always too busy thinking about herself —
let's get busy — an die Arbeit!
2) (= active) life, time bewegt; place, street, town belebt; (with traffic) verkehrsreich; street stark befahrenit's been a busy day/week — heute/diese Woche war viel los
have you had a busy day? — hast du heute viel zu tun gehabt?
the shop was busy all day — im Geschäft war den ganzen Tag viel los
3) (esp US) telephone line besetzt4) (= officious) person, manner (über)eifrig5) pattern, design, print unruhig2. vrto busy oneself doing sth — sich damit beschäftigen, etw zu tun
* * *busy [ˈbızı]A adj (adv busily)1. beschäftigt, tätig:be (very) busy (sehr) beschäftigt sein, (viel) zu tun haben;he was busy sorting the books er war damit beschäftigt, die Bücher zu ordnen;2. geschäftig, emsig, rührig, fleißig:3. Straßen etc:a) belebtb) verkehrsreich, stark befahren4. arbeitsreich (Tag etc):I had a busy day yesterday ich hatte gestern viel zu tun5. über-, diensteifrig, auf-, zudringlich, lästig7. unruhig (Muster, Tapete etc)busy o.s. doing sth sich damit beschäftigen, etwas zu tun* * *1. adjective1) (occupied) beschäftigtbe busy at or with something — mit etwas beschäftigt sein
he was busy packing — er war mit Packen beschäftigt od. war gerade beim Packen
2) (full of activity) arbeitsreich [Leben]; ziemlich hektisch [Zeit]; belebt [Stadt]; ausgelastet [Person]; rege [Verkehr]a busy road — eine verkehrsreiche od. viel befahrene Straße
I'm/he's a busy man — ich habe/er hat viel zu tun
3) (Amer. Teleph.) besetzt2. reflexive verbbusy oneself [in] doing something — sich damit beschäftigen, etwas zu tun
* * *(telephone) (US) adj.besetzt adj. adj.ausgelastet adj.belebt adj.belegt adj.beschäftigt adj.besetzt adj.fleißig adj.geschäftig adj.tätig adj. -
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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.) concurrido3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) ocupado
2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) ocuparse- busilybusy adj1. ocupado2. ajetreado3. concurrido / transitadoEn inglés americano se dice the line is busy si el teléfono comunica; en inglés británico se diría the phone is engagedtr['bɪzɪ]1 (person) ocupado,-a, atareado,-a2 (street, place) concurrido,-a3 (day) ajetreado,-a4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (telephone) comunicando\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto busy oneself doing something ocuparse en hacer algoto be busy doing something estar ocupado,-a en hacer algoto be as busy as a bee estar que no para, estar muy ocupado,-ato keep oneself busy mantenerse ocupado,-ato keep somebody busy mantener ocupado,-a alguienbusy Lizzie SMALLBOTANY/SMALL alegría de la casato busy oneself with : ocuparse con, ponerse a, entretenerse con1) occupied: ocupado, atareadohe's busy working: está ocupado en su trabajothe telephone was busy: el teléfono estaba ocupado2) bustling: concurrido, animadoa busy street: una calle concurrida, una calle con mucho tránsiton.• comunicando (Teléfono) (•Teléfono•) s.m.adj.• acompañado, -a adj.• activo, -a adj.• ajetreado, -a adj.• atareado, -a adj.• entrometido, -a adj.• ocupado (Teléfono) adj.• pasajero, -a adj.• trabajado, -a adj.v.• ocupar v.
I 'bɪziadjective busier, busiestthe children keep me very busy — los niños me tienen muy atareada or me dan mucho que hacer
to get busy — ponerse* a trabajar
2) <street/market> concurrido, de mucho movimientoa busy road — una carretera con mucho tráfico or muy transitada
3) ( Telec) ocupado (AmL), comunicando (Esp)
II
reflexive verb busies, busying, busiedto busy oneself -ing — ponerse* a + inf
['bɪzɪ]to busy oneself with something — entretenerse* con algo
1. ADJ(compar busier) (superl busiest)1) [person] ocupadoare you busy? — ¿está ocupado?
she's busy studying/cooking — está ocupada estudiando/cocinando
to be busy at or on or with — estar ocupado en or con
to get busy — empezar a trabajar; (=hurry) menearse, darse prisa
let's get busy — ¡a trabajar!
2) [day, time] activo, ajetreado3) [place, town] concurrido; [scene] animado, lleno de movimiento4) [telephone, line] comunicando, ocupado2.VTto busy o.s. with/doing sth — ocuparse con/en hacer algo
3.CPDBusy Lizzie N — (Bot) alegría f de la casa
busy signal N — (esp US) (Telec) señal f de comunicando, tono m (de) ocupado
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I ['bɪzi]adjective busier, busiestthe children keep me very busy — los niños me tienen muy atareada or me dan mucho que hacer
to get busy — ponerse* a trabajar
2) <street/market> concurrido, de mucho movimientoa busy road — una carretera con mucho tráfico or muy transitada
3) ( Telec) ocupado (AmL), comunicando (Esp)
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reflexive verb busies, busying, busiedto busy oneself -ing — ponerse* a + inf
to busy oneself with something — entretenerse* con algo
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1. verb((often with about) to busy oneself (often noisily or fussily): She bustled about doing things all day.) andar ajetreado
2. noun(hurry, fuss or activity.) ajetreotr['bʌsəl]1 (of skirt) polizón nombre masculino————————tr['bʌsəl]1 bullicio, ajetreoto bustle about : ir y venir, trajinar, ajetrearsebustle n2) : polisón m (en la ropa feminina)n.• ajetreo s.m.• animación s.f.• bullicio s.m.• cadera s.f.• caderillas s.f.• movimiento s.m.• polizón s.m.• tropel s.m.v.• apresurar v.• bullir v.• trajinar v.
I 'bʌsəla) ( move busily)to bustle around — ir* de aquí para allá, trajinar
b) (be crowded, lively) \<\<street/store\>\>to bustle (with something) — bullir* (de algo)
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1) u ( activity) ajetreo m, bullicio m (fam)2) c (Clothing, Hist) polisón m, miriñaque m
I ['bʌsl]1.N (=activity) ajetreo m, bullicio m ; (=haste) prisa f2.VI (also: bustle about) ir y venirto bustle in/out — entrar/salir afanosamente
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['bʌsl]N (Hist) [of dress] polisón m* * *
I ['bʌsəl]a) ( move busily)to bustle around — ir* de aquí para allá, trajinar
b) (be crowded, lively) \<\<street/store\>\>to bustle (with something) — bullir* (de algo)
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1. transitive verb2) (use services of)employ somebody to do something — jemanden dafür einsetzen, etwas zu tun
3) (use) einsetzen (for, in, on für); anwenden [Methode, List] (for, in, on bei)2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.be in the employ of somebody — bei jemandem beschäftigt sein; in jemandes Diensten stehen (veralt.)
* * *[im'ploi]1) (to give (especially paid) work to: He employs three typists; She is employed as a teacher.) beschäftigen, anstellen3) (to make use of: You should employ your time better.) verwenden•- academic.ru/100078/employed">employed- employee
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- employment* * *em·ploy[ɪmˈplɔɪ, AM emˈ-]I. vt1. (pay to do work)▪ to \employ sb [as sth] jdn [als etw akk] beschäftigen; (take into service) jdn [als etw akk] einstellen [o anstellen]they \employ twenty staff sie haben zwanzig Angestellteshe's \employed as an editor with PONS sie arbeitet als Redakteurin bei PONSto be \employed with a company bei einer Firma arbeiten▪ to \employ sb to do sth jdn beauftragen [o engagieren], etw zu tun2. ( fig)to \employ one's intellect seinen Verstand gebrauchento \employ one's time seine Zeit nutzen▪ to be in the \employ of sb [or in sb's \employ] bei jdm beschäftigt sein* * *[Im'plɔɪ]1. vthe has been employed with us for 15 years — er ist schon seit 15 Jahren bei uns
2) (= use) means, method, tactics, skill, force, cunning anwenden, einsetzen; word, concept verwenden; time verbringenyou can surely find a better way of employing your time — Sie können doch bestimmt Besseres mit Ihrer Zeit anfangen
they employed the services of a chemist to help them — sie zogen einen Chemiker heran, um ihnen zu helfen
3)to be employed in doing sth — damit beschäftigt sein, etw zu tun
2. nto be in the employ of sb (form) — bei jdm beschäftigt sein, in jds Diensten stehen (geh)
* * *employ [ımˈplɔı]A v/t2. jemanden an-, einstellen3. an-, verwenden, gebrauchen:employ force Gewalt anwenden;employ sb’s services jemandes Dienste in Anspruch nehmenemploy all one’s energies in sth einer Sache seine ganze Kraft widmen;be employed in doing sth damit beschäftigt sein, etwas zu tun5. employ a lot of time viel Zeit kostenB s Dienst(e) m(pl), Beschäftigung(sverhältnis) f(n):in employ beschäftigt;out of employ ohne Beschäftigung, stellen-, arbeitslos;* * *1. transitive verb1) (take on) einstellen; (have working for one) beschäftigenemploy somebody to do something — jemanden dafür einsetzen, etwas zu tun
3) (use) einsetzen (for, in, on für); anwenden [Methode, List] (for, in, on bei)2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.be in the employ of somebody — bei jemandem beschäftigt sein; in jemandes Diensten stehen (veralt.)
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I [ɪm'plɔɪ]nome form.II [ɪm'plɔɪ]1) impiegare, assumere [ person] (as come)* * *[im'ploi]1) (to give (especially paid) work to: He employs three typists; She is employed as a teacher.) dare lavoro a, essere impiegato2) (to occupy the time or attention of: She was busily employed (in) writing letters.) occuparsi di, dedicarsi a3) (to make use of: You should employ your time better.) impiegare•- employed- employee
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- employment* * *employ /ɪmˈplɔɪ/n.impiego; occupazione♦ (to) employ /ɪmˈplɔɪ/v. t.1 (form.) impiegare; adoperare; usare: Four cameras were employed to film that scene, per filmare quella scena sono state impiegate quattro cineprese3 (econ.) dare lavoro a; impiegare; occupare; assumere: That law firm employs hundreds of lawyers, quello studio legale dà lavoro a centinaia di avvocati; He is employed as a chef in a restaurant, lavora come capocuoco in un ristorante; to be employed by sb., essere alle dipendenze di q.; essere assunto da q.; to be employed in industry, lavorare (o essere occupato) nell'industria4 (generalm. al passivo) occupare; impegnare: to be employed in doing st., essere occupato a fare qc.employablea.1 impiegabile; utilizzabile2 che può essere assunto; idoneo al lavoro.* * *I [ɪm'plɔɪ]nome form.II [ɪm'plɔɪ]1) impiegare, assumere [ person] (as come) -
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adj. (-ier, -iest) 1. \busy (at/ with sth); \busy (doing sth) завгүй, их ажилтай. 2. хөл үймээнтэй. v. (busied) \busy oneself (with sth); \busy oneself (in/ with) doing sth завгүй/ ажилтай байх. busily adv. -
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['æktɪv]to be active in — essere un membro attivo di [ organization]
to play an active role in sth. — avere un ruolo attivo in qcs.
to take an active interest in sth. — interessarsi attivamente a qcs
2) ling. attivo3) econ. [ trading] attivo4) inform. [ window] attivo* * *['æktiv]1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) attivo2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) attivo3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) attivo4) (in force: The rule is still active.) in vigore5) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) attivo, in attività6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.) attivo•- actively
- activity* * *['æktɪv]to be active in — essere un membro attivo di [ organization]
to play an active role in sth. — avere un ruolo attivo in qcs.
to take an active interest in sth. — interessarsi attivamente a qcs
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I ['bɪzɪ]1) [ person] occupato, impegnato2) [ shop] affollato; [airport, junction] trafficato; [street, town] animato, trafficato; [day, week] pienoII ['bɪzɪ]to busy oneself doing sth. — tenersi occupato facendo qcs
* * *['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) occupato2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) affollato, movimentato3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) occupato2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) occuparsi di- busily* * *I ['bɪzɪ]1) [ person] occupato, impegnato2) [ shop] affollato; [airport, junction] trafficato; [street, town] animato, trafficato; [day, week] pienoII ['bɪzɪ]to busy oneself doing sth. — tenersi occupato facendo qcs
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adjectiveaktiv; wirksam [Kraft, Mittel]; praktisch [Gebrauch, Versuch, Kenntnisse]; tätig [Vulkan]a very active child — ein sehr lebhaftes Kind
take an active interest in something — regen Anteil an etwas (Dat.) nehmen
take an active part in something — sich aktiv an etwas (Dat.) beteiligen
on active service or (Amer.) duty — (Mil.) im aktiven Dienst
* * *['æktiv]1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) aktiv3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) aktiv4) (in force: The rule is still active.) in Kraft6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.) aktiv•- academic.ru/115009/activeness">activeness- actively
- activity* * *ac·tive[ˈæktɪv]I. adjmentally \active geistig regephysically \active körperlich aktivto keep \active aktiv bleiben2. (not passive) aktivto take an \active interest reges Interesse an etw dat zeigen\active support tatkräftige Unterstützungpolitically \active politisch aktiv [o tätig\active volcano aktiver Vulkan4. (radioactive) radioaktivto be \active during the day/at night tag-/nachtaktiv sein7. FIN\active account aktives Konto\active partner geschäftsführender Teilhaber/geschäftsführende Teilhaberin\active [voice] Aktiv ntin the \active im Aktiv* * *['ktɪv]1. adjaktiv (ALSO GRAM, COMPUT); mind, social life rege; volcano aktiv, tätig; dislike offen, unverhohlen; file im Gebrauch; (= radioactive) radioaktivto be active (terrorists, rebels) — operieren; (lawyer, campaigner) aktiv sein
to be physically/politically/sexually active — körperlich/politisch/sexuell aktiv sein
to be active in politics — politisch aktiv or tätig sein
they should be more active in improving safety standards — sie sollten die Verbesserung der Sicherheitsvorschriften etwas tatkräftiger vorantreiben
he played an active part in it — er war aktiv daran beteiligt
active assets (Comm) — Aktiva pl
2. n (GRAM)Aktiv nt* * *active [ˈæktıv]A adj (adv actively)an active law ein in Kraft befindliches Gesetz;active suspension (Automobilrennsport) aktive Radaufhängung;active vocabulary aktiver Wortschatz;an active volcano ein aktiver oder tätiger Vulkan2. LING aktiv(isch):active verb aktivisch konstruiertes Verb;3. emsig, geschäftig, tätig, rührig, tatkräftig, aktiv:he’s still very active;an active citizen ein engagierter Bürger;an active mind ein reger Geist;be active in doing sth etwas tatkräftig tun4. lebhaft, rege, aktiv:the active life das tätige Leben;active imagination lebhafte Fantasie;be under active discussion ernsthaft diskutiert werden5. BIOL, MED (schnell)wirkend, wirksam, aktiv:6. a) CHEM, PHYS aktiv, wirksam:active coal Aktivkohle f;active current Wirkstrom m;active foam Aktivschaum m;active line TV wirksame Zeile;active mass wirksame Masseb) PHYS radioaktiv:active core Reaktorkern m7. WIRTSCHa) belebt, lebhaft (Nachfrage)b) zinstragend (Aktien, Wertpapiere):active bonds Br festverzinsliche Obligationenc) Aktiv…, produktiv:active balance Aktivsaldo m;active capital flüssiges Kapital;active debts Außenstände8. MIL aktiv:active army stehendes Heer;on active duty US im aktiven Dienst;on active service im Einsatz;this old umbrella still sees active service ist noch immer im GebrauchB s1. LING Aktiv n, Tatform fa. abk3. anno, in the year5. anteact. abk1. acting2. active3. actor4. actual* * *adjectiveaktiv; wirksam [Kraft, Mittel]; praktisch [Gebrauch, Versuch, Kenntnisse]; tätig [Vulkan]take an active interest in something — regen Anteil an etwas (Dat.) nehmen
take an active part in something — sich aktiv an etwas (Dat.) beteiligen
on active service or (Amer.) duty — (Mil.) im aktiven Dienst
* * *adj.aktiv adj.eingeschaltet adj.in Betrieb ausdr.reg adj.tätig adj.wirksam adj.
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