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bus·y
(bĭz′ē)adj. bus·i·er, bus·i·est
1. Engaged in activity, as work; occupied. See Synonyms at active.
2. Characterized by or sustaining much activity: a busy morning; a busy street.
3. Being a busybody; meddlesome; prying.
4. Being in use, as a telephone line.
5. Cluttered with detail to the point of being distracting: a busy design.
tr.v. bus·ied, bus·y·ing, bus·ies
To make busy; occupy: busied myself preparing my tax return.
[Middle English bisi, busi, from Old English bysig.]
bus′i·ly adv.
bus′y·ness n.
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busy
(ˈbɪzɪ)adj, busier or busiest
1. actively or fully engaged; occupied
2. crowded with or characterized by activity: a busy day.
3. chiefly US and Canadian (of a room, telephone line, etc) in use; engaged
4. overcrowded with detail: a busy painting.
5. meddlesome; inquisitive; prying
vb, busies, busying or busied
(tr) to make or keep (someone, esp oneself) busy; occupy
[Old English bisig; related to Middle Dutch besich, perhaps to Latin festīnāre to hurry]
ˈbusyness n
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bus•y
(ˈbɪz i)adj. bus•i•er, bus•i•est, adj.
1. actively and attentively engaged, esp. in work.
2. not at leisure; otherwise engaged: He's busy and can't see you.
3. full of activity: a busy life.
4. (of a telephone line) in use.
5. meddlesome; prying.
6. cluttered with small, fussy details: The rug is too busy for this room.
v.t. 7. to keep occupied; make or keep busy.
[before 1000; Middle English busi, bisi, Old English bysig, bisig]
bus′i•ly, adv.
bus′y•ness, n.
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busy
Past participle: busied
Gerund: busying
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| Verb | 1. | busy - keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" smatter, play around, dabble - work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money" |
| Adj. | 1. | busy - actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch" diligent - characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files" employed - having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed" idle - not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind" |
| 2. | busy - overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design" fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes" | |
| 3. |  busy - intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business"intrusive - tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); "she felt her presence there was intrusive" | |
| 4. | busy - crowded with or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport" active - full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account" | |
| 5. | busy - (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal" occupied - held or filled or in use; "she keeps her time well occupied"; "the wc is occupied" |
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busy
adjective
1. active, efficient, brisk, hard-pressed, tireless, diligent, industrious, hardworking, assiduous, rushed off your feet, BY (S.M.S.) He's a very busy man.
active relaxed, lazy, idle, inactive, indolent, lackadaisical, slothful, shiftless
active relaxed, lazy, idle, inactive, indolent, lackadaisical, slothful, shiftless
2. occupied with, working, engaged in, on duty, employed in, preoccupied with, absorbed in, immersed in, hard at work, engrossed in, in harness, on active service, hard at work on, BY (S.M.S.) Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
occupied with off duty, unoccupied
occupied with off duty, unoccupied
busy yourself occupy yourself, be engrossed, immerse yourself, involve yourself, amuse yourself, absorb yourself, employ yourself, engage yourself, keep busy or occupied He busied himself with the camera.
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busy
adjectiveverb
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Translations
деен
rušnýzaneprázdněnýživýzaměstnánzaměstnávat se
travlbeskæftige sig med
okupata
مشغول
kiireinenlevotonpuuhaillasekavatungokseen asti täysi
prepunprometanzaposlen
foglaltforgalmasmozgalmaselfoglalja magát
sibuk
iîandi; annasamurláta sig varîa, snúa sér aî, annastupptekinnupptekinn, önnum kafinn
忙しい混雑した
바쁜붐비는
įtemptasjudruslabai užsiėmęspilnasužimtas
aizņemtsdzīvsnevaļīgsnodarbinātrosīgs
harnic
činnýzamestnať sa
naporenpolnzaposlenzaseden
fullupptagen
จอแจ พลุกพล่านยุ่งวุ่นวาย
bận rộnđông
busy
[ˈbɪzɪ]A. ADJ (busier (compar) (busiest (superl)))
1. [person] → ocupado
are you busy? → ¿está ocupado?
he's a busy man → es un hombre muy ocupado
to be busy doing sth → estar ocupado haciendo algo
she's busy studying/cooking → está ocupada estudiando/cocinando
to be busy at or on or with → estar ocupado en or con
he's busy at his work → está ocupado en su trabajo
to get busy → empezar a trabajar; (= hurry) → menearse, darse prisa
let's get busy → ¡a trabajar!
to keep busy → mantenerse ocupado
to keep sb busy → ocupar a algn
as busy as a bee → ocupadísimo, atareadísimo
are you busy? → ¿está ocupado?
he's a busy man → es un hombre muy ocupado
to be busy doing sth → estar ocupado haciendo algo
she's busy studying/cooking → está ocupada estudiando/cocinando
to be busy at or on or with → estar ocupado en or con
he's busy at his work → está ocupado en su trabajo
to get busy → empezar a trabajar; (= hurry) → menearse, darse prisa
let's get busy → ¡a trabajar!
to keep busy → mantenerse ocupado
to keep sb busy → ocupar a algn
as busy as a bee → ocupadísimo, atareadísimo
2. [day, time] → activo, ajetreado
the busiest season is the autumn → la época de mayor actividad es el otoño
the busiest season is the autumn → la época de mayor actividad es el otoño
3. [place, town] → concurrido; [scene] → animado, lleno de movimiento
4. [telephone, line] → comunicando, ocupado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
busy
[ˈbɪzi] adj
[person] → occupé(e)
I'm busy → Je suis occupé.
to be busy doing sth → être occupé à faire qch, être en train de faire qch
He's a busy man
BUT C'est un homme très pris.
He's a very busy man → C'est un homme extrêmement occupé.
I'm busy → Je suis occupé.
to be busy doing sth → être occupé à faire qch, être en train de faire qch
He's a busy man
BUT C'est un homme très pris.
He's a very busy man → C'est un homme extrêmement occupé.
[kitchen, office, ward] → débordant(e) d'activité
to be busy → être en pleine activité
The ward was busy and Amy hardly had time to talk → La salle où se trouvait Amy était en pleine activité, on n'a pas vraiment eu le temps de se parler.
to be busy → être en pleine activité
The ward was busy and Amy hardly had time to talk → La salle où se trouvait Amy était en pleine activité, on n'a pas vraiment eu le temps de se parler.
[time, period] → de grande activité
[schedule] → chargé(e)
[day] → bien rempli(e)
(US) [telephone, line] → occupé(e)
vt
to busy o.s. doing sth → s'occuper de faire qch
to busy o.s. doing sth → s'occuper de faire qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
busy
adj (+er)
(= occupied) person → beschäftigt; a very busy man → ein viel beschäftigter Mann; are you busy? → haben Sie gerade Zeit?; (in business) → haben Sie viel zu tun?; not now, I’m busy → jetzt nicht, ich bin gerade beschäftigt; the boss is always busy → der Chef hat immer viel zu tun; (= never available) → der Chef hat nie Zeit; I’ll come back when you’re less busy → ich komme wieder, wenn Sie mehr Zeit haben; to keep somebody/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 → sie ist immer zu sehr mit sich selbst beschäftigt; they were busy plotting against him → sie haben eifrig Pläne gegen ihn geschmiedet; let’s get busy → an die Arbeit!
(= active) life, time → bewegt; place, street, town → belebt; (with traffic) → verkehrsreich; street → stark befahren; it’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?; he leads a very busy life → bei ihm ist immer etwas los; the shop was busy all day → im Geschäft war den ganzen Tag viel los
(esp US) telephone line → besetzt
(= officious) person, manner → (über)eifrig
pattern, design, print → unruhig
vr to busy oneself doing something → sich damit beschäftigen, etw zu tun; to busy oneself with something → sich mit etw beschäftigen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
busy
[ˈbɪzɪ]1. adj
a. (occupied, person) → occupato/a
she's a busy woman → è una donna molto occupata
she's busy (at the moment) → è occupata
he's busy studying/cooking → sta studiando/cucinando
he's busy at his work → sta lavorando, è molto preso dal lavoro
let's get busy (fam) → diamoci da fare
she's a busy woman → è una donna molto occupata
she's busy (at the moment) → è occupata
he's busy studying/cooking → sta studiando/cucinando
he's busy at his work → sta lavorando, è molto preso dal lavoro
let's get busy (fam) → diamoci da fare
b. (active, day, time) → movimentato/a, intenso/a; (place, town) → animato/a
Christmas is a busy time of year → a Natale ci sono sempre mille cose da fare
the roads are busy → c'è molto traffico sulle strade
Christmas is a busy time of year → a Natale ci sono sempre mille cose da fare
the roads are busy → c'è molto traffico sulle strade
c. (esp Am) (telephone, line) → occupato/a
2. vt to busy o.s. (doing sth/with sth) → darsi da fare (a fare qc/con qc)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
busy
(ˈbizi) adjective1. having a lot (of work etc) to do. I am very busy.
2. full of traffic, people, activity etc. The roads are busy; a busy time of year.
3. (especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged. All the lines to New York are busy.
verb (sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with. She busied herself preparing the meal.
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busy
→ مُزْدَحِم, مَشْغول rušný, zaneprázdněný travl beschäftigt, betriebsam απασχολημένος, γεμάτος concurrido, lleno, ocupado kiireinen, tungokseen asti täysi comble, occupé prepun, zaposlen occupato, pieno 忙しい, 混雑した 바쁜, 붐비는 druk opptatt, travel zajęty, zatłoczony cheio, lotado, ocupado занятой, многолюдный full, upptagen จอแจ พลุกพล่าน, ยุ่งวุ่นวาย kalabalık, meşgul bận rộn, đông 忙碌的, 熙攘的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- Sorry, I'm busy
- It's busy (US)
It's engaged (UK)
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