busy

busy
busy [ˈbɪzɪ]
1. adjective
   a. [person] ( = occupied) occupé (doing sth à faire qch) (with sth à qch ) ; ( = active) énergique
• he's busy cooking il est en train de faire la cuisine
• she's always busy ( = active) elle n'arrête pas ; ( = not free) elle est toujours occupée
• to keep o.s. busy trouver à s'occuper
• let's get busy (inf) on s'y met ?
   b. [day] chargé ; [time, period] de grande activité ; [place] plein d'animation ; [street] passant
• the shop is at its busiest in summer c'est en été qu'il y a le plus d'affluence dans le magasin
   c. [telephone line, room] occupé
2. transitive verb
• to busy o.s. s'occuper (doing sth à faire qch) (with sth à qch)
3. compounds
► busy signal noun (US) tonalité f occupé inv
* * *
['bɪzɪ] 1.
adjective
1) [person] occupé (with avec; doing à faire)

to look busy — avoir l'air occupé

to keep oneself/somebody busy — trouver de quoi s'occuper/occuper quelqu'un

that should keep them busy! — cela devrait les occuper!

2) [shop] où il y a beaucoup de monde; [junction, airport] où le trafic est intense; [road] très fréquenté; [street, town] animé; [day, week] chargé

were the shops busy? — est-ce qu'il y avait beaucoup de monde dans les magasins?

3) (engaged) [line] occupé
2.
reflexive verb

to busy oneself doing — s'occuper à faire


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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