busy in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for busy in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.busy [Brit ˈbɪzi, Am ˈbɪzi] ADJ

1. busy person:

busy

occupato, impegnato (with con; doing a fare)

to look busy

avere l'aria indaffarata

to be too busy to do

essere troppo occupato per fare

to keep oneself, sb busy

tenersi, tenere qn impegnato

I try to keep busy

cerco di tenermi impegnato

that should keep them busy!

questo dovrebbe tenerli impegnati!

to get busy inf

darsi da fare

get busy!

datti da fare! al lavoro!

2. busy:

busy shop, office

affollato

busy airport, junction

trafficato

busy square, street, town

animato, trafficato

busy day, week

pieno

to lead a busy life

avere una vita molto attiva

the busiest time of year

è il periodo di maggiore attività or più impegnato dell'anno

were the shops busy?

c'era molta gente nei negozi?

3. busy (engaged):

busy line, photocopier

occupato

4. busy (too elaborate):

busy design, wallpaper

carico, troppo elaborato

5. busy Am (prying):

busy

indiscreto

II.to busy oneself VB refl

to busy oneself doing sth

tenersi occupato facendo qc

busy signal [Am ˈbɪzi ˌsɪɡnəl] N Am TELEC

busy signal

segnale m di occupato

busy Lizzie [Brit ˌbɪzi ˈlɪzi, Am ˌbɪzi ˈlɪzi] N Brit BOT

busy Lizzie

balsamina f

I.busy bee [Am ˈbɪzi ˌbi] N (person)

busy bee

= persona carica di impegni

II.busy bees N

busy bees npl (gossip):

busy bees

chiacchiere f

busy bees

pettegolezzi m

Translations for busy in the Italian»English Dictionary

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trafficato

busy

affaccendato persona

busy

affaccendato aria, vita

busy

essere molto affaccendato

to be busy in qcs: with sth a fare: doing

indaffarato

busy

persona -a

busy bee Brit

essere molto indaffarato

to be as busy as a bee

avere l'aria -a

to look busy

affollato negozio, ufficio

busy

balsamina

busy Lizzie Brit

spignattare

= to be busy cooking

busy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for busy in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.busy <-ier, -iest> [ˈbɪ·zi] ADJ

1. busy (occupied):

busy

occupato, -a

to be busy doing sth

star facendo qc

to be busy with sth

occuparsi di qc

to get busy

darsi da fare

2. busy (full of activity):

busy

animato, -a

busy street

strada f affollata

busy seaport

porto m pieno di trambusto

a busy time

un periodo di grande attività

I've had a busy day

ho avuto una giornata molto piena

3. busy TELEC:

busy

occupato, -a

4. busy pattern, wallpaper:

busy

che dà fastidio agli occhi

II.busy <-ie-> [ˈbɪ·zi] VB trans

to busy oneself with sth

occuparsi di qc

Translations for busy in the Italian»English Dictionary

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affaccendato (-a)

busy

frequentato (-a)

busy

occupato (-a) (telefono, linea)

busy

occupato (-a) (affaccendato)

busy

indaffarato (-a)

busy

essere indaffarato in qc

to be busy with sth

movimentato (-a) (strada)

busy

affaccendarsi a fare qc

to be busy doing sth

molto navigato

very busy

sbracciarsi

to busy oneself

impegnato (-a)

busy

busy Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be busy doing sth

star facendo qc

to be busy with sth

occuparsi di qc

to get busy

darsi da fare

busy street

strada f affollata

busy seaport

porto m pieno di trambusto

a busy time

un periodo di grande attività

I've had a busy day

ho avuto una giornata molto piena

to busy oneself with sth

occuparsi di qc

I'd go myself, but I'm too busy

ci andrei io, ma sono troppo impegnato

to be a busy bee iron

essere molto indaffarato

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The past decade has found the showtrying to backpedal from this busy intersection.

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Sitting on the sundeck we had great views of farmland, fishing boats and people going about their busy lives.

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Busy parents might spoon-feed babies or encourage set feeding times in order to hurry the process along, which was not best for the baby.

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Worried about spilling your morning pick-me-up coffee on a busy bus or train?

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A blacksmith shop and a merry-go-round type swing completed the busy centre where nearly a hundred people attended the picnic in 1909.

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Somewhat absent-minded, he is usually too busy starting new projects to see his old experiments through to the end.

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She is busy reading books and raising her two daughters.

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However, he is very busy and can not afford to waste time on an uncooperative source.

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The busy, raucous style of early jazz did not hold the same kind of popular appeal that the comparative restraint of orchestral jazz did.

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The crooks certainly seem to be busy, judging by our postbag!

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