occupied in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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occupy <occupies occupying occupied> [Am ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ, Brit ˈɒkjʊpʌɪ] VB trans

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3. occupy:

occupy space/attention
ocupar
occupy time
llevar
occupy time
ocupar
the meeting occupied the entire day
la reunión les (or nos etc.) llevó or ocupó todo el día
it doesn't occupy much space
no ocupa mucho espacio
it's important to keep your mind occupied
es importante mantener la mente ocupada
she was occupied with her accounts
estaba ocupada con sus cuentas
to keep sb occupied
mantener a alguien ocupado
that should keep them occupied!
¡eso los mantendrá ocupados!
writing that letter kept me occupied all afternoon
escribir esa carta me tuvo ocupada toda la tarde
to occupy oneself
ocupar el tiempo
to occupy oneself
entretenerse
I occupied myself by reading a newspaper
ocupé el tiempo or me entretuve leyendo un periódico

owner-occupied [Am ˈˌoʊnər ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd, Brit ˌəʊnəˈɒkjʊpʌɪd] ADJ Brit

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to be gainfully occupied
estar haciendo algo útil
the insurgency in the occupied territories
la insurgencia en los territorios ocupados
eternally discontented/occupied
perpetuamente
enemy-occupied territory
territorio m ocupado por el enemigo
enemy-occupied territory attr action/forces/territory
enemigo

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occupied in the PONS Dictionary

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occupy [ˈɒkjʊpaɪ, Am ˈɑ:kju:-] VB trans -ie-

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occupied Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to occupy space
ocupar espacio
the bathroom's occupied
el lavabo está ocupado
to be occupied with sth
estar ocupado con algo
to keep sb occupied
mantener a alguien ocupado
to keep one's mind occupied
mantener la mente ocupada
to occupy oneself
entretenerse
the whole process occupied a week
todo el proceso llevó una semana
the house hasn't been occupied for a long time
nadie ha vivido en la casa durante mucho tiempo
to occupy one of the top positions
ocupar una de las primeras posiciones
to occupy an important position in society
poseer una importante posición social
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They constructed villages with long houses, occupied by related families.
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He and his family then occupied the house until his death in 1959 when it was again sold.
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They were built before 1831, and occupied until the early 1950s.
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Average household size of rental occupied units were 12% larger than owner-occupied homes while the median house value was $81,300.00. 16.7% of rental homes remain vacant.
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Renters occupied 64.7% of the housing units, and home- or apartment owners the rest.
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They are shopkeepers or pubkeepers, the others are occupied in their national friends firms.
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It is the site of a settlement since the 6th century and there is evidence that it was occupied much earlier.
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This continued to be occupied as a house until the 1990s.
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The new building was occupied in early 1964.
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The current structure, was occupied in 1883 with the tower and portico undergoing construction until 1885.
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