occupying 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

Translations for occupying in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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ocupante
occupying attr
las tropas ocupantes
the occupying forces
los estudiantes siguen encerrados en la universidad
the students are still occupying the university
absorber tiempo
to occupy
ocupar cargo
to occupy form
ocupar
to occupy
ocupar
to occupy
no sabe cómo emplear su tiempo libre
he doesn't know what to do in o how to occupy his free time
una fuerza de ocupación
an occupying force
no sabe cómo llenar su tiempo libre
he doesn't know how to fill o occupy his spare time
tomar
to occupy
tomarse
to occupy

occupying in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for occupying in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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

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occupying Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to occupy space
ocupar espacio
occupying forces
fuerzas f pl de ocupación
to occupy oneself
entretenerse
to occupy a post
ocupar un cargo
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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This will usually cause the offensive lineman he is lined up across from to follow him while also occupying the offensive lineman he angled towards.
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Eventually the researchers spotted the white furry outline of a ropy-poly juvenile owl, occupying an upper tree branch, scanning the human visitors.
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The mall is made of approximately 45 stores occupying 240000 sqft of rentable space.
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Beck, who is employed by the occupying forces as a storeman in an alcohol depot, has a reputation as an anti-Semite, a drunk and a philanderer.
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These young people expressed their resistance and nonconformity through aggressive dance competitions, sometimes against soldiers from the occupying forces.
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The cast nets aren't the only things occupying the retired skipper's time.
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The pharynx (the largest part of buccal mass) is so large, occupying almost the whole length of the visceral cavity.
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Faced with increasing public opposition and severe economic problems, the military tried to regain popularity by occupying the disputed Falkland Islands.
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The legislation forbids patently obscene words, photographs or depictions displayed to members of the public not occupying such vehicles.
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Their passenger accommodation were divided into just two classes, first and tourist, with the tourist class occupying the majority of the ship.
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