s'occuper in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for s'occuper in the French»English Dictionary

I.occuper [ɔkype] VB trans

1. occuper (se trouver dans) personne:

occuper appartement, maison

to live in, to occupy

occuper douche, cellule

to be in, to occupy

occuper siège

to sit in, to occupy

les locataires qui occupent actuellement la villa

the tenants who live in the villa at the moment

ça fait deux heures qu'il occupe la salle de bains

he's been in the bathroom for two hours

il occupe les lieux depuis six mois

he's been in the premises for six months

occuper la sixième place du classement/championnat

to be sixth in the ranking/championship

2. occuper (remplir):

occuper local, meuble: espace

to take up, to occupy

occuper activité: temps

to take up, to fill

le jardin potager occupe tout mon temps/trop de place

the vegetable garden takes up all my time/too much space

aller au cinéma pour occuper la soirée

to go to the cinema to fill the evening

Paul/le sport occupe une grande place dans sa vie

Paul/sport plays a great part in his/her life

occuper son temps/ses journées à faire

to spend one's time/one's days doing

à quoi occupes-tu tes soirées?

how do you spend your evenings?

3. occuper (donner une activité à):

occuper personne, esprit

to occupy

ça l'occupe!

it keeps him/her occupied ou busy!

mes études m'occupent beaucoup

my studies keep me very busy ou take up a lot of my time

le sujet qui nous occupe aujourd'hui

the matter which we are dealing with today

4. occuper (exercer):

occuper emploi

to have

occuper poste, fonctions

to hold

ceux qui occupent des emplois précaires

those who have no job security

occuper le fauteuil présidentiel

to be President

5. occuper (employer) entreprise, secteur:

occuper personnes

to employ

6. occuper (se rendre maître de) grévistes, armée:

occuper lieu

to occupy

occuper les locaux

to stage a sit-in

commencer à occuper le terrain fig

to have a foot in the door

II.s'occuper VB refl

1. s'occuper (ne pas être oisif):

s'occuper personne:

to keep oneself busy ou occupied

savoir s'occuper

to know how to keep oneself busy

j'ai de quoi m'occuper

I've got plenty to do

chercher/trouver à s'occuper

to look for/find sth to do

2. s'occuper (prendre en charge):

s'occuper de dîner, billets

to see to, to take care of

je m'occupe de le leur faire savoir

I'll see that they are told

3. s'occuper (consacrer ses efforts à):

s'occuper de dossier, question

to be dealing with

l'avocat qui s'est occupé/s'occupe de l'affaire

the lawyer who dealt/is dealing with the case

il s'occupe de leur faire obtenir un visa

he's trying to get them a visa

4. s'occuper (prodiguer des soins à):

s'occuper de enfant, animal, plante

to take care of

s'occuper de client

to attend to

tu ne t'occupes pas assez de toi-même

you don't take enough care of yourself

on s'occupe de vous?

are you being attended to?

on s'occupe de vous? (au restaurant, dans un magasin, etc)

are you being served?

je m'occupe de vous tout de suite

I'll be with you in a minute

5. s'occuper (avoir pour emploi):

s'occuper de financement, bibliothèque

to be in charge of

s'occuper de handicapés, enfants

to work with

6. s'occuper (se mêler):

s'occuper des affaires des autres

to poke one's nose into other people's business inf

occupe-toi de tes affaires inf ou de ce qui te regarde inf!

mind your own business!

de quoi je m'occupe inf!

mind your own business!

ne t'occupe pas de ça!, t'occupe inf!

keep your nose out! Brit inf

ne t'occupe pas de ça!, t'occupe inf!

keep your butt out! Am inf

ne t'occupe pas d'elle/de ce qu'elle dit

don't take any notice of her/of what she says

Translations for s'occuper in the English»French Dictionary

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to be involved in or to do casework

s'occuper des cas sociaux

occupy house, premises

occuper

occupy bed, seat, room

occuper

occupy country, building

occuper

the lecture occupies a whole day area, floor, surface

occuper

occupy person

occuper

to be occupied with sb/sth

s 'occuper de qn/qc

something to occupy my mind

quelque chose pour m'occuper l'esprit

to keep oneself occupied

s'occuper (by doing en faisant)

to occupy oneself

s'occuper

to hold a directorship

occuper le poste d'administrateur

to hold or Am hold down the fort

garder la maison, s'occuper de tout

amuse activity, hobby:

occuper

to keep oneself amused

s'occuper

to amuse oneself

s'occuper

attend to

s'occuper de

that lock/letter needs attending to, John

il faut s'occuper de cette serrure/lettre, John

busywork

activité f (dont le but est d'occuper les élèves)

to be domesticated person:

aimer s'occuper de la maison

see about

s'occuper de

s'occuper in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for s'occuper in the French»English Dictionary

I.occuper [ɔkype] VB trans

1. occuper (remplir):

occuper place

to occupy

occuper temps

to spend

2. occuper (habiter):

occuper appartement

to occupy

3. occuper (exercer):

occuper emploi, poste

to hold

occuper fonction

to occupy

4. occuper (employer):

occuper qn à qc

to occupy sb with sth

5. occuper MIL, POL:

occuper pays, usine

to occupy

II.occuper [ɔkype] VB refl

1. occuper (s'employer):

s'occuper de littérature/politique

to be involved in literature/politics

2. occuper (prendre en charge):

s'occuper de qn/qc

to take care of sb/sth

occupe-toi de tes affaires!

mind your own business!

Phrases:

t'occupe (pas)! inf

none of your business!

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occuper une place prépondérante

to play a dominant role

Translations for s'occuper in the English»French Dictionary

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tend

s'occuper de

to tend to sth

s'occuper de qc

occupy

occuper

to occupy oneself

s'occuper

to occupy one's mind

s'occuper l'esprit

to occupy one's time

occuper son temps

to occupy one's time (in) doing sth

s'occuper à faire qc

to busy oneself

s'occuper

to keep sb amused

occuper qn

see about

s'occuper de

see to

s'occuper de

cater

s'occuper de la restauration

to cater a party

s'occuper de la restauration d'une soirée

fill post

occuper