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busy /ˡbɪzɪ/ adjective (-ier, -iest) occupato;
‹day, time› intenso;
‹street› affollato;
(with traffic) pieno di traffico;
be ~ doing essere occupato a fare transitive verb ~ oneself darsi da fare

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'busy' found in these entries:

English:

engaged - extra - occupy - run - tie

Italian:

affaccendarsi - affacendato - affannarsi - avere - indaffarato - occupato - trafficare

busy: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
busy	adj	(occupied: person)	impegnato agg
			indaffarato agg
Please don't bother me. I'm busy doing my taxes.
Per favore non seccarmi. Sono impegnato a scalcolare le mie tasse.
busy	adj	(telephone, in use)	occupato agg
The phone line is busy.
La linea telefonica è occupata.
Additional Translations
busy	adj	(occupied: place)	occupato agg
The bathroom is busy now.
Il bagno ora è occupato.
busy	adj	(active)	impegnato agg
Stephen has a busy life.
Stephen ha una vita impegnata.
busy	adj	(meddlesome)	ficcanaso, intrigante, curioso nm, agg
You're a busy little so-and-so, aren't you?
Tu sei un piccolo ficcanaso, vero?
busy	vtr	(keep occupied)	tenersi occupato vi
			tenere occupato, occupare, affaccendare vtr ⇒ ⇒
Arthur tries to busy himself with small tasks.
Arthur cerca di tenersi occupato con piccoli incarichi.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
be busy			essere impegnato
be busy		telefono	essere occupato
busy bee			persona energica
busy day			giornata indaffarata
busy signal		di telefono	occupato
get busy	vi	slang (hurry up and do sth) informale	darsi una mossa vi
Note: Also common US slang for "to have sexual relations": "While I was in the bed with Joe, Kate and Lou were getting busy on the couch."
It's five o'clock and you still haven't done your chores? You'd better get busy!
Sono le 5 e ancora non hai finito con le faccende? Faresti meglio a darti una mossa!
			spicciarsi vi ⇒
Faresti meglio a spicciarti... è tardissimo!
		slang	darsi da fare vi ⇒
Sono le 5 e non sei ancora pronto? Sarà meglio che tu ti dia da fare!
keep busy			mantenere impegnato v
keep busy			tenersi impegnato
keep busy		tempo	occupare vtr ⇒
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