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[persona] to occupy [posto, cella];
to live in, to reside in [casa]; ~ il sesto posto della classifica to be sixth in the ranking; il monumento occupa il centro della piazza the monument stands in the centre of the square
to take(irregular) up [spazio, volume]; il nuovo tavolo occupa tutta la stanza the new table fills up the whole room; ~ il posto di due persone to take up as much room as two people
(impegnare) to occupy [persona, mente];
to fill (up) [tempo]; i miei studi mi occupano molto my studies keep me very busy, my studies take up a lot of my time; ~ il proprio tempo facendo to spend one’s time doing
to hold(irregular) [impiego, posizione];
to fill [carica]
(dare lavoro) to employ
[scioperanti] to occupy; mil. [truppe, esercito] to occupy, to take(irregular) possession of
(illegalmente) to stage a sit-in at [università];
to squat [casa]
occuparsi pronom.
(provvedere a) -rsi di to take(irregular) care of, to see(irregular) to [cena, biglietti];
to deal(irregular) with [spese]
(dedicare attenzione, lavoro) -rsi di to address, to cope with [problema, questione];
to deal(irregular) with [lamentele, emergenze, richieste, caso, situazioni];
[dipartimento, ufficiale] to handle [immigrazione, inchieste]; l’argomento di cui ci occupiamo oggi the matter which we are dealing with today; non ho ancora avuto il tempo di occuparmene I haven’t got around to it yet; di cosa ti occupi? what do you do?
(prendersi cura) -rsi di to look after, to take(irregular) care of, to see(irregular) to [bambino, animale];
to deal(irregular) with [paziente, clientela];
to take(irregular) care of [giardino, casa]
(essere incaricato di) -rsi di to be(irregular) in charge of [finanziamento, amministrazione];
to look after, to work with [handicappati];
to mind [negozio];
to be(irregular) involved in [affari, progetto]; -rsi di politica to be in politics
occupati degli affari tuoi mind your own business.