about icon-addNote android4 Answer apple4 icon-appStoreEN icon-appStoreES icon-appStorePT icon-appStoreRU Imported Layers Copy 7 icon-arrow-spined icon-ask icon-attention icon-bubble-blue icon-bubble-red ButtonError ButtonLoader ButtonOk icon-cake icon-camera icon-card-add icon-card-calendar icon-card-remove icon-card-sort chrome-extension-ru chrome-extension-es-mx chrome-extension-pt-br chrome-extension-ru comment comment icon-cop-cut icon-cop-star Cross Dislike icon-editPen icon-entrance icon-errorBig facebook flag flag_vector icon-globe icon-googlePlayEN icon-googlePlayRU icon-greyLoader icon-cake Heart 4EB021E9-B441-4209-A542-9E882D3252DE Created with sketchtool. Info Kebab icon-lamp icon-lampBig icon-learnHat icon-learning-hat Dislike Loup Loup icon-more icon-note icon-notifications icon-pen Pencil icon-play icon-plus-light icon-plus icon-rosie-cut Rune scrollUp Share-icon Shevron-Down Shevron Left Shevron Right sound sound1 sound2 sound3 sound4 sound2 icon-star Swap icon-translate Trash icon-tutor-ellipsis icon-tutor-flip Tutor folder icon icon-tutor-learned icon-twoWayArrow Mezhdunarodny_logotip_VK vk icon-word pen_icon Logo Logo Logo

Examples from texts

The rest of the Brothers would be busy toasting Z and his new daughter and pampering Bella.
El resto de los Hermanos debía estar ocupado brindando por Z y su nueva hija y consintiendo a Bella.
Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2008
Joan had been busy; there was a good fire in my room and my feather bed had been made up.
Joan no había perdido el tiempo. En mi habitación ardía un buen fuego y mi cama de plumas estaba preparada.
Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negro
El gallo negro
Sansom, Christopher John
Dissolution
Sansom, Christopher John
© C.J. Sansom, 2003
Guadalupe Roncal was busy with her notes and her tape recorder, sitting in a chair bolted to the floor.
Guadalupe Roncal estaba ocupada con sus notas y con su grabadora, sentada en una silla atornillada al suelo.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
At least we may find ourselves too busy to be frightened.'
En fin…, al menos, si estamos ocupados, tal vez nos olvidemos del miedo.
Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negro
El gallo negro
Sansom, Christopher John
Dissolution
Sansom, Christopher John
© C.J. Sansom, 2003
Those very busy times on the ISS will be even busier before a walk on the Moon or Mars."
Esos momentos de gran actividad en la EEI serán todavía más intensos antes de una caminata por la Luna o por Marte".
These missions will keep us busy long after YSS is history."
Estas misiones nos mantendrán ocupados mucho después de que el Año del Sistema Solar sea historia."
“Not too busy.”
– No estoy demasiado ocupado.
Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi Cielo
Desde Mi Cielo
Sebold, Alice
© 2002 por Alice Sebold
© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria
© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.
The Lovely Bones
Sebold, Alice
© 2002 by Alice Sebold
I'm coming, my child, be patient, I'm busy, said the priest.
Ahora, hija, un poco de paciencia, estoy ocupado, dijo el cura.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
And in fact, two of the fishermen from the Isobel had found construction jobs in Perpignan, which would keep them busy for at least a week.
En efecto, dos de los pescadores del Isobel habían encontrado trabajo de albañiles en Perpignan, algo que podía tenerlos ocupados por lo menos una semana.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
But Samuel was busy looking up through the hole the fire had burned into the ceiling, trying to make out the patterns of the woodwork along the window frames.
Pero Samuel estaba absorto mirando por el agujero que había abierto el fuego en el techo, tratando de distinguir el trabajo de carpintería de los marcos de las ventanas.
Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi Cielo
Desde Mi Cielo
Sebold, Alice
© 2002 por Alice Sebold
© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria
© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.
The Lovely Bones
Sebold, Alice
© 2002 by Alice Sebold
He paced in front of her, his hands deep in his pockets, the change noisily keeping his fingers busy.
Su padre daba vueltas delante de ella, con las manos en los bolsillos, haciendo tintinear la calderilla.
Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo Sospecha
Bajo Sospecha
Kava, Alex
A Perfect Evil
Kava, Alex
© S.M. Kava 2000
Let the police do their job and stop sending their scientific snoopers around harassing people who are busy."
Deje que la policía haga su trabajo y que no sigan enviando científicos a husmear y molestar a la gente ocupada.
Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama Rota
La Rama Rota
Kellerman, Jonathan
When The Bough Breaks
Kellerman, Jonathan
© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
Background scanning process is busy and cannot be terminated.
Hay un proceso de digitalización en segundo plano y no se puede cancelar.
ABBYY FineReader Technical SupportABBYY FineReader Asistencia técnica
BYY FineReader Asistencia técnica
ABBYY FineReader Asistencia técnic
© 2008 ABBYY
BYY FineReader Technical Support
ABBYY FineReader Technical Suppor
© 2008 ABBYY
She waited ten minutes and called again and it was still busy.
Esperó diez minutos y volvió a llamar y seguía dando ocupado.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Instead, Francis peeled himself from the wall and moved down the hallway, which returned to a busy buzz and muted talk as he passed.
Se apartó de la pared y se marchó por el pasillo, que volvía a estar lleno de murmullos y voces apagadas.
Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del Loco
La Historia del Loco
Katzenbach, John
The Madman's Tale
Katzenbach, John
© 2004 by John Katzenbach

Add to my dictionary

Not found

User translations

No translations for this text yet.
Be the first to translate it!

Collocations

be busy
ajetrearse
be busy
atarear
be busy
atarearse

Word forms

busy

verb
Basic forms
Pastbusied
Imperativebusy
Present Participle (Participle I)busying
Past Participle (Participle II)busied
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I busywe busy
you busyyou busy
he/she/it busiesthey busy
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am busyingwe are busying
you are busyingyou are busying
he/she/it is busyingthey are busying
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have busiedwe have busied
you have busiedyou have busied
he/she/it has busiedthey have busied
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been busyingwe have been busying
you have been busyingyou have been busying
he/she/it has been busyingthey have been busying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I busiedwe busied
you busiedyou busied
he/she/it busiedthey busied
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was busyingwe were busying
you were busyingyou were busying
he/she/it was busyingthey were busying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had busiedwe had busied
you had busiedyou had busied
he/she/it had busiedthey had busied
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been busyingwe had been busying
you had been busyingyou had been busying
he/she/it had been busyingthey had been busying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will busywe shall/will busy
you will busyyou will busy
he/she/it will busythey will busy
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be busyingwe shall/will be busying
you will be busyingyou will be busying
he/she/it will be busyingthey will be busying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have busiedwe shall/will have busied
you will have busiedyou will have busied
he/she/it will have busiedthey will have busied
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been busyingwe shall/will have been busying
you will have been busyingyou will have been busying
he/she/it will have been busyingthey will have been busying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would busywe should/would busy
you would busyyou would busy
he/she/it would busythey would busy
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be busyingwe should/would be busying
you would be busyingyou would be busying
he/she/it would be busyingthey would be busying
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have busiedwe should/would have busied
you would have busiedyou would have busied
he/she/it would have busiedthey would have busied
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been busyingwe should/would have been busying
you would have been busyingyou would have been busying
he/she/it would have been busyingthey would have been busying
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am busiedwe are busied
you are busiedyou are busied
he/she/it is busiedthey are busied
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being busiedwe are being busied
you are being busiedyou are being busied
he/she/it is being busiedthey are being busied
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been busiedwe have been busied
you have been busiedyou have been busied
he/she/it has been busiedthey have been busied
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was busiedwe were busied
you were busiedyou were busied
he/she/it was busiedthey were busied
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being busiedwe were being busied
you were being busiedyou were being busied
he/she/it was being busiedthey were being busied
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been busiedwe had been busied
you had been busiedyou had been busied
he/she/it had been busiedthey had been busied
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be busiedwe shall/will be busied
you will be busiedyou will be busied
he/she/it will be busiedthey will be busied
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been busiedwe shall/will have been busied
you will have been busiedyou will have been busied
he/she/it will have been busiedthey will have been busied

busy

noun
SingularPlural
Common casebusybusies
Possessive casebusy'sbusies'

busy

adjective
Positive degreebusy
Comparative degreebusier
Superlative degreebusiest