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But she was much too busy; her husband was constantly away, and she had everything to look after.
Mais elle était trop occupée; son mari se trouvait sans cesse aux quatre coins de la France; et toute la maison retombait sur elle.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Sidoine was very busy keeping the wolves at a distance; right and left he distributed kicks which would have over thrown a mountain.
Sidoine avait fort à faire pour tenir les loups à distance ; il lançait à droite et à gauche des coups de pied à renverser une montagne.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Of the middle-classes, however, one found only a few matrons living in the neighbourhood, who sat here and there on the benches busy with embroidery or watching their children play.
À peine quelques bourgeoises des quartiers voisins étaient-elles sur les bancs et dans les fourrés, une broderie aux doigts, à regarder jouer leurs enfants.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
In lieu thereof they perceived Irma Becot on the arm of Gagniere, both of them pressed against a hand-rail, he busy examining a small canvas, while she, delighted at being hustled about, raised her pink little mug and laughed at the crowd.
Et ce qu’ils virent, ce fut Irma Bécot au bras de Gagnière, écrasés tous les deux contre une cimaise, lui en train d’examiner une petite toile, tandis qu’elle, ravie de la bousculade, levait son museau rose et riait à la cohue.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Tom had often caught glimpses of this little girl, – for she was one of those busy, tripping creatures, that can be no more contained in one place than a sunbeam or a summer breeze, – nor was she one that, once seen, could be easily forgotten.
Tom avait souvent entrevu l’enfant, car c’était une de ces petites créatures toujours en l’air, qui ne peuvent pas plus se fixer qu’un rayon de soleil ou une brise d’été de celles que l’on n’oublie pas lorsqu’une fois on les a vues.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Furthermore, the Bush administration was busy preparing for war with Iraq, which it invaded on March 19, 2003.
Par ailleurs, l'administration Bush était toute aux préparatifs de la guerre en Irak, qu'elle envahit le 19 mars 2003.
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign PolicyMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaine
Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaine
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.
© John J. Mearsheimer et Stephen M. Walt, 2007.
© Editions La Decouverte, Paris, 2007 pour la traduction francaise ; 2009.
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.
© 2007 by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt
All at once Duthil and Massot were approached by Chaigneux, who, with his shabby frock coat badly buttoned, wore both a melancholy and busy air.
Soudain, Chaigneux se précipita, mélancolique et affairé, mal boutonné dans sa redingote douteuse.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
At the close of bis busy days, amidst the crowd of visitors who besieged his drawing-room, he felt alone and lost and heartbroken, because his old familiar friends were not there.
Après ses journées si remplies, au milieu de la foule qui assiégeait son salon, il se retrouvait seul, perdu, navré. Ses familiers lui manquaient.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
We marched through empty corridors and big bare chambers where the charwomen were busy, till we reached a little room lined with books and maps.
Après avoir parcouru d'interminables corridors et des pièces nues où s'affairaient les femmes de ménage, nous arrivâmes enfin à une petite salle garnie de livres et de cartes.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
The young gentleman colored and smiled, and the two were soon busy in a game of backgammon.
Le jeune homme rougit et sourit; tous deux se mirent à faire une partie de trictrac.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
as for myself, I am always busy, my house is renowned for the cleanliness of the beds and the excellence of the fare.
moi, ça marche toujours, ma maison est connue pour la propreté des lits et pour la bonté de la cuisine...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
One of them, like myself, was bending beneath the weight of an enormous basket; the other, like Leon, had the busy appearance of a man in search of something he could not find.
L’un, comme moi, pliait sous le poids d’un énorme panier ; l’autre, comme Léon, avait l’air effaré d’un homme en quête de quelque objet introuvable.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
"Yes, we have both had to busy ourselves with charitable work in the neighbourhood."
– Oui, nous nous sommes occupés ensemble de bonnes œuvres, dans le quartier.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
I heard behind me a strange rumbling like the noise made by falling timbers; but I heeded not that: I was too busy to speculate upon causes.
J'entendais derrière moi le bruit des poutres qui tombaient; mais j'étais trop occupé pour chercher à me rendre compte de ce qui se passait.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Since she had been attending to her cooking, with the busy look of a woman overwhelmed with work, she had not raised her eyes.
Depuis qu’elle faisait sa cuisine, de l’air affairé d’une femme accablée de besogne, elle n’avait plus levé les yeux.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile

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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