busy

ocupado

Que está haciendo algo y tiene poco tiempo para otras cosas.

En inglés sencillo: Doing something, so you have little time for anything else.

• I am busy now.
• She was busy helping her brother.
• Are you too busy to come?

Cómo se usa: busy doing something (She is busy cooking dinner.); busy with something (I am busy with my homework.); too busy to do something (He is too busy to answer.)

Sinónimos: occupied

Antónimos: free, available

Expresiones frecuentes: busy with something, busy doing something, too busy

ajetreado, intenso

Período con mucho trabajo o muchas actividades y poco tiempo para descansar.

En inglés sencillo: A time with a lot of work or activities and little chance to rest.

• We had a busy day.
• December is our busiest month.
• It has been a busy week at work.

Sinónimos: hectic, full

Antónimos: quiet

Expresiones frecuentes: busy day, busy week, busy schedule

concurrido, transitado

Lugar por donde pasan o donde se reúnen muchas personas o vehículos.

En inglés sencillo: A place with many people or vehicles moving around or using it.

• This road is busy.
• The market was busier than usual.
• Avoid the busy streets near the station.

Sinónimos: crowded, bustling

Antónimos: quiet, deserted

Expresiones frecuentes: busy street, busy road, busy restaurant, busy office

ocupado

Línea telefónica que alguien está usando, por lo que otra llamada no puede entrar.

En inglés sencillo: A telephone line that someone is already using, so another caller cannot connect.

• The line is busy.
• I got a busy signal when I called.
• Her phone was busy all morning.

Sinónimos: engaged

Expresiones frecuentes: busy line, busy signal, line is busy

recargado

Con tantos colores, formas o detalles que resulta confuso a la vista.

En inglés sencillo: Having so many colours, shapes, or small details that it looks confusing.

• The pattern is too busy.
• Plain curtains would suit this busy wallpaper.
• That busy design makes the text difficult to read.

Sinónimos: cluttered

Antónimos: plain, simple

Expresiones frecuentes: busy pattern, busy design, busy wallpaper

ocuparse

Llenar el tiempo haciendo alguna actividad.

En inglés sencillo: To fill your time by doing something.

• I busy myself with small jobs.
• She busied herself cleaning the kitchen.
• They busied themselves with preparations for the party.

Cómo se usa: busy oneself with something (She busied herself with the dishes.); busy oneself doing something (He busied himself arranging the chairs.)

Sinónimos: occupy oneself

Expresiones frecuentes: busy oneself with, busy oneself doing

ocupar

Dar a alguien algo que hacer para mantenerlo activo.

En inglés sencillo: To give someone something to do and keep them active.

• We busied the children with games.
• She busied herself with packing.
• The preparations busied everyone until noon.

Cómo se usa: busy someone with something (We busied the children with simple craft tasks.)

Sinónimos: occupy

Expresiones frecuentes: busy someone with, busy oneself with