busy

occupé

Qui fait quelque chose et a peu de temps pour autre chose.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : occupied

Contraires : free, available

Expressions courantes : busy with something, busy doing something, too busy

chargé

Période avec beaucoup de travail ou d’activités et peu de temps pour se reposer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : hectic, full

Contraires : quiet

Expressions courantes : busy day, busy week, busy schedule

fréquenté, animé

Lieu où passent ou se trouvent beaucoup de personnes ou de véhicules.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : crowded, bustling

Contraires : quiet, deserted

Expressions courantes : busy street, busy road, busy restaurant, busy office

occupé

Ligne téléphonique déjà utilisée, ce qui empêche un autre appel d’aboutir.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : engaged

Expressions courantes : busy line, busy signal, line is busy

chargé

Avec tellement de couleurs, de formes ou de détails que l’ensemble paraît confus.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : cluttered

Contraires : plain, simple

Expressions courantes : busy pattern, busy design, busy wallpaper

s’occuper

Remplir son temps en faisant quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : busy oneself with something (She busied herself with the dishes.); busy oneself doing something (He busied himself arranging the chairs.)

Synonymes : occupy oneself

Expressions courantes : busy oneself with, busy oneself doing

occuper

Donner à quelqu’un quelque chose à faire pour le tenir occupé.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : busy someone with something (We busied the children with simple craft tasks.)

Synonymes : occupy

Expressions courantes : busy someone with, busy oneself with