Occupés (en. Busy)

/o-ku-pe/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Refers to people or things that are not free.

The offices are occupied during working hours.

Les bureaux sont occupés pendant les heures de travail.

Who is engaged in an activity.

She is busy preparing dinner.

Elle est occupée à préparer le dîner.

Who is cluttered or filled.

The parking lot is occupied by many cars.

Le parking est occupé par de nombreuses voitures.

From the verb to occupy, derived from the Latin 'occupare'.

to be busy

to be engaged in an activity that takes time.

être occupé

to have one's hands busy

to be unable to free oneself because one is doing something.

avoir les mains occupées

to hold a position

to hold a function or a job.

occuper un poste

occupation

The action of occupying a job or a position.

occupation

occupies

Masculine singular adjective corresponding to occupied.

occupe

reserved

Refers to a space that is already taken.

réservé

To have things to do.

Sorry, I am busy with my projects.

Désolé, je suis occupé avec mes projets.

To be too caught up in one's activities.

This week, I am super busy, I can't go out.

Cette semaine, je suis super occupé, je ne peux pas sortir.