ocupado

/okuˈpado/, [o.kuˈpa.ð̞o]

busy


Adjective ocupado (feminine ocupada, masculine plural ocupados, feminine plural ocupadas)

  1. busy
  2. occupied

Verb ocupado m (feminine singular ocupada, masculine plural ocupados, feminine plural ocupadas)

  1. Masculine singular past participle of ocupar.

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Examples
  • Tom siempre está ocupado con juegos de vídeo.

    Tom is always playing video games.

  • Ojalá no estuviera siempre tan ocupado.

    I wish I wasn't always so busy.

  • Estaré muy ocupado el mes que viene.

    I'll be very busy next month.

  • "¿Podrías hacerlo en mi lugar?" "Lo siento, estoy muy ocupado."

    "Could you do this instead of me?" "Sorry, I'm too busy."

  • Tom estaba ocupado y no tuvo oportunidad de almorzar.

    Tom was busy and didn't have a chance to eat lunch.

  • Estuve ocupado esta semana.

    I have been busy this week.

  • Por muy ocupado que estuviese, durante la época que vivió fuera, nunca se olvidó de escribir a casa de sus padres todas las semanas.

    No matter how busy he was while living abroad, he never failed to write home to his parents at least once a week.

  • No puedo participar en este trabajo. Estoy muy ocupado.

    I cannot take part in this work. I am very busy.

  • ¿Estás ocupado ahora?

    Are you busy now?

  • Estoy muy ocupado, así que no contéis conmigo.

    I'm very busy so don't count on me.

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