"busy" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

busy adjetivo

busy + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 142
busy day • busy street • busy schedule • busy airport • busy intersection • busy port • busy road • busy season • busy life • busy man • ...
verbo + busy
Kolokacji: 6
keep busy • look busy • get busy • stay busy • become busy • ...
(1) keep, look, stay
Kolokacji: 3
1. keep busy = znajdź zajęcie keep busy
2. look busy = sprawiaj wrażenie zapracowanego look busy
  • It's a slow night and the boss wants him to look busy.
  • She didn't like driving fast, but wanted to look busy.
  • In other words, he says, they try to look busy.
  • If you see a crew member who doesn't look too busy, don't be afraid to ask questions.
  • He had looked busy and worried, but she didn't ask him why.
  • Everyone looked busy, but she couldn't tell what they were doing.
  • They need people to create their identity, to feel important, to look busy and be wanted.
  • They stepped out, trying to look busy in the same way as the others.
  • He turned to his three researchers, who were trying to look busy in back of the boat.
  • They were all trying to look busy at something, even though there was nothing to do.
3. stay busy = zostawać zajęty stay busy
(2) get, become, grow
Kolokacji: 3
adverbio + busy
Kolokacji: 23
extremely busy • pretty busy • particularly busy • far too busy • constantly busy • ...
busy + preposición
Kolokacji: 18
busy with • busy at • busy for • busy on • busy in • ...

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