/ɔ.kype/
Translation
busy, occupied
Word origin
Past participle of occuper, from Latin occupare ('to seize, take possession of'), from ob- ('towards') and capere ('to take'). The English 'occupy' and 'occupied' come from the same source.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- occupare
- English cognates
- occupy, occupied
Grammar
Examples
, rappelle- .
I am very busy this morning, call me back after noon.
, j'essaierai .
The line is busy, I will try again later.
.
All the tables are taken in this restaurant.
aujourd'hui.
I'm too busy to have lunch today.
, rappelle .
The line is busy, call back in five minutes.
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