Kilo Lingo

/ɔ.kype/

Line drawing of occupe
Coloured illustration of occupe
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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

Examples

, rappelle- midi.

I am very busy this morning, call me back after noon.

, j'essaierai .

The line is busy, I will try again later.

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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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This word is part of lesson 37.