busy signal nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di busy signal nel dizionario inglese»francese

busy signal SOST ingl am TELECOM

busy signal

tonalité f ‘occupé’

Traduzioni di busy signal nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.busy [ingl brit ˈbɪzi, ingl am ˈbɪzi] AGG

1. busy person:

busy

occupé (with avec, doing à faire)

to look busy

avoir l'air occupé

to be too busy to do

être trop occupé pour faire

to keep oneself/sb busy

trouver de quoi s'occuper/occuper qn

I try to keep busy

je tâche de trouver de quoi m'occuper

that should keep them busy!

cela devrait les occuper!

to get busy colloq

s'y mettre colloq

get busy!

allez, au travail!

2. busy:

busy shop

où il y a beaucoup de monde

busy junction, airports

où le trafic est intense

busy road

très fréquenté

busy square, street, town

animé

busy day, week

chargé

to lead a busy life

mener une vie très active

the busiest time of year

c'est la période la plus active de l'année

were the shops busy?

est-ce qu'il y avait beaucoup de monde dans les magasins?

3. busy (engaged):

busy line, photocopier

occupé

4. busy (overelaborate):

busy design, wallpaper

chargé

5. busy ingl am (prying):

busy

indiscret/-ète

II.to busy oneself VB vb rifl

to busy oneself vb rifl:

to busy oneself doing sth

faire qc pour se donner une contenance

I.signal [ingl brit ˈsɪɡn(ə)l, ingl am ˈsɪɡnəl] SOST

1. signal (cue):

signal

signal m (for de)

to be the signal for violent protest

être le signal de violentes protestations

to give the signal to leave/to attack

donner le signal du départ/de l'attaque

this is a signal to do

cela indique qu'il faut faire

2. signal (sign, indication):

signal

signe m (of de)

to be a signal that …

être signe que, indiquer que …

to send a signal to sb that …

indiquer (clairement) à qn que …

3. signal FERR:

signal

signal m

4. signal:

signal RADIO, TV, ELETTRON

signal m

to pick up a radar signal

capter un signal radar

5. signal (message) fig:

to send out conflicting signals

envoyer des messages contradictoires

to read the signals

comprendre

II.signal [ingl brit ˈsɪɡn(ə)l, ingl am ˈsɪɡnəl] AGG form attr

signal triumph, achievement, success

éclatant

signal honour

véritable

signal attr failure

notoire

III.signal <part pres etc signalling, signalled ingl brit signaling, signaled ingl am> [ingl brit ˈsɪɡn(ə)l, ingl am ˈsɪɡnəl] VB vb trans

1. signal (gesture to) lett:

to signal (to sb) that …

faire signe (à qn) que …

to signal sb to do

faire signe à qn de faire

I signalled John to get the car

j'ai fait signe à John d'aller chercher la voiture

2. signal (indicate) fig:

signal shift, determination, reluctance, disapproval, support

indiquer

signal release

annoncer

to signal one's intention to do

annoncer son intention de faire

to signal one's readiness to do

annoncer qu'on est prêt à faire

to signal that …

indiquer que …

3. signal (mark):

signal end, beginning, decline

marquer

IV.signal <part pres etc signalling, signalled ingl brit signaling, signaled ingl am> [ingl brit ˈsɪɡn(ə)l, ingl am ˈsɪɡnəl] VB vb intr

signal

faire des signes

he was signalling frantically

il faisait des signes désespérés

to signal with one's arm/head

faire signe du bras/de la tête

busy signal nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di busy signal nel dizionario inglese»francese

busy¹ <-ier, -iest> [ˈbɪzi] AGG

1. busy (occupied):

busy

occupé(e)

I'm very busy this week

je suis très pris cette semaine

to be busy with sth

être occupé à faire qc

to get busy

se mettre au travail

2. busy (full of activity):

busy period, week, shop

très actif(-ive)

busy street

animé(e)

it's our busiest day

c'est notre journée la plus chargée

3. busy (hectic):

a busy time

une période mouvementée

4. busy (exhausting):

busy

fatigant(e)

5. busy pegg (overly decorated):

busy

trop bariolé(e)

6. busy ingl am TELECOM:

busy

occupé(e)

locuzioni:

she is as busy as a bee

elle déborde d'activité

busy² <-ie-> [ˈbɪzi] VB vb trans

to busy oneself

s'occuper

to busy oneself with sth

s'appliquer à faire qc

I.signal [ˈsɪgnəl] SOST

1. signal (particular gesture) a. INFORM:

signal

signal m

to give sb a signal to +infin

faire signe à qn de +infin

2. signal (indication):

signal

signe m

to be a signal that ...

indiquer que ...

3. signal ingl am → indicator

II.signal <-l(l)-> [ˈsɪgnəl] VB vb trans

1. signal (indicate):

signal

signaler

to signal that ...

indiquer que ...

2. signal (gesticulate):

signal

faire signe

III.signal <-l(l)-> [ˈsɪgnəl] VB vb intr

signal

faire des signaux

Vedi anche: indicator

indicator SOST a. TECN

indicator

indicateur m