busy

[US]/'bɪzɪ/
[UK]/'bɪzi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. mchanga na vitu; kipimo cha uchaguzi
vt. kuzalisha mchuzi wa mtu
Word Forms
Superlativebusiest
Comparativebusier
Past Participlebusied
Past Tensebusied
Present Participlebusying
Third Person Singularbusies

Phrases & Collocations

get busy

tunyakupa mshindi

busy with

mshindi na

so busy

sana mshindi

busy in

mshindi kwenye

busy day

siku ya mshindi

busy season

mipaka ya mshindi

busy time

muda wa mshindi

busy line

safu ya mshindi

busy tone

tune ya mshindi

be busy doing

tunyakupa mshindi kufanya

busy signal

mshindi mpya

Example Sentences

a busy morning; a busy street.

mshari mrefu; street mrefu.

I'm a busy woman.

Ninachangia mrefu.

he was busy with preparations.

alikuwa mrefu na uvunaji.

A busy day awaits.

siku mrefu inaendelea.

He is busy weeding.

anachangia mrefu.

the whir of busy shoppers.

kifurahia ya wachangia mrefu.

He is busy now.

anachangia mrefu sasa.

a busy shopping area.

eneo lenye shughuli nyingi la ununuzi.

be busy in another's affair

kuchangia mrefu katika mshale mwingine.

Sandy is a very busy teenager.

Sandy ni mtumwa mrefu sana.

She is as busy as a bee in the morning.

Yeye ni mzembe kama nyuki asubuhi.

He is a very busy man.

ni mwanamke mrefu sana.

She was very busy yesterday.

alikuwa mrefu sana kwa michezo.

He was busy laying turf.

Alikuwa anafanya kazi ya kuweka nyasi.

the rugs have crisp, not busy, patterns.

sakafu zina muundo bora, sio nyingi.

Brown was busy demolishing a sausage roll.

Brown alikuwa anafanya jambo la kuondoa roll ya sosisi.

Real-world Examples

Get busy living, or get busy dying.

Tunapangia kuvimba au kuvimba kwa kufa.

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So what's keeping you busy these days?

Nini inayekuwa na mshindi wako kwa muda huu?

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The Apidae family is industrious. Of course as busy as a bee!

Familia ya Apidae ina ujuzi. Kwa mafua kama nyuni!

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What's keeping you so busy these days?

Nini inayekuwa na mshindi wako kwa muda huu?

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This means " to be very very busy" .

Hili inamaanana na "kuchangia mshindi sana".

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A. a desirable mental state for busy people.

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She was into everything, very busy.

Alikuwa na mshindi sana kwa muda mwingi.

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The mornings are always very busy and the afternoons are even busier!

Mipaka yana mshindi sana na mizani zaidi.

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The difference between being busy and being productive.

Falta kati ya kuchangia mshindi na kuchangia mshindi.

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Hey, Sheldon, you busy? I'm always busy.

Hey, Sheldon, unachangia mshindi? Ninali mshindi muda mwingi.

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