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занятый

busy

Meaning of занятый

occupied

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Russian[zɐˈnʲætɨj]
busy
занятый - busy
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занятый with English translation

занятый usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The fitting room is busy, so we'll wait for a few minutes.

Примерочная была занята, так что мы подождём несколько минут.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The information desk looked busy, but someone helped us quickly.

Информационный стол выглядел занятым, но кто‑то быстро нам помог.

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занятый belongs to the topic "In a Clothing Store". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

занятыйbusy
ребёнокchild
рубашкаshirt
юбкаskirt
брюкиpants
брюкиtrousers
джинсыjeans

занятый synonyms

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What's the difference between занятый / загруженный / плотный / насыщенный / перегруженный / многозадачный

🇷🇺Russian
занятый

Indicates a person or thing is not free/available right now

A1Very Often

He's busy right now; I'll call back later.

Он сейчас занят, перезвоню позже.

З
🇷🇺Russian
загруженный

Having a heavy workload or many tasks

A1Often

I have a very busy day today.

У меня сегодня очень загруженный день.

П
🇷🇺Russian
плотный

Usually about a schedule: tight or tightly packed

A1Often

I have a tight work schedule this week.

У меня плотный рабочий график на этой неделе.

🇷🇺Russian

Full of events or content; packed with activities

A1Often

The week was full of events.

Неделя была насыщенной событиями.

П
🇷🇺Russian
перегруженный

Overloaded to the point of strain or reduced function

A1Often

The network is overloaded; the site is slow.

Сеть перегружена, сайт медленно работает.

М
🇷🇺Russian
многозадачный

Describes the ability or state of handling multiple tasks at once (multitasking)

A1Often

He is an effective multitasking employee.

Он эффективный многозадачный сотрудник.

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занятый translation: busy. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce занятый

[zɐˈnʲætɨj]

занятый translation

busy

занятый examples

The fitting room is busy, so we'll wait for a few minutes.

занятый transcription

[zɐˈnʲætɨj]

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занятый meaning: what does it mean?

имеет много дел, нет свободного времени

занятый pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

занятый is pronounced as [zɐˈnʲætɨj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

занятый definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The fitting room is busy, so we'll wait for a few minutes. Translation: Примерочная была занята, так что мы подождём несколько минут.

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Yes, занятый (busy) can be learned in the In the Office topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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