ocupados

[o-ku-PA-dus]

adjectivemasculine

busy, occupied

1. engaged in activity; not free or available

The employees are busy with their projects.

Os funcionários estão ocupados com seus projetos.

2. taken or in use (referring to seats, rooms, etc.)

All the tables in the restaurant are occupied.

Todas as mesas do restaurante estão ocupadas.

3. concerned with or absorbed in something

He is occupied with his studies.

Ele está ocupado com seus estudos.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

ocupados

standard usage across Brazil

Portugal

ocupados

standard usage, identical to Brazilian Portuguese

estar ocupado com algo - to be busy with something

manter-se ocupado - to keep oneself busy

deixar ocupado - to keep someone busy

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