Usage examples of "ocupados" in Spanish with translation to English

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Estamos muy ocupados ahora mismo. We're very busy just now.
Todos los asientos están ocupados. All the seats are occupied.
Todos están ocupados excepto yo. Everybody is busy except me.
¿Estaban ocupados la semana pasada? Were they busy last week?
La semana pasada estábamos muy ocupados. We were very busy last week.
¿Estáis ocupados mañana por la tarde? Are you busy tomorrow afternoon?
Mientras estábamos ocupados, 2 horas pasaron de nuevo. While we were busy, 2 hours passed again.
Estamos tan ocupados que aceptaríamos toda la ayuda que pudiéramos. We are so busy we'd take any help we could get.
Estamos un poco ocupados por el momento, ¿Podés esperar un minuto? We're a bit busy at the moment. Can you hang on a minute?
Estamos tan ocupados que aceptaríamos cualquier ayuda que se nos ofreciera. We are so busy we'd take any help we could get.
Todos parecían estar muy ocupados, y todos parecían estar en apuros. Everyone seemed to be very busy and everyone seemed to be in a hurry.
Están muy ocupados peleándose entre ellos, como para preocuparse por los ideales comunes. They are too busy fighting against each other to care for common ideals.
Ellos estaban tan ocupados que no se dieron cuenta de qué hora era. They were so busy they didn't realize what time it was.
He oído el caso de unos padres en Corea que dejaron morir a su hijo porque estaban demasiado ocupados jugando a videojuegos. I’ve heard the example of the parents in Korea who let their child die because they were too busy playing video games.
La línea está ocupada ahora. The line is busy now.
Este sillón ocupa demasiado espacio. This sofa takes too much room.
¿Por qué ocupas tanto tiempo viendo televisión? Why do you spend so much time watching TV?
Mi madre está ocupada cosiendo. My mother is occupied with the sewing.
Ojalá que este asiento no esté ocupado. I hope this seat is not occupied.
Intenté en vano ocuparme del problema. I tried to in vain to deal with the problem.
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