Usage examples of "busy hour" in English with translation to French

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He is busy doing something. Il est occupé à faire quelque chose.
He was silent for what seemed to me an hour. Il resta silencieux pendant ce qui me sembla une heure.
Busy as she was, she came to see me. Occupée comme elle l'était, elle est venue me voir.
I've been looking for them for more than one hour. Je les ai cherchés pendant plus d'une heure.
My mother is always busy. Ma mère est toujours occupée.
An accident delayed us for half an hour. Un accident nous a retardés d'une demie heure.
We were very busy last week. La semaine passée nous étions très occupés.
You should have left half an hour earlier. Vous auriez dû partir une demi-heure plus tôt.
I'm busy preparing for the trip. Je suis occupé à préparer le voyage.
I have so much work that I will stay for one more hour. J'ai tellement de travail que je reste une heure de plus.
She is always busy. Elle est toujours occupée.
He turned up an hour later. Il revint une heure après.
As I am busy, I cannot go. Comme je suis occupé, je ne peux pas y aller.
She left the hospital an hour ago. Elle a quitté l'hôpital il y a une heure.
She's as busy as Tom. Elle est aussi occupée que Tom.
I will be back in an hour. Je serai de retour dans une heure.
I'm sorry, but I'm busy right now. Je suis désolé mais pour l'instant je suis occupé.
I was caught in the rush hour. J'étais pris dans les transports à l'heure de pointe.
He asked me if I was busy. Il m'a demandé si j'étais occupé.
The new highway shaves almost an hour off my commute time. La nouvelle autoroute réduit de presqu'une heure mon temps de trajet.
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