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ils occupent

occupy, take up

→ occuper
occup to occupy, to take up (space/time) + ent third-person plural present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · present indicative Uncommon #17,982
occupy, take up Third-person plural present of « occuper ».
FR: Ils occupent toute la table avec leurs affaires.
EN: They take up the whole table with their things.
Conjugation of occuper
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First occupe occupons
Second — occupez
Third occupe occupent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First occupe —
Second — occupiez
Third occupe occupent

Joe et Caroline s'occupent de notre chien.

Joe and Caroline are looking after our dog.

Ils occupent un bâtiment que j'ai toujours vu condamné.

They occupy a building that I've always seen boarded up.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Est-ce qu'ils s'occupent de toi ?

Are they taking care of you?

Ils s'occupent bien de moi et sont très bons.

They take good care of me and are very good.

— Souvenirs de Marnie (2014)

Ses affaires dans le pétrole à Long Beach l'occupent.

His oil business in Long Beach keeps him busy.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Comme nous avons vu avant, ils ne s'occupent pas que des incendies.

As we saw earlier, they don't only deal with fires.

— [REC] (2007)

Ils s'occupent de tout.

They take care of everything.

Les affaires occupent tout son temps.

Business takes up all his time.

Du moment qu'ils occupent Donovan.

As long as they keep Donovan occupied.

— Indiana Jones et la dernière croisade (1989)

Est-ce qu'elles s'occupent de toi ?

Do they take care of you?

Des infirmiers s'occupent des malades.

Nurses care for the sick.

Ling, comment tu veux que les filles s'occupent des Japonais ?

Ling, how do you expect the girls to deal with the Japanese?

— Sacrifices of War (2011)

Ils s'en occupent.

They take care of it.

J'imagine que d'autres choses t'occupent.

I imagine you have other things occupying your time.

Presque tous les parents s'occupent de l'éducation de leurs enfants.

Almost all parents take care of their children's education.

Ils s'occupent du gars et reviennent se la coller.

They deal with the guy and come back to get wasted.

— Grave (2017)

S'occupent-ils de vous ?

Are they taking care of you?

Et pourquoi ils s'occupent d'énergie ?

And why are they involved in energy?

— Avengers (2012)

Les nazis arrivent en chars et occupent un pays neutre.

The Nazis arrive in tanks and occupy a neutral country.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Les robes occupent tellement l'espace.

The dresses take up so much space.

— Huit et demi (1963)

Les livres occupent la plus grande partie de sa chambre.

Books take up most of his room.