estava ocupado

was busy

→ estar
phrase Common #6,305
was busy Can also mean "was occupied." Used to say someone had a lot to do or was not available.
PO: Desculpe, eu estava ocupado ontem à noite.
EN: Sorry, I was busy last night.

Tom provavelmente pensou que eu estava ocupado.

Tom probably thought I was busy.

Telefonei à Mary mas estava ocupado.

I called Mary but he was busy.

Tom nos disse que você estava ocupado.

Tom told us you were busy.

Você estava ocupado.

You were busy.

Tom disse a Maria que estava ocupado.

Tom told Maria that he was busy.

Eu não sabia se o Tom estava ocupado ou não.

I didn't know whether Tom was busy or not.

Tom estava ocupado?

Was Tom busy?

Você estava ocupado demais se divertindo para notar o que estava acontecendo.

You were too busy having fun to notice what was happening.

Telefonaram e estava ocupado.

They called, but the line was busy.

— Segunda-Feira ao Sol (2002)

Tom não estava ocupado naquela hora.

Tom wasn't busy at that time.

Aparentemente, estava ocupado não investiu no projeto.

Apparently, he was busy and didn't invest in the project.

— Anatomia de uma Queda (2023)

O esquilo estava ocupado coletando nozes.

The squirrel was busy collecting nuts.

Estava ocupado.

I was busy.

— Solaris (1972)

Eu sei que ele estava ocupado.

I know he was busy.

Tom disse que não estava ocupado.

Tom said he wasn't busy.

Eu disse a ela que não estava ocupado.

I told her I wasn’t busy.

Você estava ocupado?

Were you busy?

Eu disse a Tom que estava ocupado.

I told Tom I was busy.

Eu sabia que o Tom estava ocupado.

I knew Tom was busy.

Eu pensava que o Tom estava ocupado.

I thought Tom was busy.

Ele disse que estava ocupado, mas que estaria livre no próximo dia.

He said he was busy, but that he would be free the next day.

Tom disse que você estava ocupado demais para falar conosco.

Tom said you were too busy to talk to us.

Tom me disse que você estava ocupado.

Tom told me you were busy.

Você estava ocupado na semana passada.

You were busy last week.

Tom não estava ocupado ontem.

Tom wasn't busy yesterday.

Tom estava ocupado ontem.

Tom was busy yesterday.

Você estava ocupado brincando com a vida e divertindo-se com mulheres.

You were busy playing with life and having fun with women.

— Piku (2015)

Acho que eu estava ocupado demais para notar que Tom estava tendo problemas.

I guess I was too busy to notice that Tom was having problems.

Eu ia te escrever, mas estava ocupado demais.

I was going to write to you, but I was too busy.

Eu não estava ocupado ontem.

I wasn't busy yesterday.

Eu disse a Tom que você estava ocupado.

I told Tom you were busy.

Você disse que Tom estava ocupado.

You said Tom was busy.

Eu estava ocupado esta semana.

I was busy this week.

Pensava que o Tom estava ocupado.

I thought Tom was busy.

Eu sabia que Tom estava ocupado.

I knew Tom was busy.

Ele estava ocupado ontem à tarde.

He was busy yesterday afternoon.

Eu não sabia que o Tom estava ocupado.

I didn’t know Tom was busy.

Estava ocupado ontem.

I was busy yesterday.

Sinto muito, eu estava ocupado.

I'm sorry, I was busy.

Tom me disse que estava ocupado.

Tom told me he was busy.

Eu disse que estava ocupado.

I said I was busy.

Você estava ocupado ontem?

Were you busy yesterday?

Tom não estava ocupado.

Tom wasn't busy.

Tom me disse que não estava ocupado.

Tom told me he wasn't busy.

Tom era o único que estava ocupado.

Tom was the only one who was busy.

Tom estava ocupado.

Tom was busy.

Você estava ocupado demais com suas histórias com mulheres.

You were too busy with your affairs with women.

— As Invasões Bárbaras (2003)

Tom disse que estava ocupado.

Tom said he was busy.

Eu não estava ocupado.

I wasn't busy.

Tom provavelmente pensou que eu não estava ocupado.

Tom probably thought I wasn’t busy.

Ninguém estava ocupado, exceto eu.

Nobody was busy except me.

Eu estava ocupado, mas ajudei a minha mãe.

I was busy, but I helped my mother.

Não estava ocupado ontem.

I wasn't busy yesterday.

Meu pai estava ocupado.

My father was busy.

Até ontem eu estava ocupado com assassinatos, com sucesso.

Until yesterday I was busy with assassinations, successfully.

— Investigação sobre um Cidadão Acima de Qualquer Suspeita (1970)

Ele estava ocupado.

He was busy.

Estava ocupado preparando o jogo.

I was busy preparing for the game.

— Lagaan: A Coragem de um Povo (2001)