Italian - English (British) translations for "occupare"
"occupare" Italian translation
Translation
busy
Definition
The Italian verb occupare means 'to occupy' in English.
Part of speech
verb
Translations
This is is an experimental feature. Please report any issues.Meaning: to occupy (a space or place)
La famiglia occupa l'intero appartamento.
The family occupies the entire apartment.
Meaning: to occupy (a position or job)
Marco vuole occupare il posto di direttore generale.
Marco wants to occupy the position of general manager.
Meaning: to occupy (someone's time or attention)
Il libro mi ha occupato per tutta la serata.
The book occupied me for the whole evening.
Meaning: to invade or take over (a country or territory)
L'esercito ha occupato la città durante la guerra.
The army occupied the city during the war.
Conjugations
Present
- io occupo
- tu occupi
- lui/lei occupa
- noi occupiamo
- voi occupate
- loro occupano
Past
- io ho occupato
- tu hai occupato
- lui/lei ha occupato
- noi abbiamo occupato
- voi avete occupato
- loro hanno occupato
Future
- io occuperò
- tu occuperai
- lui/lei occuperà
- noi occuperemo
- voi occuperete
- loro occuperanno
Pluperfect
- io avevo occupato
- tu avevi occupato
- lui/lei aveva occupato
- noi avevamo occupato
- voi avevate occupato
- loro avevano occupato
Simple Past
- io occupai
- tu occupasti
- lui/lei occupò
- noi occupammo
- voi occupaste
- loro occuparono
Examples
This is is an experimental feature. Please report any issues.A1: Io occupo la mia camera da letto.
I occupy my bedroom.
A2: Loro occupano il tavolo del ristorante.
They occupy the restaurant table.
A2: La tua borsa occupa troppo spazio.
Your bag takes up too much space.
B1: Abbiamo occupato la casa di campagna per le vacanze estive.
We occupied the country house for the summer vacation.
B2: Gli studenti hanno occupato l'aula universitaria per protestare contro la riforma.
The students occupied the university classroom to protest against the reform.
B2: Il nuovo progetto occuperà gran parte del nostro tempo nei prossimi mesi.
The new project will take up a lot of our time in the coming months.
C1: Dopo aver occupato il territorio nemico, l'esercito ha stabilito un campo base.
After occupying enemy territory, the army established a base camp.
C2: La compagnia ha deciso di occupare una posizione di leadership nel mercato globale.
The company has decided to occupy a leadership position in the global market.
C2: L'artista ha saputo occupare uno spazio importante nella scena culturale contemporanea.
The artist has managed to occupy an important space in the contemporary cultural scene.
Advanced Description
This is is an experimental feature. Please report any issues.Occupare is a transitive verb, which means it requires a direct object. It can be used to describe physical occupation of a space or place, such as occupying a room or a building. It can also be used in a more abstract sense, such as occupying someone's thoughts or time.
In addition to its literal meaning, occupare has taken on political connotations in Italy and other parts of the world. The term 'occupy movement' was popularized in 2011 when protesters began occupying public spaces in cities around the world to draw attention to economic inequality and corporate greed. In this context, occupare takes on a more activist meaning, referring to taking over public spaces for political purposes.
It's important to note that occupare is a regular -are verb in Italian, which means it follows a predictable conjugation pattern. Some common conjugations include io occupo (I occupy), tu occupi (you occupy), lui/lei/Lei occupa (he/she/you formal occupy), noi occupiamo (we occupy), voi occupate (you all occupy), and loro occupano (they occupy).