- 話し中
- はなしちゅう【話し中】¶~で[の]busy 《米》(電話が)話し中で[の]¶ → 話し中です¶ → お話し中失礼ですが…¶電話で「~」の信号a busy signal [tone]《米》; an engaged signal [tone]《英》.* * *はなしちゅう【話し中】〔電話で〕 busy.
●話し中のツーツーという音 a busy signal; a beep-beep indicating the line is busy
・何度かけても聞こえてくるのは話し中の音だけだ. I keep calling but all I get is a busy signal.
●(お)話し中です. 〔電話局の交換手が〕 《米》 The line is busy. | The party is on another line. | 《英》 The number is engaged.
・まだ話し中だ. The line's still busy.
・彼に電話したが話し中だった. I tried calling him but the line was busy.
・さち子の電話はもう 1 時間も話し中だ. Sachiko's been on the phone for a whole hour now.
・〔ホテルで, 交換手が〕 1665 号室はただいま話し中です. The telephone of Room No. 1665 is presently engaged.
・何度かけても話し中で一向につながらない. No matter how often I dial, I can't get through.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.