話し中

話し中
はなしちゅう【話し中】
¶~で[の]
busy 《米》(電話が)話し中で[の]
¶ → 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》.
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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.

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