English → French
occupy /BrE ˈɒkjʊpʌɪ 
, AmE ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ /
A
transitive verb
1 (inhabit) occuper [house, premises]
2 (fill) occuper [bed, seat, room]
is this seat occupied? est-ce que cette place est occupée or
3 (take over) occuper [country, building]
an occupied territory un territoire occupé
the occupied territories Politics les terres occupées
the occupied zone la zone d'occupation
4 (take up) prendre [time]; [activity] durer [day, afternoon]
the lecture occupies a whole day la conférence dure toute une journée; occuper [area, floor, surface]
that table occupies too much space cette table occupe or
5 (keep busy) occuper [person]; capter [attention]
to be occupied in doing être occupé à faire
to be occupied with sb/sth s 'occuper de qn/qch
I'm fully occupied with the garden le jardin prend tout mon temps
something to occupy my mind quelque chose pour m'occuper l'esprit
to keep oneself occupied s'occuper (by doing en faisant)
6 (hold) remplir [position, post, office]
B to occupy oneself
reflexive verb
s'occuper