busy signal

A series of sharp buzzing tones heard over a telephone when the line dialed is already in use.

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busy signal

(Telecommunications) US and Canadian a repeated single note heard on a telephone when the number called is already in use. Also called (especially in Britain): engaged tone

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bus′y sig`nal

(on a telephone line) a rapid succession of buzzing tones, indicating that the number called is in use.

[1890–95]

Translations

إشارَة إنْشِغال الـخَطّ رَنَّانٌ اِنْشِغَالُ الـخَطّ

obsazovací tón

optagetsignaloptagettone

Besetztton Besetztzeichen

ήχος κατειλημμένου σήμα κατειλημμένου

señal de comunicando tono de ocupado

varattu-merkkiääni

tonalité occupée

ton zauzetostizauzet signal

segnale di occupato

話し中の信号音話し中を示す信号

통화 중 신호통화중 신호음

bezettoon

opptattsignal

sygnał niedostępności sygnał zajęty

sinal de ocupado

сигнал «занято»

tuta upptagetupptagetton

เสียงสัญญาณไม่ว่างเสียงสายไม่ว่างของโทรศัพท์

meşgul sinyali

tín hiệu bận

占线信号占线音

busy signal

, busy tone

n (esp US Telec) → Besetztzeichen nt

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busy signal

n (Am) → segnale m di occupato

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

busy signal

→ إشارَة إنْشِغال الـخَطّ, رَنَّانٌ اِنْشِغَالُ الـخَطّ obsazovací tón optagetsignal, optagettone Besetztton, Besetztzeichen ήχος κατειλημμένου, σήμα κατειλημμένου señal de comunicando, tono de ocupado varattu-merkkiääni tonalité occupée ton zauzetosti, zauzet signal segnale di occupato 話し中の信号音, 話し中を示す信号 통화 중 신호, 통화중 신호음 bezettoon opptattsignal sygnał niedostępności, sygnał zajęty sinal de ocupado сигнал «занято» tuta upptaget, upptagetton เสียงสัญญาณไม่ว่าง, เสียงสายไม่ว่างของโทรศัพท์ meşgul sinyali tín hiệu bận 占线信号, 占线音

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