Example: Ik heb het druk met mijn huiswerk vandaag.
Definition
"Het druk hebben" means being very busy or occupied with tasks or activities, often implying a lack of free time. For example, saying "Ik heb het druk met mijn huiswerk vandaag" expresses that one is busy with homework today.
Translations
to be busy
estar ocupado
estar ocupat
être occupé
beschäftigt sein
essere occupato
estar ocupado
Etymology
The phrase "het druk hebben" comes from Dutch, where "druk" means pressure or busy. It literally translates to "having pressure" or "being under pressure," which evolved to mean being busy or occupied. Did you know that the word "druk" is related to the English word "druck," an old form meaning pressure?
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"Het druk hebben" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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to be busy