English to Portuguese busy

[DearPrudence]

busy adj	(telephone, in use) (telefone, em uso)	ocupado adj
	The phone line is busy.
	A linha telefônica está ocupada.

I don't know whether "impedido" would be worth adding?
See here or there.

 

[MeggieBR]

busy adj	(telephone, in use) (telefone, em uso)	ocupado adj
	The phone line is busy.
	A linha telefônica está ocupada.

I don't know whether "impedido" would be worth adding?
See here or there.

No, the word 'impedido' would not fit in this sense. We use 'ocupado' or 'linha ocupada' for telephone. Thank you