s'affairer

Seule la fille s'affairait toujours.
Only the girl would run around.
Angélica s'affairait dans la maison pour tout mettre en ordre avant la visite de sa mère.
Angelica scurried about the house getting everything in order for her mother's visit.
Elle était encore là dans l'école et elle s'affairait à préparer les repas de la journée.
She was still there at the school and she was busily preparing lunches for the day.
Maman s'affairait dans la serre quand ma cousine est passée à la maison.
Mom was puttering in the greenhouse when my cousin dropped by.
Laura s'affairait dans la maison, nettoyant et récurant, pour qu'elle soit parfaite lorsque sa belle-mère arriverait.
Laura was rushing around the house, cleaning and scrubbing, so that it'd be perfect when her mother-in-law arrived.
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