Usage examples of "pressed for time" in English with translation to French

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He's stalling for time. Il gagne du temps.

He is a reporter for Time magazine. Il est reporter pour le Time.

A schedule is an identity card for time, but, if you don't have a schedule, the time isn't there. Un emploi du temps, c'est une carte d'identité du temps, seulement, si on n'a pas d'emploi du temps, le temps n'est pas là.

He dwelt for a time in France, then went to Italy. Il résida un temps en France puis alla en Italie.

He stayed in London for a time. Il est resté à Londres pendant un moment.

This will do for the time being. Cela fera l'affaire pour le moment.

I am staying with my uncle for the time being, but later I will move to a small apartment. Je réside avec mon oncle pour le moment, mais plus tard j'emménagerai dans un petit appartement.

Thank you for the time you spent with me during my visit to Atlanta. Merci pour le temps que vous avez passé avec moi durant mon séjour à Atlanta.

My grandfather was quite a learned man for his time and place but he just wasn't cut out to be a businessman. Mon grand-père était un homme plutôt cultivé, pour l'époque et le lieu, mais il n'était simplement pas taillé pour être un homme d'affaires.

The news was censored for the time being. La nouvelle a été censurée pour l'instant.

Yesterday, Tom was injured in a motorbike accident, so he can't attend gym class for the time being. Hier, Tom a été blessé dans un accident de moto, donc il ne pourra pas participer au cours de gym pour le moment.

We should keep this information under wraps for the time being. Nous devrions garder cette information sous le coude pour l'instant.

For the time being, my sister is an assistant in a supermarket. Pour le moment, ma sœur est vendeuse dans un supermarché.

For me, time is not money. Pour moi, le temps n'est pas de l'argent.

I am staying at the hotel for the time being. Je reste à l'hôtel pour le moment.

My physician advised me to refrain from alcohol for the time being. Mon médecin m'a conseillé de m'abstenir de consommer de l'alcool pendant un certain temps.

John has to do without a stereo for the time being. John doit faire sans chaîne stéréo pour l'instant.

For the time being, he's staying at a neighboring hotel. Pour l'instant il est descendu dans un hôtel du voisinage.

You can stay with us for the time being. Tu peux rester avec nous pour l'instant.

Repeatedly slamming the clutch pedal, I somehow managed to get the clutch disengaged so I could just about drive for the time being. En pressant de manière répétitive la pédale d'embrayage, j'ai quelque peu réussi à désolidariser l'embrayage de telle sorte que j'ai pu rouler pendant un moment.

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