Usage examples of "dépenser" in French with translation to English

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Il est libre de dépenser son argent. He is free to spend his money.
Je ne veux pas dépenser plus de 10 dollars. I don't want to spend more than $10.
Il gagne davantage d'argent qu'il ne peut en dépenser. He earns more money than he can spend.
Il a plus d'argent qu'il n'en peut dépenser. He has more money than he can spend.
Il gagne plus d'argent qu'il ne peut en dépenser. He earns more money than he can spend.
Il a plus d'argent qu'on ne peut en dépenser. He has more money than can be spent.
Je dois calculer combien d'argent je vais dépenser la semaine prochaine. I must calculate how much money I'll spend next week.
Quel genre de personnes voudraient dépenser autant d'argent dans un vélo ? What kind of person would spend so much money on a bicycle?
Il était réticent à dépenser de l'argent pour une chose comme ça. He grudged spending money on such a thing.
Elle lui recommanda de ne pas dépenser tout son argent pour sa petite amie. She advised him not to spend all his money on his girlfriend.
Nous sommes dans le négatif ce mois-ci. Si nous ne commençons pas à dépenser moins le mois prochain, nos économies seront épuisées. We're in the red this month. If we don't start spending less next month, we won't have any savings left.
Nous devons réduire les frais d'entreprise. Ne vous a-t-on jamais dit de regarder combien vous gagnez avant de commencer à dépenser ? We have to cut business expenses here. Haven't you ever heard of looking at how much you're getting before you start spending?
La publicité est l'art de convaincre les gens de dépenser de l'argent qu'ils n'ont pas pour quelque chose dont ils n'ont pas besoin. Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.
Les femmes croient au fond de leur coeur que les hommes sont faits pour gagner de l'argent afin qu'elles puissent le dépenser, si c'est possible, pendant que leur mari est vivant, ou au moins après sa mort. Women in their hearts think that men are intended to earn money so that they may spend it, if possible during their husband’s lifetime, but at any rate after his death.
Ils dépensaient de l'argent. They were spending money.
Elle dépense son énergie dans les fêtes. She expends her energy on parties.
Pourquoi as-tu dépensé tout l'argent ? Why did you use up all the money?
Ne dépense pas trop d'argent. Don't spend too much money.
Elle dépense autant qu'elle gagne. She spends as much money as she earns.
J'ai dépensé tout l'argent. I've spent all the money.
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