Usage examples of "un moment" in French with translation to English

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Veuillez patienter un moment. Je vais voir s'il est revenu. Please hold a moment. I will see if he is back.
Lorsque vous y parviendrez, attendez un moment. When you get there, wait for a while.
Pourquoi ne restes-tu pas un moment après que tout le monde soit parti de manière à ce que nous puissions discuter ? Why don't you hang around a while after everyone else leaves so we can talk?
Puis-je monter ce cheval un moment ? Can I ride this horse for a while?
Il nous fit signe de nous arrêter et de prendre un moment de repos. He made a motion that we stop and rest awhile.
Il peut l'avoir volé dans un moment d'égarement. I must have stolen it when I lost control of myself momentarily.
Pendant un moment, j'aimais vraiment le cola - j'en buvais tous les jours. For a while, I was really into cola- drinking it every day.
Restez un moment tranquille. Be quiet for a moment.
Juste un moment... Just a moment ...
Je ne vous ai pas vue depuis un moment. I haven’t seen you for a while.
J'ai été en dehors de la boucle pendant un moment. Peux-tu me remettre à niveau ? I've been out of the loop for a while. Can you bring me up to speed?
Il a hésité pendant un moment. He hesitated for a moment.
Pendant un moment, j'ai cru qu'il était devenu fou. For a moment there, I thought he had gone mad.
Je ne t'ai pas vue depuis un moment. I haven’t seen you for a while.
Verrais-tu un inconvénient à ce que je regarde la télévision pendant un moment ? Would you mind if I watched TV for a while?
Cet homme là-bas nous observe furtivement depuis un moment, le connais-tu ? That man over there has been glancing at us furtively for a while, do you know him?
Il est rentré chez lui il y a un moment. He came back home a while ago.
Toute l'entreprise a gardé le silence pendant un moment en hommage aux morts. The whole company stood in silence for a few moments, as a tribute to the dead.
J'ai attendu un moment. I waited a while.
Ils vinrent à un moment malencontreux. They came at an inconvenient time.
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