Usage examples of "perdre son temps" in French with translation to English

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Il regrette d'avoir perdu son temps. He regrets having wasted his time.
Il a perdu son temps à jouer aux courses hippiques. He wasted his time on gambling at the horse races.
Comment consoler une mère qui vient de perdre son seul enfant ? How do you console a woman who has just lost her only child?
Il apprécie de se balader dans la forêt durant son temps libre. He enjoys wandering around the forest in his spare time.
L'anarchiste a tendance à perdre son sang-froid. The anarchist is apt to lose his temper.
Perdre sa santé est pire que perdre son argent. Losing your health is worse than losing your money.
Après la mort de son père, John s'est mis à passer son temps dans les bars. After his father's death, John took to spending his time in bars.
Il était bête de perdre son argent pour de pareilles broutilles. It was foolish of him to waste his money on such trifles.
Mon père fait bon usage de son temps. My father makes good use of his time.
Les affaires occupent tout son temps. Business absorbs all his time.
Elle passait son temps en faisant les magasins. She killed time going around the shops.
Il passe son temps à prôner ses vertus. He spends all his time extolling her virtues.
Il passe tout son temps à clavarder en ligne sur Jabber. He spends all his time chatting online on Jabber.
Elle passa son temps libre à fabriquer des poupées. She spends her leisure time making dolls.
Il a consacré tout son temps à l'étude de l'histoire. He devoted all his time to the study of history.
Ma sœur passe son temps à lire des bandes dessinées. My sister is constantly reading comic books.
Il profite bien de son temps. He makes good use of his time.
Il passe son temps à chanter ses louanges. He spends all his time extolling her virtues.
Elle consacre l'essentiel de son temps à s'occuper de ses enfants. She spends a majority of her time taking care of her children.
Il faut faire un bon usage de son temps. You should make good use of your time.
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