Usage examples of "for a little while" in English with translation to French

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I just want to talk with you a little while. Je veux juste te parler un petit moment.

Please wait a little while longer. Veuillez attendre un peu plus longtemps.

Wait, wait just a little while. Attends, attends juste un petit moment.

Can you wait a little while? Pouvez-vous attendre un peu ?

Researchers at the university of Paderborn have established that it took up to 2000 hours of English learning for a French speaker to speak English correctly. Given that there are 32 weeks of classes in a year and with 3 hours of lessons every week, 20.83 years of study are thus necessary for a French person to speak good English. Des chercheurs de l'université de Paderborn ont établi qu'il fallait 2000 heures d'apprentissage de l'anglais à un francophone pour parler correctement. Sachant qu'il y a 32 semaines de cours par an et à 3h de cours par semaine, il faut donc 20,83 ans d'études à un Français pour bien parler anglais.

Could you reduce the price a little? Pourriez-vous réduire un peu le prix ?

He went out for a walk with his dog. Il sortit se promener avec son chien.

Could you come back a little later? Pourriez-vous revenir un peu plus tard ?

She had good reason to file for a divorce. Elle avait une bonne raison de demander le divorce.

I'll be fine if I take a little rest. Ça ira si je me repose un peu.

We waited in the park for a long time. Nous avons attendu longtemps dans le parc.

Stay a little longer. Reste encore un peu.

The flame flickered for a moment, then died out. La flamme vacilla pendant un moment, puis mourut.

I'd like to stay here a little longer. J'aimerais rester là un peu plus longtemps.

No matter where in the world or when, a parent's love for a child is the same. Peu importe l'endroit au monde, l'amour d'un parent pour son enfant est le même.

Could you talk a little slower? Pourriez-vous parler un peu plus lentement ?

It's boring to wait for a train. C'est ennuyeux d'attendre un train.

I was more than a little shocked by this. Je fus plus qu'un peu choqué par cela.

I am just going for a walk. Je vais juste faire une promenade.

I should have paid a little more attention. J'aurais dû faire un peu plus attention.

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