Usage examples of "idle times" in English with translation to French

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The devil finds work for idle hands. L'oisiveté est mère de tous les vices.
The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be. Le problème aujourd'hui, c'est que l'avenir n'est plus ce qu'il était.
Do not idle away your youth or you will regret it later. Ne passe pas ta jeunesse à glander ou tu le regretteras plus tard.
He could not help seeing that you were about five times as pretty as every other woman in the room. Il ne pouvait s'empêcher de voir que tu étais à peu près cinq fois plus jolie que toutes les autres femmes dans la pièce.
It's no crime to just idle the whole day once in a while. Ce n'est pas un crime de paresser toute la journée une fois de temps en temps.
He has three times as many books as I have. Il a trois fois plus de livres que j'en ai.
You must not idle away. Tu ne dois pas fainéanter.
This microscope magnifies objects by 100 times. Ce microscope grossit les objets 100 fois.
We do not live for idle amusement. Nous ne vivons pas pour la distraction futile.
Cowards die many times before their deaths. Les lâches meurent plusieurs fois avant leurs décès.
I spent idle days during the vacation. J'ai passé des journées à ne rien faire durant mes congés.
They have English lessons three times a week. Ils suivent 3 leçons d'anglais par semaine.
No matter how rich a man may be, he ought not to be idle. Si riche qu'un homme puisse être, il ne doit pas rester oisif.
I've asked him three times to take out the trash and he still hasn't done it! Je lui ai demandé trois fois de sortir les ordures et il ne l'a toujours pas fait !
Jim works hard, but John is idle. Jim travaille dur, mais John est inactif.
That was such good a book that I read it three times. C'était un livre tellement bien que je l'ai lu trois fois.
He regrets having been idle when young. Il regrette avoir été paresseux durant sa jeunesse.
Yes, I have seen one many times. Oui, j'en ai vu un plusieurs fois.
Tom is not an idle boy any longer. Tom n'est plus un garçon oisif.
I have seen him many times. Je l'ai vu à maintes reprises.
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