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

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Elle réfléchit pendant quelques minutes. She thought for a few minutes.
Il était endormi pendant le cours. He was asleep during the lesson.
Je vais à Izu pendant le week-end. I'm going to Izu over the weekend.
Elle a continué à danser pendant toute la fête. She kept on dancing all through the party.
Calmez-vous pendant un moment. Be quiet for a moment.
Bavarder pendant un concert est grossier. Talking during a concert is rude.
Pendant les vacances, j'ai passé des jours à ne rien faire. Over the holidays, I spent days doing nothing.
Veuillez attendre pendant cinq minutes. Please wait for five minutes.
Il resta silencieux pendant le repas. He kept silent during the meal.
La politique monétaire aux États-Unis a été caractérisée par un crédit faible pendant des mois. Monetary policy in United States has been characterized by tight credit over the months.
Il a hésité pendant un moment. He hesitated for a moment.
Il a été soldat pendant la guerre. He was a soldier during the war.
Ça a été pendant une semaine. It has been fine for a week.
Tom pris des notes pendant la réunion. Tom took notes during the meeting.
Je resterai ici pendant une semaine. I'll be staying here for a week.
Pendant l'été j'irai en France. During summer, I'm going to go to France.
J'ai lu pendant 1 heure. I had been reading for an hour.
Notre fils est mort pendant la guerre. Our son died during the war.
Nous avons attendu pendant des heures. We’ve been waiting for hours.
Je me suis éclatée pendant ce voyage. I had a good time during the trip.
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