Sentence examples of "pendant" in French with translation "for"

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Elle réfléchit pendant quelques minutes. She thought for a few minutes.
Calmez-vous pendant un moment. Be quiet for a moment.
Veuillez attendre pendant cinq minutes. Please wait for five minutes.
Il a hésité pendant un moment. He hesitated for a moment.
Ça a été pendant une semaine. It has been fine for a week.
Je resterai ici pendant une semaine. I'll be staying here for a week.
J'ai lu pendant 1 heure. I had been reading for an hour.
Nous avons attendu pendant des heures. We’ve been waiting for hours.
Il a plu pendant des jours. It rained for days.
Il a étudié pendant deux heures. He has been studying for two hours.
J'ai vécu ici pendant longtemps. I have lived here for a long time.
Elle a été malade pendant longtemps. She was ill for a long time.
Ils l'attendirent pendant des heures . They waited for him for hours.
J'ai étudié pendant une heure. I studied for one hour.
Il a neigé pendant quatre jours. It snowed for four days.
Ses travaux perdureront pendant des siècles. His works will endure for centuries.
Il a neigé pendant dix jours consécutifs. It snowed for ten consecutive days.
Laisse le thé infuser pendant dix minutes. Let the tea draw for ten minutes.
J'ai été constipé pendant trois jours. I have been constipated for three days.
Bill continua à pleurer pendant des heures. Bill kept on crying for hours.
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