Usage examples of "perte de temps" in French with translation to English

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C'est une perte de temps. It's a waste of time.

C'est certainement une perte de temps. It's certainly a waste of time.

Selon moi, Twitter est une perte de temps. In my opinion, Twitter is a waste of time.

C'est une perte de temps et d'argent. It's a waste of time and money.

Je pense que regarder la télévision est une perte de temps. I think watching TV is a waste of time.

Essayer de faire une telle chose est une perte de temps. Trying to do such a thing is a waste of time.

Je trouve que regarder la télé est une perte de temps. I look on watching TV as a waste of time.

Les accros du travail considèrent les vacances comme une perte de temps. Workaholics view holidays as a waste of time.

Regarder les photos de vos amis de Facebook est une perte de temps. Looking at your Facebook friends' photos is a waste of time.

Regarder les photos de tes amis Fesse-bouc est une perte de temps. Looking at your Facebook friends' photos is a waste of time.

L'ennui est le sentiment que tout est une perte de temps ; la sérénité, que rien ne l'est. Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.

J'ai peur que mes efforts pour l'aider ne soient qu'une perte de temps. I think all my efforts to help her will just be a waste of my time.

Elle a trouvé la matinée ennuyeuse et inintéressante, en résumé, une perte de temps. She found the evening boring and uninteresting, in short, a waste of time.

Regarder les photos de tes amis Face-de-bouc est une perte de temps. Looking at your Facebook friends' photos is a waste of time.

Les gélules pour maigrir ne sont pas une solution instantanée à la perte de poids. Vous devez aussi manger plus sainement et faire de l'exercice. Diet pills aren't a quick fix for losing weight. You have to eat healthier and exercise too.

Nous gâchâmes beaucoup de temps. We wasted a lot of time.

C'est une méthode éprouvée et véritable pour la perte de poids. This is a tried and true method of weight loss.

Ce dont il y a besoin c'est plus de temps. What is needed is more time.

À perte de vue, il n'y avait rien d'autre que du sable. As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but sand.

Je confonds "curve" avec "carve" de temps en temps. At times I confuse curve with carve.

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