Usage examples of "argent de poche" in French with translation to English

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Son père lui donne 10€ d'argent de poche. His father allows him $10 a week as spending money.

Un enfant ne devrait pas recevoir plus d'argent de poche qu'il n'est nécessaire. A child should not get more spending money than is necessary.

J'ai déjà dépensé tout mon argent de poche pour le mois. I've already spent all my pocket money for this month.

Je vais mettre cet argent de côté en cas de besoin. I'm going to lay aside that money for emergencies.

Je tâtonnais pour retrouver la lampe de poche. I groped for a flashlight.

Mettons cet argent de côté pour notre voyage estival. Let's put this money aside for our summer trip.

Le couteau était si émoussé que je ne pus couper la viande avec et je dus recourir à mon couteau de poche. The knife was so blunt that I could not cut the meat with it and I resorted to my pocket knife.

Il met quelque argent de côté tous les mois. He puts aside some money every month.

Mon père me donne de l'argent de poche hebdomadaire que j'utilise pour acheter des bandes dessinées et des glaces. My dad gives me a weekly allowance that I use to buy comics and ice cream.

Avoir une petite lampe de poche dans la poche peut être utile. Having a small flashlight in your pocket may come in handy.

C'est mieux de couvrir les livres de poche. It's best to put covers on paperbacks.

Les calculettes de poche coûtent autant qu'une paire de chaussettes et sont aussi essentielles qu'un crayon et une gomme pour les écoliers britanniques. Pocket calculators are as cheap to buy as a pair of socks, and as essential to thousands of British school children as a pencil and eraser.

Quand j'étais au lycée, j'avais l'habitude de me faire de l'argent de poche en gardant des enfants. When I was in high school I used to earn extra money babysitting.

Disposer d'une petite lampe de poche peut être utile. Having a small flashlight in your pocket may come in handy.

Je n'ai trouvé aucun argent restant dans ma poche. I found no money left in my pocket.

Je me fiche de ce que vous faites de votre argent. I don't care what you do with your money.

Quatre ou cinq stylos dans sa poche de chemise, ça trahit bien un binoclard. Four or five pens in one's shirt pocket is a dead giveaway for a nerd.

Donne-moi ton argent. Give me your money.

C'est dans la poche de ma veste. It's in my jacket pocket.

Comment êtes-vous venue en possession de tout cet argent ? How did you come by all this money?

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