Usage examples of "idle time" 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.
I think it's time for me to discuss the matter with him. Je pense qu'il est temps que je discute l'affaire avec lui.
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.
What do you spend most of your time doing? Que fais-tu, la plupart du temps ?
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.
What time do you go home? À quelle heure rentrez-vous à la maison ?
You must not idle away. Tu ne dois pas fainéanter.
Tom is wasting time Tom perd du temps.
We do not live for idle amusement. Nous ne vivons pas pour la distraction futile.
We must make up for lost time. Nous devons rattraper le temps perdu.
I spent idle days during the vacation. J'ai passé des journées à ne rien faire durant mes congés.
From the look of the sky, the typhoon will probably be raging in all its fury about this time tomorrow. Vu l'état du ciel, le typhon se sera complètement déchaîné demain à cette heure.
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.
By the time my father retires, he will have worked for almost thirty years. Lorsque mon père prendra sa retraite, il aura travaillé environ trente ans.
Jim works hard, but John is idle. Jim travaille dur, mais John est inactif.
I can seldom find time for reading. J'ai rarement du temps pour lire.
He regrets having been idle when young. Il regrette avoir été paresseux durant sa jeunesse.
I didn't want to spend any more time in bed. Je ne voulais plus passer de temps au lit.
Tom is not an idle boy any longer. Tom n'est plus un garçon oisif.
We waited in the park for a long time. Nous avons attendu longtemps dans le parc.
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