Usage examples of "spend time" in English with translation to French

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I love to spend time trying to put together a puzzle. J'adore passer du temps à essayer d'assembler les pièces d'un puzzle.

To be happy, you should spend time with someone you love. Pour être heureux, tu devrais passer du temps avec quelqu'un que tu aimes.

I'd rather clean my room than spend time doing my homework. Je ferais mieux de nettoyer ma chambre que de passer du temps à faire mes devoirs.

What you spend time doing in your childhood affects the rest of your life. Ce que vous passez votre temps à faire durant votre enfance, affecte le reste de votre vie.

You should always spend time doing things that help your children get ahead in life. On devrait toujours passer du temps à faire des choses qui aident nos enfants à avancer dans la vie.

How many times a week do you spend time doing fun stuff with your children? Combien de fois par semaine passes-tu du temps à faire des choses amusantes avec tes enfants ?

Tom spent time with Mary. Tom passa du temps avec Marie.

I like spending time with her. J'aime passer du temps avec elle.

Sometimes he spends time by himself. Il passe parfois des moments tout seul.

She spends time with her grandmother every Sunday. Elle passe du temps avec sa grand-mère, chaque dimanche.

In this course, we'll spend time helping you sound more like a native speaker. Dans ce cours, nous consacrerons du temps à vous aider à vous exprimer en ayant plus l'air d'un locuteur natif.

I'd love to be able to spend less time doing household chores. J'adorerais être capable de passer moins de temps à faire des tâches ménagères.

Wouldn't you rather spend your time doing something you enjoy? Ne voudriez-vous pas plutôt consacrer votre temps à faire quelque chose qui vous plaît ?

I wish that we could spend more time together. J'aimerais que nous puissions passer davantage de temps ensemble.

I want to spend some time with you. Je veux passer du temps avec toi.

Spend your time wisely and you'll always have enough of it. Emploie ton temps judicieusement et tu en auras toujours assez.

Do you spend more time at home or at work? Passes-tu davantage de temps chez toi ou au travail ?

He likes to spend some time in solitude every day. Il aime passer un peu de temps dans la solitude chaque jour.

If you only had one more week to live, what would you spend your time doing? Si tu n'avais plus qu'une semaine à vivre, à quoi passerais-tu ton temps ?

They did not want to spend much time talking about it. Ils ne voulaient pas passer beaucoup de temps à en parler.

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