Usage examples of "commit to writing" in English with translation to French

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I prefer reading to writing. Je préfère la lecture à l'écriture.
He devoted the last years of his life to writing his autobiography. Il a consacré les dernières années de sa vie à écrire sa biographie.
Put the question to writing. Écrivez la question.
Bill did not commit the crime. Bill n'a pas commis le crime.
Parks are ideal for writing. Les parcs sont parfaits pour écrire.
They show no remorse for their misdeeds, but continue to commit one crime after another. Ils ne montrent aucun regret pour leur forfaits, mais continuent de commettre crime sur crime.
The most laudable way of acquiring books is by writing them yourself. La manière la plus louable d'acquérir des livres et de les écrire soi-même.
Before, young ones used to ask me to draw them a sheep, now they want me to teach them how to make a commit. Times, they are a-changin'. Avant les jeunes me demandaient de leur dessiner un mouton, maintenant ils veulent que je leur apprenne à faire un commit. Les temps changent.
When did you finish writing the letter? Quand avez-vous achevé d'écrire la lettre ?
Out of all the attributes of the gods, the one I find most pitiable is their inability to commit suicide. De tous les attributs des dieux, celui qui provoque en moi le plus de compassion est leur incapacité au suicide.
She is engaged in writing a book. Elle s'est plongée dans l'écriture d'un livre.
He tried to commit a suicide. Il a fait une tentative de suicide.
I should have exiled myself to the summit of a mountain and spent my days growing bonsais and writing kanji in black ink. J'aurais mieux fait de m'exiler au sommet d'une montagne, et passer mes journées à faire pousser des bonzaïs et à écrire des kanjis à l'encre de Chine.
My friend ended up taking the rap for a crime he didn't commit. Mon ami a fini par écoper d'une peine pour un crime qu'il n'a pas commis.
You should put your ideas in writing. Vous devriez mettre vos idées par écrit.
If you commit a crime, you must be punished. Si vous commettez un délit, vous serez puni.
She spent a lot of time writing her essay. Elle passa beaucoup de temps à écrire sa dissertation.
Everybody always knows when the politicians do something wrong and how they should do it better, but only a tiny fraction of the population is ready to commit themselves to politics. Tout le monde sait toujours ce que les politiciens font de travers et comment ils devraient s'y prendre, mais seule une partie infime de la population est prête à s'engager elle-même en politique.
I am writing articles about strikes. J'écris des articles à propos des grèves.
How much time did you spend doing research before you started writing? Combien de temps avez-vous consacré à effectuer des recherches avant de commencer à écrire ?
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