Usage examples of "bête à faire pleurer" in French with translation to English

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N'as-tu rien à faire de mieux de ton temps ? Don't you have anything better to do with your time?
J'aime avoir plein de choses à faire. I like having plenty to do.
Il met un point d'honneur à faire dix pompes avant d'aller se coucher. He makes a point of doing ten push-ups before going to bed.
C'est facile à faire et c'est bon marché. It's easy to make and it's cheap.
Il m'aidait à faire mes devoirs. He helped me do my homework.
Il n'y a pas d'intérêt à faire ça. There is no advantage in doing that.
Fais juste ce que tu as à faire, un point c'est tout. Just do what you have to do, no questions asked.
Il m'a aidé à faire mon travail de classe. He helped me do my homework.
Est-ce que tu as à faire un discours ? Do you have to make a speech?
Il le stimula à faire des révélations toujours plus salaces. He goaded him on to ever more salacious revelations.
Ce qui est bon à faire ne peut pas être fait trop tôt. What is good to be done cannot be done too soon.
J'ai encore des choses à faire. I still have things left to do.
Elle commença à faire ses devoirs immédiatement après souper. She began doing her homework immediately after dinner.
Laisse-moi t'aider à faire la vaisselle. Let me help you with the dishes.
Il s'emballe pour tout ce qu'il commence à faire. He really gets into anything he tries.
Dès que je parviens à faire scanner nos photos de famille par mon fils, j'en téléchargerai sur notre site web. As soon as I can get my son to scan our family photos, I'll upload some of them to our website.
N'avez-vous rien de mieux à faire ? Don't you have anything better to do?
Tout ce que tu as à faire c'est t'asseoir là et de répondre aux questions du docteur. All you have to do is sit down here and answer the doctor's questions.
J'ai mieux à faire que de croire à une telle rumeur. I know better than to be believe such a rumor.
Il réfléchit à la réponse à faire. He reflected on what answer to make.
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