Sentence examples of "buying time" in English

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The girl hired by the shop to attract customers is quite cute and every time I go there I end up buying a lot of things. La fille engagée par ce magasin pour attirer les clients est assez jolie et à chaque fois que j'y vais je finis par acheter beaucoup de trucs.

Are you seriously thinking about buying a computer from that store? Pensez-vous sérieusement à acheter un ordinateur dans ce magasin ?

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.

He is bent on buying the seaside villa. Il est décidé à faire l'acquisition de la villa marine.

What do you spend most of your time doing? Que fais-tu, la plupart du temps ?

I gave up on the idea of buying a house. J'ai abandonné l'idée d'acheter une maison.

What time do you go home? À quelle heure rentrez-vous à la maison ?

I should have tried out this electric shaver before buying it. J'aurais dû essayer ce rasoir électrique avant de l'acheter.

Tom is wasting time Tom perd du temps.

He was looking into the possibility of buying a house. Il envisageait la possibilité d'acheter une maison.

We must make up for lost time. Nous devons rattraper le temps perdu.

I stopped buying newspapers in paper form a few years ago already; I only read them in electronic format. J'ai cessé d'acheter des journaux en version papier il y a déjà quelques années ; je ne les lis plus qu'en format électronique.

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.

Buying such an expensive car is out of the question. Acheter une voiture aussi chère est hors de question.

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.

I missed a trick by not buying the complete version. Je me suis planté en achetant pas la version complète.

I can seldom find time for reading. J'ai rarement du temps pour lire.

Don't waste your money by buying things you don't need. Ne gaspillez pas votre argent en achetant des choses dont vous n'avez pas besoin.

I didn't want to spend any more time in bed. Je ne voulais plus passer de temps au lit.

I am buying candy and cookies. J'achète des bonbons et des biscuits.

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