Sentence examples of "in quite a while" in English

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She lives in quite a big mansion. Elle vit dans une demeure plutôt grande.

He's bulked up quite a bit since he's been going to the gym. Il s'est pas mal musclé depuis qu'il va à la gym.

Please wait here for a while. S'il vous plaît, attendez un peu ici.

There's quite a lot of things to do; do you want some help? Il y a pas mal de choses à faire, tu veux de l'aide ?

He fainted with hunger and fatigue, but came to after a while. Il s'évanouit de faim et de fatigue, mais revint à lui peu après.

Quite a few students played truant from school. Pas mal de collégiens séchèrent l'école.

Been a while, hasn't it? Ça faisait un moment, n'est-ce pas ?

My grandfather was quite a learned man for his time and place but he just wasn't cut out to be a businessman. Mon grand-père était un homme plutôt cultivé, pour l'époque et le lieu, mais il n'était simplement pas taillé pour être un homme d'affaires.

I get a call from her once in a while. Elle m'appelle de temps en temps.

He is quite a gentleman. C'est un gentleman.

I haven't seen you for a long time. Come and see me once in a while. Cela fait longtemps que je ne vous ai pas vu. Venez me rendre visite une fois de temps en temps.

She has quite a lot of clothes. Elle a beaucoup de vêtements.

I've been out of the loop for a while. Can you bring me up to speed? J'ai été hors circuit pendant un moment. Peux-tu me remettre au parfum ?

He received quite a few letters this morning. Il a reçu pas mal de lettres, ce matin.

On a long flight you should get up every once in a while to stretch your legs. Lors d'un vol long tu devrais te lever une fois de temps en temps pour t'étirer les jambes.

I know quite a few people who don't eat meat. Je connais un certain nombre de personnes qui ne mangent pas de viande.

After a while, he came to. Après un moment, il revint à lui.

It gave me quite a shock. Ça m'a fait un vrai choc.

I think I'll snooze for a while. Je pense que je vais somnoler un moment.

Dean really eats quite a lot, don't you think? Dean mange vraiment beaucoup, n'est-ce pas ?

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