Sentence examples of "time wasting" in English

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Tom is wasting time Tom perd du temps.

Am I wasting my time? Est-ce que je perds mon temps ?

Do you think I'm wasting my time? Penses-tu que je perde mon temps ?

No wonder he failed the exam, after wasting so much time like that. Pas étonnant qu'il ait échoué à l'examen après avoir ainsi perdu tant de temps.

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.

We should spend our time creating content for our website rather than wasting time worrying about minor cosmetic details. Nous devrions consacrer notre temps à créer du contenu pour notre site web plutôt que de gâcher du temps à nous préoccuper de détails esthétiques mineurs.

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

You're wasting your energy. Your complaint is groundless. Vous vous efforcez en vain : Votre plainte n'a aucun fondement.

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

She accused her son of wasting his life. Elle a accusé son fils de gâcher sa vie.

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

I'm not wasting rounds. Je ne gaspille pas de munitions.

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.

His parents' view was that he was wasting his earnings on a silly girl. Ses parents pensaient qu'il gaspillait son argent pour une fille stupide.

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

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

We waited in the park for a long time. Nous avons attendu longtemps dans le parc.

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.

In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. Dans un temps de mensonge universel, dire la vérité est un acte révolutionnaire.

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