Usage examples of "faire grasse matinée" in French with translation to English

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Si je n'avais pas fait la grasse matinée, j'aurais été à l'heure pour l'école. If I had not overslept, I would have been in time for school.

Grasse panse, maigre cervelle A fat belly, a lean brain

Faire ce genre de chose vous fait paraître stupide. Doing that sort of thing makes you look stupid.

Je vous appellerai dans la matinée. I'll give you a call in the morning.

Tom ne pourrait pas faire une telle chose. Tom couldn't do something like that.

Vous avez réfléchi au problème toute la matinée, prenez une pause et allez déjeuner ! You've been thinking over the problem all morning, take a break and go have lunch.

Êtes-vous sûr qu'elle peut faire ça ? Are you sure she can do this?

Ma mère se rend à l'hôpital dans la matinée. My mother goes to the hospital in the morning.

N'as-tu rien à faire de mieux de ton temps ? Don't you have anything better to do with your time?

Quelle merveilleuse matinée ! Je me sens sur le toit du monde. What a wonderful morning! I feel on top of the world.

Que penses-tu qu'elle soit maintenant en train de faire ? What do you think she is doing now?

Elle était là toute la matinée. She was there all morning.

Vous êtes un très bon secrétaire. Si vous ne vous étiez pas occupé de tout, je n'aurais rien pu faire. Vous êtes formidable. You are a really good secretary. If you didn't take care of everything, I couldn't do anything. You are just great.

J'ai passé l'aspirateur dans les chambres pendant toute la matinée. I've been vacuuming the rooms all morning.

Tu dois à ceux qui dépendent de toi de le faire. You owe it to those who are dependent upon you to do this.

J'ai passé la matinée à écrire des lettres. I have been writing letters all morning.

J'aime faire des tours de magie aux enfants, mais parfois ça tombe à plat. I like to perform magic tricks for kids, but they sometimes fall flat.

Mère se rend à l'hôpital dans la matinée. Mother goes to the hospital in the morning.

Nous ferions mieux d'en faire part aux autres. We better tell the others.

Je t'appellerai dans la matinée. I'll give you a call in the morning.

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