Sentence examples of "passent" in French with translation "spend"

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Les vaches passent des heures à ruminer. Cows spend hours just chewing their cud.
Les étudiants passent beaucoup de leur temps à jouer. Students spend a lot of time playing.
Certaines familles passent leurs vacances près de la plage. Some families spend their vacation near the beach.
Les Étasuniens passent beaucoup de leur temps libre chez eux. Americans spend much of their free time at home.
Les cadres supérieurs passent beaucoup de temps à former leurs subordonnés. Senior executives spend a lot of time training their subordinates.
Les Américains passent la majeure partie de leur vie à travailler, à être productifs. Americans spend most of their lives working, being productive.
Beaucoup de gens pensent que les enfants passent trop de temps à regarder la télé. Many people think that children spend too much time watching TV.
Les enfants qui passent plus de temps dehors ont un plus faible risque de myopie. Children who spend more time outdoors have a lower risk of myopia.
Beaucoup de gens pensent que les enfants ne passent pas assez de temps à jouer dehors. Many people think that children don't spend enough time playing outside.
Le temps que les femmes passent à effectuer des tâches ménagères est désormais bien moindre qu'auparavant. The time women spend doing housework is now a lot less than it used to be.
Beaucoup de gens pensent que les enfants ne passent pas assez de temps à jouer à l'extérieur. Many people think that children don't spend enough time playing outside.
On dit que les filles passent plus de temps à se préoccuper de leur apparence que les garçons. They say that girls spend more time worrying about how they look than boys do.
Certains employés de santé passent davantage de temps à faire de la paperasse qu'à prendre soin de patients. Some healthcare workers spend more time doing paperwork than taking care of patients.
Je vais passer la nuit ici. I'll spend the night here.
Où as-tu passé tes vacances ? Where did you spend your holidays?
Il passa la soirée à lire. He spent the evening reading.
Tom passa trois ans en prison. Tom spent three years in prison.
Tom passa trois semaines à Boston. Tom spent three weeks in Boston.
Tom passa du temps avec Marie. Tom spent time with Mary.
Je passais mes vacances à Hakone. I spent my vacation in Hakone.
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