Sentence examples of "wasting" in English

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Translations: all59 perdre26 gaspiller22 se perdre10 other translations1

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

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

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

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.

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.

Let's not waste time. Ne perdons pas notre temps.

Don't waste your breath. Ne gaspille pas ta salive.

Don't waste time on trifles. Ne perdez pas de temps sur des trivialités.

You should not waste your time. Tu ne devrais pas gaspiller ton temps.

I didn't waste any time Je n'ai pas perdu de temps

Youth is wasted on the young La jeunesse est gaspillée sur les jeunes

We have little time to waste. Nous avons peu de temps à perdre.

A lot of time was wasted. Beaucoup de temps fut gaspillé.

There's no time to waste. Il n'y a pas de temps à perdre.

My father doesn't waste his time. Mon père ne gaspille pas son temps.

He regrets having wasted his time. Il regrette d'avoir perdu son temps.

Waste not a single grain of rice! Ne gaspille pas un seul grain de riz !

Don't waste your time on trifles. Ne perds pas ton temps avec des futilités.

We mustn't waste our energy stocks. Nous ne devons pas gaspiller nos réserves d'énergie.

I waste a lot of time daydreaming. Je perds beaucoup de temps à rêvasser.

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