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I.spend [Brit spɛnd, Am spɛnd] N FIN

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spend

frais mpl

II.spend <pret, pp spent> [Brit spɛnd, Am spɛnd] VB trans

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1. spend (pay out):

spend money, salary

dépenser

to spend money on clothes/food/rent

dépenser son argent en vêtements/en nourriture/en loyer

how much do you spend on food?

combien est-ce que tu dépenses en nourriture?

to spend money on one's house/children/hobbies

dépenser de l'argent pour la maison/les enfants/les loisirs

to spend a fortune on books

dépenser une fortune en livres

he didn't spend a penny on his son's education

il n'a pas dépensé un sou pour l'éducation de son fils

2. spend time:

spend

passer

I spent three weeks in China

j'ai passé trois semaines en Chine

they will spend a day in Rome

ils passeront une journée à Rome

he spent the night with me

il a passé la nuit avec moi

I spent two hours on my essay

j'ai passé deux heures sur ma dissertation

to spend hours/one's life doing

passer des heures/sa vie à faire

I want to spend some time with my family

je veux passer un peu de temps avec ma famille

3. spend (exhaust):

spend ammunition, energy, resources

épuiser

III.spend <pret, pp spent> [Brit spɛnd, Am spɛnd] VB intr

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spend

dépenser

IV.to spend itself VB refl

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to spend itself refl < pret, pp spent> storm:

to spend itself

s'apaiser

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recklessly promise, spend

de manière inconsciente

fruitfully spend time

de façon fructueuse

prodigally spend, use

de façon prodigue

to spend one's time in idle chit-chat

perdre son temps en bavardages

productively spend time

utilement

lavishly spend

sans compter

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découcher

to spend the night away from home

passer ses vacances dans un bled perdu

to spend one's holiday in a godforsaken hole Brit inf

passer ses vacances dans un bled perdu

to spend one's vacation in the boondocks Am

hiverner personnes:

to spend the winter

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I.spend <spent, spent> [spend] VB trans

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1. spend (pay out):

spend money

dépenser

the years of spend, spend, spend

les années de surconsommation

2. spend (pass time):

spend time, night

passer

the storm spent itself

l'orage s'est calmé

II.spend <spent, spent> [spend] VB intr

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spend

dépenser de l'argent

III.spend [spend] N Brit

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spend

dépenses fpl

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to spend time in [or Am in the] hospital no pl

être hospitalisé

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découcher

to spend the entire night out

dépenser

to spend

il voudrait dépenser son temps à dessiner

he'd like to spend his time drawing

employer du temps à qc

to spend time on sth

déloger

to spend the (entire) night out

occuper temps

to spend

occuper ses loisirs à faire qc

to spend one's free time doing sth

manger/dépenser avec/sans excès

to eat/spend to excess/in moderation

c'est une grosse dépense

it's a lot of money (to spend)

faire des frais

to spend money

faire les frais de qc

to spend a lot on sth

the years of spend, spend, spend

les années de surconsommation

to spend time in [or Am in the] hospital no pl

être hospitalisé

he'd like to spend his time drawing

il voudrait dépenser son temps à dessiner

it's a lot of money (to spend)

c'est une grosse dépense

to spend one's life in bars

courir les bars

to spend without thinking of the cost

dépenser sans compter

to spend an incredible amount of money

faire des dépenses folles

to spend the night at a hotel

coucher à l'hôtel

to spend one's holidays in Rome

passer ses vacances à Rome

to spend one's holidays by the sea

passer ses vacances à la mer

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They spend the next few hours shopping and talking. en.wikipedia.org

It spent a total of four weeks in the top 50. en.wikipedia.org

In this position, he spent about two hours before the meeting and then after another four hours. en.wikipedia.org

He increased his time spent at the table practising. en.wikipedia.org

There, she spent 30 of her 54 days at sea. en.wikipedia.org

Her interests include reading, spending time with friends and family, and swimming. en.wikipedia.org

It spent one further week in the top 100, and three further weeks placing between 100 and 200. en.wikipedia.org

He received most of his education there and has spent much of his career within the state. en.wikipedia.org

There they spent ten days on the move, during which they were fed by local villagers. en.wikipedia.org

He would spend most of the next 10 years there. en.wikipedia.org

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I.spend [Brit spɛnd, Am spɛnd] N FIN

II.spend <pret, pp spent> [Brit spɛnd, Am spɛnd] VB trans

1. spend (pay out):

2. spend time:

3. spend (exhaust):

III.spend <pret, pp spent> [Brit spɛnd, Am spɛnd] VB intr

IV.to spend itself VB refl

to spend itself refl < pret, pp spent> storm:

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I.spend <spent, spent> [spend] VB trans

1. spend (pay out):

2. spend (pass time):

II.spend <spent, spent> [spend] VB intr

III.spend [spend] N Brit

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I.spend [Brit spɛnd, Am spɛnd] N FIN

II.spend <pret, pp spent> [Brit spɛnd, Am spɛnd] VB trans

1. spend (pay out):

2. spend time:

3. spend (exhaust):

III.spend <pret, pp spent> [Brit spɛnd, Am spɛnd] VB intr

IV.to spend itself VB refl

to spend itself refl < pret, pp spent> storm:

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Translations for spend in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.spend <spent, spent> [spend] VB trans

1. spend (pay out):

2. spend (pass time):

II.spend <spent, spent> [spend] VB intr

III.spend [spend] N Brit

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