il a passé

spent

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phrase Uncommon #12,703
spent Used with a time period or part of life to mean that he spent that time doing something or in a place: il a passé la soirée, il a passé trois ans, etc.
FR: Il a passé la soirée à lire un bouquin.
EN: He spent the evening reading a book.

Il a passé Noël avec sa famille.

He spent Christmas with his family.

Il a passé la première étape.

He passed the first stage.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Il a passé un appel urgent depuis la cabine.

He made an urgent call from the phone booth.

Il a passé la moitié de sa vie en prison.

He spent half his life in prison.

Il a passé toute la réunion à jacasser sur lui-même.

He spent the entire meeting chattering about himself.

Il a passé dix ans derrière les barreaux pour meurtre.

He spent ten years behind bars for murder.

Il a passé sa vie sur le terrain.

He spent his life in the field.

Il a passé chaque minute de sa vie juste à entuber.

He spent every minute of his life just screwing people over.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Il a passé la quarantaine.

He is over forty.

Il a passé un très bon moment avec toi.

He had a great time with you.

Il a passé trois ans en prison pour son crime.

He spent three years in prison for his crime.

Il a passé l'aspirateur dans tout l'appartement.

He vacuumed the entire apartment.

Il a passé son bras autour de moi.

He put his arm around me.

Il a passé le ballon à son coéquipier au bon moment.

He passed the ball to his teammate at the right time.

Il a passé une mauvaise nuit.

He had a bad night.

Il a passé trois mois en mer cette année.

He spent three months at sea this year.

L'examen qu'il a passé la semaine dernière était très difficile.

The exam he took last week was very difficult.

Il a passé la frontière sans aucun problème.

He crossed the border without any problems.

Il a passé toute la matinée à la chercher.

He spent all morning looking for her.

Il a passé des années sur un roman.

He spent years working on a novel.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Il a passé le reste de la nuit à penser à elle.

He spent the rest of the night thinking about her.