matar o tempo

kill time

→ matar
phrase Rare #33,269
kill time Spend time doing something unimportant while waiting or until something else happens.
PO: Estou lendo um livro para matar o tempo.
EN: I'm reading a book to kill time.

Vamos jogar video game para matar o tempo.

Let's play video games to kill time.

Ajude-nos a matar o tempo?

Can you help us pass the time?

— Viver (1952)

Ele prefere matar o tempo.

He prefers to kill time.

— Caché (2005)

Eu estava tentando matar o tempo.

I was trying to kill time.

Estava tentando matar o tempo.

I was trying to kill time.

pessoas leem livros para matar o tempo.

Some people read books to pass the time.