Passer du temps à des activités sans but précis.
To spend time doing casual activities without a clear purpose.
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Les enfants adorent s'occuper à des riens dans le jardin. — The kids love to mess about in the backyard.
Les enfants adorent faire les pitres dans la cour de récréation. — Children love to mess about in the playground.
Ne tripote pas mon ordinateur portable. — Please don't mess about with my laptop.
Peut-on aller flâner au parc ce week-end ? — Can we mess about at the park this weekend?
Pourquoi fais-tu toujours le pitre en classe ? — Why do you always mess about during class?
Il tripote toujours les réglages de son téléphone. — He always messes about with the settings on his phone.
Je m'occupe à des riens quand j'ai fini mon travail. — I usually mess about after finishing my work.
Ne fais pas le pitre pendant que je conduis. — Please don't mess about while I'm driving.
Je l'ai vue tripoter les papiers sur le bureau. — I saw her mess about with the papers on the desk.
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