私達は時々、ドライブを兼ねて大好きなラーメンを食べに行きます。

We sometimes combine going for a drive with eating the ramen we love so.

この書斎は客間兼用だ。

I also use this study for receiving guests.

この雑誌の編集者兼出版社が一部の読者から批判された。

The editor and publisher of this magazine was criticized by some readers.

今日は、ばーさんのお使いを兼ねて街で買い物。

Today I'm shopping in town as well as running an errand for my grandmother.

私は勉強と遊びを兼ねている仕事につきたい。

I want to get a job that mixes work and play.

その本を書いた人は、機知とユーモアを兼ね備えた人だね。

The person who wrote that book is possessed of both humour and wit, isn't he?

彼女は才色兼備だ。

She is as clever as she is beautiful.

昼夜兼行で働くと身体を壊すよ。

If you work day and night, you will lose your health.

ちょっと大きいけど、この封筒でいいや。大は小を兼ねるって言うし。

It might be a bit big but this envelope will do just fine. It's better to be too big than too small.