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during

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dur·ing  (drng, dyr-)
prep.
1. Throughout the course or duration of: suffered food shortages during the war.
2. At some time in: was born during a blizzard.

[Middle English, from present participle of duren, to last, from Old French durer, from Latin drre; see deu- in Indo-European roots.]

during [ˈdjʊərɪŋ]
prep
1. concurrently with (some other activity) kindly don't sleep during my lectures!
2. within the limit of (a period of time) during the day
[from duren to last, ultimately from Latin dūrāre to last]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
during
preposition throughout, through, in the course of, throughout the time of Plants need to be looked after during bad weather.
Translations
during [ˈdjʊərɪŋ] PREP
1. (= throughout) → durante
2. (= in the course of) → durante

during [ˈdjʊərɪŋ] preppendant
during the day → pendant la journée

during
prepwährend (+gen)

during [ˈdjʊərɪŋ] prepdurante
during [ˈdjʊərɪŋ] prepdurante

during
prep during [ˈdjuəriŋ]
1 throughout the time of We couldn't get cigarettes during the war. gedurende, tydens خِلال през během, v období under während στη διάρκεια durante kestel در زمان aikana durant בְּמֶשֶׁך के दौरान tijekom, za vrijeme alatt selama á meðan á e-u stendur durante ~の間ずっと (~) 동안 내내 per, metu laikā sewaktu gedurende under, i, i løpet av, ved, mens, så lenge podczas durante în perioada во время cez za časa tokom under ในระหว่าง esnasında, süresince 在...期間 протягом دوران میں trong thời gian ...
2 at a particular time within He died during the war. gedurende, tydens أثْناء по време на během, za under; i løbet af; i während στη διάρκεια, κατά durante ajal هنگام؛ موقع aikana pendant בִּזמָן एक खास समय के दौरान u određeno vrijeme közben pada masa í, á, einhvern tíma innan tiltekins tíma durante の間に 동안에 ...metu laikā semasa tijdens under, i, i løpet av, mens podczas, w czasie durante în timpul во время cez, v čase med tokom under ในระหว่าง sırasında, esnasında 在某一特定時期內 під час کسی وقت trong lúc

during أثناء během under während κατά τη διάρκεια durante aikana pendant za vrijeme durante ・・・の間中ずっと ...동안 tijdens i løpet av podczas durante в течение under ในระหว่าง süresince trong khi 在...期间


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