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while conj 1. at the same time that: anti-inflammatory remedies may be used to alleviate the condition while background factors are investigated 2. at some point during the time that: her father had died while she was gone 3. although or whereas: while she tossed and turned, he fell into a dreamless sleep Noun a period of time: I'd like to stay a while [Old English hwīl]
USAGE: It was formerly considered incorrect to use while to mean although or whereas, but these uses have now become acceptable. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translationswhile conj while [wail] (also whilst wailst) 1 during the time that I saw him while I was out walking. terwyl بينَما докато když mens während ενώ mientras sel ajal kui درطی sillä aikaa kun pendant que כַאֲשֶר अरसा dok (a)míg, mialatt ketika á meðan mentre ~する間に ...하고 있는 동안에 tuo metu, kai; kol tobrīd, kad sementara terwijl mens; under, så lenge podczas (gdy) enquanto în timp ce пока; в то время как keď medtem ko dok medan, under det att ขณะที่ (yap)arken, iken 當...的時候 в той час як جس وقت میں trong khi 当...的时候 2 although While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help. hoewel مع أنَّ въпреки ačkoli selvom wenn auch αν και, μολονότι aunque kuigi اگرچه vaikka bien que בִּזמָן שֶׁ- हालांकि iako bár meskipun enda þótt sebbene ~であるのに ...이기는 하나 nors lai gan walaupun hoewel selv om aczkolwiek embora deşi хотя hoci čeprav iako även om ถึงแม้ว่า ...-diği hâlde, ...-se de 雖然,盡管 незважаючи на те, що حالانکہ mặc dù 虽然,尽管 n a space of time It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her. 'n rukkie فَتْرَه، بُرْهَه време chvíle, doba stykke tid die Weile χρονικό διάστημα algún tiempo; mucho tiempo aeg, tükk aega برای مدتی aika (assez) longtemps; quelque temps פֶּרֶק זְמָן समय neko vrijeme, dosta vremena (bizonyos) idő (jangka waktu) lama tími, stund po', momento しばらくの間 동안, 시간, 일정 기간 laiko tarpas, valandėlė labs brītiņš tempoh masa yang tidak pasti poos tid(srom), stund chwila, pewien czas um bocado ceva timp промежуток времени chvíľa, doba čas dugo vremena stund, tid ชั่วขณะหนึ่ง zaman süresi 一會兒 час, відрізок часу وقت một lúc 一会儿 while away to pass (time) without boredom He whiled away the time by reading. spandeer, bestee, verwyl يَقْضي الوَقْت، يَقْتُل الوَقْت прекарвам неусетно strávit fordrive sich (die Zeit) vertreiben περνώ, σκοτώνω την ώρα μου pasar el tiempo/rato aega veetma سپرى کردن kuluttaa aikaa (faire) passer לְהַעֲבִיר זְמָן आनंद लेते हुए समय बिताना protratiti vrijeme eltölt (időt) merintang waktu láta tímann líða (passare il tempo) 過ごす (시간을) 빈둥빈둥 보내다 leisti īsināt laiku menghabiskan masa verdoen fordrive, få tida til å gå zabijać czas, skracać sobie passar o tempo a face să treacă (timpul) коротать время stráviť prijetno preživeti ubiti vreme fördriva ทำให้เวลาผ่านไป sıkılmadan vakit geçirmek 消磨 проводити час وقت گزارنا sử dụng thời gian 消磨 worth one's while worth one's time and trouble It's not worth your while reading this book, because it isn't accurate. die moeite werd, die loon werd جَدير بالوَقْت الذي يُنفَق عَلَيْه заслужавам си stát za to være umagen værd der Mühe wert που αξίζει τον κόπο valer la pena tasuma, kasu olema ارزش سپری کردن زمان را نداشتن kannattaa qui vaut la peine (de) שָווֵה לְך लाभदायक biti vrijedan vremena megéri a fáradságot sem borgar sig (che non vale la pena) ~する価値がある verta, apsimoka (nav) vērts berbaloi de moeite waard (være) umaken verd, (ikke) lønne seg wart zachodu valer a pena care merită efortul стоить затраченного времени, усилий stáť za to vredno truda vredan truda คุ้มค่ากับเวลาที่เสียไป değer 值得 вартий; доцільний جو کسی کے وقت کا صحیح مصرف ہو tận dụng thời gian 值得 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Here Madame de la Rocheaimard whiled away the close of a varied and troubled life; if not in absolute peace, still not in absolute misery, while her grand-daughter grew into young womanhood, a miracle of goodness and pious devotion to her sole surviving parent. With drooping heads and tremulous tails, they mashed their way through the thick mud, floundering and stumbling between whiles, as if they were falling to pieces at the larger joints. Yet so little did I stand in need of it, with my own high intensity and vitality, that I never thought it worth while to have a cocktail before my own meal when I ate alone. |
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