while

while  (hwl, wl)

n.

1. A period of time: stay for a while; sang all the while. See Usage Note at awhile.

2. The time, effort, or trouble taken in doing something: The project wasn't worth my while.

conj.

1. As long as; during the time that: It was lovely while it lasted.

2. At the same time that; although: While the grandparents love the children, they are strict with them.

3. Whereas; and: The soles are leather, while the uppers are canvas.

tr.v. whiled, whil·ing, whiles

To spend (time) idly or pleasantly: while the hours away.

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[Middle English, from Old English hwl; see k^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

while - a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" spell, patch, piece time - an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time" cold snap, cold spell - a spell of cold weather hot spell - a spell of hot weather snap - a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May"

Translations

while [waɪl] n → rato, momento

conj → durante (= whereas); mientras (= although); aunque

vt to while away the time → pasar el rato;

for a while → durante algún tiempo;

in a while → dentro de poco;

all the while → todo el tiempo;

we'll make it worth your while → te compensaremos generosamente

while [waɪl] n → moment m

conj → pendant que (= as long as); tant que (= as, whereas); alors que (= though); bien que + sub, quoique + sub;

for a while → pendant quelque temps;

in a while → dans un moment;

all the while → pendant tout ce temps-là;

we'll make it worth your while → nous vous récompenserons de votre peine

while away vt [+ time] → (faire) passer

while [waɪl] n → Weile f

conj → während;

for a while → eine Weile (lang);

in a while → gleich;

all the while → die ganze Zeit (über);

I'll/we'll etc make it worth your while → es wird sich für Sie lohnen

while away while vt [+ time] → sich dat vertreiben

while [waɪl] n → momento

conj → mentre (= as long as); finché (= although); sebbene + sub;

for a while → per un po';

in a while → tra poco;

all the while → tutto il tempo;

we'll make it worth your while → faremo in modo che le valga la pena

while away vt [+ time] → far passare

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while

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