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while
- conjunction (also whilst)
- (during the time that) pendant que;
he made a sandwich ~ I phoned il s'est fait un sandwich pendant que je téléphonais;
~ in Spain, I visited Madrid pendant que j'étais en Espagne, j'ai visité Madrid;
I fell asleep ~ watching TV je me suis endormi en regardant la télé;
close the door ~ you're at it ferme la porte pendant que tu y es;
- (although) bien que (+ subjunctive), quoique (+ subjunctive);
- (whereas) alors que, tandis que;
she likes dogs ~ I prefer cats elle aime les chiens mais moi je préfère les chats.
- (during the time that) pendant que;
- noun a ~ ago il y a quelque temps;
a ~ later quelque temps plus tard;
for a good ~ pendant longtemps;
a short ~ ago il y a peu de temps;
it will take a ~ cela va prendre un certain temps;
after a (short) ~ au bout d'un moment;
once in a ~ de temps en temps.
tuer (time) (doing, by doing en faisant).
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| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||||||||
| while | conj | (during the time that) suivi du gérondif | tout en conj | ||||||
| pendant que conj | |||||||||
| She wrote an email while watching TV. | |||||||||
| Elle écrivait un mail tout en regardant la télé. | |||||||||
| * Soyez sages pendant que je m'absente. | |||||||||
| while | conj | (as long as) | tant que conj | ||||||
| puisque conj | |||||||||
| While you are reading the newspaper, I suppose I'll read my book. | |||||||||
| Tant que tu liras le journal, je pense que je lirai mon livre. | |||||||||
| Puisque tu lis ton journal, je suppose que je vais lire mon livre. | |||||||||
| while | n | (time interval) intervalle de temps | moment nm | ||||||
| quelque temps adv | |||||||||
| A while passed before she finally came. | |||||||||
| Il s'est passé un moment avant qu'elle n'arrive. | |||||||||
| Il s'est passé quelque temps avant qu'elle n'arrive. | |||||||||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||||||||
| while | conj | (so long as) durée | tant que conj | ||||||
| aussi longtemps que conj | |||||||||
| While there is adequate food and water, the people will accept any authority or army. | |||||||||
| Tant qu'il y aura des vivres, le peuple acceptera n'importe quelle autorité. | |||||||||
| Aussi longtemps qu'il y aura des vivres, le peuple acceptera n'importe quelle autorité. | |||||||||
| while | conj | (although) opposition | bien que conj | ||||||
| While he ate rice for lunch, he was still willing to eat rice for dinner. | |||||||||
| Bien qu'il ait mangé du riz au déjeuner, il était d'accord pour en manger encore le soir. | |||||||||
| while | conj | (at the same time) | de même que conj | ||||||
| While his hair was dirty, his shirt and trousers were in need of cleaning too. | |||||||||
| De même que ses cheveux, ses vêtements avaient besoin d'être lavés. | |||||||||
| Améliorer les traductions "while" ci-dessus.Cacher les phrases | |||||||||
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||||||||
| a while | phrase | quelque temps | |||||||
| after a while | après un moment | ||||||||
| all the while | pendant tout ce temps | ||||||||
| be worth your while | v | valoir la peine | |||||||
| for a little while | pendant un petit moment | ||||||||
| in a little while | dans un instant | ||||||||
| in a little while | adv | sous peu | |||||||
| in a short while | dans peu de temps | ||||||||
| in a short while | adv | dans un petit moment | |||||||
| in a while | dans peu de temps | ||||||||
| long while | il y a longtemps | ||||||||
| once in a while | nf | une fois de temps en temps | |||||||
| while on the subject | en parlant de cela | ||||||||
| while on the subject | mémorial | pendant qu'on y est | |||||||
| while there is life | tant qu'il y a de la vie | ||||||||
| Report an error. | |||||||||
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'While we are at it'
'X' and me had nothing to do while we waited..
(while) taking
-ing words with WHILE
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and while you're at it...
as an adult/while he was an adult
browse and while away a few hours
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come by once a while?
Do not interrupt while others are speaking.
during v. while + ing
EN: sorry to disturb you while you were - grammaire
Enjoy it while it lasts
enjoy your children while they are young
Enjoy your teenage life while you can
Even a blind squirrel can find an acorn once in a while
every once and a while
every once in a while
excuse me while i kiss the sky
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"while they were...."
"while walking"
'While we are at it'
'X' and me had nothing to do while we waited..
(while) taking
-ing words with WHILE
...While my grandmother was in childbirth
a little while ago
a short while after
A short while ago, I still wanted to go and see the scientologists.
A while
a while ago
all the while hoping for the pain to end
an error occurred while loading data
and while you're at it...
as an adult/while he was an adult
browse and while away a few hours
Can you hold while
come by once a while?
Do not interrupt while others are speaking.
during v. while + ing
EN: sorry to disturb you while you were - grammaire
Enjoy it while it lasts
enjoy your children while they are young
Enjoy your teenage life while you can
Even a blind squirrel can find an acorn once in a while
every once and a while
every once in a while
excuse me while i kiss the sky
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