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while /waɪl/ noun a long ~ un bel po';
a little ~ un po' conjunction mentre;
(as long as) finché;
(although) sebbene;
he met her ~ in exilel'ha incontrata mentre era in esilio■ while away transitive verb passare ‹time›

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'while' found in these entries:

English:

as - call waiting - going - sink - whilst - worth

Italian:

che - intanto - mentre - pena - poco - tanto

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
while	conj	(during the time that)	mentre cong
She wrote an email while watching TV.
Ha scritto una mail mentre guardava la TV.
while	conj	(as long as)	mentre cong
While you are reading the newspaper, I suppose I'll read my book.
Penso che mentre leggi il giornale io leggerò il mio libro.
while	n	(time interval)	po' nm
A while passed before she finally came.
È passato un po' prima che lei finalmente arrivasse.
Additional Translations
while	conj	(so long as)	finché cong
While there is adequate food and water, the people will accept any authority or army.
Finché ci saranno abbastanza cibo e acqua le persone accetteranno qualsiasi autorità.
while	conj	(although)	nonostante cong
While he ate rice for lunch, he was still willing to eat rice for dinner.
Nonostante avesse mangiato il riso per pranzo, voleva comunque mangiare il riso anche a cena.
while	conj	(at the same time)	così come loc avv
While his hair was dirty, his shirt and trousers were in need of cleaning too.
Così come aveva i capelli sporchi, anche la sua camicia e i pantaloni avevano bisogno di una lavata.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
a while		(time)	un po' (di tempo) adv
a while ago			tempo fa
a while ago			poc'anzi avv
after a while			dopo un po'
all the while			nel contempo
be worth one's while			valere la pena
every once in a while			di tanto in tanto
for a little while	adv	(for a short time)	per un momento, per poco, per un poco adv
I'll stay for a little while.
We have to wait for a little while before the train comes.
Rimarrò da voi solo per poco.
in a little while			tra poco
in a short while			tra, in poco tempo
in a while			in un attimo, tra un attimo
little while			un istante
long while			molto tempo
once in a while			ogni tanto
while away		(while still)	mentre ancora
while away the time			passare del tempo piacevolmente
worth your while			ricompensare qualcuno
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'while' in the title:
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a spectator shot while watching a police shootout
After a while
An error occured while creating the nodes list
And this while...
Do you agree? Think about it while...
does not set while in place
Doing good while doing well
finds you stressed out once in a while
for a fair old while to come
For a little while longer
For a while
for a while
For what it's worth it was worth all the while
go back a while
Hardly worth my while coming home was it?
He didn't like me for a while
He is said to have fiddled while Rome burned
holding on to the weather just a lil while longer
I have memories of long and cozy winter nights, when I would cuddle with my mother while drinking hot chocolate as she read to me.
I have not been here in a while either...
I haven't said hello for a while
I saw a man while returning home
I think she was up for a while dressed in her dress.
I usually read the newspaper while having breakfast
I'm worried about you as I haven't heard from you in a while
I've been doing this a while
if they are to be processed peacefully and efficiently while on them.
If you hadn't pissed around so much while.. then you would have..
In a while
It has been a while
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