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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
while /waɪl, AE hwaɪl/
- cong.
- (during the time that, at the same time as) mentre;
he made a sandwich ~ I phoned ha fatto un panino mentre telefonavo;
he met her ~ on holiday l’ha incontrata in vacanza;
I fell asleep ~ watching TV mi sono addormentato guardando la tele;
“MOT ~ you wait” “revisione rapida”
- (whereas) mentre;
he likes pasta ~ I prefer rice a lui piace la pasta mentre io preferisco il riso
- (although) sebbene, quantunque, anche se
- (as long as) finché
- (during the time that, at the same time as) mentre;
- n. a ~ ago o back colloq. un po’ di tempo fa;
a ~ later un momento dopo;
for a (good) ~ per un (bel) po’;
it will be o take a ~ ci vorrà un po’;
after a ~ dopo un po’;
all the ~ (per) tutto il tempo;
once in a ~ una volta ogni tanto;
in between ~s nel frattempo.
'while' trovato anche in queste voci:
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Italiano:
alquanto
- ancora
- battere
- breve
- certo
- esaurimento
- ferro
- finché
- Fratelli d’Italia
- funzione
- Giornali
- ingannare
- intanto
- lì
- mentre
- Partiti politici
- pezzo
- poc’anzi
- poco
- qualcuno
- quando
- sbandare
- Scuola
- svolgimento
- tantino
- tempo
- tenere
- tratto
- vita
- vivo
- volta
while: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012
| 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. | |||
| Segnala un errore | |||
while: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012
| Compound Forms/Forme composte | |||
| a while | n | (a period of time) | un po' di tempo, un po' nm |
| I thought it over for a while before answering. | |||
| She's been gone for a while now. | |||
| Ci ho pensato su per un po' prima di rispondere. | |||
| a while ago | adv | (short time in the past) | poco fa |
| after a while | adv | (some time later) | dopo un po' |
| qualche tempo dopo | |||
| all the while | adv | (at the same time, meanwhile) | tutto il tempo |
| He said he was working hard at the university but all the while he was going to the race track. | |||
| all the while | (the whole time) | per tutto il tempo | |
| 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. | |||
| for a while | adv | (for some time) | per un po' avv |
| I am going to be at work for a while yet, so feel free to eat dinner without me. | |||
| in a little while | adv | (a short time from now) | tra poco, tra un po', fra poco, fra un po' avv |
| in a short while | adv | (soon) | tra poco, tra breve avv |
| in a short while | adv | (within a brief span of time) | tra un attimo, tra un momento avv |
| in a while | adv | (a short time from now) | fra poco, tra breve avv |
| I will be back in a while. | |||
| I will return his telephone call in a while. | |||
| Sarò di ritorno fra poco. | |||
| little while | n | informal (short time) | poco tempo nm |
| It will only take me a little while to finish this book. | |||
| Mi servirà poco tempo per finire questo libro. | |||
| long while | n | (considerable period of time) | molto tempo nm |
| It's been a long while since I played golf. | |||
| È passato molto tempo dall'ultima volta che ho visto Ursula. | |||
| informale | un bel po', un bel po' di tempo nm | ||
| È un po' che non gioco a golf. | |||
| once in a while | adv | (occasionally) | una volta ogni tanto |
| I hear from old school friends once in a while. | |||
| Sento qualcuno dei miei vecchi compagni di scuola una volta ogni tanto. | |||
| while away | (while still) | mentre ancora | |
| while away the time | passare del tempo piacevolmente | ||
| worth your while | ricompensare qualcuno | ||
| Segnala un errore | |||
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hold the phone while I transfer you to the right person
holding on to the weather just a lil while longer
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After a while
An error occured while creating the nodes list
And this while...
cringing facial expression/he said while cringing
Do you agree? Think about it while...
does not set while in place
Doing good while doing well
every once in a while a symbol of hope breaks through
Every once in a while I think of you. I miss receiving one of your letters.
finds you stressed out once in a while
for a fair old while to come
For a little while longer
For a while
for quite a while
For what it's worth it was worth all the while
for while
go back a while
Hardly worth my while coming home was it?
He didn't like me for a while
He had been ill for a short while
He is said to have fiddled while Rome burned
Hold on to the dream while you can.
hold the control key while clicking the mouse
hold the phone while I transfer you to the right person
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
continua...
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