while

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mientras

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while
[wa?l]
sustantivo
1 rato (m) (time)
  • after a while -> después de un rato
  • for a while -> (durante) un rato
  • in a while -> dentro de un rato
  • a short or little while ago -> hace un rato
  • a good while, quite a while -> un buen rato
  • once in a while -> de vez en cuando
también:
  • it's not worth my while -> no me merece la pena
  • I'll make it worth your while -> te recompensaré
conjunción
2 mientras (during the time that)
  • while reading I fell asleep -> me quedé dormido mientras leía
  • it won't happen while I'm in charge! -> ¡esto no ocurrirá mientras yo esté al cargo!
3 si bien (although)
  • while I admit it's difficult,… -> si bien admito que es difícil,…
4 mientras que (whereas)
  • one wore white, while the other was all in black -> uno iba de blanco, mientras que el otro vestía todo de negro

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while [uail]
sustantivo
1 Rato, espacio corto de tiempo; vez.
  • A while ago -> hace algún tiempo
  • A little while -> un ratito
  • A little while ago -> hace poco, ahora mismo, hace un rato, no hace mucho
  • A while ago -> rato ha
  • All this while -> en todo este tiempo o durante todo este tiempo
  • A while after -> algo después o poco después
  • For a while -> durante algún tiempo o por algún tiempo
  • In the meanwhile -> en el intervalo, entre tanto
  • Between whiles -> de cuando en cuando, a intervalos
  • ’Tis not worth while -> no merece o no vale la pena
adverbio
1 Mientras, durante, entre tanto, en el interin.
  • While she sings -> they converse, mientras ella canta, ellos conversan
  • To while away one’s time -> haraganear, pasar el tiempo; divertirse
va. Pasar, hacer pasar (el tiempo).

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while [waɪl]
noun
1
a while (some moments) un ratito; (some minutes, hours) un rato; (some weeks, months) un tiempo
after a whileafter al cabo de un rato; al rato
all the whileall todo el tiempo
I lived in Paris for a whilefor viví un tiempo en París
let it simmer for a while deje que hierva un rato a fuego lento
it will be a good while before he gets heregood tardará (un rato) en venir aún; todavía falta (un rato) para que venga; (LAm)
a little while agolittle hace poco
a long while agolong hace mucho
in between whiles
once in a whileonce de vez en cuando
it takes quite a whilequite lleva tiempo
in a short whileshort dentro de poco; al rato; (LAm)
stay a while with usstay quédate un rato con nosotros
the whilethe entretanto; mientras tanto
he looked at me the while mientras tanto me estaba mirando
2
it is worth while to ask whether ...worth vale la pena preguntar si ...
we'll make it worth your while te compensaremos generosamente; it's not worth my while no me vale la pena
conjunction
1 (during the time that) mientras
while this was happening mientras pasaba esto; she fell asleep while reading se durmió mientras leía; while you are away mientras estés fuera; to drink while on duty beber estando de servicio
2 (as long as) mientras (que)
it won't happen while I'm here no pasará mientras (que) yo esté aquí
3 (although) aunque
while I admit it is awkward aunque reconozco que es difícil
4 (whereas) mientras que
I enjoy sport, while he prefers reading a mí me gusta el deporte, mientras que él prefiere la lectura

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Verb Conjugation for "while"

Imperative
  • while
  • you while
  • he/she whiles
  • we while
  • you while
  • they while
Preterite
  • I whiling
  • you whiling
  • he/she whiling
  • we whiling
  • you whiling
  • they whiling
Present Continuous
  • I am whiled
  • you are whiled
  • he/she is whiled
  • we are whiled
  • you are whiled
  • they are whiled
Present Perfect
  • I have whiling
  • you have whiling
  • he/she has whiling
  • we have whiling
  • you have whiling
  • they have whiling
Past Continuous
  • I was whiled
  • you were whiled
  • he/she was whiled
  • we were whiled
  • you were whiled
  • they were whiled
Past Perfect
  • I had whiling
  • you had whiling
  • he/she had whiling
  • we had whiling
  • you had whiling
  • they had whiling
Future
  • I will while
  • you will while
  • he/she will while
  • we will while
  • you will while
  • they will while
Future Perfect
  • I will have whiling
  • you will have whiling
  • he/she will have whiling
  • we will have whiling
  • you will have whiling
  • they will have whiling
Future Continuous
  • I will be whiled
  • you will be whiled
  • he/she will be whiled
  • we will be whiled
  • you will be whiled
  • they will be whiled
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been whiled
  • you have been whiled
  • he/she has been whiled
  • we have been whiled
  • you have been whiled
  • they have been whiled
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been whiled
  • you will have been whiled
  • he/she will have been whiled
  • we will have been whiled
  • you will have been whiled
  • they will have been whiled
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been whiled
  • you had been whiled
  • he/she had been whiled
  • we had been whiled
  • you had been whiled
  • they had been whiled
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