While

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Conjunction 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Derived terms

English

Noun

while

1. a certain duration of time, a period of time

   He lectured for quite a long while.

Translations

• Catalan: estona f
• Dutch: tijdje n, momentje n, een hele tijd m
• German: Weile f, Weilchen n diminuitive, Zeitspanne f
• Interlingua: tempore
• Portuguese: tempo m
• Spanish: rato m
• Swedish: stund

Conjunction

while

1. during the same time that

   He was sleeping while I was singing.

2. although

   This case, while interesting, is a bit frustrating.

3. (in Northern English dialects) until

   I'll wait while you've finished

Translations

• Dutch: terwijl
• Esperanto: dum
• French: tandis que (2)
• German: während
• Ido: dum, dum ke
• Indonesian: sementara
• Interlingua: durante que (1); ben que , malgrado (2)
• Italian: mentre
• Portuguese: enquanto (1); embora , malgrado (2)
• Russian: пока
• Spanish: mientras que
• Swedish: medan (1), fastän (2)

Derived terms

• while away