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while
/ʍaɪl/ conjunction A1 (estimated)
1. during the same time that
| German | während, solange, indessen |
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| French | pendant que, tandis que, alors que |
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| Portuguese | enquanto |
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| Czech | zatímco, dokud, dokavaď |
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| Italian | mentre, finché |
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| Spanish | mientras, mientras que |
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| Dutch | terwijl |
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| Swedish | medan, medans, mens |
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| Latin | dum, donec, cum |
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2. although
| German | während, obwohl, obgleich |
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| French | tandis que, quoique, bien que |
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| Portuguese | embora, malgrado |
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| Czech | byť |
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| Italian | sebbene, malgrado, benché |
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| Spanish | aunque, si bien, bien que |
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| Dutch | terwijl, hoewel |
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| Swedish | fastän |
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3. as long as
| German | solange |
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| French | tant que |
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| Spanish | mientras, en tanto que, siempre y cuando |
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| Dutch | zolang |
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4. on the other hand; whereas; while (introduces an example that is the opposite of the previous example)
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while
/ʍaɪl/ noun A1 (estimated)
1. uncertain duration of time, a period of time
| German | die Weile, die Zeitspanne, die Zeitlang |
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| French | le temps, la durée, le moment |
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| Portuguese | o tempo |
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| Czech | chvíle, chvilka |
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| Italian | il periodo, lasso di tempo |
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| Spanish | el rato |
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| Dutch | de poos, het moment, tijdje |
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| Swedish | ett tag, en stund, en rid |
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2. A while; moment; a short period of time.
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while
/ʍaɪl/ preposition A1 (estimated)
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to while
/ʍaɪl/ verb A1 (estimated)
1. to entertain (someone) in order to let time pass
| German | unterhalten, beschäftigen |
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| Italian | intrattenere |
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