A2conjunction · frequent

while

під час, у той час як, поки, доки

в то время, как, во время, пока, до тех пор, пока

während, solange, auch wenn, obwohl

During the same time thatDuring the same time that.

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US/wæl/

» Let me think for a while.

Lass mich ein bisschen nachdenken.

Дайте мне немного подумать.

Дай мне немного подумать.

Позволь мне немного подумать.

Дай-но трохи подумаю.

Meaning

4 senses

During the same time that.
He was sleeping while I was singing.
Driving while intoxicated is against the law.
während, solange
пока́poká, до тех пор, пока́do tex por, poká, в то вре́мя, какv to vrémja, kak
по́киpóky, до́киdóky, під ча́сpid čás
Although.
This case, while interesting, is a bit frustrating.
While I would love to help, I am very busy at the moment.
obwohl, obgleich, während
хотя́xotjá
(Northern England, Scotland)Until.
I'll wait while you've finished painting.
As long as.
While you're at school you may live at home.
While there's quiet I can sleep.
solange

Examples

5938 sentences

Let me think for a while.
Дай-но трохи подумаю. — deniko
ruДайте мне немного подумать. — Balamax
deLass mich ein bisschen nachdenken. — MUIRIEL
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He remained silent for a while.
Якийсь час він мовчав. — deniko
deEr blieb eine Zeitlang still. — Hans_Adler
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It happened while I wasn't looking.
Це сталося, поки я не дивився. — uaspeaker
ruЭто случилось, пока я не смотрел. — Hellerick
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Please wait a little while longer.
Будь ласка, почекай ще трохи. — deniko
ruПодождите еще немного, пожалуйста. — sharptoothed
deWarten Sie bitte noch etwas. — Sudajaengi
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I fell asleep while watching TV.
Я заснув перед телевізором. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruЯ заснул, смотря телевизор. — Wadimiy
deIch bin beim Fernsehen eingeschlafen. — MUIRIEL
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

during the same time that:

Русский

By meaning 2

during the same time that:

although:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

during the same time that:

although:

Origin

From Middle English whyle, from Old English hwīl, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, from Pr

From Middle English whyle, from Old English hwīl, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (compare Dutch wijl, Low German Wiel, German Weile, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål hvile (“rest”), Norwegian Nynorsk kvila (“rest”), Swedish vila (“rest”), Faroese and Icelandic hvíla (“rest”)) from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”). Cognate with Albanian sillë (“breakfast”), Latin tranquillus, Sanskrit चिर (cirá), Persian شاد (šâd).

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