B1noun · frequent

while

while · whiles

заступник, другий, секунда

время, промежуток времени

Weile, Zeitspanne, Weilchen n diminutive

An uncertain duration of time, a period of timeAn uncertain duration of time, a period of time.

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/ʍaɪl/

» 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

3 senses

An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
He lectured for quite a long while.
It’s a long while since anyone lived there, so it’s a ruin now.
Weile, Weilchen n diminutive, Zeitspanne
вре́мяvrémja, промежу́ток вре́мениpromežútok vrémeni
An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
An uncertain long period of time
(Philippines)An uncertain short moment.

More definitions

a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

Examples

5938 sentences

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

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

uncertain duration of time, a period of time:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

uncertain duration of time, a period of time:

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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