whilst in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for whilst in the English»French Dictionary

whilst [Brit wʌɪlst, Am (h)waɪlst] CONJ

whilst → while

See also while

I.while [Brit wʌɪl, Am (h)waɪl] CONJ

1. while (although):

while

bien que

while + subj

quoique + subj

while the house is big, it is not in a very good state

bien que or quoique la maison soit grande, elle n'est pas en très bon état

the peaches, while being ripe, had little taste

les pêches, quoique mûres, avaient peu de goût

2. while (as long as):

while

tant que

while there's life there's hope

tant qu'il y a de la vie, il y a de l'espoir

3. while (during the time that):

while (with different subjects)

pendant que

while (with the same subject)

alors que

sit there while I speak to Brigitte

asseyez-vous là pendant que je parle à Brigitte

he made a sandwich while I phoned

il a fait un sandwich pendant que je téléphonais

he met her while on holiday

il l'a rencontrée pendant qu'il était en vacances

while in Spain I visited Madrid

pendant que j'étais en Espagne j'ai visité Madrid

he collapsed while mowing the lawn

il a eu un malaise alors qu'il tondait le gazon

4. while (at the same time as):

while

en

I fell asleep while watching TV

je me suis endormi en regardant la télé

this eliminates draughts while allowing air to circulate

cela élimine les courants d'air tout en permettant à l'air de circuler

close the door while you're about or at it

ferme la porte pendant que tu y es

‘MOT while you wait’

‘contrôle technique express’

‘heels repaired while you wait’

‘talons minute’

5. while (whereas):

while

tandis que

II.while [Brit wʌɪl, Am (h)waɪl] N

a while ago or back inf

il y a quelque temps

a while later

quelque temps plus tard

a good or long while ago

il y a longtemps

for a good while

pendant longtemps

a good while later

longtemps après, beaucoup plus tard

a short or little while ago

il y a peu de temps

a short while later, after a short while

peu de temps après

it will be or take a while

cela va prendre un certain temps

it takes a while to cook

cela prend un certain temps à cuire

it may take a while

ça risque de prendre un certain temps

to wait a while longer

attendre encore un peu

to stop/rest for a while

s'arrêter/se reposer un peu or un moment

after a while he fell asleep

au bout d'un moment il s'est endormi

after a while I started to trust him

au bout d'un moment or au bout d'un certain temps j'ai commencé à lui faire confiance

he worked, humming all the while or the whole while

il travaillait tout en chantonnant

and all the while or the whole while, he was cheating on her

et depuis le début , il la trompait

once in a while

de temps en temps

in between whiles

entre-temps.

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to quit whilst one is ahead or on top (gen)

s'arrêter avant que les choses se gâtent

to quit whilst one is ahead or on top (in career)

partir au summum de la gloire

Translations for whilst in the French»English Dictionary

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Baccalauréat

known informally as the bac, is an examination sat in the final year of the lycée (la terminale), so usually at age 17 or 18. Students sit exams in a fairly broad range of subjects in a particular category: the bac S places the emphasis on the sciences, for example, whilst the bac L has a literary bias. Some categories cater for students specializing in more directly job-based subjects such as agriculture.

tout en admettant qu'ils ne l'aient pas fait exprès

whilst accepting that they didn't do it deliberately

pendant que je te tiens fig

whilst I've got you

whilst in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whilst in the English»French Dictionary

whilst [waɪlst] CONJ

whilst → while

See also while

I.while [waɪl] N

while

moment m

a short while

un instant

quite a while

assez longtemps

once in a while

de temps en temps

I'm staying in Paris for a while

je reste à Paris pour quelque temps

II.while [waɪl] CONJ

1. while (during which time):

while

pendant que

I was dreaming while I was doing sth

je rêvais en faisant qc

2. while (although):

while I agree with you

bien que je sois d'accord avec toi

3. while (however):

my wife's a vegetarian, while I eat meat

ma femme est végétarienne alors que je mange de la viande

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In 1963 the three parties held 51% of the vote, whilst in 1972 they held only 32%.

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Whilst the dimensions of the baths were small, they provided a range of services.

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Whilst the band got busy with touring, they produce new materials for their 2nd full length album.

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Whilst there he was a regular feature, clocking up 192 games and 15 goals.

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Whilst things picked up at this stage the main problem still remained, a settled home pitch to play their matches.

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The first ubiquinol (now oxidised to ubiquinone) is released, whilst the semiquinone remains bound.

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Whilst the iron industry had only 350 workers in 1872, by 1905 there were as many as 4,400.

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Adults were charged 3 whilst children aged 316 paid 1.

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They have short legs and sit very upright whilst perched, like a shrike.

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Some of the top runners manage to cover this in under three hours, whilst those who walk the distance finish in around seven.

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