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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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English
French
French

I. while [Brit wʌɪl, Am (h)waɪl] CONJ

1. while (although):

while
while + subj
quoique + subj

2. while (as long as):

while

3. while (during the time that):

4. while (at the same time as):

while
‘MOT while you wait’

5. while (whereas):

while

II. while [Brit wʌɪl, Am (h)waɪl] N

a while ago or back inf
a while later
a good or long while ago
for a good while
a good while later
a short or little while ago
a short while later, after a short while
it will be or take a while
it takes a while to cook
it may take a while
to wait a while longer
to stop/rest for a while
he worked, humming all the while or the whole while
and all the while or the whole while, he was cheating on her
once in a while

I. worth [Brit wəːθ, Am wərθ] N U

1. worth FIN (measure, quantity):

2. worth (value, usefulness):

II. worth [Brit wəːθ, Am wərθ] ADJ never attr

1. worth (of financial value):

to be worth sth object:
he is worth £50, 000

2. worth (of abstract value):

to be worth sth

III. worth [Brit wəːθ, Am wərθ]

to be worth sb's while

I. while away VB [Brit wʌɪl -, Am (h)waɪl -] (while away [sth])

while away hours, minutes:

while away
tuer (doing, by doing en faisant)
French
French
English
English
while
while, whereas

in the PONS Dictionary

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English
French
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I. while [waɪl] N

while
a short while
quite a while
once in a while

II. while [waɪl] CONJ

1. while (during which time):

while
I was dreaming while I was doing sth

2. while (although):

while I agree with you

3. while (however):

while away VB trans

to while away the time
French
French
English
English
while
while stocks last
while
pendant que tu y es iron hum
while you're at it
while I think of it
worth sb's while
it's worth sb's while to +infin
in the PONS Dictionary
English
English
French
French

I. while [(h)waɪl] N

while
a short while
quite a while
once in a while

II. while [(h)waɪl] CONJ

1. while (during which time):

while
I was dreaming while I was doing sth

2. while (although):

while I agree with you

3. while (however):

while away VB trans

to while away the time
French
French
English
English
while
while stocks last
while
pendant que tu y es iron hum
while you're at it
while I think of it
worth sb's while
it's worth sb's while to +infin