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in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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Italian

I. while [Brit wʌɪl, Am (h)waɪl] CONJ

1. while (although):

while
while

2. while (as long as):

while

3. while (during the time that):

while

4. while (at the same time as):

“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
to be worth sb's while

III. while [Brit wʌɪl, Am (h)waɪl] VB trans

while → while away

while away VB [wʌɪl -] (while away [sth])

while away hours, minutes:

while away
far passare (doing, by doing facendo)

while away VB [wʌɪl -] (while away [sth])

while away hours, minutes:

while away
far passare (doing, by doing facendo)
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English
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a little while ago
a little while ago
while
while
while
take the offer while it's there fig
while

in the PONS Dictionary

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Italian
Italian

I. while [hwaɪl] N

a short while
quite a while
after a while
for a while
once in a while

II. while [hwaɪl] CONJ

1. while (during which time):

while
while I'm alive

2. while (although):

while
while I like it, I won't buy it
while I know it's true …

while away VB trans

while away
to while away the time
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Italian
English
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quite a while
I stayed quite a while
while stocks last
quite a while
intanto che … +ind
while …
while
to while away