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I . while [waɪl] N

after a while
pouco depois
a short while
um pouco
for a while
por um longo tempo
in a while
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once in a while
de vez em quando

II . while [waɪl] CONJ

1. while (during which time):

while
enquanto

2. while (although):

while
embora

while away VB trans

while away
passar
to while away the time
passar o tempo

Usage examples with while

for a little while
por pouco tempo
once in a while
de vez em quando
after a while
pouco depois
a short while
um pouco
for a while
por um longo tempo
in a while
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it's a long while since ...
faz tempo desde que ...
while we're on the subject, ...
a propósito, ...
while the going is good
enquanto é tempo
don't sing while I'm reading
não cante enquanto estou lendo
to while away the time
passar o tempo
to be worth sb's while
valer a pena para alguém
for a while/a time
por algum tempo
don't knock the table while I'm drawing
não bata na mesa enquanto estou desenhando

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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She stops breathing but returns to breathe after a while.
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While there is a winter low season, the business worked reasonably well with stand-in operators last year.
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While her husband sulked or withdrew with hurt pride from a situation, she came to the forefront to plead his case or cause.
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The ga rung are a caught wild, while the ga tre and ga noi are domesticated.
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Troops of both armies moved warily into the town while their leaders negotiated insincerely.
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He began to draw cartoons for a local paper while still in high school.
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While this isn't a problem for the associativity of integer addition, it would have a significantly different value if this were subtraction.
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Many of the album covers visually reflect this, in that they can be viewed quickly for an overall emotional impression, while intense perusal reveals many painstakingly layered details.
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The young man with his spirit friends sat on the edge of a cliff while the old woman walked out into the thin air.
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The industry name for a hermetic is hermetically sealed compressor, while a semi-hermetic is commonly called a semi-hermetic compressor.
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