whilst in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for whilst in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

whilst → while

See also while

I.while [Am (h)waɪl, Brit wʌɪl] CONJ

1. while (in time):

while

mientras

they like to sing while they work

les gusta cantar mientras trabajan

“keys cut while you wait”

“se hacen llaves al momento”

they don't drink while on duty

no beben cuando or mientras están de guardia

while I live, you need not worry about …

mientras viva or mientras yo esté, no tendrás que preocuparte de …

2. while (though):

while

aunque

while he's not exactly brilliant, he's a good student

aunque no es lo que se dice brillante, es buen estudiante

the situation, while tense, seems unlikely to lead to war

la situación aunque tensa, no es probable que lleve a una guerra

one must encourage them, while not raising their hopes unrealistically

hay que animarlos, pero sin crearles expectativas falsas

3. while (whereas):

while

mientras que

while

en tanto que form

I'm Catholic, while Debbie is Jewish

soy católico, mientras que Debbie es judía

I'm Catholic, while Debbie is Jewish

soy católico, en tanto que Debbie es judía form

II.while [Am (h)waɪl, Brit wʌɪl] N

1. while (period of time):

wait a while (a few days, weeks)

espera un tiempo

wait a while (a few minutes, hours)

espera un rato

wait a while (a very short period)

espera un ratito or un momentito

it's a while since we had any news

hace tiempo que no tenemos noticias

a little while later he was back

al ratito or al poco rato estaba de vuelta

it's been a good while since we had any rain

hace bastante (tiempo) que no llueve

he was here a little while ago

hace un ratito estaba aquí

it happened a long while ago

pasó hace mucho (tiempo)

it took us quite a while to find it

tardamos bastante tiempo or un buen rato en encontrarlo

after a while she realized

después de or al cabo de un rato se dio cuenta

she knew all the while that he was dead

supo desde el principio que estaba muerto

I've been waiting all this while

hace tanto rato que estoy esperando

they lived in Spain for a while

vivieron un tiempo en España

sit down for a while

siéntate un rato or ratito

I'm just going out for a little while

voy a salir un ratito or momentito

for a while there, you had me really worried

me tuviste realmente preocupada un rato

I'll be back in a little while

enseguida vuelvo

she'll be here in a short while

llegará dentro de un ratito

I haven't tasted caviar in a very long while

hace mucho tiempo que no pruebo caviar

it's the first time in a long while that she's missed a meeting

es la primera vez en mucho tiempo que falta a una reunión

2. while in phrases:

(every) once in a while

de vez en cuando

(all) the while liter, arch, he told us endless lies, smiling (all) the while

nos dijo una mentira tras otra al tiempo que or mientras sonreía

whilst in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whilst in the English»Spanish Dictionary

whilst [waɪlst] CONJ Brit

whilst → while

See also while

I.while [waɪl] N

while

rato m

a short while

un ratito

quite a while

bastante tiempo

after a while

después de un tiempo

for a while

durante un rato

once in a while

de vez en cuando

II.while [waɪl] CONJ

1. while (during which time):

while

mientras

I did it while he was sleeping

lo hice mientras él dormía

while I live

mientras viva

2. while (although):

while

aunque

while I like it, I won't buy it

aunque me guste, no lo compraré

while I know it's true ...

a pesar de que sé que es verdad...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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

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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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The open division was played over four boards per round, whilst the women's was played over three.

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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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The building was constructed after the developers bought the patch of land off another developing company whilst they were constructing a building there.

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We photograph them whilst hanging precariously off a step ladder, one idea being that the cover would not have a right way up.

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

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