whilst [美 (h)waɪlst, 英 wʌɪlst] KONJ 英
whilst → while
I. while [美 (h)waɪl, 英 wʌɪl] KONJ
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 书
- 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 书
II. while [美 (h)waɪl, 英 wʌɪl] 名词
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, 历史的, he told us endless lies, smiling (all) the while
- nos dijo una mentira tras otra al tiempo que or mientras sonreía
whilst [waɪlst] KONJ 英
whilst → while
I. while [waɪl] 名词
- 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] KONJ
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...
单语范例（未经PONS编辑处理）
He began to draw cartoons for a local paper while still in high school.
en.wikipedia.org For example, the drunken shrimp can be cooked in boiling water instead of serving them while they are still live.
en.wikipedia.org While there is a winter low season, the business worked reasonably well with stand-in operators last year.
www.stuff.co.nz The industry name for a hermetic is hermetically sealed compressor, while a semi-hermetic is commonly called a semi-hermetic compressor.
en.wikipedia.org Town coats had stiff, puckered backs while a narrow cropped pants suit looked sharp and modern.
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