| ترجمات رئيسية |
| while conj | (during the time that) | فيما، بينما |
| | She wrote an email while watching TV. |
| | كتبت رسالة إلكترونية فيما كانت تشاهد التلفاز. |
| while conj | (as long as) | فيما، ما دام |
| | We should make hay while the sun shines! |
| | علينا الاستفادة ما دامت الفرصة متاحة. |
| while conj | (so long as) | ما دام |
| | While there is adequate food and water, the people will accept any authority or army. |
| | ما دام يوجد طعام وماء كافيان، سيرضى الناس بأي سلطة أو جيش. |
| while conj | (although) | في حين، صحيح |
| | While I'm glad he's come to stay with us, I do wish he wouldn't use all the milk! |
| | صحيح أنني سعيد بإقامته عندنا، ولكن ليته لا يستهلك كل الحليب. |
| while conj | (comparison: at the same time as) | في حين |
| | While the rule changes will benefit spectators somewhat, referees will be really overjoyed. |
| | في حين يستفيد الجمهور بعض الشيء من التغييرات في القوانين، فأكثر من سيسرّ بها هم الحكّام. |
| while conj | (but) | فيما، في حين |
| | Even though we do the same job, he makes $50,000 per year while I only make $40,000. |
| | مع أننا نقوم بنفس العمل، يتقاضى هو 50 ألف دولار في السنة فيما أتقاضى 40 ألفًا فقط. |
| while n | (time interval) | وقت، مدة |
| | A while passed before she finally came. |
| | مر بعض الوقت قبل مجيئها أخيرًا. |
صيغ مركبة:
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| a long while n | (considerable period of time) | فترة طويلة |
| | It's been a long while since I played golf. |
| a while ago adv | (short time in the past) | منذ فترة |
| | A while ago I went on vacation to Cancun. |
| after a while adv | (some time later) | بعد برهة |
| | At first he felt no pain. After a while, his arm began to ache. |
| all the while expr | (at the same time, meanwhile) | فيما، بينما |
| | He said he was working hard at the university but all the while he was going to the race track. |
| driving while intoxicated n | (operating a vehicle while drunk) | القيادة تحت تأثير الكحول |
| | As state law has developed, it has provided increasingly severe penalties for driving while intoxicated. . |
| DWI n | uncountable, written, initialism (driving while intoxicated) | القيادة تحت تأثير الكحول |
| every once in a while expr | (occasionally) | من حين لآخر |
| | Every once in a while, Paula goes to the gym. |
for a little while,
a little while adv | (for a short time) | لفترة قصيرة، وقتًا قليلاً |
| | I'll stay for a little while, if you don't mind. |
| | We'll have to wait for a little while before the train comes. |
| for a while adv | (for some time) | لبعض الوقت |
| | I'm going down to the pub for a while. |
| in a little while adv | (soon) | بعد وقت قصير، بعد قليل |
| | Olivia said that she would be there in a little while. |
| in a short while adv | (soon) | قريبًا، في وقت قليل |
| in a short while adv | (within a brief span of time) | في وقت قليل |
| in a while adv | (a short time from now) | بعد قليل |
| | I'll be back in a while to pick up the rest of my belongings. |
| in a while adv | (for an unspecified period) | منذ فترة |
| | I haven't seen Steve in a while; I wonder what he's doing these days. |
| a little while n | informal (short time) | فترة قصيرة |
| | It will only take me a little while to finish this book. |
| make hay (while the sun shines) v expr | figurative (use an opportunity) | ينتهز فرصة ما دامت سانحة |
| once in a while adv | (occasionally) | من حين إلى آخر |
| | I hear from old school friends once in a while. |
| quite a while adv | (a considerable time) | وقت طويل نوعًا ما |
| | It has been quite a while since I last saw him. |
| for quite a while adv | (for a considerable time) | منذ وقت طويل |
| | I haven't seen him for quite a while. |
| strike while the iron is hot expr | figurative (take an opportunity) (مجازي: ينتهز الفرصة السانحة) | يضرب الحديد حاميًا |
| take a while v expr | informal (be fairly time-consuming) | يأخذ وقتًا |
| | It takes a while to get back to full health after a bout of the flu. |
| | John was deep in thought, so it took a while for him to realise that the woman was speaking to him. |
while away the hours,
while away the time,
wile away the hours,
wile away the time v expr | (find ways to pass the time) | يمرِّر الوقت |
| | He whiled away his hours in prison by reciting poetry to himself. |
| worth your while expr | (worth the time, effort, etc.) | يستأهل صرف الوقت عليه |
| | | يستحقّ العناء |
| | Go and see this movie; I promise you it's worth your while. |
be worth your while doing [sth],
be worth your while to do [sth] expr | | من المجدي أن، يحسن بك أن، يجدر بك أن |
| | It's worth your while reading the reviews before buying a camera. |