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Inflections of 'while ' (v ): (⇒ conjugate )whiles v 3rd person singular whiling v pres p whiled v past whiled v past p
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while conj (during the time that) enquanto conj
She wrote an email while watching TV.
Ela escreveu um e-mail enquanto via televisão.
while conj (as long as) enquanto conj
We should make hay while the sun shines!
Devíamos aproveitar o máximo enquanto o sol brilha!
while conj (so long as) enquanto conj
While there is adequate food and water, the people will accept any authority or army.
Enquanto houver comida e água adequada, as pessoas aceitarão qualquer autoridade ou exército.
while conj (although) embora conj
While I'm glad he's come to stay with us, I do wish he wouldn't use all the milk!
Embora eu esteja feliz dele ter vindo conosco, eu realmente queria que ele não usasse todo o leite!
while conj (comparison: at the same time as) ao mesmo tempo conj
While the rule changes will benefit spectators somewhat, referees will be really overjoyed.
Ao mesmo tempo em que as mudanças de regra favorecerão de certa forma os espectadores, os juízes irão ficar cheios de satisfação.
while conj (but) enquanto conj
Even though we do the same job, he makes $50,000 per year while I only make $40,000.
Embora façamos o mesmo trabalho, ele ganha $ 50.000 por ano e eu só ganho $ 40.000.
while n (time interval) tempo sm
A while passed before she finally came.
Passou um tempo até que ela finalmente chegou.
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Locuções verbais
while [sth] away, wile [sth] away vtr phrasal sep (time: spend idly) (tempo: passar ociosamente ) enquanto ausente loc adv
estar fora expres v
I whiled away a few minutes looking in shop windows.
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a long while n (considerable period of time) um bom tempo loc adv
It's been a long while since I played golf.
a while ago adv (short time in the past) um tempo atrás loc adv
A while ago I went on vacation to Cancun.
after a while adv (some time later) um pouco mais tarde loc adv
(algum tempo depois ) um pouco depois loc adv
At first he felt no pain. After a while, his arm began to ache.
A princípio ele não sentia dor nenhuma. Depois de um tempo, o braço dele começou a doer.
all the while expr (at the same time, meanwhile) (ao mesmo tempo ) entrementes adv
ao mesmo tempo loc adv
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) dirigir sob efeito de álcool expres
As state law has developed, it has provided increasingly severe penalties for driving while intoxicated. .
DWI n uncountable, written, initialism (driving while intoxicated) (dirigir quando intoxicado ) direção sob efeito de álcool ou droga expres
every once in a while expr (occasionally) de vez em quando loc adv
Every once in a while, Paula goes to the gym.
for a little while, a little while adv (for a short time) por uns momentos, por pouco tempo loc adv
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) por um tempinho loc adv
por um pouco de tempo loc adv
bocado
I'm going down to the pub for a while.
Vou ao bar por um tempinho.
in a little while adv (soon) (brevemente ) daqui a pouquinho
em instantes, num momentinho
(informal ) já já
brevemente adv
Olivia said that she would be there in a little while.
in a short while adv (soon) em pouco tempo loc adv
brevemente adv
in a short while adv (within a brief span of time) (em curto espaço de tempo ) daqui a pouco, logo
(informal ) daqui a pouquinho dim
(informal ) já já
in a while adv (a short time from now) em breve loc adv
em um momento loc adv
I'll be back in a while to pick up the rest of my belongings.
in a while adv (for an unspecified period) faz um tempo, há um tempo loc adv
I haven't seen Steve in a while; I wonder what he's doing these days.
a little while n informal (short time) um pouquinho loc adv
It will only take me a little while to finish this book.
once in a while adv (occasionally) de vez em quando loc adv
(formal ) ocasionalmente adv
I hear from old school friends once in a while.
Ouço falar de velhos amigos de escola de vez em quando.
quite a while adv (a considerable time) bastante tempo loc adv
um tempo, um bom tempo loc adv
It has been quite a while since I last saw him.
for quite a while adv (for a considerable time) há bastante tempo, faz bastante tempo loc adv
há um bom tempo, faz um bom tempo loc adv
I haven't seen him for quite a while.
take a while v expr informal (be fairly time-consuming) (gastar um tempo considerável ) levar tempo vt
demorar vt
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.
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