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- From the verb while: (⇒ conjugate)
- whiles is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
- v 3rd person singular
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2025: | Traduções principais |
| 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. |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2025: Locuções verbais
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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. |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2025: Formas compostas:
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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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