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in a while

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
in a while adv	(a short time from now)	en un rato loc adv
		en un minuto loc adv
		enseguida adv
	I'll be back in a while to pick up the rest of my belongings.
	Volveré en un rato para llevarme el resto de mis cosas.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
in a while adv	(for an unspecified period)	en un tiempo loc adv
		durante un tiempo loc adv
	I haven't seen Steve in a while; I wonder what he's doing these days.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
every once in a while expr	(occasionally)	cada tanto loc adv
		de vez en cuando loc adv
	Every once in a while, Paula goes to the gym.
	Cada tanto Paula va al gimnasio.
once in a while adv	(occasionally)	de vez en cuando loc adv
	I hear from old school friends once in a while.
	De vez en cuando me entero de cosas de mis amigos del colegio.
		una que otra vez, alguna que otra vez loc adv
	Una que otra vez me entero de cosas de mis amigos del colegio.
		ocasionalmente adv
	Ocasionalmente me entero de cosas de mis amigos del colegio.
	(AR)	cada tanto loc adv
	Cada tanto me entero de cosas de mis amigos del colegio.

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