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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
while [sth] away, wile [sth] away vtr phrasal sep	(time: spend idly) (coloquial)	matar el tiempo loc verb
		perder el tiempo loc verb
	I whiled away a few minutes looking in shop windows.
	Maté el tiempo cinco minutos mirando los escaparates de la tienda.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
while away the hours, while away the time, wile away the hours, wile away the time v expr	(find ways to pass the time)	matar el tiempo loc verb
		pasar el rato loc verb
	He whiled away his hours in prison by reciting poetry to himself.
	Mataba el tiempo en la cárcel recitándose poesía a sí mismo.

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Forum discussions with the word(s) "while away" in the title:

as / while she was led away - grammar
for making me feel home while away from home
Go away for a while - grammar
her and her man while I'm away (in Iraq)
I missed you very much while you were away - verb tense - grammar
Letting me play while the cat's away.
students did a great job while you were away
Thus we drift and slide, and while away the time
while away - grammar
while away the hours
while I was away...
While the cat's away, the mice will play
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
while the moms and brads are away
you'll be the least use while she's away
a huge upended layer of rock that had endured while the others weathered away - English Only forum
After tomorrow I'll be away for a while... - English Only forum
Classism ... takes attention away from ... people are still struggling ... while the rich get richer - English Only forum
He was away for a while and he is now busy doing all the works heaped on him - English Only forum
How to while away a sleepless night on your own. - English Only forum
I was away for a while/awhile - English Only forum
it appears to lie over some pigment 15cm away from the animal figure, and while it once might have f - English Only forum
keep him away for a while - English Only forum
read aloud <while> <when> Holmes snipped away - English Only forum
Take care of your belongings while you are away - English Only forum
The pet sitter took care of my pets while I went away. - English Only forum
To kill the time vs to while away the time - English Only forum
to take someone's seat while they're away - English Only forum
We've had a pretty bad time while you were away. - English Only forum
What did you do while I was away - English Only forum
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