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while away the hours

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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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