wile

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/waɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/waɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wīl)

Inflections of 'wile' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
wiles
v 3rd person singular
wiling
v pres p
wiled
v past
wiled
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
wile n (deceitful trick)treta nf
  artimaña nf
  truco nm
  engaño nm
 Samuel fell victim to a deceitful wile.
wiles npl (cunning)artimañas nfpl
  tretas nfpl
 The young tennis player from Ohio was slowly adjusting to the wiles of his opponent.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
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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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
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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