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English-French Dictionary: while

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NOUN	while \| -
VERB	to while \| whiled \| whiled whiling \| whiles
SYNO	patch \| piece \| spell \| while
patch \| piece \| spell \| while © Princeton University

while: tandis que {conj}
cependant que {conj} [tandis que]
while [as]: pendant que {conj}
while [during the time that]: alors que {conj}
little while: petit bout {m} de temps
a long while: longtemps {adv}
after a while: au bout de quelques temps {adv}
for a while: pour un bout de temps {adv}
a short while ago: il y a peu {adv}
tout à l'heure {adv}
for quite a while: depuis un bon bout de temps {adv}
in a little while: tout à l'heure {adv}
once in a while: de temps en temps {adv}
He won't be back for quite a while.: Il ne reviendra pas de sitôt.
I saw him while I was biking.: Je l'ai aperçu en faisant du vélo.
One should strike while the iron's hot.: Il faut battre le fer pendant qu'il est chaud.prov.
One would almost hold one's breath while passing by their study.: C'est tout juste si on ne retenait pas son souffle en passant devant leur étude.
to get out while the going is good: tirer son épingle du jeuloc.

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