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1 between
bi'twi:n1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) (i)mellom2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) (i)mellom, på3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) (dem) imellom, til sammen, ved forente krefter4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) (i)mellom•imellomIadv. \/bɪˈtwiːn\/(i)mellomin between imellom, i mellomtidenIIprep. \/bɪˈtwiːn\/ eller 'tween(i)mellombetween now and then i mellomtidenbetween us\/you\/them sammen, i felleskapbetween you and me eller between ourselves mellom oss, oss imellom(in) between times eller (in) between whiles i mellomtiden, i tiden mellom (to tidspunkt) -
2 while
1. conjunction( also whilst)1) (during the time that: I saw him while I was out walking.) mens; under, så lenge2) (although: While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.) selv om2. noun(a space of time: It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her.) tid(srom), stund- worth one's whilemens--------stundIsubst. \/waɪl\/stund, tid• that took a good while!all the\/this\/that while hele (den\/denne) tidenat whiles av og til, undertidenbetween whiles ( gammeldags) mellom slagenefor a while en stund, (for) en tidfor once in a while for en gangs skyld• could you shut up for once in a while?in a while om en stundlong while past en (lang) stund(every) once in a while av og til, en gang i blant, en sjelden gangworth (one's) while umaken verdt, noens umake verdtIIverb \/waɪl\/bare i uttrykkwhile away fordriveIIIsubjunksjon \/waɪl\/1) mens, så lenge, undermens han snakket, skrev han ned passordet• while in London, she studied economicsmens hun var i London, studerte hun økonomi2) mens (derimot), selv om, samtidig som• Jane was dressed in brown, while Mary was dressed in blueJane var kledd i brunt, mens Mary var kledd i blått• while I admit his good sides, I can see his badsamtidig som jeg kan se de gode sidene hans, kan jeg også se de dårlige• while we cannot help you now, we may do so laterselv om vi ikke kan hjelpe deg nå, er det mulig vi kan det senerewhile there is life there is hope så lenge det er liv, er det håp
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