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1 ♦ while
♦ while (1) /waɪl/cong.1 mentre; nel tempo che; intanto che; finché: While ( I was) reading, I fell asleep, mentre stavo leggendo mi sono addormentato; While I was coming here, John had an accident, intanto che venivo qua, John ha avuto un incidente; The walls are yellow, while the ceiling is white, le pareti sono gialle mentre il soffitto è bianco; While in London, you should call on him, finché sei a Londra, dovresti fargli visita2 sebbene; pure; quantunque: While I admit his good points, I'm fully aware of his bad ones, pur riconoscendo i suoi lati buoni, non mi sfuggono affatto quelli cattivi● (comm.) while-you-wait service, servizio immediato □ (prov.) While there's life there's hope, finché c'è vita c'è speranza.♦ while (2) /waɪl/n.momento; tempo: in a little while, in breve tempo; tra un momento; fra poco; a long while ago, molto tempo fa; What have you been doing all this while?, che cosa hai fatto tutto questo tempo?; That's enough for a little while, questo basterà per un po' di tempo; DIALOGO → - Asking about work 1- I left the company a while back, ho lasciato l'azienda tempo fa; DIALOGO → - Recorded delivery- She's been expecting this parcel for a while, è molto tempo che aspetta questo pacco; DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- See you in a while, ci vediamo tra un po'● the while, nel frattempo; e intanto □ between whiles, di quando in quando; ogni tanto; negli intervalli □ for a long while, per molto tempo; per un (bel) pezzo (fam.) □ once in a while, una volta ogni tanto; occasionalmente; di quando in quando □ It isn't worth while, non ne vale la pena □ Please do it; I'll make it worth your while, ti prego di farlo; saprò ricompensarti. -
2 -Recorded delivery-
At home Recorded deliveryI've got a recorded delivery for Mrs Dipley. Ho una raccomandata per la signora Dipley.Can you take delivery of it? Può prenderla lei in consegna?I'll sign for it. Firmo io per la consegna.She's out at work. È al lavoro.It looks like it might be her new passport. Potrebbe essere il suo nuovo passaporto.She's been expecting this parcel for a while. È molto tempo che aspetta questo pacco.
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