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while, US hwaIlA conj1 ( although) bien que (+ subj), quoique (+ subj) ; while the house is big, it is not in a very good state bien que or quoique la maison soit grande, elle n'est pas en très bon état ; the peaches, while being ripe, had little taste les pêches, quoique mûres, avaient peu de goût ;2 ( as long as) tant que ; while there's life there's hope tant qu'il y a de la vie, il y a de l'espoir ;3 ( during the time that) ( with different subjects) pendant que ; ( with the same subject) alors que ; sit there while I speak to Brigitte asseyez-vous là pendant que je parle à Brigitte ; he made a sandwich while I phoned il a fait un sandwich pendant que je téléphonais ; he met her while on holiday il l' a rencontrée pendant qu'il était en vacances ; while in Spain I visited Madrid pendant que j'étais en Espagne j'ai visité Madrid ; he collapsed while mowing the lawn il a eu un malaise alors qu'il tondait le gazon ;4 ( at the same time as) en ; I fell asleep while watching TV je me suis endormi en regardant la télé ; this eliminates draughts while allowing air to circulate cela élimine les courants d'air tout en permettant à l'air de circuler ; close the door while you're about ou at it ferme la porte pendant que tu y es ; ‘MOT while you wait’ ‘contrôle technique express’ ; ‘heels repaired while you wait’ ‘talons minute’ ;5 ( whereas) tandis que.B n a while ago ou back ○ il y a quelque temps ; a while later quelque temps plus tard ; a good ou long while ago il y a longtemps ; for a good while pendant longtemps ; a good while later longtemps après, beaucoup plus tard ; a short ou little while ago il y a peu de temps ; a short while later, after a short while peu de temps après ; it will be ou take a while cela va prendre un certain temps ; it takes a while to cook cela prend un certain temps à cuire ; it may take a while ça risque de prendre un certain temps ; to wait a while longer attendre encore un peu ; to stop/rest for a while s'arrêter/se reposer un peu or un moment ; after a while he fell asleep au bout d'un moment il s'est endormi ; after a while I started to trust him au bout d'un moment or au bout d'un certain temps j'ai commencé à lui faire confiance ; he worked, humming all the while ou the whole while il travaillait tout en chantonnant ; and all the while ou the whole while, he was cheating on her et depuis le début, il la trompait ; once in a while de temps en temps ; in between whiles entre-temps. ⇒ worth.■ while away:▶ while away [sth] tuer [hours, minutes] (doing, by doing en faisant) ; to while away the time by playing cards tuer le temps en jouant aux cartes.
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