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1 while
[waɪl]1. conjunction2) during the time that:بينَماI saw him while I was out walking.
3) although:مع أنَّWhile I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.
2. nouna space of time:فَتْرَه، بُرْهَهIt's a long while since we saw her.
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2 while
بَيْنَما \ as: while; when: He hit me as I went past. whereas: but: They are looking for a house, whereas we would rather live in a flat. while: during the time that: I met him while I was in London. I read the paper while I waited for him. -
3 while
مُدَّة قَصِيرة \ a little: a short time: Wait here a little. while: a period: I waited a long while. He arrived a short (or a little) while ago. -
4 while
فَتْرَة \ period: a length of time: a short period: a period of three hours. spell: a period of time: a long spell of fine weather. while: a period: I waited a long while. He arrived a short (or a little) while ago. -
5 while away
to pass (time) without boredom:يَقْضي الوَقْت، يَقْتُل الوَقْتHe whiled away the time by reading.
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6 a while
لِفَتْرَةٍ قَصِيرَةٍ \ a while: for a short time: Let’s wait a while. -
7 once in a while
occasionally:قَليلا، بين حينٍ وآخر، أحْياناI meet him once in a while at the club.
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8 strike while the iron is hot
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9 worth one's while
worth one's time and trouble:جَدير بالوَقْت الذي يُنفَق عَلَيْهIt's not worth your while reading this book, because it isn't accurate.
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10 once in a while
بَيْن حِينٍ وآخر \ every now and again, every now and then: again and again, but with no regular space between. once in a while: sometimes, but not often. -
11 once in a while
أَحْيَانًا \ now and again, now and then: sometimes. occasionally: sometimes, but not often or regularly. off and on, on and off: not continuously; at one time and another: It has been raining off and on the whole day. once in a while: sometimes, but not often. sometimes: at certain times but not always: Sometimes I win and sometimes I don’t. England sometimes has a hot summer, but not often. -
12 time, period, while
بُرْهَة (فَترةٌ زَمنيَّة) \ time, period, while. -
13 madam
while [dama] Per madam, Swa maadamu borrowed from Ar -
14 mudda
while; period [madda] Aze müddet, Hin muddat, Per moddat, Swa muda, Tur müddet borrowed from Ar -
15 بينما أنت منتظر
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16 in cold blood
while free from excitement or passion:بِدَمٍ بارِدٍHe killed his son in cold blood.
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17 in passing
while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means:عَرَضا، بِصورَة عابِرَه، أثْناء الكَلامHe told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it.
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18 in the presence of
while (someone) is present:في حُضورDon't talk about it in my mother's presence.
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19 فترة
فَتْرَة \ period: a length of time: a short period: a period of three hours. spell: a period of time: a long spell of fine weather. while: a period: I waited a long while. He arrived a short (or a little) while ago. \ فَتْرَة \ interval: a space (in time or distance) between two things: an interval of ten minutes between two parts of a play; a wire fence, with posts at three metre intervals. \ See Also مسافَة فاصِلة \ فَتْرَة ازدِحام الطُّرق والمُواصَلات \ rush hour: the time when crowds of people are travelling to or from work: Buses are packed full during the rush hours. \ فَتْرَة انْتِظار \ wait: a time or act of waiting: We missed the bus and had a long wait for the next one. \ فَتْرَة انقِطاع \ intermission: a short pause or rest before sth. continues (as between acts in the theatre). \ فَتْرَة رَاحَة \ respite: a short period of rest or escape: There was no respite from the continual firing of the guns. \ فَتْرَة زمنية \ lapse: (of time) a period that has passed without sth. happening: There was a lapse of two years between his visits. time: a particular moment: Last time I saw him (When I last saw him), he looked ill. \ See Also مرة (مَرَّة) \ فَتْرَة الصَّوْم الكبير قبل عيد الفِصْح \ Lent: (in the Christian religion) a period of forty days before Easter. \ فَتْرَة عشر سَنَوات \ decade: a period of ten years. \ لِفَتْرَةٍ طَويلَةٍ \ for ages: infml., for a long time: I haven’t seen him for ages. \ لِفَتْرَةٍ قَصِيرَةٍ \ a while: for a short time: Let’s wait a while. -
20 بينما
بَيْنَما \ as: while; when: He hit me as I went past. whereas: but: They are looking for a house, whereas we would rather live in a flat. while: during the time that: I met him while I was in London. I read the paper while I waited for him.
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