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1 whiles
[wáilz]1.conjunction obsolete = while 2. —;2.adverb dialectalvčasih -
2 while
1. conjunction( also whilst)1) (during the time that: I saw him while I was out walking.) medtem ko2) (although: While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.) čeprav2. noun(a space of time: It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her.) čas- worth one's while* * *I [wáil]nountrenutek, hip, čas, kratka časovna dobaafter a while — čez nekaj časa, čez trenutekat whiles — včasih, tu pa tama long while, a good while — dolgo časabetween whiles — v presledkih, tu pa tamonce in a while — od časa do časa, včasih, prigodnothe while — ta čas, tačas, medtemit isn't worth (one's) while — to se ne izplača, to ni vredno trudaII [wail]conjunctionmedtem ko, dokler, za časa; čeprav, dasinever, while I live — nikoli, dokler sem jaz živwhile our opponent, he is not our enemy — čeprav je naš nasprotnik, ni naš sovražnikwhile there is life there is hope — človek upa, dokler živiwhile at school he never worked — ves čas, ko je bil v šoli, ni nič delalIII [wáil]transitive verbprebiti, preživetito while away the time — (prijetno) prebiti, preživeti čas -
3 between
[bi'twi:n]1) (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.) med2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) med3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) med4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) med•* * *I [bitwí:n]adverb betwixt and between — niti eno niti drugoin between — sredi, v sredinifew and far between — na redko, v velikih razdaljahII [bitwí:n]prepositionmedbetween the devil and the deep sea, between two fires — med Scilo in Karibdo, med dvema ognjemathere's many a slip between the cup and the lip, between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip — ne hvali dneva pred večerombetween hay and grass — ne tič ne miš, niti eno niti drugo
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Whiles — Whiles, adv. [See {While}, n., and { wards}.] 1. Meanwhile; meantime. [R.] [1913 Webster] The good knight whiles humming to himself the lay of some majored troubadour. Sir. W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. sometimes; at times. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whiles — Whiles, conj. During the time that; while. [Archaic] Chaucer. Fuller. [1913 Webster] Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him. Matt. v. 25. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whiles — [hwīlz, wīlz] adv. [ME < while (see WHILE) + adv. gen. s] Chiefly Scot. SOMETIMES conj. Now Chiefly Dial. WHILE … English World dictionary
Whiles — Recorded in many spellings including While, Whiles, Willas, Wiles, Willes, Wills, Willys, Williss, Willos and Wileson, this is an English patronymic surname. It is however arguably of early Germanic or Anglo Saxon pre 7th century origins deriving … Surnames reference
whiles — be·tween·whiles; whiles; … English syllables
whiles — North Country (Newcastle) Words sometimes: it rains whiles … English dialects glossary
whiles — I. conjunction Etymology: Middle English, from while + s, adverb suffix more at whence Date: 12th century archaic while II. adverb Date: 15th century chiefly Scottish sometimes … New Collegiate Dictionary
whiles — /hwuylz, wuylz/, adv. 1. Chiefly Scot. at times. 2. Obs. in the meantime. conj. 3. Archaic. while. [1175 1225; ME; see WHILE, S1] * * * … Universalium
whiles — conjunction /waɪlz/ while … Wiktionary
whiles — hwaɪl /w n. time; period of time; short time; few moments; effort v. spend time; pass time prep. until (Archaic) conj. during, at the same time as; as long as; despite; if … English contemporary dictionary
whiles — conjunction archaic form of while. Origin ME: orig. in adverbs such as somewhiles formerly , otherwhiles at times … English new terms dictionary