Traducción & Definición
While (I was sleeping...): Mientras, a pesar de que (yo dormía)
In British English, whilst is often used in place of "while".
While he presented an impressive CV, he did not do very well in the interview. A pesar de tener un currículum impresionante, no le fue muy bien en la entrevista.
Can you wait for me while I get a few things from the store? ¿Puedes esperarme un momento mientras voy a comprar unas cosas a la tienda?
While (on the building site, be very careful): Cuando (estés en la obra ten mucho cuidado)
(to wait for) a while: (esperar) un rato
It's been a while since I last heard from you. Hacía tiempo que no sabía nada de ti.
Pronunciation examples
UK: Whilst you're up, would you mind making me a cup of tea?
US: I cut my chin while shaving this morning.
Ejemplos
- "And while I'm here, we'll be serving dinner in about half an hour."
- "Horatio : Do you know who is feeding my monkeys while we're gone?"
- "Bruno : I felt like the king of the world while Betty's banquet continued."
- "Yes, yes... "heart attack while saving orphans from a fire"."
- "Now you shake the test tube, while I sing the peace and love song."
- "For those of you just tuning in, it was reported that the eccentric perfume magnate was piloting a hot air balloon while drunk when he lost control of the machine."
- "I'm sitting in Mr. Warbuckle's golf cart, while he drives me around the ranch."
- "while children like dogs because they often solve mysteries in a large van in cartoons."
- "Perhaps Michael can write a song to sing while you shake the bottle?"
- "At the same time, Philip developed a talent for sales while travelling door to door with his father and selling first hot dogs, then toasters, and eventually insurance policies."
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