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1. n
1)

a while — un po' (di tempo)

for a little while — per un po'

for a long while — per un bel po', a lungo

after a while — dopo un po'

for a while — per un po', per un certo periodo

I lived in London for a while — ho abitato a Londra per un po'

in a while — tra poco

once in a while — ogni tanto, una volta ogni tanto

it will be a good while before he gets here — gli ci vorrà un bel po' (di tempo) per arrivare qui

a little while ago — poco fa

he was here a while ago — era qui poco fa

in between whiles — nel frattempo

quite a while — diverso tempo

I haven't seen him for quite a while — è da diverso tempo che non lo vedo

all the while — tutto il tempo

2)

we'll make it worth your while — faremo in modo che non ti penta

it might be worth your while to ... — forse ti converrebbe...

2. conj
1) (during the time that) mentre, (as long as) finché, mentre

while this was happening — mentre avveniva questo

she fell asleep while reading — si addormentò mentre stava leggendo

it won't happen while I'm here — non accadrà finché sono qui io

you hold the torch while I look inside — tieni la pila mentre io guardo dentro

2) (although) benché + sub, sebbene + sub, anche se

while I agree with what you have said — benché sia d'accordo or anche se sono d'accordo con ciò che hai detto

while this may seem expensive, it's worth it — anche se può sembrare costoso, vale la spesa

3) (whereas) mentre

I enjoy sport, while he prefers reading — a me piace lo sport, mentre lui preferisce la lettura

Isobel is very dynamic, while Kay is more laid-back — Isobel è molto attiva mentre Kay è più tranquilla


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