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I. while [(h)waɪl] N no pl

while: Weile f <->

I only stayed for a short while: ich blieb nur eine kurze Weile

he's been gone quite a while: er ist schon eine ganze Weile weg

all the while: die ganze Zeit [über]

a while ago: vor einer Weile

in a while: in Kürze

in a while: bald <eher, am ehesten>

I'll be fine in a while: mir geht's bald wieder gut

to be worth [the] while: die Mühe wert sein

to be worth [the] while: sich acc lohnen

II. while [(h)waɪl] CONJ

1. while (during which time):

while: während

I don't want to be bothered while I'm recording: solange ich aufnehme, möchte ich nicht gestört werden

while I was in Italy ...: als ich in Italien war, ...

I'm going to the post office — while you're there can you get me some stamps?: ich gehe zum Postamt — kannst du mir dort ein paar Briefmarken besorgen?

he fell asleep while waiting: er schlief beim Warten ein

while on duty: im Dienst

2. while (although):

while: obwohl

while I fully understand your point of view, ...: wenn ich Ihren Standpunkt auch vollkommen verstehe, ...

while he does drive to work, he reduces the environmental impact by taking others with him: er fährt zwar mit dem Wagen zur Arbeit, reduziert aber die Umweltbelastung, indem er andere mitnimmt

3. while (however):

while: wo[hin]gegen

he gets thirty thousand pounds a year while I get a meagre fifteen!: er bekommt dreißigtausend Pfund im Jahr, während ich gerade mal schlappe fünfzehntausend kriege inf

III. while [(h)waɪl] VB trans

to while away the time: sich dat die Zeit vertreiben

Present
I	while
you	while
he/she/it	whiles
we	while
you	while
they	while

Past
I	whiling
you	whiling
he/she/it	whiling
we	whiling
you	whiling
they	whiling

Present Perfect
I	have	whiling
you	have	whiling
he/she/it	has	whiling
we	have	whiling
you	have	whiling
they	have	whiling

Past Perfect
I	had	whiling
you	had	whiling
he/she/it	had	whiling
we	had	whiling
you	had	whiling
they	had	whiling

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a while ago: vor einer Weile

in a while: bald <eher, am ehesten>

while on duty: im Dienst

for a bit/while: ein bisschen/eine Weile

all the while: die ganze Zeit [über]

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