while

while
[(h)waɪl] 1. союз
1) пока, в то время как

Take a nap while I'm out. — Поспи, пока меня не будет.

2)
а) несмотря на то, что; тогда как (вводит уступительные придаточные предложения)

It was an easy task for an expert, while it was dangerous for a novice. — Для профессионала это была лёгкая задача, тогда как для новичка она была трудной.

Syn:
б) хотя
Syn:
3) наряду с тем, что

While the book will be welcomed by scholars, it will make an immediate appeal to the general reader. — Наряду с тем, что книга встретит одобрение специалистов, она найдёт живой отклик и у широкого читателя.

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While there's life there's hope. посл. — Пока живу, надеюсь.

2. сущ.
1) время, промежуток времени

a long while — долго

a short while — недолго

for a while — на (какое-то) время, ненадолго

for a good while — на довольно долгое время

in a little while — скоро, через какое-то время

2) поэт.; обычно the while всё время; тем временем

The while his right [hand] did shade / His eyes from the bright sun. (W. Morris) — Всё это время он правой рукой заслонял глаза от слепящего солнца.

Syn:
all the time, in the meantime
3) затраченное время и труд; хлопоты, беспокойство

to be worth a / smb.'s while — сто́ить затраченного времени и усилий

It would be worth your while to talk to the editor. — Тебе сто́ит поговорить с редактором.

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3. гл.
1) обычно while away проводить, коротать (время)

to while away the time a few hours — скоротать несколько часов

I'm just whiling away my time, waiting for the train to come in. — Я просто коротаю время в ожидании поезда.

2) диал. тянуться, ползти, медленно проходить (о времени)

That year whiled for me. — Тот год показался мне вечностью.


Англо-русский современный словарь. 2014.

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