While
//ʍaɪl//
Translations of "while" (66 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | بَيْنَمَا(during the same time that), فلْوقْط(during the same time that), فِي حِين(during the same time that), لما(during the same time that), وخّا(although), فَتْرَة(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), مُدَّة(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | baynamā, fəlwəqṭ, fī ḥīn, lama, wəḵḵa, fatra, mudda | |
| Armenian | մինչ(during the same time that) | minčʻ | |
| Asturian | dun(during the same time that), mientres(during the same time that) | — | |
| Bashkir | булһа ла(although) | bulha la | |
| Basque | bitartean(during the same time that) | — | |
| Belarusian | да таго́ ча́су, паку́ль(during the same time that), паку́ль(during the same time that), у той час як(during the same time that) | da tahó čásu, pakúlʹ, pakúlʹ, u toj čas jak | |
| Bulgarian | докато(during the same time that) | dokato | |
| Catalan | malgrat(although), mentre(during the same time that), mentre que(during the same time that), estona(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Central Kurdish | ئەگەرچی(although), ماوە(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | egerçî, mawe | |
| Chinese Mandarin | ...的時候 /...的时候(during the same time that), 當 /当(during the same time that), 一段時間 /一段时间(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | ...de shíhou, dāng, yī duàn shíjiān | |
| Czech | byť(although), zatímco(during the same time that), chvíle(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Danish | medens(during the same time that), mens(during the same time that) | — | |
| Dutch | hoewel(although), terwijl(during the same time that), terwijl(although), zolang(as long as), een hele tijd(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), momentje(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), poosje(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), tijdje(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Dutch Low Saxon | zet(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), zetje(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Egyptian | x*t:f(during the same time that) | ḫft | |
| Esperanto | dum(during the same time that), kvankam(although) | — | |
| Finnish | kun(during the same time that), kun(as long as), kun taas(although), niin kauan kuin(as long as), samaan aikaan kun(during the same time that), sillä aikaa kun(during the same time that), sillä aikaa kun(as long as), sillä välin kun(during the same time that), sillä välin kun(as long as), vaikka(although), vaikkakin(although), aika(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| French | alors que(during the same time that), bien que(although), pendant que(during the same time that), quoique(although), tandis que(during the same time that), tandis que(although), tant que(during the same time that), tant que(as long as), moment(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Galician | entrementres(during the same time that), mentres(during the same time that), namentres(during the same time that), intre(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), tempo(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Georgian | განმავლობაში(during the same time that), დრო(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), დროის მონაკვეთი(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | ganmavlobaši, dro, drois monaḳveti | |
| German | auch wenn(although), obgleich(although), obwohl(although), solange(during the same time that), solange(as long as), während(during the same time that), während(although), Weilchen n diminutive(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), Weile(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), Zeitspanne(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), (gemeinsam) die Zeit verbringen(to entertain (someone) in order to let time pass), beschäftigen(to entertain (someone) in order to let time pass), unterhalten(to entertain (someone) in order to let time pass), vertrödeln(to loiter) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴(during the same time that), 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | þandē, ƕeila | |
| Greek | αν και(although), ενόσω(during the same time that), ενώ(during the same time that), ενώ(although), εφόσον(as long as), καίτοι(although), καθώς(during the same time that), μολονότι(although), διάστημα(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), χρόνος(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | an kai, enóso, enó, enó, efóson, kaítoi, kathós, molonóti, diástima, chrónos | |
| Hebrew | בזמן ש־(during the same time that) | biz'mán she- | |
| Hungarian | ameddig(during the same time that), ameddig(as long as), amíg(during the same time that), amíg(as long as), bár(although), habár(although), jóllehet(although), mialatt(during the same time that), miközben(during the same time that), míg(during the same time that), míg(as long as), noha(although), ámbár(although), egy darabig(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), egy ideig(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), idő(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Ido | dum(during the same time that), dum ke(during the same time that) | — | |
| Indonesian | sementara(during the same time that), seraya(during the same time that) | — | |
| Interlingua | ben que(although), durante que(during the same time that), tempore(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Irish | agus(during the same time that), chomh fada is(as long as), chúns(as long as), scaitheamh(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), tamall(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Italian | benché(although), malgrado(although), mentre(during the same time that), sebbene(although), lasso di tempo(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), periodo(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), po'(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), intrattenere(to entertain (someone) in order to let time pass) | — | |
| Japanese | ...ながら(during the same time that), ...時に(during the same time that), ...間に(during the same time that), 期間(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | ...nagara, ...toki ni, ...aida ni, kikan | |
| Kazakh | сол уақытта(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | sol uaqytta | |
| Khmer | ក្នុងពេល(during the same time that) | knoŋ peel | |
| Korean | 동안(during the same time that), 기간(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), 동안(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), 한참(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | dong'an, gigan, dong'an, hancham | |
| Latgalian | cikom(during the same time that), koleņ(during the same time that) | — | |
| Latin | dum(during the same time that), dōnec(during the same time that) | — | |
| Latvian | kamēr(during the same time that) | — | |
| Low German | wil(during the same time that) | — | |
| Macedonian | додека(during the same time that), иако(although), макар(although) | dodeka, iako, makar | |
| Malay | sambil(during the same time that), semasa(during the same time that), sementara(during the same time that) | — | |
| Manchu | ᠪᡳᠯᠠᡤᠠᠨ(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | bilagan | |
| Māori | keiwhā(during the same time that), koi(during the same time that) | — | |
| Navajo | yínee'(although) | — | |
| Norwegian | stund(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | mens(during the same time that), selv om(although), så lenge(as long as) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | medan(during the same time that) | — | |
| Old Church Slavonic | ѥгда(during the same time that) | jegda | |
| Old English | þā hwīle þe(during the same time that), hwīl(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Persian | مادامی که(during the same time that), هنگامی که(during the same time that) | mâdâmê ke, hangâmi ke | |
| Polish | chociaż(although), dopóki(during the same time that), gdy(during the same time that), mimo(although), podczas(during the same time that), chwila(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), jakiś czas(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Portuguese | embora(although), enquanto(during the same time that), malgrado(although), tempo(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Romanian | cât timp(as long as), deși(although), în timp ce(during the same time that), vreme(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Russian | в то вре́мя, как(during the same time that), во вре́мя(during the same time that), до тех пор, пока́(during the same time that), пока́(during the same time that), хотя́(although), вре́мя(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), промежу́ток вре́мени(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | v to vrémja, kak, vo vrémja, do tex por, poká, poká, xotjá, vrémja, promežútok vrémeni | |
| Scottish Gaelic | greis(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | dok(during the same time that), док(during the same time that) | — | |
| Sicilian | a mentri ca(during the same time that), a p'assissì(during the same time that), nnô mentri ca(during the same time that) | — | |
| Spanish | aun cuando(although), aunque(although), bien que(although), con tal que(as long as), demientra (desus.)(during the same time that), en tanto que(as long as), mientra (desus.)(during the same time that), mientras(during the same time that), mientras(as long as), mientras que(during the same time that), si bien(although), siempre y cuando(as long as), rato(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Swedish | fastän(although), medan(during the same time that), stund(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), tag(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Thai | ในขณะที่(during the same time that), ขณะที่(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | nai-kà-nà-tîi | |
| Turkish | aynı zamanda(during the same time that), iken(during the same time that), ken(during the same time that), rağmen(although), iken(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), ken(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Ukrainian | до тих пір, як(during the same time that), до́ки(during the same time that), по́ки(during the same time that), під ча́с(during the same time that), у той час як(during the same time that) | do tyx pir, jak, dóky, póky, pid čás, u toj čas jak | |
| Vietnamese | trong khi(during the same time that), trong lúc(during the same time that) | — | |
| Walloon | cweki(although), mågré ki(although), sol tins ki(during the same time that), tins ki(during the same time that), hapêye(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), houbonde(uncertain duration of time, a period of time), moumint(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Welsh | sbel(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| West-Frisian | wylst(during the same time that), skoft(uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | — | |
| Yiddish | בעת(during the same time that) | beys |
بَيْنَمَا, فلْوقْط, فِي حِين, لما, وخّا, فَتْرَة, مُدَّة
baynamā, fəlwəqṭ, fī ḥīn, lama, wəḵḵa, fatra, mudda
dun, mientres
bitartean
malgrat, mentre, mentre que, estona
byť, zatímco, chvíle
medens, mens
hoewel, terwijl, terwijl, zolang, een hele tijd, momentje, poosje, tijdje
zet, zetje
dum, kvankam
kun, kun, kun taas, niin kauan kuin, samaan aikaan kun, sillä aikaa kun, sillä aikaa kun, sillä välin kun, sillä välin kun, vaikka, vaikkakin, aika
alors que, bien que, pendant que, quoique, tandis que, tandis que, tant que, tant que, moment
entrementres, mentres, namentres, intre, tempo
auch wenn, obgleich, obwohl, solange, solange, während, während, Weilchen n diminutive, Weile, Zeitspanne, (gemeinsam) die Zeit verbringen, beschäftigen, unterhalten, vertrödeln
αν και, ενόσω, ενώ, ενώ, εφόσον, καίτοι, καθώς, μολονότι, διάστημα, χρόνος
an kai, enóso, enó, enó, efóson, kaítoi, kathós, molonóti, diástima, chrónos
ameddig, ameddig, amíg, amíg, bár, habár, jóllehet, mialatt, miközben, míg, míg, noha, ámbár, egy darabig, egy ideig, idő
dum, dum ke
sementara, seraya
ben que, durante que, tempore
agus, chomh fada is, chúns, scaitheamh, tamall
benché, malgrado, mentre, sebbene, lasso di tempo, periodo, po', intrattenere
cikom, koleņ
dum, dōnec
kamēr
wil
sambil, semasa, sementara
keiwhā, koi
yínee'
stund
mens, selv om, så lenge
medan
þā hwīle þe, hwīl
chociaż, dopóki, gdy, mimo, podczas, chwila, jakiś czas
embora, enquanto, malgrado, tempo
cât timp, deși, în timp ce, vreme
в то вре́мя, как, во вре́мя, до тех пор, пока́, пока́, хотя́, вре́мя, промежу́ток вре́мени
v to vrémja, kak, vo vrémja, do tex por, poká, poká, xotjá, vrémja, promežútok vrémeni
greis
dok, док
a mentri ca, a p'assissì, nnô mentri ca
aun cuando, aunque, bien que, con tal que, demientra (desus.), en tanto que, mientra (desus.), mientras, mientras, mientras que, si bien, siempre y cuando, rato
fastän, medan, stund, tag
aynı zamanda, iken, ken, rağmen, iken, ken
до тих пір, як, до́ки, по́ки, під ча́с, у той час як
do tyx pir, jak, dóky, póky, pid čás, u toj čas jak
trong khi, trong lúc
cweki, mågré ki, sol tins ki, tins ki, hapêye, houbonde, moumint
sbel
wylst, skoft
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