While

"While" in 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)

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