Whiles in spanish
pronunciation: iles part of speech: noun, verb
while3 = rato, breve período de tiempo.
Example: The former library was in fact only used as a store for a while.more:
» after a little while = después de un ratito, después de unos minutos, al rato, al ratito, después de un rato.
Example: After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, 'Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you'.» after a while = transcurrido un tiempo, después de un tiempo, después de un rato, al rato.
Example: After a while, Isabelle comes to doubt her perceptions of reality, and enters into an oniric universe of doubt and mystery.» a little while = un ratito, unos minutos.
Example: Whether your tastes differ from mine or not, just kick back, pour yourself a drink and stay right here a little while.» all the while = todo el rato, todo el tiempo, siempre, al mismo tiempo.
Example: The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while.» a long while ago = hace mucho tiempo.
Example: His sister died a long while ago, leaving just Priya as Mr. Brown's only kin.» a short while ago = hace poco tiempo, hace muy poco tiempo.
Example: I found myself in a similar situation a short while ago.» awhile = un rato, un tiempo, algún tiempo. [También escrito "a while"]
Example: The major IT players are content to wait awhile before modifying their operating systems.» a while ago = hace un tiempo, hace (ya) algún tiempo, hace tiempo, hace un rato, hace rato, hace un poco, hace poco.
Example: A while ago I experienced redness around my urinary meatus and my urologist said that it was normal to have that once you start having sex.» a while back = hace (ya) algún tiempo.
Example: They co-operated a while back in the conversion of a supply vessel into a special maintenance vessel for sandblasting and painting offshore.» be worth + Posesivo + while = merecerle la pena a Uno, valerle la pena a Uno.
Example: There was nothing to stop another American publisher from reprinting the book if he thought it worth his while, a practice that was known as piracy although it was in fact legal.» erstwhile = antiguamente. [Adverbio]
Example: Hans Pauer, erstwhile Director of the Portrait Collection at the Austrian National Library, died on 25th May 89.» erstwhile = antiguo. [Adjetivo]
Example: This article relates the professional experiences of an erstwhile academic librarian.» every once in a while = de vez en cuando, alguna que otra vez, de cuando en cuando, cada cuando, cada cierto tiempo, de trecho en trencho, de tanto en tanto, cada tanto, cada tanto tiempo, a cada rato.
Example: It does help to every once in a while ask where we came from and where we are going as a library.» for a good while = durante algún tiempo, durante un buen rato, por un buen rato.
Example: Not doing so can not only affect your score, it can also lead to serious injury that may keep you out of golf for a good while.» for a little while = durante un ratito, durante un rato.
Example: The truth may hurt for a little while but a lie hurts forever.» for a long while = durante mucho tiempo, mucho tiempo, desde hace tiempo, desde hace mucho tiempo.
Example: When you talk loudly for a long while, you put a lot of strain on your vocal chords.» for a short while = brevemente, por unos momentos, por poco tiempo, durante poco tiempo.
Example: They have only been around for a short while but they are making a big impact already.» for a while = durante algún tiempo, durante un rato.
Example: The former library was in fact only used as a store for a while.» for a while = hace algún tiempo que, desde hace algún tiempo.
Example: For a while, he has been extorting money from her, threatening, if she didn't, to reveal all the details about their past life.» for quite a while now = ya hace bastante tiempo.
Example: In Sweden, for quite a while now, the cataloging of the National Library and the tapes of abstracting and indexing services have been merged into one system.» for some while = durante algún tiempo.
Example: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.» in a little while = en un ratito, en unos minutos.
Example: Go back inside and tell mom that I'll be there in a little while.» in a while = desde hace algún tiempo.
Example: This is the first ground coffee we've had in a while -- it seems we've turned into such ponces we can only drink freshly ground beans these days.» last (for) + a while = durar cierto tiempo, durar algún tiempo, durar tiempo.
Example: What's the best lipstick or colored lipgloss that will last for a while without me having to reapply it every 5 minutes?.» once in a while = de vez en cuando.
Example: But why, I ask you, can he not be supportive, even once in a while?.» see you later alligator (...after/for/in a while crocodile) = me las piro vampiro, hasta mañana iguana. [Forma coloquial de despedirse, a lo que se suele responder after/for/in a while crocodile]
Example: When I was a kid, my grandfather used to say to my brother and I when we left his house 'See you later, alligator' and we would say 'After awhile, crocodile!' .» short while = poco tiempo.
Example: In a library, as elsewhere, users expect to have to wait a short while at least for an answer.» some while ago = hace (ya) algún tiempo.
Example: The built some while ago a diesel-powered engine capable of getaway speeds of more than six knots.» take + a while = llevar tiempo, durar tiempo, tardar tiempo, tomar tiempo.
Example: I will agree that it takes quite a while to sensitize yourself to the implications of the use of chairman.» worthwhile = digno de consideración, que merece la pena, que vale la pena.
Example: Dust is an enemy of microcomputers as it is with any piece of electrical apparatus, and a dust cover costing a few pounds is a worthwhile purchase.while away4 = pasar el tiempo, pasar el rato, matar el tiempo, matar el rato. [También escrito wile away, aunque hay quien lo rechaza como incorrecto]
Example: The park is huge and great for whiling away a couple of hours on a sunny afternoon or crisp autumn day.more:
» while away + the hours = pasar las horas, matar las horas, pasar el tiempo, pasar el rato, matar el tiempo, matar el rato. [También escrito wile away, aunque hay quien lo rechaza como incorrecto]
Example: Most people are content to while away the hours on a beach with a good book in hand and a picnic cooler at their feet.» while away + the time = pasar el tiempo, pasar el rato, matar el tiempo, matar el rato. [También escrito wile away, aunque hay quien lo rechaza como incorrecto]
Example: The purpose of life is to while away the time between birth and death as pleasantly as possible.