Betydning av while på norsk

• 0 during or at the same time as

  • She reads the newspaper while eating breakfast. Hun lever avisen mens hun spiser frokost.

  • While they were on vacation their car was stolen. Mens de var på ferie, ble bilen deres stjålet.

• 1 indicates a difference

  • While the first test was really hard, the second was really easy. Mens den første prøven var veldig vanskelig, var den andre veldig lett.

• 2 although

  • While caring for elderly parents can be stressful, it is rewarding too. Selv om det å pleie gamle foreldre kan være stressende, er det givende også.

• 3 a period of time

  • We had to wait a while. Vi måtte vente en stund.

  • It was a good while before he came out again. Det gikk en god stund før han kom ut igjen.

  • Dad worked in Cairo for a little while. Pappa jobbet i Kairo en liten stund.

• 4 during the time that

  • I saw him while I was out walking.

• 5 although

  • While I sympathize, I can’t really do very much to help.

• 6 a space of time

  • It took me quite a while

  • It’s a long while since we saw her.