Lúc, chốc, lát

after a while

một lát sau

a long while

một lúc lâu, một thời gian dài

in a little while

ngay

for a long while past

từ lâu

all the while

suốt thời gian

between whiles

giữa lúc đó

for a while

một lúc

the while

trong lúc đó, trong khi

once in a while

thỉnh thoảng, đôi khi

to be worth [[[one's]]] while

bõ công, đáng làm

lãng phí, làm mất, để trôi qua; giết (thì giờ)

to while away the time

để thì giờ trôi qua; giết thì giờ

Trong lúc, trong khi, đang khi, đang lúc

while at school, he worked very hard

khi còn ở trường anh ta học tập rất chăm chỉ

Chừng nào còn, còn

while there is life, there is hope

còn sống thì còn hy vọng; còn nước còn tát

Còn, trong khi mà, mà

the hat is red, while the shoes are black

mũ thì đỏ mà giày thì lại đen

N.

A space of time, time spent insome action (a long while ago; waited a while; all this while).2 (prec. by the) a during some other process. b poet. duringthe time that.

(prec. by a) for some time (have not seen youa while).

Conj.

During the time that; for as long as; atthe same time as (while I was away, the house was burgled; fellasleep while reading).

In spite of the fact that; although,whereas (while I want to believe it, I cannot).

N.Engl. until(wait while Monday).

V.tr. (foll. by away) pass (time etc.)in a leisurely or interesting manner.

Rel.adv. (prec. by timeetc.) during which (the summer while I was abroad).

All thewhile during the whole time (that). for a long while for a longtime past. for a while for some time. a good (or great) whilea considerable time. in a while (or little while) soon,shortly. worth while (or one's while) worth the time or effortspent. [OE hwil f. Gmc: (conj.) abbr. of OE tha hwile the, MEthe while that]