English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word while
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (whereas; as; whilst) | ||
🔗 Her attention never really left Tam, even while she spoke. | ||
| (although; though; albeit; even though) | ||
🔗 And, while he may listen to advice from time to time, he ultimately does exactly what he wants. | ||
| (time) | ||
🔗 This has been coming a long while. | ||
🔗 While Russian state media and institutions have often shied away from reporting on suspicious deaths and assassinations, the plane crash that reportedly killed Prigožin was well covered. | ||
| (a while; momentarily; a little while; a minute; for a space; for a time) | mallongan tempon | |
🔗 For a while he tried to shrug it off. | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| while | ⇆ onderwyl; ⇆ poos; ⇆ rukkie; ⇆ solank as; ⇆ terwyl; ⇆ wyle |
| after a while | ⇆ kort daarop; ⇆ na ’n rukkie |
| a good while | ⇆ ’n hele ruk |
| a great while | ⇆ ’n lang ruk |
| all this while | ⇆ al die tyd |
| between whiles | ⇆ by tussenpose; ⇆ nou en dan; ⇆ tussendeur |
| for a long while | ⇆ lankal; ⇆ ’n lang tyd |
| for a while | ⇆ ’n tydjie |
| in a little while | ⇆ binnekort |
| once in a while | ⇆ af en toe; ⇆ so nou en dan |
| the while | ⇆ ondertussen |
| while away | ⇆ verdryf; ⇆ verdrywe |
| while away the time | ⇆ die tyd verdryf |
| awhile | ⇆ ’n tyd lank; ⇆ ’n tydjie |
| erewhile | ⇆ eertyds; ⇆ voorheen; ⇆ vroeër |
| erstwhile | ⇆ vroeër |
| meanwhile | ⇆ intussen; ⇆ middelerwyl; ⇆ solank |