Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
Ääntäminen
:
in accents without the "wine-whine" merger
in accents with the "wine-whine" merger:
- Tuntematon aksentti:
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| Käännös | Ääninäyte |
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| Konjunktiot |
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Määritelmät
Substantiivit
- An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
Konjunktiot
- During the same time that.
- Although.
- (Northern England, Scotland) Until.
- As long as.
Verbit
- (transitive) To pass (time) idly.
- To loiter.
Esimerkit
- He lectured for quite a long while.
- He was sleeping while I was singing.
- While the powwow was going on the big woman came back again. She was consider'ble rumpled and scratched up, but there was fire in her eye.
- While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.
- This case, while interesting, is a bit frustrating.
- While Britain’s recession has been deep and unforgiving, in London it has been relatively shallow.
- I'll wait while you've finished painting.
- I may be conveyed into your chamber; I'll lie under your bed while midnight.
- While you're at school you may live at home.
- Use your memory; you will sensibly experience a gradual improvement, while you take care not to overload it.
- The lovely lady whiled the hours away.
Taivutusmuodot