a while

ə waɪl
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Translation of a while into Arabic

Noun

1.

time

period of time
  • I haven't seen her in a while..لم أرها منذ فترة.
2.

short duration

short time
  • It will only take a while to finish..سيستغرق الأمر وقت قصير فقط للانتهاء
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Expressions with a while: examples in English and translations in Arabic

مُنْذُ فَتْرَة
I met him a while back at the conference.
بَعْدَ حِين
After a while, he decided to leave.
لِفَتْرَة
لِبَعْضِ الْوَقْتِ
He will be away for a while.
بَعْد قَلِيل
I'll call you back in a while.
مَكَثَ
Please stay a while and have some coffee.
مُنْذُ قَلِيلٍ
قَبْلَ قَلِيلٍ
I saw her a while ago.

Synonyms and analogies of a while in English

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Examples of a while in a sentence

  • She stayed silent for a while before responding.
  • He rested for a while before continuing.
  • Wait here for a while, please.

Translations of "a while" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
فَتْرَةnf. - fatra

It's been a while conducting one on someone alive.

مضت فترة منذ أن أجريت التشريح على جسم شخص حيّ.

مدةnf.

We haven't met in a while, so let's eat together.

لم نلتق منذ مدة، لذا دعنا نتناول الطعام معًا.

بُرْهَةnf. - burha

But she settled down in a while, telling Greta that he would be there in the morning.

لكنّها هدأت بعد برهة، مخبرة غريتا بأنه سيكون هناك في الصباح.

Adverb
قَلِيلًاadv. - qaliilan

You can call next, but it might be a while.

يمكنك أن تطلبي اللعب بعدي، لكنني قد أطيل قليلاً.

وَقْتًا طَوِيلًadv. - waqtan Tawiilan

It took a while to mop up the soda that exploded everywhere.

استغرق وقتًا طويلًا لمسح الصودا التي انفجرت في كل مكان.

لحظةadv.

It's actually ok to eat your feelings once in a while.

من الطبيعي أن تأكل بسبب مشاعرك مرة واحدة في لحظة.

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Other translations for a while:

  • بعض الوقت

a while: Examples and translations in context

I like this place for a joke once in a while.

إنني أحب هذا المكان لتمتع بهِ مرة واحدة لكل فترة.

Anyway, I noticed a while ago, but hadn't said anything...

على أيّة حال، لاحظت قبل مدّة، لكنّي لم أقل شيئًا...

Been a while since this old mine turned up anything worth taking.

مرّت مدّة منذ أخرج هذا المنجم القديم شيئًا يستحق الأخذ.

Reach out to members who haven't come to church in a while.

وهي تُرْسَل إلى أشخاصٍ يَتَّصِلونَ بالأشخاصِ الَّذين لم يأتوا إلى الكنيسة منذ مُدَّة.

I got home a while ago and washed up to call you.

وصلت إلى المنزل منذ مدة واستحممت كي اتصل بك.

We haven't had one of those in a while.

لم نحصل على واحدة من هؤلاء منذ مدة.

I got some vanilla that's been dead a while.

حصلت على بعض الفانيليا كانت ميتة منذ مدة.

It should be fun burning, it's been a while.

يجب أن يكون ذلك ممتعاً، فلقد مضت مدة.

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