/waɪl/

• 1  n. aldi, une

  after a while: pixka bat geroago

  a little while ago: duela gutxi

  I lived in London for a while: Londresen bizi izan nintzen denboraldi batez

• 2  conj. [during the time that] -en bitartean, -en artean; -(e)la, -(e)larik

  she won't come while I'm here: ez da etorriko ni hemen naizen bitartean

  she fell asleep while reading: loak hartu zuen irakurtzen ari zela

  the thieves came while we were away: kanpoan geundelarik etorri ziren lapurrak

• 3  conj. [although] nahiz eta, arren, ba-... ere, -agatik (ere)

  while I know it's difficult, I'll try: zaila dela badakidan arren, saiatu egingo naiz

• 4  conj. [whereas] berriz, aldiz, ostera

  I like winter, while he prefers summer: nik negua dut gogoko, berak ostera nahiago du uda