Sentence examples of "quite a while" in English

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He's been waiting here for quite a while. Er wartete hier eine ganze Weile.

He's already been in the toilet for quite a while. Er ist schon seit geraumer Zeit auf dem Klo.

There's quite a lot of things to do; do you want some help? Es gibt viel zu tun, willst du Hilfe?

Please wait here for a while. Bitte warte hier ein wenig.

Tom knows quite a lot about Mary. Tom weiß eine ganze Menge über Mary.

We go fishing once in a while. Ab und zu gehen wir angeln.

He received quite a few letters this morning. Er hat heute Morgen ziemlich viele Briefe bekommen.

Avoid fried foods for a while. Vermeiden Sie für eine Weile gebratene Nahrung.

He has quite a few valuable paintings. Er besitzt viele wertvolle Gemälde.

I don't know my address yet, I'm going to stay with my friend for a while. Ich weiß meine Adresse noch nicht, ich werde eine Zeit lang bei meinem Freund wohnen.

There were quite a few rotten apples in the basket. Es waren einige faule Äpfel im Korb.

You're working too hard. Take it easy for a while. Du arbeitest zu schwer. Ruhe dich ein Bisschen aus.

When you skateboard, it puts quite a strain on your knees. Ich denke, dass Skateboard fahren stark die Knie belastet.

Come and see me once in a while. Komm mich ab und zu mal besuchen.

Quite a few people came to the party. Ziemlich viele Leute kamen zu der Party.

Yes, it happens once in a while. Ja, es geschieht gelegentlich.

What he did next was quite a surprise to me. Was er als nächstes tat, war für mich schon eine Überraschung.

He stood there for a while. Er stand dort eine Weile.

There were quite a few students absent from class today. Heute haben ziemlich viele Schüler gefehlt.

I play tennis once in a while. Ich spiele von Zeit zu Zeit Tennis.

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