Usage examples of "While" in English with translation to Spanish

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Translations: all325 mientras169 aunque3 other translations153
He rested for a while. Él descansó un rato.
Yes, it happens once in a while. Sí, ocurre de vez en cuando.
Please wait a little while longer. Por favor, espera un poco más.
"Do you know Faust?" "Of course, I've just seen it a little while ago". «¿Conoces a Fausto?» «Por supuesto, le acabo de ver hace un rato
He left a while ago. Se fue hace un rato.
I play tennis once in a while. Yo juego al tenis de vez en cuando.
Stay a while and listen. Quédate un rato y escucha.
Everybody makes mistakes once in a while. Todo el mundo comete errores de vez en cuando.
Let me think for a while. Dejame pensar un rato.
I see him once in a while. A él lo veo de vez en cuando.
He stood there for a while. Se paró ahí por un rato.
Come and see me once in a while. Ven a verme de vez en cuando.
I saw Tom a while back. Yo vi a Tom un rato atrás.
Please write to me once in a while. Por favor, escríbeme de vez en cuando.
I wandered around for a while. Di vueltas por ahí un rato.
I hear from her once in a while. De vez en cuando escucho de ella.
Tom was here a while ago. Tom estuvo aquí hace un rato.
We go fishing together once in a while. Vamos juntos de vez en cuando a pescar.
Leave the window open for a while. Deja la ventana abierta un rato.
Once in a while, I visit the theater. De vez en cuando voy al teatro.
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