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While in Spanish

While in Spanish is mientras

Example Sentences

  • Él cuidará los gatos mientras estoy en el extranjero.
    He will look after the cats for me while I'm abroad. Source
  • Si no hubiera estado comiendo mientras conducía, no habría tenido un accidente.
    If he hadn't been eating while driving, he wouldn't have had an accident. Source
  • Lo conocí mientras estaba en Japón.
    I met him while he was in Japan. Source
  • Una pelota me pegó en la nuca mientras jugaba fútbol.
    A ball hit the back of my head while I was playing soccer. Source

More Examples of While in Spanish

  • Sí, ocurre de vez en cuando.
    Yes, it happens once in a while. Source
  • Estudié un poco esta mañana.
    I studied for a while this morning. Source
  • Déjame pensar un poco.
    Let me think for a while. Source
  • Necesito estar sola por un rato.
    I need to be alone for a while. Source
  • Por favor, espere un poco más.
    Please wait a little while longer. Source
  • Su hermano llevaba un tiempo desaparecido.
    His brother had been missing for a while. Source
  • No te hemos visto en un tiempo.
    We haven't seen you in a while. Source
  • Pensaré en ti todos los días que pase fuera.
    I'll be thinking of you every day while I'm away. Source
  • Voy a estar por aquí un rato.
    I will just hang around here for a while. Source
  • Se fue hace un rato.
    He left a while ago. Source
  • Quédate un rato y escucha.
    Stay a while and listen. Source

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