English-German translation for "whilst"

"whilst" German translation

whilst
[(h)wailst]conjunction | Konjunktion konj

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  • whilst → see „while
    whilst → see „while
whilst
[(h)wailst]noun | Substantiv s obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs

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  • Zeitfeminine | Femininum f
    whilst
    Weilefeminine | Femininum f
    whilst
    whilst
examples
Das haben wir während der Arbeit an dieser Richtlinie gelernt.
We learnt this whilst considering this Directive.
Source: Europarl
Sie darf dies nicht mit einer imperialen Attitüde tun, aber sie muss konsequent sein.
Whilst not adopting an imperial approach to doing this, it must be consistent.
Source: Europarl
Einige von uns reden weiter, während andere Toleranz fordern.
Some of us talk on, whilst others call for tolerance.
Source: Europarl
Wenn es nicht kaputt ist, dann repariere es auch nicht!
Whilst it's not broken, it's not necessary to fix it!
Source: Tatoeba
Wir sind die Freunde Amerikas, aber ganz entschieden gegen die Todesstrafe.
Whilst being friendly towards America, we very definitely oppose the death penalty.
Source: Europarl
Beim Skilaufen hatten sie einen Unfall und stürzten in eine tiefe Schlucht.
Whilst they were out skiing they had an accident: they fell down a deep ravine.
Source: Europarl
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