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• 1 (tiempo breve) while hace un rato = a while ago espera un ratito = wait a minute (colloq) en mis ratos libres = in my spare time pasé un mal rato = it was terrible iré dentro de un rato = I'll go shortly Definition of while in the British & World English dictionary Definition of while in the US English dictionary Translate while | into French | into German | into Italian

• 2 (en locs)

  a cada rato

  (AmL) me interrumpe a cada rato = he keeps interrupting me al (poco) rato = shortly afterwards al poco rato de irte tú = shortly o just after you left a ratos = from time to time para rato (fam) tengo para rato = I'll be a while, I'll be some time todavía hay para rato = there's still a long way to go pasar el rato = to while away the time