0
ESLBeginner Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
It would be a while
Hello, just now I saw in an article that the sentence "it would be a while" was translated as "it would take very long time". Is this right? I think "a while" just means "a period of time"?
Top answer
Hi, just now I saw in an article that the sentence "it would be a while" was translated as "it would take very long time". Is this right? I think "a while" just means "a period of time"?
- Hi, just now I saw in an article that the sentence "it would be a while" was translated as "it would take very long time".
- Is this right?
- I think "a while" just means "a period of time"?
- That's true, but much depends on the context the phrase appears in.
- eg I just put dinner in the oven.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
1 Answers
0
Hi,
just now I saw in an article that the sentence "it would be a while" was translated as "it would take very long time". Is this right? I think "a while" just means "a period of time"?
That's true, but much depends on the context the phrase appears in.
eg I just put dinner in the oven. It will be a while.
eg The judge sentenced Tom to 20
just now I saw in an article that the sentence "it would be a while" was translated as "it would take very long time". Is this right? I think "a while" just means "a period of time"?
That's true, but much depends on the context the phrase appears in.
eg I just put dinner in the oven. It will be a while.
eg The judge sentenced Tom to 20
0
Related Questions