während — while, whereas in German
conjunctionB1
Pronunciation
/ˈvɛ:rənt/
Quick Facts
Level
B1
Frequency
100/100
Source Rank
#175
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Example Sentences
Seid still, während wir essen.
Be quiet while we're eating.
Salamander sind Amphibien, während Geckos Reptilien sind.
Salamanders are amphibians, whereas geckos are reptiles.
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Corpus Neighbors
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damit
so that
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da
because, as, since
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denn
because, since
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ohne
without
ConjunctionSame word class#121
sowie
as well as, as soon as
ConjunctionSame word class#125
weil
because, as
ConjunctionSame word class#127
dabei
thereby, there, with it, in doing so, at the same time, while doing
AdverbLevel B1#91
nun
now, then
AdverbLevel B1#99
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