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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shibaraku
"しばらくお待ちください。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A period of time, especially a short or unspecified one.
"Please sit down and rest for a little while."
- 1
During the time that; as long as.
"She read a book while her brother played video games."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English hwīle, meaning "space of time," of Germanic origin. It is cognate with Old High German wīla and modern German Weile, evolving historically from a noun denoting a period of time into a common subordinating conjunction.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "While" is said worldwide
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moment
Transliteration: mɔ.mɑ̃
"Attendez un petit moment, s'il vous plaît."
Weile
Transliteration: ˈvaɪlə
"Bleiben Sie noch eine kleine Weile da."
momento
Transliteration: moˈmɛnto
"Aspetta un piccolo momento per favore."
rato
Transliteration: ˈrato
"Espere un rato pequeño, por favor."
pouco
Transliteration: ˈpow.ku
"Fique aqui por um pequeno momento."
थोड़ी देर
Transliteration: thodi der
"कृपया थोड़ी देर के लिए प्रतीक्षा करें।"
一会儿
Transliteration: yí huìr
"请等一会儿。"
잠시
Transliteration: jam-si
"잠시만 기다려 주세요."
しばらく
Transliteration: shibaraku
"しばらくお待ちください。"
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