rato
while.
The former library was in fact only used as a store for a while.
a cada rato
every so often
every now and then
every now and again
every once in a while
Every so often, the mist cleared and I could see sunlight in the distance.
I can walk on that foot, but as you described, every now and then without warning, the foot and ankle give way.
Every now and again, someone gets the fame they deserve.
It does help to every once in a while ask where we came from and where we are going as a library.
al rato
after a little while
after a while
After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, 'Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you'.
After a while, Isabelle comes to doubt her perceptions of reality, and enters into an oniric universe of doubt and mystery.
a ratos
intermittently
She had been working on this draft intermittently during her three weeks on the job.
charlar un rato
pass + the time of day
And while I ate, waited on by the rosy-cheeked chambermaid, in came my host to pass the time of day.
después de un rato
after a little while
after a while
After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, 'Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you'.
After a while, Isabelle comes to doubt her perceptions of reality, and enters into an oniric universe of doubt and mystery.
disponer de un rato libre
spare + time
A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city.
durante un buen rato
for a good while
for a good bit
Not doing so can not only affect your score, it can also lead to serious injury that may keep you out of golf for a good while.
My head smacked into the cement sidewalk, and knocked the wits out of me for a good bit.
durante un rato
for a little while
The truth may hurt for a little while but a lie hurts forever.
durar mucho rato
take + a (really/very) long time
If the processing of a search terms or series of terms seems to be taking a long time, you can press CTRL+BREAK to interrupt the search.
echarse un rato
have + a lie down
I was feeling a little tired so had a lie down on the sofa and began planning my last evening at home.
en los ratos libres de uno
in + Posesivo + own time
on + Posesivo + own time
A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city.
Since the library lacked a graphic artist he volunteered to handletter signs and to help with displays and art exhibits - all on his own time.
estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada
hang out + on the street
Fighting among adolescents was tested for association with alcohol/drug use & out-of-home activities without adult control (such as 'hanging out' on the streets).
hace rato
a while ago
A while ago I experienced redness around my urinary meatus and my urologist said that it was normal to have that once you start having sex.
hacerle a Alguien pasar un mal rato
give + Nombre + a hard time
give + Nombre + a hard ride
When she rejected him everyone around the table gave him a hard time and called him a loser.
It took me years to work out a relationship with him and trust me I gave him a hard ride along the way - I was suspiscious, untrusting.
hace un rato
earlier on
a while ago
It is helpful to the student to see this response-explanation stage of the reference process as the counterpart to the question-negotiation stage earlier on.
A while ago I experienced redness around my urinary meatus and my urologist said that it was normal to have that once you start having sex.
lugar donde pasar el rato
hang out
During its existence the facility became a popular 'hang out' for the youth population.
matar el rato
hang around
hang about
pootle
dawdle
pot about/around
mess about/around
piss about/around
His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.
A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.
It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.
The title of the article is 'The challenge of the information country lane (and those who dawdle in it)'.
In the meantime, we went back into town and just potted around trying to kill some hours before we had to leave.
The article is entitled 'Best bet Internet: reference and research when you don't have time to mess around'.
The band pissed about for the first half year, and then set to work.
pasar el rato
hang out
pass + the time of day
say + hi
Bigfoot or Sasquatch is generally depicted as a night creature but at times he will come out at daylight and likes to hang out in the woods.
And while I ate, waited on by the rosy-cheeked chambermaid, in came my host to pass the time of day.
But if you're out and about like I am, here's where I'll be over the next few nights, and feel free to say hi if you're going to be in the same area.
pasar el rato con
kick + it with
Come share a beverage, listen to some good tunes and kick it with us.
pasar el rato con los amigos
hang out with + Posesivo + friends
By serving teens in this way, libraries not only give young adults a safe place to hang out with their friends, they also encourage teens to identify themselves as library users.
pasar un buen rato
disport + Reflexivo
In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.
pasar un mal rato
have + a hard time
Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference.
pasar un rato
say + hi
hang out
pass + the time of day
But if you're out and about like I am, here's where I'll be over the next few nights, and feel free to say hi if you're going to be in the same area.
Bigfoot or Sasquatch is generally depicted as a night creature but at times he will come out at daylight and likes to hang out in the woods.
And while I ate, waited on by the rosy-cheeked chambermaid, in came my host to pass the time of day.
por pasar el rato
(just) for the fun of (doing) it
(just) for the hell of (doing) it
(just) for the sake of it
Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it.
The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ìndexing for the hell of it'.
When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
por un buen rato
for a good bit
for a good while
My head smacked into the cement sidewalk, and knocked the wits out of me for a good bit.
Not doing so can not only affect your score, it can also lead to serious injury that may keep you out of golf for a good while.
rato libre
free moment
The relaxed pace of earlier years has evolved into a frenetic, time-conscious one, and free moments are guarded and allocated with great care.
recostarse un rato
have + a lie down
I was feeling a little tired so had a lie down on the sofa and began planning my last evening at home.
tardar mucho rato
take + a (really/very) long time
If the processing of a search terms or series of terms seems to be taking a long time, you can press CTRL+BREAK to interrupt the search.
tener cuerda para rato
have + (still) a long way to go
never + hear + the end/last of it
One of main reasons for this library's lack of success is that users often have a long way to go to reach it.
This is a rivalry that has gone on for years and I will never hear the end of it for the next ten years if I lose.
tener tarea para rato
have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre
have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre
'Well, Laura, it looks as if you have your work cut out for you!' remarked Lachaise, a knowing smile spreading over her face.
Time for a change, but whoever gets in, will sure have their job cut out for them thanks to good old Bush.
tener trabajo para rato
have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre
have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre
'Well, Laura, it looks as if you have your work cut out for you!' remarked Lachaise, a knowing smile spreading over her face.
Time for a change, but whoever gets in, will sure have their job cut out for them thanks to good old Bush.
tener un rato libre
spare + time
A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city.
todo el rato
all the while
The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while.
tumbarse un rato
have + a lie down
I was feeling a little tired so had a lie down on the sofa and began planning my last evening at home.
un rato [También escrito "a while"]
awhile
The major IT players are content to wait awhile before modifying their operating systems.
