while in Irish

tamall

while

nounmasculine/ˈt̪ˠɑmˠəl̪ˠ/

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Chaith mé tamall ina gcomhluadar.

I spent a while in their company.A2

D'fhan sé tamall ag breathnú ar an seanteach.

He stayed a while looking at the old house.A2

Tá muid anseo le tamall.

We have been here for some time.A1

Tá mise i mo chónaí tamall fada amach, ar imeall na cathrach.

I live a long way away, on the edge of the city.A2

Luigh Máire tamall fada ar a leaba sular thit néal ar bith codlata uirthi.

Máire was lying on her bed for a long time before any sleep came.B1

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