pendant que

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑ̃.dɑ̃ kə/

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Conjunction

pendant que

1. while, whilst, as

   Pendant que Monsieur se la coule douce, je trime comme un porc à essayer de nettoyer la cuisinière.

   While you've been taking it easy, I've been slaving away trying to clean the cooker (UK) or stove (US).

Further reading

• “pendant que”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.