Translation of ’for a while'

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In the sentence, "A few years back, I read a book written by a New Yorker who had lived in Paris for a while, ...", I was wondering if ’pendant un moment’ would be an appropriate translation of 'for a while'. I found this in Wordreference, used it, and it was marked wrong.

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CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Frank,

While "pendant un moment" can mean "for a moment" or "for a short time", it generally implies a much shorter duration than what is intended by "for a while" in "A few years back, I read a book written by a New Yorker who had lived in Paris for a while, ...".

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

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Frank C. asked:

Translation of ’for a while'

In the sentence, "A few years back, I read a book written by a New Yorker who had lived in Paris for a while, ...", I was wondering if ’pendant un moment’ would be an appropriate translation of 'for a while'. I found this in Wordreference, used it, and it was marked wrong.

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