English-French translations for for a while

• instant
  Lorsque nous sommes descendus de la voiture, il m’a demandé de garder le silence pendant quelques instants. As we got out of the car he asked me to stay silent for a while.
  Je souhaiterais m'arrêter un instant sur les actions collectives, sujet très important. I would like to refer for a while to collective redress, which is very important.

Related words

• for a short while
• he who digs a pit for others falls in himself
• he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself