alors que Learn Unstarted Literal Breakdown Recording English French Learn then; so alors Learn that que Learn Summary The French translation for “while” is alors que. The French, alors que, can be broken down into 2 parts:"then; so" (alors) and "that" (que). Practice Lesson "while" Practice (3) Lesson Learn Lesson words that, then; so etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases while etc. View all lesson phrases Themed Courses Miscellaneous 20 Part of Speech Courses Conjunctions 1 Adverbs 3