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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmjen.tras ˈtan.to
"La cena estará lista pronto; mientras tanto, hablemos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The intervening period of time between two events or actions.
"The meeting does not start until ten; in the meantime, we can review the notes."
- 1
During the intervening time; meanwhile.
"He will arrive shortly; meantime, please make yourself comfortable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'mean' (meaning 'intermediate' or 'middle', from Old French 'meien' and Latin 'medianus') and 'time' (from Old English 'tīma'). The hyphenated variant 'for-the-meantime' is a common colloquial phrasal expansion emphasizing the interim period.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Meantime" is said worldwide
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pendant ce temps
Transliteration: pãdã sœ tɑ̃
"Il prépare le dîner ; pendant ce temps, je mets la table."
mittlerweile
Transliteration: ˈmɪt.lɐˌvaɪ.lə
"Der Zug kommt später; mittlerweile trinken wir Kaffee."
frattempo
Transliteration: fratˈtɛm.po
"Il treno arriverà tardi; nel frattempo possiamo aspettare qui."
mientras tanto
Transliteration: ˈmjen.tras ˈtan.to
"La cena estará lista pronto; mientras tanto, hablemos."
enquanto isso
Transliteration: ẽˈkwɐ̃.tu ˈi.su
"Ele foi comprar o bilhete; enquanto isso, guardo as malas."
इसी बीच
Transliteration: isī bīch
"वह थोड़ी देर में आएगा, इसी बीच हम चाय पी सकते हैं।"
在此期间
Transliteration: zài cǐ qī jiān
"会议将在稍后开始，在此期间请阅读资料。"
그동안
Transliteration: geu-dong-an
"버스가 곧 올 것입니다. 그동안 여기에 앉아 계세요."
その間に
Transliteration: sono aida ni
"バスはもうすぐ来ます。その間にチケットを買いましょう。"
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