meanwhile

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmiːnhwaɪl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈminˌhwaɪl, -ˌwaɪl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mēn′hwīl′, -wīl′)


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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
meanwhile,
meantime adv		 (at the same time)mientras tanto loc adv
 Some of them were at the party. Meanwhile, their children at home were making a mess of the kitchen.
 Algunos de ellos estaban en la fiesta. Mientras tanto, sus hijos en casa estaban haciendo destrozos en la cocina.
meanwhile,
meantime adv		 (during this time)mientras tanto loc adv
 It will be a few minutes before the water boils, and meanwhile you can cut the potatoes.
 Van a pasar algunos minutos antes de que hierva el agua, y mientras tanto puedes cortar las patatas.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
meanwhile adv (anyway, on another topic)cambiando de tema expr
  por otra parte loc adv
 The cake has to bake for 15 more minutes. Meanwhile, did you talk to Scott?
 La torta debe hornearse por 15 minutos más. Cambiando de tema, ¿hablaste con Scott?
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
in the meantime,
in the meanwhile adv		 (until then, for now)mientras tanto loc adv
  por el momento loc adv
 My car won't be ready until Friday, so in the meanwhile I'm taking the bus to work.
 Mi auto no estará listo hasta el viernes, así que mientras tanto estoy tomando el autobús para ir al trabajo.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'meanwhile' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
all the while - interim - intervening period
Spanish:
en el ínterin - en eso que - en esto - mientras tanto - en eso - entre tanto - interinamente - mientras - entretanto

Collocations: meanwhile, in [Norway], meanwhile, back at [home, school, work, the ranch], meanwhile, they were [chatting, watching TV, studying], more...

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