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entretanto.

meanwhile; in the meantime

10 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adv/ẽ.tɾeˈtɐ̃.tu/Brazil/ĩ.tɾeˈtɐ̃.tu/Brazil/ẽ.tɾɨˈtɐ̃.tu/Portugal
  1. meanwhile; in the meantime

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From entre + tanto.

noun/ẽ.tɾeˈtɐ̃.tu/Brazil/ĩ.tɾeˈtɐ̃.tu/Brazil/ẽ.tɾɨˈtɐ̃.tu/Portugal
  1. meantime

    masculine
    no entretanto
Where this word comes from

From entre + tanto.

conj/ẽ.tɾeˈtɐ̃.tu/Brazil/ĩ.tɾeˈtɐ̃.tu/Brazil/ẽ.tɾɨˈtɐ̃.tu/Portugal
  1. but, however

Where this word comes from

From entre + tanto.

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