meanwhile

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• /ˈmiːnwaɪl/
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• /ˈmiːnhwaɪl/ without the wine–whine merger
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From Middle English menewhile, equivalent to mean (“intermediate”) + while. Adverb is by ellipsis from in the mean while, noun being conventionally written as one word after the adjective.

133 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Basque: bitartean — during the time something is happening
• Belarusian: у то́й жа ча́с (u tój ža čás) — during the time something is happening
• Belarusian: тым ча́сам (tym čásam) — during the time something is happening
• Bulgarian: междувре́менно (mežduvrémenno) — during the time something is happening
• Catalan: mentrestant — during the time something is happening
• Chinese Mandarin: 同時 /同时 (tóngshí) — during the time something is happening
• Czech: mezitím — during the time something is happening
• Danish: imens — during the time something is happening
• Danish: i mellemtiden — during the time something is happening
• Dutch: intussen — during the time something is happening
• Dutch: ondertussen — during the time something is happening
• Esperanto: dume — during the time something is happening
• Esperanto: samtempe — during the time something is happening
• Finnish: samaan aikaan — during the time something is happening
• French: pendant ce temps-là — during the time something is happening
• French: entretemps — during the time something is happening
• French: en attendant — during the time something is happening
• Galician: namentres — during the time something is happening
• Galician: entrementres — during the time something is happening
• Galician: entanto — during the time something is happening
• Galician: encanto — during the time something is happening
• Georgian: ამასობაში (amasobaši) — during the time something is happening
• German: währenddessen — during the time something is happening
• German: inzwischen — during the time something is happening
• German: derweil — during the time something is happening
• German: einstweilen — during the time something is happening
• Greek: εν τω μεταξύ (en to metaxý) — during the time something is happening
• Hungarian: eközben — during the time something is happening
• Hungarian: ezalatt — during the time something is happening
• Hungarian: közben — during the time something is happening
• Icelandic: á meðan — during the time something is happening
• Icelandic: í millitíðinni — during the time something is happening
• Irish: lena linn sin — during the time something is happening
• Italian: intanto — during the time something is happening
• Italian: nel frattempo — during the time something is happening
• Italian: nel contempo — during the time something is happening
• Italian: nel tempo stesso — during the time something is happening
• Latin: interim — during the time something is happening
• Latin: tantisper — during the time something is happening
• Norwegian Bokmål: imens — during the time something is happening
• Norwegian Bokmål: i mellomtiden — during the time something is happening
• Norwegian Nynorsk: imens — during the time something is happening
• Norwegian Nynorsk: i mellomtida — during the time something is happening
• Pannonian Rusyn: медзитим (medzitim) — during the time something is happening
• Pannonian Rusyn: у медзичаше (u medzičaše) — during the time something is happening
• Persian: در این فاصله (dar in fâsele) — during the time something is happening
• Polish: tymczasem — during the time something is happening
• Polish: na razie — during the time something is happening
• Polish: w międzyczasie — during the time something is happening
• Portuguese: ao mesmo tempo — during the time something is happening
• Portuguese: simultaneamente — during the time something is happening
• Romanian: între timp — during the time something is happening
• Russian: в э́то вре́мя (v éto vrémja) — during the time something is happening
• Russian: в то́ же вре́мя (v tó že vrémja) — during the time something is happening
• Sardinian: in tantu — during the time something is happening
• Sardinian: peristantu — during the time something is happening
• Serbo-Croatian: u međuvremenu — during the time something is happening
• Slovene: medtem — during the time something is happening
• Spanish: mientras tanto — during the time something is happening
• Swedish: under tiden — during the time something is happening
• Swedish: samtidigt — during the time something is happening
• Ukrainian: в то́й же ча́с (v tój že čás) — during the time something is happening
• Ukrainian: тим ча́сом (tym čásom) — during the time something is happening
• Yiddish: דערווײַל (dervayl) — during the time something is happening
• Arabic: أَمَّا (ʔammā) — during the intervening time
• Arabic: لَمَّا فِي الأَثْنَاءِ (lammā) — during the intervening time
• Belarusian: тым ча́сам (tym čásam) — during the intervening time
• Belarusian: між ты́м (miž tým) — during the intervening time
• Bulgarian: през това́ вре́ме (prez tová vréme) — during the intervening time
• Catalan: mentrestant — during the intervening time
• Catalan: entretant — during the intervening time
• Chinese Mandarin: 與此同時 /与此同时 (yǔcǐtóngshí) — during the intervening time
• Danish: imens — during the intervening time
• Danish: i mellemtiden — during the intervening time
• Dutch: ondertussen — during the intervening time
• Dutch: intussen — during the intervening time
• Dutch: in de tussentijd — during the intervening time
• Esperanto: dume — during the intervening time
• Finnish: sillä aikaa — during the intervening time
• Finnish: sillä välin — during the intervening time
• French: pendant ce temps-là — during the intervening time
• Galician: namentres — during the intervening time
• Galician: entrementres — during the intervening time
• Galician: entanto — during the intervening time
• German: währenddessen — during the intervening time
• German: unterdessen — during the intervening time
• German: in der Zwischenzeit — during the intervening time
• German: zwischenzeitlich — during the intervening time
• German: inzwischen — during the intervening time
• Greek: εν τω μεταξύ (en to metaxý) — during the intervening time
• Hebrew: בינתיים (beintáyim) — during the intervening time
• Hungarian: mindeközben — during the intervening time
• Hungarian: időközben — during the intervening time
• Icelandic: í millitíðinni — during the intervening time
• Icelandic: á meðan — during the intervening time
• Italian: intanto — during the intervening time
• Italian: nel frattempo — during the intervening time
• Italian: nel contempo — during the intervening time
• Italian: nel tempo stesso — during the intervening time
• Japanese: その間に (sono aida ni) — during the intervening time
• Central Kurdish: لە ھەمان کات (le heman kat) — during the intervening time
• Latin: intereā — during the intervening time
• Malay: sementara itu — during the intervening time
• Malay: pada masa yang sama — during the intervening time
• Norwegian: imens — during the intervening time
• Polish: tymczasem — during the intervening time
• Polish: w międzyczasie — during the intervening time
• Portuguese: enquanto isso — during the intervening time
• Portuguese: entretanto — during the intervening time
• Russian: тем вре́менем (tem vrémenem) — during the intervening time
• Russian: ме́жду тем (méždu tem) — during the intervening time
• Sardinian: in tantu — during the intervening time
• Sardinian: peristantu — during the intervening time
• Serbo-Croatian: u međuvremenu — during the intervening time
• Slovene: medtem — during the intervening time
• Spanish: mientras tanto — during the intervening time
• Spanish: entretanto — during the intervening time
• Spanish: a todo esto — during the intervening time
• Spanish: a todas estas — during the intervening time
• Swedish: under tiden — during the intervening time
• Swedish: samtidigt — during the intervening time
• Swedish: under mellantiden — during the intervening time
• Ukrainian: тим ча́сом (tym čásom) — during the intervening time
• Ukrainian: між ти́м (miž tým) — during the intervening time
• Danish: imidlertid — in contrast or opposed to aspects previously mentioned
• Esperanto: tamen — in contrast or opposed to aspects previously mentioned
• Hungarian: míg — in contrast or opposed to aspects previously mentioned
• Hungarian: holott — in contrast or opposed to aspects previously mentioned
• Hungarian: noha — in contrast or opposed to aspects previously mentioned
• Hungarian: jóllehet — in contrast or opposed to aspects previously mentioned
• Hungarian: azonban — in contrast or opposed to aspects previously mentioned
• Hungarian: ugyanakkor — in contrast or opposed to aspects previously mentioned
• Portuguese: no entanto — in contrast or opposed to aspects previously mentioned