mientras

Meaning

Adv

meanwhile

Conj

1. while, whilst, as (at the same time as)
2. as long as, so long as (expressing a condition)
3. (with-comparative) however much, however many, “the..., the...” (constructing parallel comparatives)
4. while, whereas (indicating difference)

Hyphenated as

mien‧tras

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmjentɾas/

Etymology

From Old Spanish mientras (already sparsely attested in the 13th century), mientra, from an older demientre, domientre, which was influenced by the preposition de and adverbial -s (compare antes, entonces, quizás and Old Spanish nunquas), inherited from Late Latin dum interim. 13th-century Old Spanish generally uses demientre or mientra, but the form mientras gained greater currency in the following centuries.

Sentences

Su padre , un cirujano muy famoso , murió mientras estaba en la secundaria .

His father, a very famous surgeon, died while he was in high school.

Culpable , Paul trata de explicarle a Angela, mientras que están en la playa .

Guilty, Paul attempts to explain himself to Angela while on the beach.

Pero , mientras tanto , había cambiado la situación en el frente del río Paraná .

But, in the meantime, the situation on the Paraná River front had changed.

Mientras trabaje , un empleado debe trabajar un mínimo de dos horas diarias .

While working an employee must work a minimum of two hours in a day.

Mientras tanto , Lisa se entera que Krusty el payaso ha ido a la quiebra .

Meanwhile, Lisa learns that Krusty the clown has gone bankrupt.

Mientras se incrementa , la función base del punto de control anterior cae .

While it rises, the basis function of the previous control point falls.

Mientras lo hacen , Desmond mira la fotografía de Penelope.

As they do, Desmond looks at Penelope's photograph.

Mientras que su principal lengua es la Náhuatl y la segunda es la Mazahua .

While its main language is Nahuatl and the second is Mazahua.