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)

Concepts

while

meanwhile

as

as long as

meantime

whilst

in the meantime

whereas

along the way

interim

while

so long as

when

in the mean time

Synonyms

mientras tanto

durante

entretanto

o mientras que

siempre y cuando

entre tanto

cuando

mientras que

en cuanto

Translations

während

mentre

pendant que

enquanto

terwijl

tandis que

alors que

tant que

lorsque

solange

mentre

καθώς

derweil

währenddessen

toutefois

Hyphenated as

mien‧tras

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmjentɾas/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: mientras

In summary

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.