mentre

Meaning

1. while; as (during the same time that)
2. while; whilst; whereas (in contrast)

Concepts

while

whilst

as

whereas

during

when

meanwhile

so much

till then

while

as long as

for

if

insofar as

meantime

Synonyms

finché

durante

quando

invece

ma

intanto

tanto

contemporaneamente

e

introcché

’ndo’

Translations

mientras

während

enquanto

mentre

pendant que

alors que

terwijl

lorsque

tandis que

καθώς

wenn

بَيْنَمَا

quand

solange

Hyphenated as

mén‧tre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmen.tre/

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin dum interim (“while”).

Sentences

Proprio mentre stanno per ucciderli , Felix fermerà i due , salvando Isaac e i compagni .

Just as they are about to kill them, Felix will stop the two, saving Isaac and his companions.

Ollie morirà nei cieli di Metropolis, mentre cercava , invano , di disinnescare una bomba .

Ollie will die in the skies of Metropolis, while trying, in vain, to defuse a bomb.

Le parti dorsali sono castane , mentre le parti ventrali sono giallo-arancioni.

The dorsal parts are brown, while the ventral parts are yellow-orange.

Nel video compare anche Hugh Hefner, mentre la playmate dell'anno è Jodi Ann Paterson.

Hugh Hefner also appears in the video, while the playmate of the year is Jodi Ann Paterson.