enquanto
Meaning
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- as; while (at the same time as)
- while; whereas (introduces a situation that is contrasts with another situation)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
en‧quan‧to
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ẽˈkwɐ̃.tu/
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese enquanto, from en (“in”) + quanto (“how much”). Compare Spanish en cuanto.
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Sentences
Enquanto somos membros da União Europeia , o financiamento continuará .
As long as we are members of the European Union, funding will continue.
As pessoas observam enquanto uma pessoa 🧑🦱 esquia montanha ⛰️ abaixo .
🧑🦱
⛰️
People watch as a person skis down the mountain.