entretanto

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word entretanto. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word entretanto, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say entretanto in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word entretanto you have here. The definition of the word entretanto will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofentretanto, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: entre tanto

Portuguese

Etymology

From entre +‎ tanto.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.tɾeˈtɐ̃.tu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.tɾeˈtɐ̃.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.tɾeˈtɐ̃.to/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.tɾeˈtɐ̃.to/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
  • Hyphenation: en‧tre‧tan‧to

Adverb

entretanto (not comparable)

  1. meanwhile; in the meantime
    Synonym: entrementes

Noun

entretanto m (plural entretantos)

  1. meantime
    no entretanto ― in the meantime

Conjunction

entretanto

  1. (Brazil) but, however
    Synonyms: mas, todavia, porém, contudo, no entanto

Spanish

Alternative forms

Adverb

entretanto

  1. meanwhile
    Synonyms: mientras tanto, mientras
    • 2016 December 16, “Page espera que el congreso del PSOE “no se cierre en falso” y sea “convergente””, in El País‎:
      Entretanto, los candidatables que más suenan miden sus fuerzas y otros de los que se habla en los mentideros socialistas como una opción intermedia, como Patxi López, guardan silencio: Sánchez desafió el sábado con un acto en Asturias al presidente de la gestora y del Principado, Javier Fernández, y esta tarde la presidenta de Andalucía, Susana Díaz, compartirá cartel con el expresidente José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero en un acto por el décimo aniversario de la Ley de Dependencia en Jaén.
      Meanwhile, the candidates that are making the most noise are measuring their strengths and others who are talked about among socialist gossip circles as an intermediate option, such as Patxi López, are silent: Sánchez challenged the president of the management and the Principality, Javier Fernández, on Saturday with an act in Asturias, and this afternoon the President of Andalusia, Susana Díaz, will share a poster with former President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in an act for the tenth anniversary of the Dependency Law in Jaén.

Noun

entretanto m (plural entretantos)

  1. time being; mean time

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia