meanwhile

meanwhile
adverb
inzwischen
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adverb
(during this time; at the same time: The child had gone home. Meanwhile, his mother was searching for him in the street.) unterdessen
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mean·while
[ˌmi:nˈ(h)waɪl, AM ˈmi:n-]
adv inzwischen, unterdessen, mittlerweile
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['miːnwaɪl]
adv
1) (= in the meantime) inzwischen
2) (= in contrast) währenddessen

every packet carries a warning, meanwhile many continue to smoke — auf jeder Packung steht eine Warnung, trotzdem rauchen viele auch weiterhin

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meanwhile [ˌmiːnˈwaıl; besonders US ˈmiːnwaıl] academic.ru/45806/meantime">meantime
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adverb
inzwischen
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adv.
indessen adv.
inzwischen adv.
mittlerweile adv.
unterdessen adv.
währenddessen adv.

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