"intanto" meaning in Italian

See intanto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /inˈtan.to/
Rhymes: -anto Etymology: Univerbation of in + tanto. Etymology templates: {{univerbation|it|in|tanto}} Univerbation of in + tanto Head templates: {{it-adv}} intanto
  1. in the meantime, (in the) meanwhile, while Synonyms: nel frattempo, mentre
    Sense id: en-intanto-it-adv-SigPQCn7 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian univerbations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 52 1 0 46 0 Disambiguation of Italian univerbations: 54 1 0 45 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 0 0 46 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 0 0 46 0
  2. anyhow Synonyms: comunque, ad ogni modo
    Sense id: en-intanto-it-adv-wdyRaBnj
  3. but Synonyms: però
    Sense id: en-intanto-it-adv-zcKZN4hx
  4. to begin with, for one thing Synonyms: per dirne una, per cominciare, innanzitutto
    Sense id: en-intanto-it-adv-F01QUiwV Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian univerbations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 52 1 0 46 0 Disambiguation of Italian univerbations: 54 1 0 45 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 0 0 46 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 0 0 46 0

Conjunction

IPA: /inˈtan.to/
Rhymes: -anto Etymology: Univerbation of in + tanto. Etymology templates: {{univerbation|it|in|tanto}} Univerbation of in + tanto Head templates: {{head|it|conjunction}} intanto
  1. (with che) while, as Synonyms: mentre
    Sense id: en-intanto-it-conj-QHl1QE8X
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "adv",
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          "english": "In the meanwhile, Ms. Rossi was baking an apple pie.",
          "text": "Intanto, la signora Rossi stava facendo una crostata di mele.",
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          "word": "comunque"
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          "word": "ad ogni modo"
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          "english": "But your cousin is a doctor; you, on the other hand, are here freeloading.",
          "text": "Intanto tuo cugino è dottore; tu, invece, sei qua a mangiare a sbafo.",
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          "word": "però"
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          "english": "First of all, you shut up, you weren't there and you don't know what happened.",
          "text": "Intanto, tu sta' zitto, ché non c'eri e non sai com'è andata.",
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        "to begin with, for one thing"
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          "with",
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          "thing",
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          "word": "per dirne una"
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          "word": "per cominciare"
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          "word": "innanzitutto"
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          "word": "comunque"
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          "text": "Intanto tuo cugino è dottore; tu, invece, sei qua a mangiare a sbafo.",
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          "english": "First of all, you shut up, you weren't there and you don't know what happened.",
          "text": "Intanto, tu sta' zitto, ché non c'eri e non sai com'è andata.",
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        "to begin with, for one thing"
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