"en cuanto" meaning in Spanish

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Adverb

IPA: /en ˈkwanto/, [ẽŋ ˈkwãn̪.t̪o]
Etymology: Compare Portuguese enquanto. Etymology templates: {{cog|pt|enquanto}} Portuguese enquanto Head templates: {{es-adv}} en cuanto
  1. (with subjunctive) as soon as (immediately after) Tags: with-subjunctive Synonyms: apenas, ni bien, tan pronto como Derived forms: en cuanto sea posible
    Sense id: en-en_cuanto-es-adv-uhIaU86J Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 92 7 1

Prepositional phrase

IPA: /en ˈkwanto/, [ẽŋ ˈkwãn̪.t̪o]
Etymology: Compare Portuguese enquanto. Etymology templates: {{cog|pt|enquanto}} Portuguese enquanto Head templates: {{head|es|prepositional phrase}} en cuanto
  1. as, while Synonyms: mientras
    Sense id: en-en_cuanto-es-prep_phrase-MnQgUvPi
  2. as (in the role of)
    Sense id: en-en_cuanto-es-prep_phrase-WCV2WFhp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: en cuanto a

Inflected forms

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          "english": "In these areas, a kind of franchise fever has set in, and more and more business owners are launching their establishments with the idea of creating a network as soon as possible.",
          "ref": "2015 November 17, Carmen Pérez-Lanzac, “Las franquicias toman el centro”, in El País",
          "text": "En estas zonas se ha instalado una especie de fiebre de la franquicia y cada vez más empresarios lanzan sus establecimientos con la idea de crear una red en cuanto sea posible.",
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