"meanwhile" meaning in Anglais

See meanwhile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: \miːnwaɪl\, miːnwaɪl, miːnwaɪl Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Berrely-meanwhile.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meanwhile.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-meanwhile.wav
  1. Pendant ce temps, cependant, entre-temps.
    Sense id: fr-meanwhile-en-adv-sc6ewKk7
  2. En même temps, en attendant.
    Sense id: fr-meanwhile-en-adv-3ui-Ay1V
  3. Dans l’intervalle.
    Sense id: fr-meanwhile-en-adv-ov4KuX54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: in the mean time, in the meanwhile

Noun

IPA: \miːnwaɪl\, miːnwaɪl, miːnwaɪl Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Berrely-meanwhile.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meanwhile.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-meanwhile.wav Forms: meanwhiles [plural]
  1. Entrefaite, entretemps.
    Sense id: fr-meanwhile-en-noun-5zkq6JWH Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: interim, meantime [familiar]
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    "Composé de mean et de while."
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    {
      "word": "in the mean time"
    },
    {
      "word": "in the meanwhile"
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    "Composé de mean et de while."
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        {
          "text": "In the meanwhile.",
          "translation": "Pendant ce temps, sur cette entrefaite."
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