mentre-While: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is mentre? mentre is While

What is While?

  • Indica que dues o més accions tenen lloc al mateix temps: ella mirava la televisió mentre jo estudiava.

    It indicates that two or more actions take place at the same time: she watched TV while I was studying.

  • Indica una circumstància real de durada limitada que té com a conseqüència el que expressa l'oració principal exclusivament durant el període indicat: mentre facin aquesta programació tan dolenta no penso mirar la televisió.

    It indicates a real circumstance of limited duration that has as a consequence what expresses the main sentence exclusively during the indicated period: as long as they do this bad programming I am not going to watch TV.

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