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intanto

meanwhile

adverb een-TAHN-toh Less Common
Time Time Expressions

Also means

for now

Usage Note

Intanto means 'meanwhile' or 'in the meantime', and colloquially 'for now' as in intanto grazie ('thanks for now'). It often opens a sentence to bridge two simultaneous actions. The fuller phrase intanto che means 'while'.

Examples

"Intanto preparo la cena."

Natural Translation

Meanwhile I'll make dinner.

Literal Translation

Meanwhile I-prepare the dinner.

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