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mientras

/ˈmjentɾas/, [ˈmjẽn̪.t̪ɾas]

while

Adverb mientras

  1. meanwhile

Conjunction mientras

  1. (with the indicative) while, whilst, as (at the same time as)
    Quédate aquí con los chicos mientras hablo con la gerente.
    Stay here with the kids while I talk with the manager.
  2. (with the subjunctive) as long as, so long as (expressing a condition)
    Mientras llueva, me quedaré en casa.
    As long as it rains, I'll stay at home.
  3. (with the indicative) while, whereas (indicating difference)
  4. (with comparatives) however much; however many; (constructing parallel comparatives) “the..., the...”
    Mientras más lo hago, más me gusta.
    The more I do it, the more I like it.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Mientras más escucho, más interesante se vuelve.

    The more I hear, the more interesting it becomes.

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  • Mientras conduces, estate atento a los baches.

    While driving, mind the potholes.

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  • Ayer te escuché hablando mientras dormías.

    Yesterday I heard you talking in your sleep.

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  • Se cayó un botón mientras jugaba a béisbol.

    A button came off when I was playing baseball.

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  • Esta llamada es de un taxista que llama al 911 por una mujer embarazada en su taxi mientras están en una autopista.

    This phone call is about a taxi driver who calls 911 because of a pregnant woman inside his taxi while they're on a freeway.

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  • Lo conocí mientras estaba en Japón.

    I met him while he was in Japan.

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  • Mientras más cosas tenga, más voy a tener que limpiar.

    The more things I have, the more I am going to have to clean.

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  • Lo que más me gusta hacer mientras viajo es leer y dormir.

    The things I like to do most while travelling are reading and sleeping.

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  • Quiero dar el todo por el todo mientras el cuerpo aguante.

    I want to try my best for as long as I am physically able to.

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  • Le aconsejó que fuera al extranjero mientras aún era joven.

    She advised him to go abroad while he was still young.

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