While in Portuguese

Definition

Definition in EnglishIntroduces a situation continuing during the time another situation or event occurs; temporal overlap, not contrast.

Definition in PortugueseIntroduz uma situação que continua durante o tempo em que outra acontece.

Example sentences

• Enquanto eu lia, alguém abriu a porta.🔊

  While I was reading, someone opened the door.

• Alguém abriu a porta enquanto eu estava lendo.🔊

  Someone opened the door while I was reading.

• Nós estávamos comendo enquanto as crianças dormiam.🔊

  We were eating while the children were sleeping.

Learn it in a lesson

• Past background and interrupted actions in Brazilian Portuguese

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