mientras

• mientre (obsolete)

From earlier demientre, from Old Spanish domientre, influenced by the preposition de and adverbial -s (cf. a cuestas), from Late Latin dum interim.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjentɾas/ [ˈmjẽn̪.t̪ɾas]
• Rhymes: -entɾas
• Syllabification: mien‧tras

mientras

1. meanwhile

• mientras tanto

mientras

1. (with the indicative) while, whilst, as (at the same time as)

   Synonym: en cuanto

   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)

   Synonym: con tal que

   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...”

   Synonym: cuanto

   Mientras más lo hago, más me gusta.

   The more I do it, the more I like it.

• “mientras”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “mientras” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, primera edición, Real Academia Española, 2005.

• mentiras, mentirás, terminas