intanto

Italian

Etymology

Univerbation of in +‎ tanto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inˈtan.to/
  • Rhymes: -anto
  • Hyphenation: in‧tàn‧to

Adverb

intanto

  1. in the meantime, (in the) meanwhile, while
    Synonyms: nel frattempo, mentre
    Intanto, la signora Rossi stava facendo una crostata di mele.
    In the meanwhile, Ms. Rossi was baking an apple pie.
  2. anyhow
    Synonyms: comunque, ad ogni modo
  3. but
    Synonym: però
    Intanto tuo cugino è dottore; tu, invece, sei qua a mangiare a sbafo.
    But your cousin is a doctor; you, on the other hand, are here freeloading.
  4. to begin with, for one thing
    Synonyms: per dirne una, per cominciare
    Intanto, tu sta' zitto, ché non c'eri e non sai com'è andata.
    First of all, you shut up, you weren't there and you don't know what happened.

Conjunction

intanto

  1. (with che) while, as
    Synonym: mentre

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