enquanto
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- em quanto (obsolete)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese enquanto, from en (“in”) + quanto (“how much”). Compare Spanish en cuanto.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈkwɐ̃.tu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈkwɐ̃.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈkwɐ̃.to/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈkwɐ̃.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽˈkwɐ̃.tu/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
- Hyphenation: en‧quan‧to
Conjunction
enquanto
- as; while (at the same time as)
- Enquanto vocês assistiam o filme, eu estudei.
- While you were watching the film, I was studying.
- Fique aqui dentro enquanto chove.
- Stay inside while it rains.
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 246:
- Então continuaram a estudar enquanto o céu lá fora se tornava gradualmente mais escuro.
- Then they continued to study while the sky outside was becoming gradually darker.
- while; whereas (introduces a situation that is contrasts with another situation)
- Enquanto eles são violentos e perigosos, nós somos pacíficos e amigáveis.
- While they are violent and dangerous, we are peaceful and friendly.
- Vocês querem vadiar enquanto nós queremos trabalhar.
- You want to idle while we want to work.
Derived terms
- enquanto isso
- por enquanto
Preposition
enquanto
- (formal) as a (in the role of; being)
- Qual é a sua opinião enquanto professor?
- What is your opinion as a teacher?
- Synonym: como
See also
- durante