ínterin

adv.

meanwhile, meantime.

m.

interim, meantime.

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ínterin

FRASEOLOGÍA

en el ínterin meanwhile

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1. SM

1) (=intervalo) interim

en el interín — in the meantime, in the interim frm

en el interín se ha producido otro caso similar — in the meantime another similar case has appeared

2) (=período vacante) short period

el interín en que el secretario sustituyó a la ministra — the (short) period during which the secretary stood in for the minister

desempeña las funciones del director durante el interín — he deputizes for his manager in his absence

2.

CONJ while, until

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ínterin masculino

en al interín — in the interim

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* en el ínterin = in the interim, in the intervening years, in the intervening period, ad interim.

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ínterin masculino

en al interín — in the interim

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* en el ínterin = in the interim, in the intervening years, in the intervening period, ad interim.

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interín, ínterin

masculine

salió un momento y en el interín lo llamaron por teléfono he went out for a minute and while he was out somebody phoned him

terminó los exámenes en junio y empezó a trabajar en enero. En el interín estuvo en la India he finished his exams in June and started work in January, and in between o in the intervening period o (frml) in the interim he was in India

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interín sustantivo masculino interim
'interín' also found in these entries:
English:
interim
- since
- intervene
- meantime

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ínterin nm inv

Formal interim;

en el ínterin ocupó la presidencia el secretario the secretary took over the chair in the interim;

ella entró al museo y en el ínterin paseé por la ciudad she went into the museum and in the meantime I went for a walk round the town

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ínterin

m interim;

en el ínterin in the interim

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interín or

ínterin adv

: meanwhile

interín or

ínterin nm , pl -rines : meantime, interim

en el interín: in the meantime