No. 997 in Bulgarian
междувременно
Meanwhile.
In a sentence
Аз чакам автобуса; междувременно, чета книга.
I am waiting for the bus; meanwhile, I am reading a book.
Here, 'междувременно' is used to indicate an activity occurring during a simultaneous waiting period.
Междувременно ще подредя кухнята, докато чакам гостите.
In the meantime, I will tidy up the kitchen while waiting for the guests.
'Междувременно' emphasizes the intention to use spare time efficiently before a main event.
Тя беше на среща, а той, междувременно, се занимаваше със своите проекти.
She was in a meeting while he, in the meantime, worked on his projects.
In this instance, 'междувременно' denotes parallel actions occurring independently in time.
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