No. 30 in Spanish
durante
During.
In a sentence
Durante la reunión, tomé notas importantes.
During the meeting, I took important notes.
Here, 'durante' is used as a preposition that indicates the time span in which an action takes place.
El museo está abierto durante todo el año.
The museum is open throughout the whole year.
In this sentence, 'durante' functions as a preposition to denote the continuity of an activity or state across a specified timeframe.
Había mucho ruido durante el espectáculo.
There was a lot of noise during the show.
Here, 'durante' specifies when the described condition was present in relation to a time-specific event.
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