mientras que
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[edit]Conjunction
[edit]- whereas, while, whilst (denoting contrast)
- 2014 June 3, “Descubren sustancia que estimula el apetito sexual”, in La Prensa[1]:
- “Vimos que el efecto de estos compuestos (endocannabinoides) es bifásico, es decir, que dosis bajas estimulan la conducta sexual, mientras que dosis altas la inhiben.
- “We see that the effect of these compounds (endocannabinoids) is biphasic, that is, low doses stimulate sexual behavior, while high doses inhibit it.
- while, whilst (denoting simultaneity)
Further reading
[edit]- “mientras que”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28