Sentence examples of "mientras que" in Spanish with translation "while"

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Él es rico mientras que su hermano mayor es pobre. He is rich while his elder brother is poor.
Yo leí 60 páginas, mientras que él apenas leyó 10. I have read sixty pages, while he has read only ten.
Un tiburón es un pez, mientras que un delfín es un mamífero. A shark is a fish while a dolphin is a mammal.
A él le gustan los coches, mientras que su hermano los odia. He loves cars, while his brother hates them.
Nuestra hija es pelirroja mientras que nosotros dos tenemos el pelo rubio. Our daughter has red hair while both of us have blonde hair.
Las naranjas significan amor feliz, mientras que los limones son para el no correspondido. Oranges mean happy love while lemons are for the unanswered one.
Yo me dedico al tenis mientras que mi hermana se dedica a la natación. I go in for tennis while my sister goes in for swimming.
Algunos eran asesinados por los soldados, mientras que otros morían de hambre, frío o enfermedades. Some of them were murdered by soldiers, while others died of hunger, cold or diseases.
Algunos médicos están a favor de la eutanasia, mientras que otros creen que va contra el juramento hipocrático. Some doctors are in favor of euthanasia while others believe it goes against the Hippocratic oath.
La Caperucita Roja de los hermanos Grimm tiene un género neutral, mientras que la de Charles Perrault es masculina. Brothers Grimm’s Little Red Riding Hood has a neutral gender, while Charles Perrault’s has a masculine one.
El problema fundamental es que en el mundo moderno el tonto está completamente seguro de sí, mientras que el listo está lleno de dudas. The fundamental problem is that in the modern world the foolish are completely sure of themselves, while the smart are full of doubts.
La causa fundamental del problema es que en el mundo moderno, los idiotas están llenos de confianza, mientras que los inteligentes están llenos de dudas. The fundamental cause of the problem is that in the modern world, idiots are full of confidence, while the intelligent are full of doubt.
Ella hojeaba una revista mientras esperaba que apareciera su cita. She perused a magazine while waiting for her date to show up.
Si alguien me llama mientras no estoy, dile que volveré a las cinco. If anyone calls me up while I'm away, tell them I'll be back by five.
Si alguien me llama mientras no estoy, dígale que volveré a las cinco. If anyone calls me up while I'm away, tell them I'll be back by five.
Es mejor volverte senil mientras todavía seas joven, eso te ahorrará el tener que hacerlo luego. It's better to go senile while you're still young. It'll save you the trouble of having to do it later.
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