GERMAN · C2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

indessen

however; yet

Der Kaufpreis erschien uns vertretbar; indessen hatten wir weder die anstehende Dachsanierung noch die deutlich höheren Heizkosten berücksichtigt.

The purchase price seemed reasonable to us; however, we had taken account of neither the upcoming roof renovation nor the significantly higher heating costs.

meanwhile

Ich wartete unten auf den Schlüsseldienst; meine Schwester versuchte indessen herauszufinden, ob bei einem Nachbarn noch ein Ersatzschlüssel lag.

I waited downstairs for the locksmith; meanwhile, my sister tried to find out whether a neighbor still had a spare key.

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