contemporaneamente

simultaneously

adverb kohn-tehm-poh-rah-neh-ah-MEHN-teh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'contemporaneus', of the same time

Also means

at the same time

Usage Note

Contemporaneamente is a long but everyday adverb meaning that two things happen at the same moment. It is built from the adjective contemporaneo plus the -mente ending that forms manner adverbs. Spoken Italian often shortens the idea to allo stesso tempo.

Examples

"Parlavano tutti contemporaneamente."

Natural Translation

They were all talking at the same time.

Literal Translation

They-talked all simultaneously.

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