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contestualmente

simultaneously, at the same time

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Usage Note

Contestualmente is a formal adverb used mainly in bureaucratic, legal, and journalistic Italian to mean 'at the same time' or 'in connection with the context': contestualmente alla firma del contratto ('simultaneously with the signing of the contract'). In everyday speech Italians prefer allo stesso tempo or contemporaneamente.

Examples

"Il decreto è stato firmato contestualmente all'approvazione della legge."

Natural Translation

The decree was signed simultaneously with the approval of the law.

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