1 adverb during an eventlena linn sinle linn an ama seomeanwhile, I sat there quietlyle linn an ama seo, shuigh mé ansin go ciúin; lena linn sin, shuigh mé ansin go ciúin2 adverb between two eventsidir an dá linn c m umeanwhile the work carries onidir an dá linn tá an obair ag leanúint ar aghaidh3 adverb in contrastsan am céannawe throw food out and meanwhile there's a faminecaithimid bia amach agus san am céanna tá gorta ann