entre

A. prep

• 1 a (dos personas, cosas) between lo decidieron entre ellos dos = they decided it between the two of them está entre las dos casas = it's between the two houses entre paréntesis = in brackets cuando hablan entre los dos = when they talk to each other Definition of between in the British & World English dictionary Definition of between in the US English dictionary Translate between | into French | into German | into Italian b (más de dos personas, cosas) among los alumnos hablaban entre ellos = the pupils were talking among themselves entre otras cosas = among other things se perdió entre la muchedumbre = he disappeared into the crowd entre estas cuatro paredes = within these walls Definition of among in the British & World English dictionary Definition of among in the US English dictionary Translate among | into French c (indicando cooperación, distribución) entre los tres logramos levantarlo = we managed to lift it between the three of us le hicimos con regalo entre todos = we all got together and brought him a present repártelos entre los niños/entre todos = share them out among the children/between everybody

• 2 (en expresiones de tiempo) abierto entre semana = open during the week llegaré entre las tres y las cuatro = I'll be arriving between three and four cualquier semana entre julio y agosto = any week in July or August

• 3entre tanto = meanwhile, in the meantime

B. adv

• entre más come más/menos engorda = the more he eats the more/less he puts on weight