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momentáneamente

momentarily

adverb moh-men-TAH-neh-ah-MEN-teh Rare

Also means

for a moment

Usage Note

Momentáneamente can describe something that lasts only a moment (el sistema cayó momentáneamente, the system went down momentarily) or, especially in Latin American Spanish, something that will happen in a moment — the opposite of its English cognate. Context usually resolves the ambiguity.

Examples

"El servicio se interrumpió momentáneamente."

Natural Translation

The service was interrupted momentarily.

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