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zugleich

at the same time

adverb tsoo-GLYKH Less Common
Time Time Expressions

Also means

simultaneously

Usage Note

zugleich stresses that two things hold true together: Sie ist Lehrerin und zugleich Mutter. It is a touch more formal than the everyday gleichzeitig.

Examples

"Er lachte und weinte zugleich."

Natural Translation

He laughed and cried at the same time.

Literal Translation

He laughed and cried at-the-same-time.

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