ni bien
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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "neither well."
ni bien(
nee
byehn
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (idiom) (immediately after) (Latin America)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. as soon as
Ni bien bajamos del auto, los niños corrieron hacia la pileta.As soon as we got out of the car, the children ran to the swimming pool.
b. no sooner
Ni bien abrimos la puerta, el perro hizo popó en el escalón de entrada.No sooner did we open the door than the dog pooed on the doorstep.
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