incidentally

in·ci·den·tal·ly  (ns-dntl-)

adv.

1. As a minor or subordinate matter: by profession a lawyer and incidentally a musician.

2. also (-dntl) Apart from the main subject; parenthetically.

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incidentally [ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəlɪ]

adv

1. as a subordinate or chance occurrence

2. (sentence modifier) by the way

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	incidentally - introducing a different topic; in point of fact; "incidentally, I won't go to the party" by the bye, by the way, apropos
	2.	incidentally - of a minor or subordinate nature; "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models" accidentally

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incidentally

adverb

1. by the way, in passing, en passant, parenthetically, by the bye The tower, incidentally, dates from the twelfth century.

2. accidentally, casually, by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by happenstance In her denunciation, she incidentally shed some light on another mystery.

Translations

incidentally [ˌɪnsɪˈdentəlɪ] ADV

1. (= by the way) → a propósito, por cierto
he spoke no English incidentally → por cierto or a propósito, no hablaba inglés

2. (= in a minor way) → incidentalmente

3. (= accidentally, fortuitously) → por casualidad, de forma casual

incidentally [ˌɪnsɪˈdɛnt^əli] adv (= by the way) → à propos
incidental music n (on TV, radio) → musique f de fond; (for film) → musique f de film
incident room n (POLICE) → salle f des opérations

incidentally

adv

(= by the way) → übrigens

(= casually) to mention something incidentally → etw beiläufig erwähnen

(= secondarily) it’s only incidentally important → das ist nur von nebensächlicher Bedeutung

incidentally [ˌɪnsɪˈdɛnt/əlɪ] adv (by the way) → fra parentesi, tra l'altro, per inciso
the system prevents heat loss and incidentally saves you money → il sistema impedisce perdite di calore e tra l'altro fa risparmiare
incidentally, I saw your sister yesterday → fra parentesi, ho visto tua sorella ieri

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incidentally [ˌɪnsɪˈdɛnt/əlɪ] adv (by the way) → fra parentesi, tra l'altro, per inciso
the system prevents heat loss and incidentally saves you money → il sistema impedisce perdite di calore e tra l'altro fa risparmiare
incidentally, I saw your sister yesterday → fra parentesi, ho visto tua sorella ieri