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intermittently

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in·ter·mit·tent  (ntr-mtnt)
adj.
1. Stopping and starting at intervals. See Synonyms at periodic.
2. Alternately containing and empty of water: an intermittent lake.
inter·mittence n.
inter·mittent·ly adv.
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Adv.1.intermittently - in an intermittent manner; "intermittently we questioned the barometer"
Translations
intermittently [ˌɪntəˈmɪtəntlɪ] ADV → a ratos, a intervalos
it rained intermittently → llovía a ratos or a intervalos
they worked/met intermittently → trabajaban/se veían de cuando en cuando
intermittently [ˌɪntərˈmɪtəntli] adv → par intermittence, par intervalles
intermittently
adv → periodisch; (Tech) → intermittierend; the patient was only intermittently conscious → der Patient war nur zeitweise bei Bewusstsein
intermittently [ˌɪntəˈmɪt/əntlɪ] adv → a intermittenza
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